Summary:
Travis Bickle is an ex-Marine and Vietnam War veteran living in New York City. As he suffers from insomnia, he spends his time working as a cabbie at night, watching porn movies at seedy cinemas during the day, or thinking about how the world, New York in particular, has deteriorated into a cesspool. He's a loner who has strong opinions about what is right and wrong with mankind. For Travis, the one bright spot in New York humanity is Betsy, a worker on the presidential nomination campaign of Senator Charles Palatine. Travis becomes obsessed with Betsy. After an incident with Betsy, Travis believes he has to do whatever he needs to to make the world a better place in his opinion. One of his priorities is to be the savior for Iris, a twelve year old runaway and prostitute who he believes wants out of the profession and under the thumb of her pimp and lover Matthew.
| Runtime: | 113 min |
|---|---|
| Production: | Columbia Pictures Corporation |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Dec 26, 2000 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Martin Scorsese | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Paul Schrader | Written By |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Cybill Shepherd | Betsy |
| Jodie Foster | Iris |
| Robert De Niro | Travis Bickle |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Albert Brooks | Tom |
| Brenda Dickson | Soap Opera Woman |
| Copper Cunningham | Hooker In Cab |
| Diahnne Abbott | Concession Girl |
| Frank Adu | Angry Black Man |
| Garth Avery | Iris' Friend |
| Gino Ardito | Policeman At Rally |
| Harry Cohn | Cabbie In Bellmore |
| Harvey Keitel | Matthew 'Sport' Higgins |
| Leonard Harris | Charles Palantine |
| Peter Boyle | Wizard |
| Victor Argo | Melio |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Julia Phillips | Producer |
| Michael Phillips | Producer |
| Phillip M. Goldfarb | Associate Producer |
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