The Making of Taxi Driver 7/7

[HumanActivitySystem]

When I heard about that kid in Utah the other day who planned to blow up his school - I said to myself - "there's another one of those taxi driver babies."

[michiganboy10]

Was Robert De Niro really driving during the taxi scenes?

[SavingPrivateBob]

Thanks for the post! Amazing writer...I could never equal something so great, even though I wish to be a screenplay writer, someday. He obviously spent countless hours on it -- perfectly condesing his emotions into an amazing film.

[ruggedrugs11]

i cannot explain my love for this movi

[ttt8699]

The guy at the beginning is very Truman Capote-ish

[krakenwave]

0.35 - per Schrader. That woman who took a shot a the President (Ford) was Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, one of Charlie Manson's most faithful Family members. It happened in Sept 1975 in Sacramento. She got 25 - life and got out of Carswell FMC about 5 years ago.

[Salguine]

@krakenwave Squeaky never shot at Ford. She pulled a gun on him but was pounced on by Secret Service agents. Only three weeks later, Sarah Jane Moore did manage to get off a shot at Ford; her shot missed when a bystander knocked her arm up as she was aiming.

[krakenwave]

@Salguine

Right. It was a bit of a farce really IIRC. Wasn't it all first hatched by Squeaky and Sandra Goode starting some enviro group called ATWA in Sacramento and sending threats to CEOs and Congress etc? And naming themselves after colours and then Sandy dropping out to do some other shit?

[scientifico]

The story he tells of the young man who thought the movie was about him. I think the pathology is part and will always be a part of the modern world. The horror is bred by this world, not a film.

[bitcheznhos]

What about Easy Andy the Gun salesman ? He ruled !

[Luka1990Croat]

@Therealtaxidriver Haha that's brilliant

[Therealtaxidriver]

@Luka1990Croat

Thanks Croat. This is not the ideal the place to start nailing the degenerates from.

[markstar777]

YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE RASHKOLINKOV WITHOUT DOSTEVESKY'S CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

[angiec]

@markstar777 Raskolnikov*

[thedeanofmean1]

thanks

[bricking]

i think im one of those particular types of white boy

[IamGruesome]

I wonder what ever became of the prostitute that was in the movie. The 15 yr old.

[dejabu24]

for those who still thinking that this movie ain't a masterpiece I have to say somethin for you : fuck you coz this is one of the best movies ever made thanks goodfellaOS

[batmanina]

so i flew to new york to work on the film, i ate some dounkin donuts with my big belly chambo! oh big belly chambo why wont u flute my loose! oh chambo berry

[Oli3TB76]

Whoah, disturbing.

[mitchellboomphi]

Real

[strainuldinvalearegi]

Great posts, great clips too bad not many people feel the need to be interested in watching this "behind the curtain " documentary

[CleverDjembe]

Don't be a negative nancy; there are over 3000 views! positive.

[alloowishus]

no no no, the ending should be fantasy! don't these people take any responsibility for John Hinkley? as good as the movie is, it has no moral centre if the ending is real.

[kchui1028]

yes it does.. if Travis would have shot the senator, he'd be viewed as a violent villain. instead he failed and ran.. and complete his frustration in killing the pimps, johns..etc. and he is viewed as a hero in the end.. that's the moral center of our society... i think Cho would have viewed as a hero too.. would he have killed all the drugdealers, pimps bad elements in a city instead of firing at random at a school..

[yoda87960]

Great making of, and I loved the comments from Schrader. When I was a senior in high school, I started getting into Scorsese, watching most of his work in chronological order. When I got to Taxi Driver, I was perplexed. Why was he acting so strangely? It flew over my head and I think I understood that. Three years later, I spent 6 months by myself in an apartment off-campus at a university with no friends and no acquaintances.

Then I got it.

[kingcaesar5]

goddamn hollywood need to start making more movies like this. Hopefully when I get there I can change this for the better.

[jazz4]

Hollywood's a business now, if I were you I'd work independently. Very satisfying.

[ujin69]

A million thanks for all 7 parts.

[relaxingmusic101]

@ujin69 Yep thanks a lot Comrade

[anegheadinc]

great post thanks!!!!!

[pryeel1]

thanks for posting this. i watched the whole thing. i've always liked this movie a lot. never really understood why, though. THx!

[floresed]

That's because Taxi Driver is Scorsese's elite work and one of Hollywoods greatest films. Hope this helps you understand :)