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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 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 re... |
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Key Information
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| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Directors: |
Martin Scorsese |
| Actors: |
Albert Brooks · Charles Scorsese · Diahnne Abbott · Harvey Keitel · Peter Boyle · Peter Savage · Ralph S. Singleton · Victor Argo |
| Stars: |
Cybill Shepherd · Jodie Foster · Robert De Niro |
| UPC: |
043396022652, 043396022690, 043396034785, 043396034792, 043396034808, 043396034815, 043396044630, 043396174047, 043396602267 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 54min |
| Available Formats: |
DVD, DVD: Collector's Edition, DVD: Jewel Case, DVD: Limited Collector's Edition; 2-Disc Set, VHS, VHS: Collector's Edition; Spanish Language Packaging, VHS: Widescreen |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Subgenre: |
Suspense |
| Release Date: |
1976 |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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VHS Editions
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- VHS: Collector's Edition; Spanish Language Packaging
- 1hr 53min
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- May 04, 1999
- R (MPAA)
- 043396044630
, - VHS: Widescreen
- 1hr 53min
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- May 04, 1999
- R (MPAA)
- 043396034785
, - VHS
- 1hr 52min
- Movies Unlimited
- Not Rated
, - VHS
- 1hr 53min
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- June 04, 1996
- R (MPAA)
- 043396602267
, - VHS
- 1hr 53min
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- May 04, 1999
- R (MPAA)
- 043396034792
, - VHS
- 1hr 53min
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- May 04, 1999
- R (MPAA)
- 043396034808
, - VHS
- 1hr 54min
- Facets Video
- R (MPAA)
, - VHS
- 1hr 54min
- Fusion Video
- R (MPAA)
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Paul Schrader |
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Professional Reviews
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(02/11/1996, p.5, Kenneth Turan): "...De Niro's work retains so much strength and integrity you soon forget who the man is and who he became...", (08/17/2007, p.57, Mark Harris): "TAXI DRIVER may be very much of its time, but if you're listening, it's still talking to you." -- Grade: A, (09/01/2007, p.157, Ian Freer): 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.", (10/01/2007, p.122, Simon Edwards): 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.", (10/01/2007, p.132, Alastair McKay): 5 stars out of 5 -- "[A] timeless, noir-inspired study of the pathology of loneliness.", (10/01/2007, p.87, Geoffrey Macnab): "[T]his is absolutely bravura-filmmaking....[Made with] intensity and craftsmanship...", (12/01/2003, p.12, Premiere Staff): "[W]itness a gifted director assume command of the medium." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"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 |
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