Taxi Driver

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The climactic shoot-out was considered intensely graphic by some critics, who even considered giving the film an X rating. [35] The film was booed at the Cannes Film Festival for its graphic violence. [36] To obtain an R rating, Scorsese had the colors desaturated, making the brightly colored blood less prominent. In later interviews, Scorsese commented that he was pleased by the color change and considered it an improvement over the original scene. [37] However, in the special-edition DVD, Michael Chapman, the film's cinematographer, expresses regret about the decision and the fact that no print with the unmuted colors exists anymore, as the originals had long since deteriorated. Some critics showed concern over 12-year-old Foster's presence during the climactic shoot-out. [26] Foster said that she was present during the setup and staging of the special effects used during the scene; the entire process was explained and demonstrated for her, step by step. Moreover, Foster said, she was fascinated and entertained by the behind-the-scenes preparation that went into the scene. In addition, before being given the part, Foster was subjected to psychological testing, attending sessions with a UCLA psychiatrist, to ensure that she would not be emotionally scarred by her role, in accordance with California Labor Board requirements monitoring children's welfare on film sets. [27] [28] Taxi Driver". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021 . Retrieved February 1, 2021. Scorsese's 'Taxi Driver' is Returning to AMC Theatres for Two Days". FirstShowing.net. March 3, 2011. Archived from the original on February 16, 2019 . Retrieved February 15, 2019.

To commemorate the film's 35th anniversary, a Blu-ray was released on April 5, 2011. It includes the special features from the previous 2-disc collector's edition, plus an audio commentary by Scorsese that was released in 1991 for the Criterion Collection, which was previously released on LaserDisc. [90] Canby, Vincent (February 15, 1976). "Scorsese's Disturbing 'Taxi Driver' ". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 1, 2019 . Retrieved February 15, 2019. What makes all of this so unassailably awesome, beyond its dark comic promise, is that Durkee not only knows these people but he knows how to write about these people. THE LAST TAXI DRIVER is one of those books that embodies one of my personal maxims of literature: the more quotable a book is, the better the book is. And over two readings, I highlighted more than 120 passages that made me laugh to the point of pancreatic rupture. Some of my favorites: THE LAST TAXI DRIVER is a perfect overlapping Venn diagram of my two favorite literary genres: the Sad-Sad Middle-Aged Male existential wallow and the Unwilling Tourist In My Own Town punch-drunk picaresque. Taxi Driver (1976)". BFI. Archived from the original on December 29, 2018 . Retrieved December 29, 2018.

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Lou’s life story is scattered throughout his taxi runs, where we learn that he has a son who once suffered a near fatal brain injury; where we learn of his prolonged dead-end relationship with a live-in girlfriend that is slowly eating away at his soul. We also learn of his past as a novelist and his foray into Ufology. Knowing what a cursory examination of the author’s bio taught me, I can assume that a lot of this is autobiographical. There is an embrace of the absurd in all things: the complicated explanation for his feelings toward Bigfoot and aliens seem less strange the more time you spend with Lou.

Greatest American Films". BBC. July 20, 2015. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016 . Retrieved July 21, 2015. Customers are always asking me how cabbies get paid. With a nervous glance to the camera recording my life, I tell them taxis work just like sharecropping used to work.”Steve Barton (February 16, 2010). "Lars von Trier, Robert De Niro, and Martin Scorsese Collaborating on New Taxi Driver". Dread Central. Archived from the original on February 17, 2010 . Retrieved February 24, 2010.