POINT IS ..TO BE PERSON OF FLASH AND BLOOD,WITHOUTH STACKED FACE AND GMO S EMOTIONS,JUST PERSON,UNICUE, LIKE GOD MADE US,ITS SCARY AND STRANGE IN THE WORLD OF PUPETS ,HOW YOU WILL GET people trapped in rented rooms wondered LOOKING IN THE MIRROR, ARE you talking to me, I do not see anybody but yourself AND YOU IN ME AND MYSELF IN YOU,ITS NOT DEPRESION ITS QUESTION,OF CIVILIZATION
@blindasabat107 I think the point is it could have been so different, if he had shot that politician he would have gone down as a villain to society and not a hero
De Niro, no contest. Pacino was good in the Godfather and maybe Scarface, thats it. De Niro on the other hand has probably made 12 oscar calibre performances.
Hey guys, I discovered something: look here at 2:48 what Peter Boyle says to deNiro and look to s02e22 ( six feet under ) of Everybody loves Raymond....12:58 He uses the same lines as in Taxidriver 21 years before ( 1976-Taxidriver, 1997-season 2 ELR)....Can someone maybe put both scenes in one clip here on youtube? If no one will than I will do this!!!!!!
You think he is a guy to relate to and then he goes to take that bird to a low class skin flick. Thats whats great is he is a total prick but he has wonderful points. None of us is perfect
He's not an murder. He only did that to save the girl, Easy. He's not a junky, he doesn't kill for no reason. You can see he's nice guy that was just tired of the sick society who sees all the shit happening and doesn't do nothing.
@Foxley ...Travis is NOT a hero...he cannot relate to anyone he meets... from the girl who works at the xxx movie theater, to Cybill Shepard's character, & to Peter Boyle's. The importance of the scene where the pimp & Iris are slow dancing, is that he understands her, he didn't beat her, he HELD her! Travis didn't understand that it's inappropriate to take a 1st date to a porno theater. In Iris, he found someone he could "save" . If Travis could make a movie, he would make "Death Wish".
@KIMLWALKER WTF ? travis is the greatest hero ever ... he is just a complex , tired hero , ...i mean he only killed bad people ... by the way How come De Niro didn t win an oscar for this role ?
of all time. In terms of script writing, Travis is an "anti hero"...in real life, someone who does what he did has emotional & mental issues. What made the pimp bad?...what in the movie do we see that made him a bad character?...what do we see that made the senator bad?...i mean he is a politician, but does he deserve to die? Travis is not a hero, he is very disturbed...but i love him...& Martin Scorcese, Paul Schrader & Robert DeNiro for making a brilliant movie
of all time. In terms of script writing, Travis is an "anti hero"...in real life, someone who does what he did has emotional & mental issues. What made the pimp bad?...what in the movie do we see that made him a bad character?...what do we see that made the senator bad?...i mean he is a politician, but does he deserve to die? Travis is not a hero, he is very disturbed...but i love him
i agree with theytpooper, i couldnt relate more to this guy especially through the experience of living in NY. im not a psycho im just that dude walking down the street trying to make a sense of it all. why does it have to be like this? we need to wake up or fall asleep forever,
Actually, I think that he is none of them: He wanted to get rid of his anger and his sadness, because he couldn´t live with himself like that. So he went out and made his own "redemption", erasing everything that he was upset about, in his life.
The aftermath (the whole Betsy scene at the end and his friendship with the other taxi drivers), in my opinion, is Travis trying to hide the fact that he will always be alone.
Resume: He´s just someone, looking something to live for.
a love this movie so damn much cannot stop watching it the ending in my opinion is better than scarface he just looks mental the way he puts his bloody hand to his head and imitates a gun and the way he just takes on a shitload of pimps cause he found his confidence again its goddamn weird but one of the most realistic looks on life ive ever seen ROBERT DE NIRO BEST ACTOR FTW!!!!
Everyone should watch an interview with Paul Shrader, when he describes where he was mentally and the trials and tribulation he dealt with that spawned this script. This movie captures the mood and mindset of the script perfectly.
This movie took we feel inside ourselves, which we either try to hide or do not usually recognize, and put it out right in front of us on the screen. That is why this is not simply viewed as a mess of violence in which a guy turning into a psycho and start killing - because we also feel how Travis does, and we agree with him.
every movie made nowadays is fake and shallow acting, sad to say they will never be made like they used to. :( thats why i love movies like this, you see the cameras back then were not as crisp so raw feelings came out of watching films like this.
Travis Bickle is a very easy to relate to, it's almost scary. The quiet, lonely, and depressed person who slowly descends into mental chaos. The somewhat antisocial person in the background, who is disgusted with his surroundings, the scum. He fantasizes about cleaning the streets of the scum. I feel like that and I'm sure many more do, the difference is that it bothers Travis to the point of him actually making his fantasies a reality, something most will probably never do.
