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.
Product Identifiers
Producer
Julia Phillips, Michael Phillips
EAN
5035822001930
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3947368
Product Key Features
Actor
Leonard Harris, Robert De Niro, Peter Boyle, Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel, Albert Brooks, Cybill Shepherd
Widescreen, Behind The Scenes Documentary\Video Photo Gallery\Original Screenplay\Storyboard Sequence\Advertising Materials\US Theatrical\Filmographies, With Subtitles
Genre
Drama, General
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs
1
Certificate
18
Composer
Bernard Herrmann
Special Effects
Dick Smith
Costume Designer
Ruth Morley
Dubbing Languages
German\French
Sound source
Dolby 2.0\Mono
Music Director
Bernard Herrmann
Director of Photography
Michael Chapman
Consumer Advice
Contains strong language, violence and sex references
Production Designer
Charles Rosen
Reviews
Empire - De Niro's performance and the direction of Martin Scorcese make TAXI DRIVER one of the pivotal films of the 70s...disturbing and endlessly watchable