Written by paul schrader, the film was a violent character study. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film. Taxi driver provoked fierce controversy when it was released, running into censorship problems in america as some of the scenes of violence were described to be as gory as clockwork orange and straw dogs evening news 76. He is of irish and italian descent on his fathers side, while his mother had dutch, english, french, and german ancestry. Travis bickle is a fictional character who is the protagonist of the 1976 film taxi driver directed by martin scorsese. Robin williams later starred in one hour photo 2002 which is a similar film to taxi driver. Classic dramas, classic thrillers, dramas, thriller movies, film noir, psychological thrillers.
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 by attempting to liberate a presidential campaign worker and an underage prostitute. Above, behold the hack license obtained by bobby d. In addition, there was outcry at a year old schoolgirl actress co starring as a prostitute. There is also a list of films he has produced and his appearances in theater plays, tv series and documentaries. Taxi driver reunion set for tribeca film festival collider. Travis claims that he is an honorably discharged marine it is implied that he is a vietnam veteran. The original opened in 1976 after winning the palme dor at the cannes film festival.
Since then, ive watched plenty of other films and i just rewatched the movie today. And sure, he starts off the film with a full head of hair, but that cant. Taxi driver is very effective portrayal of new york, loneliness, violence and does it so well that no film afterwards has managed to capture it. Netflix releases trailer for new martin scorsese film the irishman. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Allstarcinetextcolumbia last year was an apt one for the 40th anniversary of taxi driver, since in many ways travis bickle embodies the. Mean streets, taxi driver, raging bull, goodfellas. Its a film that stays in the bloodstream, says peter. It won best picture at the 1976 cannes film festival and received. Taxi driver 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Taxi driver is widely considered one of the best films ever. His paternal grandfather was of italian descent, and his other. A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in new york city, where the. Mar 04, 2007 questa scena tratta dal film taxi driver e una delle piu famosa scene della cinematografia. There is information about his awards and nominations for films and also for awards for his stage work.
There is a list of special awards received such as the lifetime achievement award or man of the year. It may be the best boxing film ever and despite the huge competition. Taxi driver is martin scorseses frighteningly plausible case history of such a person. His paternal grandfather was of italian descent, and his other ancestry is irish, english, dutch, german, and french.
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