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Taxi Driver

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Drama / Crime
USA, 1976, 113 min (Alternative: 110 min)

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At 26, Vietnam veteran Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) is slipping slowly into isolation and violence on the streets of New York City. Trying to solve his insomnia by driving a yellow cab on the night shift, he grows increasingly disgusted by the people who hang out at night: "Someday a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets." His touching attempts to woo Betsy (Cybill Shepherd), a Senator's campaign worker, turn sour when he takes her to a porn movie on their first date. He even fails in his attempt to persuade child prostitute Iris (Jodie Foster) to desert her pimp Sport (Harvey Keitel) and return to her parents and school. Driven to the edge by powerlessness, he buys four handguns and sets out to assassinate the Senator, heading for the infamy of a 'lone crazed gunman'. (Columbia Pictures US)

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Academy Awards

  • 1977 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
  • 1977 - Robert De Niro (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
  • 1977 - Jodie Foster (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
  • 1977 - Bernard Herrmann (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))