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Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Scorsese’s drama about the seedy side of NYC!

Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly and growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the filthy city. When Travis meets pretty campaign worker Betsy (Cybill Shepherd), he becomes obsessed with the idea of saving the world, first plotting to assassinate a presidential candidate, then directing his attentions toward rescuing 12-year-old prostitute Iris (Jodie Foster).

Image credit: Sony

Did you know?

  • Robert De Niro prepared for the role by working as a late night cab driver in New York City.
  • The scene where Travis Bickle is talking to himself in the mirror was completely ad-libbed by Robert De Niro. The screenplay details just said, “Travis looks in the mirror.”
  • Due to a garbage strike, much of the on-screen filth is real.

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