Taxi Driver (1976)

02/09/1976 (US) • 1h 54m

Crime, Drama

On every street in every city, there's a nobody who dreams of being a somebody. He's a lonely forgotten man desperate to prove that he's alive.

Overview

A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feed his urge for violent action.

Top Billed Cast

Robert De Niro

Travis Bickle

Leonard Harris

Charles Palantine

Diahnne Abbott

Concession Girl

Frank Adu

Angry Black Man


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,900,000.00

Revenue

$28,579,636.00

Keywords

drug dealer

vietnam veteran

new york city

taxi

pornography

obsession

taxi driver

pimp

firearm

politician

alienation

junk food

misanthrophy

vigilante

cynical

illegal prostitution

character study

loner

manhattan, new york city

meditative

neo-noir

child prostitution

complex

new hollywood

dreary

cautionary

drives

provocative

antagonistic

audacious

callous

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