@spriggan2 No sé qué es "lo chido" de la película, sé que es una de las mejores películas de la historia y la de De Niro una de las mejores actuaciones que vi. Claro, no hay efectos especiales, no rompen diez autos por fotograma, etc., tal vez por eso no te pareció "chido".
i wish someone would post the scene where the parents letter is read. That is fucking classic. "If you find yourself in Pittsburgh please do not hesitate to stop in since you are kind of a hero in our home."Ha!
in property all the scum come out during a boom. developers. flippers. speculators. bankers. sick. someday a real depression will come and wash all these scum off the streets...
@nemesisXR why don't you watch it, You can make your own decision. It's basically the story of a lost soul... it seems like he has some type of a breakdown... and then he uses his anger/madness towards something....I don't want to spoil the ending for you. But it is a MUST SEE movie.
@ghostrider9194 so y should we give a fuck what u think? good list tho, tho i only consider taxi driver 2 b a masterpiece nd d others just gr8 films, but oh u don't give a fuck do u
Movies to this depth don't get made anymore because the public doesn't want to have to work to understand the film. Everyone wants it laid out in front of them and fed to them like a baby. I public no longer has the depth of imagination it used to.
(from the description) it is impossible to give a solid answer on that because the only reasoning behind whichever u choose is a matter of opinion.bottom line, they compliment each other in every way possible. de niro is more subtle, but has a driving force to be feared,whereas pacino is a ferocious mother-fucker. in all,de niro is the bull, and pacino is the anaconda-viper hybrid,without the sqeezing power. they are the same, and they cannot be compared.
You were probably joking but seriously, what the fuck? I hope your on Datelines "To catch a predator" someday. I'd dare you to say that in jail. Inmates would fucken kill you, for saying something like that. I have a daughter, and if you or someone like you said something like that to my little girl. I'd knock you the fuck out. Damn Pedophile.
for the 'you talking to me' scene in them movie, apparently all it said in the script was "talk to the mirror" or something along those lines. the point is, this classic scene is all improv. i find it awesome, that something so memorable, was improv.
I'll tell ya, as old as this flick is..the special effects for those face shots in the stairwell are outstanding. You can actually see the skin popping.
Listen you fuckers, you screwheads - here is a man who would not take it anymore. who would not let - Listen you fuckers, you screwheads - here is a man who would not take it anymore. A man who stood up against the scum the cunts the dogs the filth the shit - here is someone who stood up! here is
I think he did "get better"; he succeed in a lofty goal, made a difference, and ultimately scratched that itch. The need to make a difference and truly rescue someone weak may have stemmed from recent Vietnam memories.
i think travis seen the way the streets were,got sick of it and got that vigilante state of mind. a paranoia of sorts, like one man can make a difference. u could tell he clearly became psychotic over time. what pills was he taking when it first showed him with the mohawk in this clip? they could have contributed to his increasingly paranoid thinking. but at the end its like he just got better or did he? thats what the film left u thinkin in the end.
I remember the first time I saw this movie on late night TV. When the film started, I thought this is going to be just another boring 70's film. Then as the film went on, I got more and more hyped-up untill I was screaming out to my friend who was sleeping to come and see! De Niro's charisma in this film is what drew me into into his character and also I could relate closely with Travis due to my deep depression, state of mind and loneliness at that time. The choreography is superb!
@chrisfarwell exactly, hollywood is tryin 2 destroy my brain with popcorn idiotic movies. Man I wish they make films like this once in 5 yrs. nd thx 4 d person who put this up on utube
It's about urban loneliness, Bickle has a higher perspective, he comes to reach a clarity much like Kurtz in apocalypse now, and he's exposed to the worst humanity has to offer, daily. It could go either way...and the morality of his actions is blurred because he's operating above that...just how I see it, make yr own mind up. Definitely in my top three all time films.
I agree with you but would add that he is an inherantly worthy/good person. Look at his attitude to Iris - he sees a soul in need of salvation. when it comes to Betsy his moral compass is confused but even so his it comes to his rescue when he pulls back from offing Palantine instead locking onto his "proper" target. His loneliness is dispelled when he achieves clarity of vision and purpose.
See, this is where I'd have to disagree, I don't think anything is resolved for Travis, just that he reaches a level that's beyond the urban struggle and loneliness, he's more dangerous than ever when he sees Betsy again at the end, he's far beyond the attachment for her. I wonder whether he'll return to play out another 'special ops' mission or whether having taken it to a level he remains there...If they continued the story I think he'd have to remain an anti-hero...again just my opinion.
