Taxi Driver (1976) - On every street in every city in this country, there's a nobody who dreams of being a somebody. He's a lonely forgotten man desperate to prove that he's alive.

Taxi Driver

On every street in every city in this country, there's a nobody who dreams of being a somebody. He's a lonely forgotten man desperate to prove that he's alive.
( Crime / Drama )

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US Runtime: 114 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Feb 09, 1976 [USA]

Director:	Martin Scorsese

Writer:	Paul Schrader [Screenplay]

Producers:	Phillip M. Goldfarb [Associate Producer] Julia Phillips [Producer] Michael Phillips [Producer]

Cinematography:	Michael Chapman

Edited by:	Tom Rolf Melvin Shapiro

Music Composed by	Bernard Herrmann

Costume Design:	Ruth Morley

Casting by	Juliet Taylor

Production Companys:	Bill/Phillips Columbia Pictures (US) Italo/Judeo Productions

Plot Summary:

A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.

Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

Robert De Niro Travis Bickle Jodie Foster Iris Cybill Shepherd Betsy Harvey Keitel Sport Peter Boyle Wizard Leonard Harris Charles Palantine Albert Brooks Tom Diahnne Abbott Concession Girl Frank Adu Angry Black Man Victor Argo Melio		Gino Ardito Policeman at Rally Garth Avery Iris' Friend Harry Cohn Cabbie in Bellmore Cooper Cunningham Hooker in Cab Brenda Dickson Soap Opera Woman Harry Fischler Dispatcher Nat Grant Stick-Up Man Richard Higgs Tall Secret Service Man Beau Kayser Soap Opera Man Victor Magnotta Secret Service Photographer

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Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

13 St between 2nd & 3rd Avenues, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

3rd Ave between 13th and 14th St, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA [Travis talks to Iris in front of the Variety Theatre]

Ed Sullivan Theatre - 1697 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA [Travis’ phone call to Betsy]

New York City, New York, USA

Tech Info:

Budget:: $1,900,000
Revenue:: $28,579,636
Color Info:: Color (Metrocolor)

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