Taxi Driver
Travis Bickle, a Vietnam War vet and ex-Marine who lives in New York City is Travis Bickle. He suffers from insomnia and spends his nights working as a taxi driver, while he watches porn films at seedy cinemas at night. A loner with strong opinions on what’s right and wrong about mankind, he is a loner. Betsy is Betsy Palantine’s worker in the Presidential Nomination Campaign. She represents New York as the only bright spot for humanity. She becomes his obsession. He becomes obsessed with her after an encounter. He is determined to save Iris (12-year-old prostitute and runaway) from the clutches of Matthew, her lover and pimp. –Huggo
Director: Martin Scorsese
Actors: Albert Brooks, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, Jodie Foster, Leonard Harris, Peter Boyle, Robert De Niro
Country: United States