Nicely constructed opinion. I see where you're coming from but for me it seems he has achieved a calmness that he lacked before and her getting into his car is the discordant note of past interupting present. Interesting argument though
that assassination getup was very inconspicuous! btw this vid should aslo have included martin scorsese asking travis to see what a 44 magnum does to woman's pussy! lol
i guess its possible . travis drives betsy away from him because he has a whatever he cant have he wants personality . he might not be a virgin if he aproaches betsy so easily aswell
nickg887: That beautiful little gun? It's a Smith & Wesson .25 auto. They haven't made it in decades. The Beretta .25 auto is excellent and still in production.
Well that's something new. That .22 S &W Escort was only a five shot. Since the rims take up more room than the rimless .25. Thanks for your keen observation.
DeNiro or Pacino? Both great. DeNiro's more no-frills utilitarian. Pacino let's it out more -- but he's had a more dramatic turn for the slightly worse. Either way Brando towers over all other film actors.
Thanks for the post but where's the bowl of wonder bread and syrup?
Is he a good guy or a bad guy? Because his motives were semi right but the papers made him out to be more than what it was ..... it was a sociopath trying to make something of his life.
In the last two scenes, it not clear if that's what's really going on or if it's in his mind. When you see him in the hospital with all the newspaper clippings, and then you see him back in the cab picking up the woman who rejected him, you wonder why he's not in a mental hospital.
Much of the movie shows Travis being alone. He inhabits his own world, and though he narrates as an observer of life, he really is oblivious to much of it.
Robert Deniro or Al Pacino.? I pick Robert Deniro that mo fugga is just scary when he wants to be not to mention how much of a bad ass he was in "HEAT"
Robert Deniro or Al Pacino ? That is a tough choice. I really would have to say they are dead even. HEAT was a great movie. COLLATERAL was also great. Michael Mann is a great director.
to write a movie like this.....u actually gotta be someone like travis bickle in real life......i don't know which guy wrote the script, but that guy must've been really fucked up in life.....thats for sure.
2012, Have we Sunk, Have we now seen Society Massive Decay ?
RustArtRed 2 weeks ago
i have drowned my travis bickle in art, training and occasional heavy drinking.
but i dont know when is he going to emerge again..
ookami3380 2 weeks ago
What happened to movies?
basehead617 1 month ago
Travis Bickle: A classic anti-hero
Anti-hero: A character that more or less is a hero in a story, but has some negative aspects and methods that do not not make him/her a true hero.
Other examples: The Punisher, Dexter
UCSPanther20 1 month ago
POINT IS ..TO BE PERSON OF FLASH AND BLOOD,WITHOUTH STACKED FACE AND GMO S EMOTIONS,JUST PERSON,UNICUE, LIKE GOD MADE US,ITS SCARY AND STRANGE IN THE WORLD OF PUPETS ,HOW YOU WILL GET people trapped in rented rooms wondered LOOKING IN THE MIRROR, ARE you talking to me, I do not see anybody but yourself AND YOU IN ME AND MYSELF IN YOU,ITS NOT DEPRESION ITS QUESTION,OF CIVILIZATION
mechanic386 2 months ago
@blindasabat107 I think the point is it could have been so different, if he had shot that politician he would have gone down as a villain to society and not a hero
RhodesidesReviews 2 months ago
@RhodesidesReviews Exactly. Thats what makes this movie so great and to boot the women who blows him off wants him back at the end. FN CLASSIC!
rjplamf61 1 week ago
He kills the pimp for vanity, it's not about being a noble person. His actions were entirely selfish.
nipplewort 2 months ago
Hey I bought my gun from that same guy too!
PyRoTECniQs 3 months ago 2
You get a job. You become the job. "
mirelabeg 3 months ago
De Niro, no contest. Pacino was good in the Godfather and maybe Scarface, thats it. De Niro on the other hand has probably made 12 oscar calibre performances.
TeamOfThe80s 4 months ago
each Time i say to my self De Niro is the best i watch Scent Of a woman and i have doubts again... its realy difficult to compare the two
That being said I PREFER ROBERT DE NIRO .....
amsid23 4 months ago
Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle, one of the top 5 greatest performances ever...nuff said
rlr26659 4 months ago
Don't see masterpieces like this placed on film anymore.
LS1Heli 4 months ago
@blindasabat107 Hero!
2345jordan1 5 months ago
"I got some bad ideas in my head."
Pfew...chilling.
bonnertom032 5 months ago
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Fuckin' obsessed with this movie....
rapideye97 6 months ago
READ ( about Peter Boyle ):
Hey guys, I discovered something: look here at 2:48 what Peter Boyle says to deNiro and look to s02e22 ( six feet under ) of Everybody loves Raymond....12:58 He uses the same lines as in Taxidriver 21 years before ( 1976-Taxidriver, 1997-season 2 ELR)....Can someone maybe put both scenes in one clip here on youtube? If no one will than I will do this!!!!!!
blamanmastero 6 months ago
most people don't have a choice. boyle's character is right.
zackhanscom 6 months ago
he's right about the scum on the streets and the degradation. so what makes him a mad-man?
