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Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver

On every street in every city in this country, there's a nobody who dreams of being somebody. He's a lonely forgotten man desperate to prove that he's alive.

19768.11h 54m

Overview

Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the filthy city.

Directed by Martin Scorsese
Written by Paul Schrader
Produced by Julia Phillips, Michael Phillips
Box OfficeBudget: $1.9MRevenue: $28.6M

Top Cast

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Travis Bickle

Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster

Iris

Cybill Shepherd

Cybill Shepherd

Betsy

Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel

Sport

Peter Boyle

Peter Boyle

Wizard

Leonard Harris

Leonard Harris

Charles Palantine

Albert Brooks

Albert Brooks

Tom

Diahnne Abbott

Diahnne Abbott

Concession Girl

F

Frank Adu

Angry Black Man

Victor Argo

Victor Argo

Melio

Themes & Keywords

drug dealervietnam veterannew york citytaxipornographyobsessiontaxi driver1970spimpobserverfirearmpoliticianalienationjunk foodmisanthrophyvigilantepolitical campaigncynicalillegal prostitutionurban decaycharacter studylonermanhattan, new york citymeditativeneo-noirchild prostitutioncomplexnew hollywooddrearycautionarydrivesprovocativeantagonisticaudaciouscallous

About Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver is a crime, drama film released in 1976 exploring themes of drug dealer, vietnam veteran, new york city, taxi, pornography, obsession. Directed by Martin Scorsese, it stars Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd. Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the filthy city.

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