YOU TALKIN' TO ME??? De Niro puts on a clinic in this powerful flick. Join us as we discuss "Taxi Driver".

Recorded: 09.12.2024

- Flick Details -

Origin: US

Release Date: February 9, 1976

Run Time: 1 Hr 54 Min

Director: Martin Scorsese

Writer: Paul Shrader

Producers: Michael Phillips, Julia Phillips

Composer: Bernard Herrmann

Cinematographer: Michael Chapman

Cast: Robert De Niro (Travis), Jodie Foster (Iris), Cybill Shepherd (Betsy)

Genre: Psychological drama, crime

Rating and Why: R for obvious reasons

Film Location: Brooklyn & Manhattan

Budget: 1.3M

Box office: 28.5M worldwide, 116K opening weekend (US & Canada), 28M gross (US & Canada)

Awards: Oscar Nominee for Best Music/Original Score, Supporting Actress, Leading Actor, and Best Picture

Timeframe: Post Vietnam War

Setting: New York City

Synopsis: Vietnam vet with PTSD and insomnia becomes Batman… sort of…

Tagline: "On every street in every city in this country, there's a nobody who dreams of being a somebody."

Watch On: Prime Video

IMDb - 8.2 (939K), #126

Letterboxd - 4.2 (1.99M)

Rotten Tomatoes - 89% critic (161), 93% audience (250K+)

Metacritic Metascore - 94 (23 critics)”Must-See”, 8.6 (1,200 users)

Critic Consensus (RT) - "A must-see film for movie lovers, this Martin Scorsese masterpiece is as hard-hitting as it is compelling, with Robert De Niro at his best."

- Our Ratings -

Dylan: 3.5

Jesse: 3.7

Dawson: 3.9

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