MustNotRead 6 months ago
You think he is a guy to relate to and then he goes to take that bird to a low class skin flick. Thats whats great is he is a total prick but he has wonderful points. None of us is perfect
guyboxerdog 6 months ago
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MASSHOLEvids 6 months ago
@blindasabat107
I would say he's a fucking HERO!
He's not an murder. He only did that to save the girl, Easy. He's not a junky, he doesn't kill for no reason. You can see he's nice guy that was just tired of the sick society who sees all the shit happening and doesn't do nothing.
Foxley 7 months ago
@Foxley ...Travis is NOT a hero...he cannot relate to anyone he meets... from the girl who works at the xxx movie theater, to Cybill Shepard's character, & to Peter Boyle's. The importance of the scene where the pimp & Iris are slow dancing, is that he understands her, he didn't beat her, he HELD her! Travis didn't understand that it's inappropriate to take a 1st date to a porno theater. In Iris, he found someone he could "save" . If Travis could make a movie, he would make "Death Wish".
KIMLWALKER 6 months ago
@KIMLWALKER WTF ? travis is the greatest hero ever ... he is just a complex , tired hero , ...i mean he only killed bad people ... by the way How come De Niro didn t win an oscar for this role ?
amsid23 4 months ago
of all time. In terms of script writing, Travis is an "anti hero"...in real life, someone who does what he did has emotional & mental issues. What made the pimp bad?...what in the movie do we see that made him a bad character?...what do we see that made the senator bad?...i mean he is a politician, but does he deserve to die? Travis is not a hero, he is very disturbed...but i love him...& Martin Scorcese, Paul Schrader & Robert DeNiro for making a brilliant movie
KIMLWALKER 4 months ago
of all time. In terms of script writing, Travis is an "anti hero"...in real life, someone who does what he did has emotional & mental issues. What made the pimp bad?...what in the movie do we see that made him a bad character?...what do we see that made the senator bad?...i mean he is a politician, but does he deserve to die? Travis is not a hero, he is very disturbed...but i love him
KIMLWALKER 4 months ago
Peter Boyle was a great actor. I always like this role as his mentor to Travis. Great film.
NJburbsSeeker 7 months ago
i agree with theytpooper, i couldnt relate more to this guy especially through the experience of living in NY. im not a psycho im just that dude walking down the street trying to make a sense of it all. why does it have to be like this? we need to wake up or fall asleep forever,
daschus 7 months ago
@blindasabat107
Actually, I think that he is none of them: He wanted to get rid of his anger and his sadness, because he couldn´t live with himself like that. So he went out and made his own "redemption", erasing everything that he was upset about, in his life.
The aftermath (the whole Betsy scene at the end and his friendship with the other taxi drivers), in my opinion, is Travis trying to hide the fact that he will always be alone.
Resume: He´s just someone, looking something to live for.
Einvestigator96 7 months ago
a love this movie so damn much cannot stop watching it the ending in my opinion is better than scarface he just looks mental the way he puts his bloody hand to his head and imitates a gun and the way he just takes on a shitload of pimps cause he found his confidence again its goddamn weird but one of the most realistic looks on life ive ever seen ROBERT DE NIRO BEST ACTOR FTW!!!!
mcgazz07 7 months ago
@blindasabat107 Anti-Hero definitely, no more heroes anymore:))
saulhudson1199 7 months ago
All time favourite, I can't go more than a month without watching this masterpiece.
jimmyzo3o 7 months ago
Quite simply the greatest movie ever made with the greatest performance by the greatest method actor of a generation.
NuggetOnFire 8 months ago
When getting into a cab, I always kinda hope it's this guy, or George Bailey, the host of Cash Cab!!!!
vivalalindsey20 8 months ago
@vivalalindsey20 but 99% of the time its APU or RAJ driving the cab right?
beswick1111 7 months ago
Now that's how ya satisfy your Saturday night kill jones.
dunecigar 8 months ago
If this movie had been released today, it would be stuck in limited-release, indie-art-house purgatory. Or worse, straight-to-dvd hell.
smichelle65 8 months ago 2
Everyone should watch an interview with Paul Shrader, when he describes where he was mentally and the trials and tribulation he dealt with that spawned this script. This movie captures the mood and mindset of the script perfectly.
JasonWolfeFL 8 months ago
The gun dealer looks like Andy Samberg
EB1611 9 months ago
Gotta love The S&W Model 29. That's back when they made quality guns.
