{"id":10015,"date":"2010-01-08T19:45:45","date_gmt":"2010-01-09T02:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=10015"},"modified":"2025-09-11T22:44:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T05:44:31","slug":"taxi-driver-1976","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=10015","title":{"rendered":"Taxi Driver (1976)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Some day a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Poster-194x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-54592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Poster-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Poster-663x1024.png 663w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Poster-175x270.png 175w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Poster.png 717w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn alienated veteran (Robert De Niro) working as a nighttime cabbie in New York plots to assassinate a political candidate (Leonard Harris) while becoming increasingly obsessed with &#8220;rescuing&#8221; a 12-year-old prostitute (Jodie Foster) from her pimp (Harvey Keitel).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cybill Shepherd Films<\/li>\n<li>Harvey Keitel Films<\/li>\n<li>Jodie Foster Films<\/li>\n<li>Martin Scorsese Films<\/li>\n<li>Misfits<\/li>\n<li>New York City<\/li>\n<li>Paul Schrader Films<\/li>\n<li>Peter Boyle Films<\/li>\n<li>Prostitutes and Gigolos<\/li>\n<li>Robert De Niro Films<\/li>\n<li>Veterans<\/li>\n<li>Vigilantes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nMartin Scorsese has made so many highly regarded movies over the past few decades that it&#8217;s difficult to call out which ones are most enduring, but I cast my vote for placing this &#8220;controversial, disturbing character study&#8221; &#8212; a true neo-<em>noir<\/em> classic &#8212; at the top of the list. A rare marriage of polished directorial style, stunning cinematography (by Michael Chapman), sharp script (by Paul Schrader), haunting score (by Bernard Herrmann &#8212; his last), and a chilling central performance, <em>Taxi Driver<\/em> is one of the most memorable character studies in cinematic history. Yet while Peary notes that the &#8220;film remains an enormous favorite among critics and fans who are impressed by its gritty realism, orgiastic violence, standout performances, and overwhelming cynicism&#8221;, he argues that &#8220;an equal number resent it because of its bleak resolution.&#8221; It&#8217;s difficult to tell exactly where Peary himself falls along this spectrum of opinions: while he notes that &#8220;De Niro has never been better&#8221;, he simultaneously argues that &#8220;too often Scorsese lets his favorite actor do a standard &#8216;De Niro bit'&#8221;, and he questions what he sees as the film&#8217;s ultimate claim that &#8220;a maniac can rid himself of inner demons&#8230; and become all civilized by committing cold-blooded murder.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Regardless of one&#8217;s view on the film&#8217;s unexpected ending &#8212; which I see as an appropriately bizarre capstone to the dizzying parable that&#8217;s come before, akin to the controversial ending in Scorsese&#8217;s later <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=7862\"><em>King of Comedy<\/em> (1982) <\/a> &#8212; there is much to admire in <em>Taxi Driver<\/em>, including uniformly excellent performances by all involved &#8212; including Foster as a remarkably self-assured preteen hooker:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Foster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Foster-1024x583.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"364\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Foster-1024x583.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Foster-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Foster-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Foster-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Foster-1536x875.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Foster-474x270.png 474w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Foster.png 1807w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Harvey Keitel as her creepy pimp:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Keitel.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Keitel-1024x571.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"357\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Keitel-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Keitel-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Keitel-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Keitel-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Keitel-1536x856.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Keitel-484x270.png 484w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Keitel.png 1803w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Cybill Shepherd as a WASP-y electioneer (De Niro&#8217;s love interest):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Shepherd2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Shepherd2-1024x578.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Shepherd2-1024x578.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Shepherd2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Shepherd2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Shepherd2-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Shepherd2-1536x866.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Shepherd2-479x270.png 479w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Shepherd2.png 1817w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and (despite Peary&#8217;s guarded protestations) De Niro himself in the title role. While his infamous &#8220;You talkin&#8217; to me?&#8221; mirror scene is deservedly lauded (De Niro is indeed &#8220;terrifying&#8221; during this moment):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-De-Niro-You-Lookin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-De-Niro-You-Lookin-1024x566.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-De-Niro-You-Lookin-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-De-Niro-You-Lookin-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-De-Niro-You-Lookin-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-De-Niro-You-Lookin-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-De-Niro-You-Lookin-1536x849.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-De-Niro-You-Lookin-488x270.png 488w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-De-Niro-You-Lookin-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-De-Niro-You-Lookin.png 1825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; his entire characterization of Travis Bickle is fascinating to watch, as Bickle gradually descends into righteous madness, driven by a complex cocktail of PTSD, sleeplessness, headaches, and a confused moral compass. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Gun-Pointing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Gun-Pointing-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Gun-Pointing-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Gun-Pointing-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Gun-Pointing-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Gun-Pointing-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Gun-Pointing-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Gun-Pointing-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Gun-Pointing.png 1815w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Mohawk.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Mohawk-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Mohawk-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Mohawk-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Mohawk-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Mohawk-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Mohawk-1536x863.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Mohawk-481x270.png 481w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Mohawk.png 1825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Interestingly, we never learn why Bickle &#8212; a Vietnam vet &#8212; was discharged from the army, but he&#8217;s clearly deeply damaged, and remains alienated from those around him &#8212; as evidenced most clearly in his futile attempt to turn to a colleague, Peter Boyle, for help). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Boyle.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Boyle-1024x572.