His films often explore themes such as sicilianamerican identity, roman catholic concepts of guilt and redemption, machismo, modern crime, and gang conflict. Here are interesting facts and trivia about taxi driver. Taxi driver is a 1976 american neonoir psychological thriller film. Dimitrios kambourisgetty the tribeca film festival held a 40th anniversary screening of taxi driver thursday night, and many of the principals behind the movie were there to talk. An oscar and golden globe award nominee, he has appeared in films such as martin scorseses mean streets 1973 and taxi driver. Blue collar is a 1978 american crime drama film directed by paul schrader, in his directorial debut. Book this book does not require a rating on the projects quality scale. In the earlier film scorsese uses varying speeds of slowmotion to suggest a level of heightened observation on the part of his characters, and here that technique is developed even more dramatically. It is as if director martin scorsese and screenwriter paul schrader had tapped into precisely the same source of psychological inspiration i just knew i had to make this film, scorsese would later say, combined with a perfectly timed postwatergate expression of personal, political, and. Jodie foster, cybill shepherd, harvey keitel, peter boyle, leonard harris. Why taxi driver made jodie foster cry, and more tidbits. Baby, i never wanted you to like what you re doing. Meryl streep reportedly turned down the role of betsy.
He sets out to free a young prostitute by killing her pimp harvey keitel and any johns or door men involved. Harvey keitel reportedly rehearsed with actual pimps to prepare for his role. Harvey keitel talks youth, taxi driver, and working. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. It was written by schrader and his brother leonard, and stars richard pryor, harvey keitel and yaphet kotto.
Martin scorsese is one of the most acclaimed american directors of all time. This is a wikipedia book, a collection of articles which can be downloaded electronically or ordered in print. Harvey keitel movie 2002 hd by movieclips classic trailers. Travis can hardly believe how repulsive and vile this guy is. Martin scorsese has made a lot of great movies, but taxi driver could still make a claim for being his best movie. What we learned at tribeca film festivals taxi driver panel discussion. Harvey keitel worked with a pimp to prepare for taxi driver. After scorsese directed ellen burstyn to a best actress oscar in alice doesnt live here anymore 1974, the trio was reunited for the dark journey of travis bickle in taxi driver 1976. The case is tried, and the judge is expected to hand.
Taxi driver is the fevered story of an outsider in new yorka man who cant find any point of entry into human society. I first saw the film on the big screen, which may come as a. Q and a with harvey keitel debata s harveyem keitelem. Harvey keitel celebrity profile check out the latest harvey keitel photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Despite this, he has an incredibly varied and accessible filmography that includes a romantic drama, a taut urban cop thriller, an oddball comedy and a. Iris is only twelve and a half years olda fact advertised by her pimp, sport, in order to entice customers. Jodie foster and harvey keitel at the taxi driver screening. Iris personality still is that of a child, but one whos been subjected to experiences that are way. Unable to sleep at night, he drives a taxi in what feels like a dirty and dangerous environment. The film is both a critique of union practices and an examination of life in a workingclass rust belt enclave.
We didnt talk about the script because we all knew that. A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in new york city, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action by attempting to liberate a presidential campaign worker and an underage prostitute. Taxi driver 1976 scene 16 you know who lives there youtube. You can really see the difference of dialogue between iris and her pimp and travis in this scene. A mentally unstable viet nam war veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in new york city where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, attempting to save a. Wikipedia books can also be tagged by the banners of any relevant wikiprojects with classbook. Taxi driver is the definitive cinematic portrait of loneliness and alienation manifested as violence. Last kviff talk of 50th edition of the festival was a q and a with american actor and winner of the. Q and a with harvey keitel debata s harveyem keitelem youtube. Taxi driver is arguably martin scorseses best film raging bull is probably his other masterpiece. This is one of the many plot points in taxi driver that will make you want to gargle with dish detergent and wash your eyes out with bucketfuls of visine. Taxi driver cast reunite to mark 40th anniversary of. American actor and producer harvey keitel was born on may, 1939 in brooklyn, new york city, to miriam klein and harry keitel.
Harvey keitel talks youth, taxi driver, and working with great filmmakers duration. The events in the film take place from may to october 1976. The cast and crew behind the 1976 classic taxi driver reunited at the tribeca film festival to discuss violence, the mohawk and the films most famous line. And she looks at me and goes, no ones going to talk to you. He also studied mental illness, and during his offtime when filming 1900 1976 visited a us army base in northern italy and taperecorded conversations with midwestern soldiers so.
Harvey keitel talks youth, taxi driver, and more collider. If you ever liked what you were doing, you wouldnt be my woman. In this web exclusive, actor harvey keitel mean streets, taxi driver, pulp fiction talks with cbs news anthony mason about conquering a stutter that, he said, never interfered with his. The audience ate it up, cheering and laughing throughout their panel. With such an impressive resume, what do people most want to talk to him about when they see him on the street. Written by paul schrader, taxi driver is an homage to and reworking of cinematic influences, a study of individual psychosis, and an acute diagnosis of the latently violent, mediafixated vietnam era. Harvey keitel on scorsese, tarantino, and his most famous.
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