M14Mann 9 months ago 2
PLEASE DON'T REMAKE THIS!!!!
CosmicDestroyer99 9 months ago 3
It's Everybody Loves Ramonos dad! haha
No but seriously this movie is a masterpiece.
nholt 9 months ago
things have gotten better since the 70's..and the cabbies are coming from other countries now.
1869Joner 9 months ago
How this movie did not win an academy award is not to my understanding.
coyotedv93 9 months ago
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@coyotedv93 Rocky beat this movie for Best Picture at the Oscars.
bman101298 8 months ago
@coyotedv93 it got beat by Rocky. But i think this is a better film.
8bobthebuilder 5 months ago
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dodie9 10 months ago
@blindasabat107 Anti-Hero!^^
DonSvenneProduction 10 months ago 13
@DonSvenneProduction
both
bottle2lip 3 months ago
puttin on the shitz!
noodlesmealey 10 months ago
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noodlesmealey 10 months ago
This movie took we feel inside ourselves, which we either try to hide or do not usually recognize, and put it out right in front of us on the screen. That is why this is not simply viewed as a mess of violence in which a guy turning into a psycho and start killing - because we also feel how Travis does, and we agree with him.
davidmjeong926 10 months ago
This movie is an insane masterpiece.
magnum172 10 months ago 3
This movie is a insane masterpiece.
magnum172 10 months ago
every movie made nowadays is fake and shallow acting, sad to say they will never be made like they used to. :( thats why i love movies like this, you see the cameras back then were not as crisp so raw feelings came out of watching films like this.
jaredleospirit 10 months ago
Travis Bickle is a very easy to relate to, it's almost scary. The quiet, lonely, and depressed person who slowly descends into mental chaos. The somewhat antisocial person in the background, who is disgusted with his surroundings, the scum. He fantasizes about cleaning the streets of the scum. I feel like that and I'm sure many more do, the difference is that it bothers Travis to the point of him actually making his fantasies a reality, something most will probably never do.
TheYTPooper 11 months ago 29
@TheYTPooper Travis was Schizophrenic I think.
Imran500 6 months ago
Creo que Pacino, en general, es mejor actor que De NIro, pero tambien creo que ningún actor es mejor que Robert en esta película...
elprofejor 11 months ago
@elprofejor me podrian explicar lo chido de la pelicula? que yo no vi nada D= y no lo digo en mal plan,,,,,
spriggan2 11 months ago
@spriggan2 No sé qué es "lo chido" de la película, sé que es una de las mejores películas de la historia y la de De Niro una de las mejores actuaciones que vi. Claro, no hay efectos especiales, no rompen diez autos por fotograma, etc., tal vez por eso no te pareció "chido".
elprofejor 11 months ago
IF DE NIRO MAKE UNFORGETABLE LINE LIKE "YOU TALKING TO ME"
PACINO DO MORE THAN LINE LIKE "ATTICA ATTICA "
" YOU ARE OUT OF ORDER "
" I KNOW YOU FREDO YOU BREAK MY HEART "
" SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND "
" JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS OUT THEY PULL ME BACK IN "
" HOOOOOO HAAAAAAA "
" FORGET ABOUT IT
Mr001alpa 1 year ago
"WELL, THIS IS THE DUMBEST THING I'VE EVER HEARD"
:-D :-D :-D
BostonEm 1 year ago
The still-picture intro picture kinda kills it, was it necessary to put it for 6 seconds
rayruiz12345 1 year ago
"(When) you get a job, you become the job." (at 2:44)
This is so true for most people (including myself) and somehow unavoidable.
Most of the times it is not even bad, just a consequence of doing something for such a long time.
tomplaytom 1 year ago
pacino has a likeability to him... deniro doesn't give a fuck!
they are both equally great but in different ways, you cannot compare the two
33ryne 1 year ago
what a shame they cleaned up Times Square. but it's preserved forever in this movie.
jasonwheel 1 year ago
i wish someone would post the scene where the parents letter is read. That is fucking classic. "If you find yourself in Pittsburgh please do not hesitate to stop in since you are kind of a hero in our home."Ha!
rjplamf61 1 year ago
in property all the scum come out during a boom. developers. flippers. speculators. bankers. sick. someday a real depression will come and wash all these scum off the streets...
rightfredsdead 1 year ago
Awesomeness!
chuxzdefollatio 1 year ago
peter boyle.what a legend!
kjsh987 1 year ago
@nemesisXR why don't you watch it, You can make your own decision. It's basically the story of a lost soul... it seems like he has some type of a breakdown... and then he uses his anger/madness towards something....I don't want to spoil the ending for you. But it is a MUST SEE movie.
getoutofmyway01 1 year ago
@nemesisXR how about u watch it instead; u have time right;
jim19851 1 year ago
"Someday a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets."
