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Taxi Driver (1976)

 113 min - Drama | Thriller - 8 February 1976 (USA)

A mentally unstable Vietnam war veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge to violently lash out, attempting to save a teenage prostitute in the process.

Director:Martin Scorsese
Writer:Paul Schrader

Stars: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster and Cybill Shepherd |

Storyline
Travis Bickle is an ex-Marine and Vietnam War veteran living in New York City. As he suffers from insomnia, he spends his time working as a taxi driver at night, watching porn movies at seedy cinemas during the day, or thinking about how the world, New York in particular, has deteriorated into a cesspool. He's a loner who has strong opinions about what is right and wrong with mankind. For him, the one bright spot in New York humanity is Betsy, a worker on the presidential nomination campaign of Senator Charles Palatine. He becomes obsessed with her. After an incident with her, he believes he has to do whatever he needs to to make the world a better place in his opinion. One of his priorities is to be the savior for Iris, a twelve-year-old runaway and prostitute who he believes wants out of the profession and under the thumb of her pimp and lover Matthew. Written by Huggo

Details
Country:USA
Language:English | Spanish
Release Date:8 February 1976 (USA)

Box Office
Budget:$1,300,000 (estimated)
Gross:$28,262,574 (USA) (31 December 1996)
Technical Specs
Runtime:113 min | Spain: 110 min (cut version)
Sound Mix:Dolby SR (re-release) | Stereo
Color:Color (Metro color)
Aspect Ratio:1.85 : 1