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| Category | Dramas DVDs, Thriller Movies, Suspense Videos, Recommended, Classic, Essential Cinema, New York City, Violence, Psychos, Psychodrama, Disturbing, Assassination, AFI Top 100 Thrills, AFI Top 100 (1997), AFI Top 100, AFI Top 100 Movie Quotes, AFI Top 50 Villains, Nightlife, Lowlife | | Starring | Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, Peter Boyle, Albert Brooks, Victor Argo, Peter Savage, Ralph S. Singleton, Diahnne Abbott, Charles Scorsese | | Director | Martin Scorsese | | Composer | Bernard Herrmann | | Costume Designer | Ruth Morley | | Director of Photography | Michael Chapman | | Editor | Tom Rolf, Melvin Shapiro | | Music Director | Bernard Herrmann | | Producer | Michael Phillips, Julia Phillips | | Production Designer | Charles Rosen | | Screenwriter | Paul Schrader | | Special Effects | Dick Smith |
Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Albert Brooks, Harvey Keitel, Peter Boyle, and Cybill Shepherd star in this definitive 2 DVD collector's edition of Martin Scorsese's cinematic masterpiece! This brutal vision of urban decay and malaise has justifiably become one of Martin Scorsese's most celebrated films. Robert De Niro plays Travis Bickle, a cabdriver and Vietnam vet whose mind slips even further into insanity after being rejected by an attractive campaign worker (Cybill Shepherd). As he plots the assassination of her party's candidate, he finds himself trying to rescue a 13-year-old prostitute (Jodie Foster) from her vicious pimp (Harvey Keitel). Scorsese and De Niro once again team up to bring Paul Schrader's powerful script to life with this classic psychological thriller. 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. Scorcese fills Paul Schrader's screenplay with a tragic realism, brilliantly capturing the muck and grime of New York City. De Niro, playing the fragile hero, steps so deep inside his role that the results are deeply frightening. Bernard Herrmann's haunting score--which turned out to be his last--completes the urban nightmare. Theatrical release: February 8, 1976.
Filmed on location in New York City.
TAXI DRIVER was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1994.
TAXI DRIVER is dedicated to composer Bernard Herrmann, who died on December 24, 1975, the night after finishing the film's score. The final credit reads, "Our gratitude and respect."
The film was inspired by the diaries of Arthur Bremer (who tried to kill George Wallace), Dostoyevsky's NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND, the Harry Chapin song "Taxi," and screenwriter Paul Schrader's own personal experiences.
In order to avoid an X rating, Scorsese was forced to desaturate the color of the brutally violent climax during the printing process.
The film led, indirectly, to John Hinckley Jr.'s assassination attempt on then-president Ronald Reagan. Hinckley claimed he did the act out of a desire to impress Jodie Foster, who played the child prostitute in TAXI DRIVER, a film with which Hinckley was obsessed.
Albert Brooks made his screen acting debut with the film, and Jodie Foster won a British Academy Award for her performance.
For its 20th anniversary, the film was rereleased theatrically in a version restored from the original camera negative with a Dolby stereo soundtrack. It opened in New York City on February 16, 1996.
Look for a cameo by director Martin Scorsese as a passenger in Bickle's taxi. Taxi Driver Quotes/Excerpts: "You talkin' to me?"--Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro), talking to himself in the mirror.
"No one's safe from the filth; we need to clean the city."--Bickle Taxi Driver Reviews: "...De Niro's work retains so much strength and integrity you soon forget who the man is and who he became..."
-- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times "[W]itness a gifted director assume command of the medium."
-- Premiere Staff, Premiere "TAXI DRIVER may be very much of its time, but if you're listening, it's still talking to you." -- Grade: A-- Mark Harris, Entertainment Weekly 5 stars out of 5 -- "[A] timeless, noir-inspired study of the pathology of loneliness."-- Alastair McKay, Uncut "[T]his is absolutely bravura-filmmaking....[Made with] intensity and craftsmanship..."-- Geoffrey Macnab, Sight and Sound 5 stars out of 5 -- "On top of Scorsese's virtuoso filmmaking, Schrader's tight-as-a-drum screenplay and De Niro's compelling commitment and shades, TAXI DRIVER thrives on its refusal to iron out its contradictions."-- Ian Freer, Empire 5 stars out of 5 -- "[I]ts continued longevity is rooted in the capturing of a very particular male loneliness and urban alienation, which frighteningly still touches a raw nerve today."-- Simon Edwards, Ultimate DVD Taxi Driver | List Price | $19.94 (You save $7.89) | | Studio | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 1976 | | All Time Sales Rank |  7165  | | CD Universe Part number | 7449850 | | Catalog number | 17404 | | Discs | 2 | | Release Date | Aug 14, 2007 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Running Time | 114 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Collector's Edition; Limited Edition; Dubbed; Subtitled | | Movie Details | Color; Collector's Edition; Widescreen; Limited Edition; Dubbed; Subtitled; Limited Collector's Edition; 2-Disc Set |
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Taxi Driver Movie Review Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Disturbing, but Terrific
Scorese's extraordinary glimpse into the deteriorating psyche of a killer. Great casting in every single character!
Submitted by Jay (Boise, ID) 
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Martin Scorsese is the best director hands down
If you like Robert Deniro and Martin Scorsese, let alone together in a film, this is the movie to own. Im a huge fan of Martin and this is for sure my favortie movie of his.
Submitted by dust_ynig (Cincinnmuthafuckinnati)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No The greatest movie ever made, ever.
Scorsese had outdone himself with this one, only Goodfellas or Raging Bull can come close to this one. Everything is flawless, everything! It's astounding how a movie can be so good. Scorsese never ceases to amaze me, same as DeNiro. 100/10!
Submitted by frankcastle09 (Winder, GA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No no question- best movie to date
this movie stands apart even today, 30 years after it was made. deniro's best. scorcese's best, etc. from grip to leading maniac star.easy andy's gun selling scene pure magic. like a favorite song, u'll never forget it.
Submitted by jimmy (chicago)
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Taxi Driver is a magnificent achievement and a milestone of film and cinema. Robert De Niro and Jodie Foster deliver outstanding performances in this psychologically complex and provocative thriller which is often debated as Scorsese's greatest film. Taxi Driver is brilliantly shot with startling images and visuals that will leave you shocked by its amazing and powerful presence. It also features one of the greatest quotes in film history with the classic line "Are you talking to me". One of the greatest films of the 70's, Taxi Driver is still one of the most popular and talked about thrillers of all time and has cemented Scorsese as one of the greatest directors of our time. I advice this classic film highly for audiences who appreciate the sheer art of cinema.
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Taxi Driver DVD 2-Disc Set
Collectors Edition
Full Frame -
1.33
Widescreen -
1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French
Subtitles - English - Closed Captioned
Subtitles - English, French, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Behind the Scenes: Making Of
Interviews: Martin Scorsese - Director
Featurette:
1. "God's Lonely Man"
2. "Influence and Appreciation"
3. "Taxi Driver Stories"
4. "Travis' New York"
5. "Travis' New York Locations"
6. "Producing Taxi Driver"
Audio Commentary:
1. Paul Schrader - Writer
2. Robert Kolker
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