neoxdonut117 1 year ago 3
I love it when he's looking at the gang-niggers... I can just imagine what he's thinking... I've thought the same thing many times...
sirlovemehard 1 year ago
When I think of the 70's, I think of cocaine, Nixon and the .44 magnum revolver
boiledhooker 1 year ago
looks alot like travis barker with the haircut
1983honey 1 year ago
'jungle bunny in harlem' lol
rub3nski 1 year ago
Taxi Driver
Black Hawk Down
Boyz In The Hood
Backdraft
The Godfather II
.. best movies ever made, dont give a fuck waht other ppl think
ghostrider9194 1 year ago
@ghostrider9194 Well at least you got two right
mrkhamaileon 1 year ago
@ghostrider9194 so y should we give a fuck what u think? good list tho, tho i only consider taxi driver 2 b a masterpiece nd d others just gr8 films, but oh u don't give a fuck do u
waiting4smtin 1 year ago
@ghostrider9194 wow your taste sucks
jesselakerr 1 year ago
@ghostrider9194 that list makes zero sense
darthstew666 1 year ago
De Niro is the coffee.
Pacino is the froth on top.
BOYZEEE1 1 year ago
Some day a real rain will come and wash all the scum of the streets..
waninghope 1 year ago 5
@waninghope Internet Tough guy. Another faggot without a face.
MrSaturdayNight7 1 year ago
@MrSaturdayNight7 Thats a quote from the movie
SkormSalam 1 year ago
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@MrSaturdayNight7 I ate your little girl out.. mmmmm mmmmmm good!
mosdef911 1 year ago
I wish I knew an Easy Andy
theenforcer1977 1 year ago
Movies to this depth don't get made anymore because the public doesn't want to have to work to understand the film. Everyone wants it laid out in front of them and fed to them like a baby. I public no longer has the depth of imagination it used to.
gumper1986 1 year ago 3
@gumper1986
You're completely right.
TravisBickle92 1 year ago
i love that quick draw rig he does.
1312scarface 1 year ago
Man you gotta love those '70 prices!!!
torgomax 1 year ago
what prices?
KripDrip 1 year ago
(from the description) it is impossible to give a solid answer on that because the only reasoning behind whichever u choose is a matter of opinion.bottom line, they compliment each other in every way possible. de niro is more subtle, but has a driving force to be feared,whereas pacino is a ferocious mother-fucker. in all,de niro is the bull, and pacino is the anaconda-viper hybrid,without the sqeezing power. they are the same, and they cannot be compared.
williamrafe1 1 year ago
"...got some bad ideas in my head..."
MrJimmyNapoleon 1 year ago
Peter Boyle has no clue of what Travis is thinking. The whole conversation between them is meaningless and goes nowhere, and that is the point.
Thanks for posting. Forgotten these great scenes.
pitbull103 1 year ago 18
@pitbull103 haha that scene was brilliant!
Mario94177 7 months ago
EASY ANDY IS GOD ! ! ! !
bitcheznhos 1 year ago 4
You were probably joking but seriously, what the fuck? I hope your on Datelines "To catch a predator" someday. I'd dare you to say that in jail. Inmates would fucken kill you, for saying something like that. I have a daughter, and if you or someone like you said something like that to my little girl. I'd knock you the fuck out. Damn Pedophile.
MrSaturdayNight7 1 year ago 3
@MrSaturdayNight7 I ate your little girl out, mmmm mmmm good
mosdef911 1 year ago
@MrSaturdayNight7 I ate your little girl out, mmmm mmmm good
mosdef911 1 year ago
for the 'you talking to me' scene in them movie, apparently all it said in the script was "talk to the mirror" or something along those lines. the point is, this classic scene is all improv. i find it awesome, that something so memorable, was improv.
18ayonuss 2 years ago
I'll tell ya, as old as this flick is..the special effects for those face shots in the stairwell are outstanding. You can actually see the skin popping.
WiseGuy5674 2 years ago
deniro is easily the best actor of all time
ufofreak1947 2 years ago 5
Listen you fuckers, you screwheads - here is a man who would not take it anymore. who would not let - Listen you fuckers, you screwheads - here is a man who would not take it anymore. A man who stood up against the scum the cunts the dogs the filth the shit - here is someone who stood up! here is
nysoundstage 2 years ago 6
I think he did "get better"; he succeed in a lofty goal, made a difference, and ultimately scratched that itch. The need to make a difference and truly rescue someone weak may have stemmed from recent Vietnam memories.
jugglingembalmer 2 years ago
i love it when travis does the gun noise the first time and the blood runs off his finger at the RIGHT moment
DarkProphet94 2 years ago 4
i think travis seen the way the streets were,got sick of it and got that vigilante state of mind. a paranoia of sorts, like one man can make a difference. u could tell he clearly became psychotic over time. what pills was he taking when it first showed him with the mohawk in this clip? they could have contributed to his increasingly paranoid thinking. but at the end its like he just got better or did he? thats what the film left u thinkin in the end.
cagxt 2 years ago 4
I remember the first time I saw this movie on late night TV. When the film started, I thought this is going to be just another boring 70's film. Then as the film went on, I got more and more hyped-up untill I was screaming out to my friend who was sleeping to come and see! De Niro's charisma in this film is what drew me into into his character and also I could relate closely with Travis due to my deep depression, state of mind and loneliness at that time. The choreography is superb!
