Taxi Driver
A sleepless Vietnam veteran drives a night cab through New York and slips toward violence as he dreams of purging the city's filth.
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About the film
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.
What it’s about
He takes a job driving a taxi through New York City at night. The streets confront him with crime and decay, and he grows increasingly obsessed with the idea of cleaning up the city.
What hooks you
Martin Scorsese directs Robert De Niro in a performance that earned a Golden Globe nomination.
Who it’s for
It will appeal to those who like character studies of isolated men, slow-burning tension, and gritty urban settings. It will also suit viewers interested in 1970s American cinema and the darker side of the American dream.
- Country
- United States
- Year
- 1976
- Running time
- 1h 54min
- Age rating
- 18+
- MPAA
- R
- World premiere
- Feb 7, 1976
Ratings
MOVIE․ONE · 900 votesCreative team
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Trivia
All facts 10
- Filming period: June-September 1975.
- Cybill Shepherd accidentally got the role of Betsy. The producers were looking for an actress described as looking similar to Cybill. The actress's agent Sue Mengers found out about this and asked the producers why they didn't invite Shepherd herself.
- Brian De Palma was going to direct the film.
- Al Pacino turned down the lead role.
- In Paul Schrader's screenplay, several of the villains were Black. Scorsese felt this could be perceived as racism and demanded that these characters be made white. Schrader agreed.
- The role of Travis Bickle was offered to Jeff Bridges.
Awards and nominations
2 wins · 10 nominations
- 1 win BAFTA Awards
- 1 win Cannes Film Festival
- Anthony Asquith Award for Achievement in Film Music BAFTA Awards · 1977
- Palme d'Or Martin Scorsese Cannes Film Festival · 1976
Also nominated Academy Awards4 Golden Globe Awards2
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Taxi Driver
1976
Taxi Driver
1976
Taxi Driver
1976