Robert De Niro stars as Travis Bickle in this oppressive psychodrama about a Vietnam veteran who rebels against the decadence and immorality of big city life in New York while working the nightshift as a taxi driver.
Diahnne Abbott | Concession Girl | |
Frank Adu | Angry Black Man | |
Victor Argo | Melio | |
Gino Ardito | Policeman at Rally | |
Garth Avery | Iris' Friend | |
Peter Boyle | Wizard | |
Albert Brooks | Tom | |
Harry Cohn | Cabbie in Bellmore | |
Copper Cunningham | Hooker in Cab | |
Robert De Niro | Travis Bickle | |
Brenda Dickson | Soap Opera Woman | |
Harry Fischler | Dispatcher | |
Jodie Foster | Iris | |
Nat Grant | Stick-Up Man | |
Leonard Harris | Charles Palantine | |
Richard Higgs | Tall Secret Service Man | |
Beau Kayser | Soap Opera Man | |
Harvey Keitel | Sport | |
Victor Magnotta | Secret Service Photographer | |
Bob Maroff | Mafioso | |
Norman Matlock | Charlie T. | |
Bill Minkin | Tom's Assistant | |
Murray Moston | Iris' Time Keeper | |
Harry Northup | Doughboy | |
Gene Palma | Street Drummer |
Director | Martin Scorsese | |
Writer | Paul Schrader | |
Producer | Phillip M. Goldfarb, Julia Phillips, Michael Phillips | |
Musician | Bernard Herrmann | |
Photography | Michael Chapman |
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Supplements: Audio commentary by Martin Scorsese and Paul Schrader; A study of Bernard Herrmann's Oscar-nominated score by Herrmann's biographer, Steven C. Smith.
Scorsese's films-and his abundant film knowlege-have always been an integral part of the Criterion Collection. Whether interviewing the late director Michael Powell or unraveling his own means and methods, Scorsese's commentaries are as intense as his films. These Director Approved editions provide an opportunity to learn from a modern master.
Robert De Niro stars as Travis Bickle, a Vietnam vet seeking catharsis through violence. Jodie Foster plays the teenage hooker who is Bickle's friend. Both Criterion editions are presented in the original widescreen aspect ratio, in a new transfer supervised by Taxi Driver's cinematographer, Michael Chapman. Bernard Herrmann's chilling score is featured on a music-only audio track.
The CAV edition won Video Review's 1991 ViRA award for Best Special Features. This disc features:
Audio commentary by director Martin Scorsese and scriptwriter Paul Schrader
Complete storyboards for the film
Production and publicity photos
An early draft of Paul Schrader's hard-hitting script
An essay about the creation of Bernard Hermann's score