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Taxi Driver
1976
Martin Scorsese's intense film, a hallmark of 1970s filmmaking, graphically depicts the tragic consequences of urban alienation when a New York City taxi driver goes on a murderous rampage against the pitiable denizens inhabiting the city's underbelly. For psychotic, pistol-packing Vietnam vet Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro), .. Read more
| Starring | Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Albert Brooks, Harvey Keitel |
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| Director | Martin Scorsese |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
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Taxi Driver
Martin Scorsese's intense film, a hallmark of 1970s filmmaking, graphically depicts the tragic consequences of urban alienation when a New York City taxi driver goes on a murderous rampage against the pitiable denizens inhabiting the city's underbelly. For psychotic, pistol-packing Vietnam vet Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro), New York City seems like a circle of hell. Driving his cab each night through the bleak Manhattan streets, Bickle observes with fanatical loathing the sleazy lowlifes who comprise most of his fares. By day he haunts the porno theaters of 42nd Street, taking his cues from the violent vision of life portrayed in these movies. As badly as Travis wants to connect with the people around him--including Betsy (Cybill Shepherd), a lovely blonde campaign worker, and Iris (Jodie Foster), a prepubescent prostitute he tries to save--his attempts are thwarted and his pent-up rage grows, turning him into a Mohawk-wearing walking time bomb. Paul Schrader's screenplay is filmed with a tragic realism by Scorsese, which brilliantly captures the muck and grime of New York City. De Niro, playing the fragile hero, steps inside his role so far that the results are deeply frightening. Bernard Herrmann's haunting score--which turned out to be his last--completes the urban nightmare.
| Starring | Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Albert Brooks, Harvey Keitel, Leonard Harris, Peter Boyle, Cybill Shepherd |
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| Director | Martin Scorsese |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENT. UK |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 49 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 49 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 49 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Collections | 100 must-see movies, American Film Institute's top 100 |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Dubbed | Turkish, Hungarian, Czech |
| Subtitles | DVD: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Turkish |
| Released | Production year: 1976 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 07 Jan 2012 To Rent: DVD: 01 Nov 1999 Blu-ray: 04 Jul 2011 Blu-ray: 06 Jun 2011 |
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The epitome of the sordid realism of the 70s, this unlovely but brilliantly made film haunts the mind and paints a most vivid picture of a hell on earth.
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One of the best ever
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Not a good film at all!
With its reputation being one of the best classic films I have to say it was most disappionting. A thin plot and very slow unitl the last 30 minutes. I find it ... read more »
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A classic must see film - Really???
Very rarely do I feel compelled to write a review, however this time I do.
Pre-empting a trip to NYC I thought it would be good to watch a few films ... read more » - 1089559
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Scorsese's masterpiece is dark, moody and uncompromising.
Taxi Driver is one of the most intense, engaging drama thrillers of all time, and Martin Scorsese's breakthrough masterpiece. Set in a dark, visceral and ... read more »
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Schrader dreamed up Taxi Driver predicament in hospital
- 12 Mar 2011
Hollywood screenwriter Paul Schrader came up with the inspiration for Martin Scorsese's 1976 classic Taxi Driver as he lay in a hospital bed suffering from a painful ulcer. Schrader was 26 and homeless when he began work on the project and admits his own desperate and lonely circumstances fuelled the development of Robert De Niro's iconic character, Travis Bickle. But the idea to make Bickle a New York City cab driver only came to Schrader while he was receiving urgent medical care. He tells... Read more
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Martin Scorsese's intense film, a hallmark of 1970s filmmaking, graphically depicts the tragic consequences of urban alienation when a New York City taxi driver goes on a murderous rampage against the pitiable denizens inhabiting the city's underbelly. For psychotic, pistol-packing Vietnam vet ...
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Taxi Driver
Martin Scorsese's intense film, a hallmark of 1970s filmmaking, graphically depicts the tragic consequences of urban alienation when a New York City taxi driver goes on a murderous rampage against the pitiable denizens inhabiting the city's underbelly. For psychotic, pistol-packing Vietnam vet ...
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