BabylonFading2012 2 years ago 3
That driver gets NO tip!
stratman123 2 years ago 2
A movie with this much depth would never get made nowadays..
chrisfarwell 2 years ago 92
@chrisfarwell
They do get made today, they're just rare. We still see directors like the Coen Brothers and a few others making some.
movieman1211 1 year ago
@movieman1211
Cohen's movie are excellent but you can't compare them to a movie like TD.
TravisBickle92 1 year ago
@TravisBickle92
I don't completely agree. Taxi Driver is one of the greatest movies ever, but so are films like Fargo and No Country.
movieman1211 1 year ago
@chrisfarwell exactly, hollywood is tryin 2 destroy my brain with popcorn idiotic movies. Man I wish they make films like this once in 5 yrs. nd thx 4 d person who put this up on utube
waiting4smtin 1 year ago 2
@chrisfarwell it almost did with Observe and Report, but the studios butchered it
PowerBrosFilms 8 months ago
@chrisfarwell
The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) is a very deep film.
Love Taxi Driver, one of the best.
dronespace 7 months ago
@chrisfarwell see fight club; there will be blood; mystic river; there are more. not many
guitarsandmopars 7 months ago
It's about urban loneliness, Bickle has a higher perspective, he comes to reach a clarity much like Kurtz in apocalypse now, and he's exposed to the worst humanity has to offer, daily. It could go either way...and the morality of his actions is blurred because he's operating above that...just how I see it, make yr own mind up. Definitely in my top three all time films.
dopes2infinity 2 years ago 5
I agree with you but would add that he is an inherantly worthy/good person. Look at his attitude to Iris - he sees a soul in need of salvation. when it comes to Betsy his moral compass is confused but even so his it comes to his rescue when he pulls back from offing Palantine instead locking onto his "proper" target. His loneliness is dispelled when he achieves clarity of vision and purpose.
GJWHITEHOUSE 2 years ago 3
See, this is where I'd have to disagree, I don't think anything is resolved for Travis, just that he reaches a level that's beyond the urban struggle and loneliness, he's more dangerous than ever when he sees Betsy again at the end, he's far beyond the attachment for her. I wonder whether he'll return to play out another 'special ops' mission or whether having taken it to a level he remains there...If they continued the story I think he'd have to remain an anti-hero...again just my opinion.
dopes2infinity 2 years ago
Nicely constructed opinion. I see where you're coming from but for me it seems he has achieved a calmness that he lacked before and her getting into his car is the discordant note of past interupting present. Interesting argument though
GJWHITEHOUSE 2 years ago
An equally viable interpretation. And a great film.
dopes2infinity 2 years ago 2
just keep killing
MasterSysop 2 years ago
Peter Boyle's an ASSHOLE. I saw what he said about Bickle - and it's BULLSHIT, okay?
30mikemikevulcan 2 years ago
AIDS is the rain that has come to wash all the scum off the streets ...
30mikemikevulcan 2 years ago
go fuck youself u homophobic prick
Sigmarian 2 years ago
so, this movie is about a disguntled vietnam vet? thats what ive heard, what is it really about?
fng2089ng 2 years ago
that assassination getup was very inconspicuous! btw this vid should aslo have included martin scorsese asking travis to see what a 44 magnum does to woman's pussy! lol
saumya44 2 years ago
The conversation at 1:00 . It takes him a while to finish a thought.
I know the character is socially inept, but does Travis have Aspergers?
BlackNoir 2 years ago
so wrong but so right...
luckyphilster 2 years ago 2
Great montage, makes me want to buy on blu-ray.
nickyboy29uk 2 years ago
Was Travis meant to be a virgin?
Because I read the script and it said he wasn't used to sexual contact, or do they mean such freely handed contact?
iamhisou 2 years ago
i guess its possible . travis drives betsy away from him because he has a whatever he cant have he wants personality . he might not be a virgin if he aproaches betsy so easily aswell
dazza5266 2 years ago
Robert de Niro can do everything. Thriller, comedy, action etc.........Pacino cannot do comedy.
