Syfy was running a bunch of twilight zones and my son wanted to watch so we did. Taxi driver is definitely on my top 3 list of favorite films to watch over and over again. The same dialogue turned up a year later in taxi driver. Encompassing that is the fact that, more than anything else, taxi driver can be recognized as a piece of new york city filmmaking. You shouldnt watch taxi driver if you think travis is cool. When taxi driver screenwriter paul schrader wrote this scene it simply said travis talks to himself in the mirror there was no specific dialog given. It turns out, director martin scorsese, unsure what he should. Iconic movie lines that were completely improvised page. Film has been talkin to us for years orlando sentinel. If you want to see an awesome movie about great cabbies being excellent people, peep jim jarmuschs night on earth.
They befriended each other in 1971, years before taxi driver came out, and he was one of her little acolytes, nicknamed the paulettes. As the cast reunited at the tribeca film festival, matt lauer sat down. The cast of taxi driver reunites to mark a major milestone. Even though he is a side character in this film, he is no doubt the funniest character. Forty years ago, taxi driver was released to critical and popular acclaim and its most famous line, you talkin to me. Then who the hell else are you talkin you talkin to me. 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 media fixated vietnam era. Why is the you talking to me speech from the movie taxi. New york particularly at night is also nervous, tired, fuzzy and dark and similarly is almost impossible to describe. Alienation and gender in taxi driver 1976 the axles. Forty years ago, taxi driver 1976 was released to critical and popular acclaim and its most famous line, you talkin to me. In fact, murrays unscripted comedic phrases led this movie to win an oscar. Taxi driver 1976 taxi driver 1976, martin scorseses searing portrait of loneliness and violence on the mean streets of new york, is an american original. There was no specific dialogue written for this nowiconic scene in taxi driver.
If you want a case of the warm fuzzies, watch its a wonderful life. In 1885, marty mcfly said this line while drawing his gun in front of a mirror in the livery stable, also parodying a scene from taxi driver where travis bickle said the line in. The cast and crew behind the 1976 classic taxi driver reunited at the tribeca film festival to discuss violence, the mohawk and the film s most famous line skip to main content the guardian. Just to get the more superficial reason out of the way first, its possible that those particular words got stuck in our heads and are now. Why is the you talking to me speech from the movie taxi driver so. If you want to see new york city at its finest, check out ghostbusters. Taxi driver 1976 21 adlibs that became classic movie. It really hit me, an image that i was like a taxi driver, floating around in this metal coffin in the city, seemingly in the middle of people but absolutely, totally alone. Taxi driver was martin scorseses fifth feature film but became the one that profoundly elevated the then33yearold director to the top rank of american filmmakers. Is this twilight zone episode the origin of the you. I was looking to meet a pimp because i didnt know what to do about being a pimp, harvey keitel, who plays sport in taxi driver, revealed during the 40th. The surprising truths about martin scorseses taxi driver.
Taxi drivers famous line actually from springsteen. Like crazy, taxi driver, more great improvised movie. Taxi driver cast reunite to mark 40th anniversary of. You talkin to me 10 behindthescenes facts about taxi driver. Paul schrader the screenwriter of taxi driver has said in interviews that pauline kael was a second mother to him. The 32 greatest unscripted movie scenes screen rant. The films screenwriter, paul schrader, later said, its the best thing in the movie, and i didnt write it. Having done some research on scorseses taxi driver, there was more than a brilliant script. Harvey keitel worked with a pimp to prepare for taxi driver.