Taxi Driver

One of the most iconic achievements of Martin Scorsese’s and Robert De Niro’s partnership, Taxi Driver follows Vietnam vet Travis Bickle, who desperately wants to clean the streets of a crime-infested New York City. Despite there being very little action, we witness the gruesome underworld of New York from the perspective of a lonely, obsessive, and frantic insomniac. Scorsese’s filmmaking and character development are on point, resulting in a film that enthralls all from beginning to end.

Production

Directed by Martin Scorsese

Produced by Julia Phillips, Michael Phillips

Written by Paul Schrader

Starring Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Albert Brooks, Harvey Keitel, Leonard Harris, Peter Boyle, Cybill Shepherd

Music by Bernard Herrmann

Cinematography by Michael Chapman

Edited by Marcia Lucas, Tom Rolf, Melvin Shapiro

Production company: Bill/Phillips Productions, Italo/Judeo Productions

Distribution & Stats

Distributed by Columbia Pictures

Release date: February 8, 1976

Running time: 114 minutes

Country: United States

Language: English

Budget: $1.9 million

Box office: $28.4 million