SirHappyThe1st 2 years ago 3
Pacino wasn't in Taxi Driver!
Shadecaster06 2 years ago
great movie awesome scene
MovieMusic007 2 years ago 3
Don't worry so much ! - Good point, cheers everybody
999tease 2 years ago
great movie
willschw 2 years ago 2
someday the chickens will come home to roost.
mow1717 2 years ago
one of the best scripts ever written.
stunning movie!
texasB666 2 years ago 4
That's a beautiful little gun, look at that.
nickg887 2 years ago 8
nickg887: That beautiful little gun? It's a Smith & Wesson .25 auto. They haven't made it in decades. The Beretta .25 auto is excellent and still in production.
novice8814 2 years ago
I'm pretty sure it's .22lr
robby707aus 2 years ago
Sorry, it's a .25acp. I'm positive. Although I used to have a sweet little Beretta model 21A in .22LR.
novice8814 2 years ago
I meant the one he attaches to his arm with the sliding holster, a S&W Escort in chambered in .22
robby707aus 2 years ago
Well that's something new. That .22 S &W Escort was only a five shot. Since the rims take up more room than the rimless .25. Thanks for your keen observation.
novice8814 2 years ago
Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, I hope Martin Scorsese directs another movie in New York
TRKoneAD2 2 years ago 29
@TRKoneAD2 what about "bringing out the dead?"
ToniTapeless 1 year ago
@ToniTapeless forgot about that one
TRKoneAD2 1 year ago
@TRKoneAD2 Your forgetting about Gangs of New York which was AMAZING! All of them were amazing.
cycloking 1 year ago
@cycloking umm...Gangs of New York was filmed in Italy
TRKoneAD2 1 year ago
@TRKoneAD2 You forgot about Raging Bull.
5123wolf 1 year ago
@TRKoneAD2 dont forget ragging bulll
MovieHound17 11 months ago
i quote this movie on a daily basis.
KingRoanMoore 2 years ago 4
I want a sleeve rod to hide my small guns.
BlackNoir 2 years ago 8
do they make those?
naboba 2 years ago
I doubt it. No particular company makes them.
But I think its possible to make your own.
BlackNoir 2 years ago
Brillaint
waninghope 2 years ago
"Some day a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets." This has got to be my favorite movie line ever.
spicyMcHAGGIS9green 2 years ago 9
DeNiro or Pacino? Both great. DeNiro's more no-frills utilitarian. Pacino let's it out more -- but he's had a more dramatic turn for the slightly worse. Either way Brando towers over all other film actors.
Thanks for the post but where's the bowl of wonder bread and syrup?
pillarosociety 2 years ago
Is he a good guy or a bad guy? Because his motives were semi right but the papers made him out to be more than what it was ..... it was a sociopath trying to make something of his life.
sadman666 2 years ago 4
In the last two scenes, it not clear if that's what's really going on or if it's in his mind. When you see him in the hospital with all the newspaper clippings, and then you see him back in the cab picking up the woman who rejected him, you wonder why he's not in a mental hospital.
Much of the movie shows Travis being alone. He inhabits his own world, and though he narrates as an observer of life, he really is oblivious to much of it.
MondoBeno 2 years ago 6
Robert Deniro or Al Pacino.? I pick Robert Deniro that mo fugga is just scary when he wants to be not to mention how much of a bad ass he was in "HEAT"
dimebag5462 2 years ago 6
Robert Deniro or Al Pacino ? That is a tough choice. I really would have to say they are dead even. HEAT was a great movie. COLLATERAL was also great. Michael Mann is a great director.
crazyredlion4500 2 years ago
yeah,,, just dont watch Public Enemies. really dissapointing mann film
Hahnchen121 2 years ago
to write a movie like this.....u actually gotta be someone like travis bickle in real life......i don't know which guy wrote the script, but that guy must've been really fucked up in life.....thats for sure.
arunsridaran 2 years ago
paul schrader wrote the script. He had a point in his life where he had an obsession with guns and porno theatres.
skateHEAVEN1212 2 years ago 5
Did he really?
go0fy11137 2 years ago 3
one of the top 5 greatest films
DaniBoy50 2 years ago 2
yeah and it is number 1!
sadman666 2 years ago
great film but its really fucked up !
08CJ09 2 years ago 3
taxi driver and bad lieutenant are some of the grimiest movies ever made
manofdahour84 2 years ago
reminds me or Roarschack's speech in watchmen.
RFEM520 2 years ago 5
I love Al Pacino, but De Niro's so much more subtle, and his subtlety can speak more loudly than most of Al Pacino's monologues.
WWAAK 2 years ago
I dunno, Al Pacino is pretty fuckin' loud!
Chivas6 2 years ago 2
he IS loud, but de niro's subtlety speaks more, to me at