Un veterano mentalmente instabile lavora come tassista notturno a New York, dove la percezione della decadenza e dello squilibrio alimenta la sua voglia di violenza nel suo tentativo di libe... Leggi tuttoUn veterano mentalmente instabile lavora come tassista notturno a New York, dove la percezione della decadenza e dello squilibrio alimenta la sua voglia di violenza nel suo tentativo di liberare un lavoratore della campagna presidenziale e una prostituta minorenne.Un veterano mentalmente instabile lavora come tassista notturno a New York, dove la percezione della decadenza e dello squilibrio alimenta la sua voglia di violenza nel suo tentativo di liberare un lavoratore della campagna presidenziale e una prostituta minorenne.
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- 22 vittorie e 21 candidature totali
- Concession Girl
- (as Diahnne Abbot)
- Melio
- (as Vic Argo)
What Scorsese Film Ranks Highest on IMDb?
What Scorsese Film Ranks Highest on IMDb?
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- QuizRobert De Niro has said that despite having won an Oscar for Il padrino - Parte II (1974), he was still a relatively unfamiliar face, and was only recognized once while driving a New York cab during his research for this film.
- BlooperIn an earlier version, Iris's timekeeper discovers a weapon on Travis, disarms him, then returns it to him as he's leaving. The scene was edited out, but the gun is still in the timekeeper's hand when he looks at his watch.
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Travis Bickle: Listen, you fuckers, you screwheads. Here is a man who would not take it anymore. A man who stood up against the scum, the cunts, the dogs, the filth, the shit. Here is a man who stood up! Here is...
- Curiosità sui creditiThe original television version of the film featured the following disclaimer before the closing credits: "To our Television Audience: In the aftermath of violence, the distinction between hero and villain is sometimes a matter of interpretation or misinterpretation of facts. 'Taxi Driver' suggests that tragic errors can be made.- The Filmmakers."
- Versioni alternativeOriginal UK cinema and video versions suffered a very brief 1 second sound cut to the scene where Iris unzips Travis's fly in the bedroom. The BBFC finally restored this cut in 1993.
- ConnessioniEdited into Aristokraticheskiy kinematograf: Episodio #1.1 (2011)
**** (out of 4)
Scorsese's masterpiece is a raw, powerful and nerve wrecking look at depression and loneliness. The film centers on taxi driver Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro), a man clearly with his own demons who finds a purpose in life when he meets a 12-year-old hooker (Jodie Foster) who he plans on saving from her pimp (Harvey Keitel). To me this is one of the richest films ever made and it's one that can easily be overlooked in some circles if you don't really connect to what the film is trying to say. I didn't care too much for the movie the first few times I watched it because I was too young to really understand depression and loneliness. After I understood what those things could do to a person is when I fully became aware of the power in this film and today it remains one of the most powerful films ever made. To me the entire film is pretty much about Travis trying to find someone to fit in with but of course it never really happens until he meets the hooker. He tries fitting in with the Cybill Shepherd character but falls flat on his face. He tries fitting in with his co-workers but that doesn't work out too well. No matter what Travis tries he keeps ending up alone and as he put it, he's God's lonely man. This film works on so many levels but I think the psychological one is where it's best at. Getting us into the mind of Travis works for many reasons but the biggest keys are the direction by Scorsese, the brilliant music score by Bernard Herrmann and DeNiro's groundbreaking performance. Putting those three things together is what makes this a classic but we can also throw in the screenplay by Paul Schrader, which rightfully gives the movie the time and patience to let the Travis character grow right in front of our eyes. DeNiro's performance is certainly one for the ages, although I think he would get even better with Scorsese's RAGING BULL, which would follow in four years. His performance here is nothing short of amazing because you can't help but be terrified by this guy because of the look in DeNiro's eyes. You can't help but feel sorry for him at the same time because there are countless moments where he embarrasses himself because he simply doesn't know how to fit in. The word anti-hero gets used a lot and perhaps that's a good term but I think it's something much deeper than that. DeNiro hits all the right marks without a false note anywhere. Foster is also impressive in her few scenes in the film as is Keitel as the pimp. Shepherd is also good as his Albert Brookes and the underrated Peter Boyle who has one of the best scenes in the movie where he's trying to talk some sense into Travis. The visual look of the film is mighty impressive and Scorsese's directing style is nothing short of amazing. The slimy looking streets and the dark atmosphere are one of a kind and something many films tried to copy but could never get it as perfect as it is here. This here remains one of the greatest American films ever made and I'm really not sure any movie could top it in showing the effects that loneliness can have on a person.
- Michael_Elliott
- 12 mar 2009
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- Data di uscita
- Paese di origine
- Lingue
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- Tài Xế Taxi
- Luoghi delle riprese
- 87 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, New York, Stati Uniti(Travis is buying guns at an apartment in Brooklyn Heights)
- Aziende produttrici
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- Budget
- 1.300.000 USD (previsto)
- Lordo Stati Uniti e Canada
- 28.262.574 USD
- Fine settimana di apertura Stati Uniti e Canada
- 116.458 USD
- 19 feb 1996
- Lordo in tutto il mondo
- 28.580.862 USD