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Boyle-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Boyle-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Boyle-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Boyle-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Boyle-1536x858.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Boyle-484x270.png 484w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Boyle.png 1807w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While <em>Taxi Driver<\/em> is undeniably a violence-filled movie, Peary accurately notes that many of the film&#8217;s &#8220;best moments&#8221; are those <em>without<\/em> violence &#8212; such as the &#8220;surreal rides De Niro takes in his cab&#8221;, which (thanks in large part to cinematographer Michael Chapman) are &#8220;beautifully shot mood pieces&#8221;; as Peary points out, &#8220;no director has better captured the peculiarly wretched <em>feel<\/em> and <em>odor<\/em>, as well as the look, of the underbelly of New York.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Violence.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Violence-1024x571.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"357\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Violence-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Violence-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Violence-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Violence-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Violence-1536x856.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Violence-485x270.png 485w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Violence.png 1811w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Shadow.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Shadow-1024x570.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Shadow-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Shadow-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Shadow-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Shadow-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Shadow-1536x855.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Shadow-485x270.png 485w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Shadow-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Shadow.png 1783w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another of my favorite scenes (among many) shows Jodie Foster picking at a grilled cheese sandwich while defending her lifestyle in front of De Niro&#8217;s incredulous Bickle; it&#8217;s clear that Bickle&#8217;s noble obsession to &#8220;rescue&#8221; her from her pimp &#8212; much like John Wayne&#8217;s quest to rescue Natalie Wood from her Indian captors in <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=72009\"><em>The Searchers<\/em><\/a> (Peary calls out this parallel in his review) &#8212; will be met with a decided lack of gratitude, further complicating this enigmatic tale of a self-made redeemer in search of &#8220;justice&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Foster-Grilled-Cheese.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Foster-Grilled-Cheese-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Foster-Grilled-Cheese-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Foster-Grilled-Cheese-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Foster-Grilled-Cheese-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Foster-Grilled-Cheese-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Foster-Grilled-Cheese-1536x862.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Foster-Grilled-Cheese-481x270.png 481w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Foster-Grilled-Cheese.png 1815w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle (voted Best Actor of the Year in Peary&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/AlternateOscars.html\"><em>Alternate Oscars<\/em> book<\/a>, where he changes his tune slightly and insists his &#8220;gripes about Travis&#8217;s character have only to do with the script, not De Niro&#8217;s performance&#8221;)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-De-Niro6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-De-Niro6-1024x569.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-De-Niro6-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-De-Niro6-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-De-Niro6-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-De-Niro6-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-De-Niro6-1536x854.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-De-Niro6-486x270.png 486w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-De-Niro6-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-De-Niro6.png 1815w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jodie Foster as Iris<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Foster4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Foster4-1024x570.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Foster4-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Foster4-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Foster4-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Foster4-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Foster4-1536x855.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Foster4-485x270.png 485w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Foster4-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Foster4.png 1805w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Michael Chapman&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Cinematography-1024x562.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"351\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Cinematography-1024x562.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Cinematography-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Cinematography-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Cinematography-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Cinematography-1536x844.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Cinematography-492x270.png 492w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Cinematography.png 1815w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Scorsese&#8217;s direction<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Direction2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Direction2-1024x581.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"363\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Direction2-1024x581.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Direction2-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Direction2-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Direction2-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Direction2-1536x872.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Direction2-476x270.png 476w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Taxi-Driver-Direction2.png 1785w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Paul Schrader&#8217;s uncompromising script<\/li>\n<li>Bernard Herrmann&#8217;s score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nOf course &#8212; numerous times. Discussed at length in Peary&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=5986\"><em>Cult Movies 2<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=1784#classic\">Genuine Classic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=1784#director\">Important Director<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0075314\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/movies.nytimes.com\/movie\/review?_r=1&#038;res=EE05E7DF173DA22CAB484CC2B6799A8C6896\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reelviews.net\/php_review_template.php?identifier=203\">ReelViews Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/great-movie-taxi-driver-1976\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmsite.org\/taxi.html\">Greatest Films Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qnetwork.com\/index.php?page=review&#038;id=793\">Q Network Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/16448\/taxi-driver#articles-reviews?articleId=246694\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Some day a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets.&#8221; Synopsis: An alienated veteran (Robert De Niro) working as a nighttime cabbie in New York plots to assassinate a political candidate (Leonard Harris) while becoming increasingly obsessed with &#8220;rescuing&#8221; a 12-year-old prostitute (Jodie Foster) from her pimp (Harvey Keitel). 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