Title

Taxi Driver

Year

1976

Rated

R

Released

08 Feb 1976

Runtime

113 min

Genre

Crime, Drama

Director

Martin Scorsese

Writer

Paul Schrader

Actors

Diahnne Abbott, Frank Adu, Victor Argo, Gino Ardito

Plot

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 Palantine. He becomes obsessed with her. After an incident with her, he believes he has to do whatever he needs 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.

Language

English, Spanish

Country

USA

Awards

Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 21 wins & 15 nominations.

Metascore

93

imdbRating

8.3

imdbVotes

572,572

imdbID

tt0075314

Type

movie

DVD

15 Jun 1999

BoxOffice

N/A

Production

Columbia Pictures

Website

N/A