Written by Paul Schrader

Directed by Martin Scorsese

Notable Cast

• Robert De Niro
• Jodie Foster
• Harvey Keitel
• Cybill Shepherd
• Albert Brooks
• Peter Boyle

Academy Awards – 4 nominations/ 0 wins

On Lists

• 1001 Films
• #52 AFI Top 100 ‘07           
• #47 AFI Top 100 ‘98
• #32 AFI 100 Most Inspiring
• #43 WGA 101 Greatest
• 1994 Addition to National Film Registry

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075314/

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/taxi_driver/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxi_Driver

Playing Where? Amazon, Flixster, iTunes, Netflix DVD, Vudu

Description

In all candor, I don’t get this one. I find Vietnam related pieces hard to grasp for a variety of reasons.

But, it is a classic and has wonderful cinematography of 1970’s New York. De Niro play Travis Bickle a Vietnam Vet who drives a cab at night and is disgusted by the world and saves Iris, a teenage prostitute played by a then 13-year-old Jodie Foster. I probably have to watch this again.