• 4 months ago
On every street in every city, there's a nobody who dreams of being a somebody.

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.

Director
Martin Scorsese
Writer
Paul Schrader
Stars
Robert De Niro -Jodie Foster -Cybill Shepherd -Harvey Keitel -Peter Boyle
Transcript
00:00The hero and bang the drum slowly. The critics called him a brilliant new talent.
00:18After Mean Streets, they said he was a genius for his performance in the Godfather Part 2.
00:25They gave him the Academy Award.
00:27Come on, man.
00:28Just get me out of here, all right?
00:30Now, Robert De Niro creates a terrifying portrait of life
00:35on the edge of madness.
00:38Tabby, just forget about this.
00:39It's nothing.
00:40Taxi Driver, a film by Martin Scorsese.
00:45People do anything in front of a taxi driver.
00:47I mean, anything.
00:48People too cheap to rent a hotel room.
00:51Don't drive a hurry up, will you?
00:53People want to embarrass you.
00:55It's like you're not even there.
00:56It's like, you know, like a taxi driver doesn't even exist.
00:59This city here is like an open sewer, you know?
01:01It's full of filth and scum.
01:03I think I know what you mean, Travis.
01:05But it's not gonna be easy.
01:10You guys get to be a Secret Service man.
01:13Why?
01:14I was just curious,
01:15because I thought maybe I'd make a good one.
01:18Hey, what kind of guns you guys carry?
01:2038s, 45s, 357 Magnums.
01:24Something bigger, maybe.
01:29Hi.
01:30I'd like to volunteer.
01:32Why?
01:33Why?
01:34Because I think that you are the most beautiful woman
01:36I've ever seen.
01:38The taxi driver is looking for a target.
01:42Getting ready.
01:45Getting ready.
01:47Getting organized.
01:49Preparing himself
01:51for the only moment in his life
01:54that will ever mean anything.
01:59How much for everything?
02:00$3.50 for the Magnum.
02:02$2.50 for the 38.
02:03$1.25 for the 25.
02:05$1.50 for the 38.
02:06That taxi driver's been staring at us.
02:09You talking to me?
02:12You talking to me?
02:14I don't know who's weirder, you or me.
02:17You talking to me?
02:21Who the hell else are you talking to?
02:23You talking to me?
02:25Well, I'm the only one here.
02:27I don't believe I've ever met anyone quite like you.
02:30Oh, yeah?
02:31You will never see a more chilling performance
02:35than this.
02:38Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese's
02:42Taxi Driver.
02:45Jodie Foster.
02:47Albert Brooks.
02:49Harvey Keitel.
02:51Leonard Harris.
02:53Peter Boyle.
02:55Sybil Shepard.
02:57Taxi Driver.