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Taxi Driver

DVD Widescreen 2-disc set More Info 2-disc Limited Edition Close Caption: Yes Region Code: 1 UPC: 043396174047 Catalog #: DL1542514 Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary), French Dolby Digital 5.1, English subtitles, French subtitles, Spanish subtitles	Usually ships in 5-10 days	$17.99 (10% off) List Price: ~~$19.99~~
Blu-ray More Info Close Caption: Yes Region Code: 1 UPC: 043396342101 Catalog #: DB1542515 Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary), French Dolby Digital 5.1, English subtitles, French subtitles, Spanish subtitles	Usually ships in 5-10 days	$22.49 (10% off) List Price: ~~$24.99~~

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Skinopsis

Quite possibly the best movie of the '70s (and in our humble opinion Scorsese's best ever), Taxi Driver is the story of a psychotic cabby who becomes obsessed first with Cybil Shepherd's uptight bitch of a campaign worker and then with Jodie Foster's 12-year-old whore. Sure, he's creepy, but you won't know that he's truly off his rocker until he refuses to fuck the more-than-willing Foster. ("Don't you want make it, mister?") There's not really any nudity to speak of (except some lightning quick flashes when he takes Shepherd to see I Am Curious Yellow), but with a baby whore, a long monologue from Scorsese himself about what a gun would do to his wife's pussy, and one of the bloodiest climaxes in American film history, this masterpiece has enough twisted shit to keep even the most hairily-palmed perv grinning from ear to ear.

-- Rick Stanko

Review

In 1974, New York City was in financial dire straits and on the verge of filing for bankruptcy. Due to a lack of funding, the sanitation department went on strike during the summer of 1975. The hot city streets were filled with stinking garbage, setting the perfect stage for Taxi Driver – widely considered one of the best films of the decade.

Director Martin Scorsese and screenwriter Paul Schrader's gritty study of a lonely urban isolation – for those few who may not have seen it – introduced us to Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro), one of the most recognized antiheroes in cinema history. A well-meaning yet dangerously unstable and easily influenced war veteran, Travis is alternately drawn to and disgusted by the porn theaters, hookers, pimps and drug addicts that frequented 42nd Street and Times Square during the overnight hours. Though originally optimistic about living a life of normalcy and becoming "a person like other people," Travis's intimate view of the city's crime and corruption and icy rejection from Betsy (Cybill Shepherd), his object of amorous infatuation, make him increasingly violent, leading him to believe that he is predetermined to become "God's Lonely Man."

Scorsese employs seductive cinematography by Michael Chapman and a jarring and emotionally resonant score by master-composer Bernard Herrmann (who suffered a heart attack and died mere hours after finishing his recording) to showcase Travis's transformation from relatively mild-mannered cabbie to destruction-bent urban survivalist. De Niro too, in one of his most captivating performances, transforms himself both mentally and physically as Travis begins purchasing guns and training in an effort to assassinate a well-respected politician and save Iris (Jodie Foster), a charismatic 12-year-old prostitute, from a life amidst the "scum." Heavily layered and deeply affective, Taxi Driver gave eager audiences a glimpse into the deteriorating minds of the John Hinckley Jrs and Charles Whitmans of the world, culminating in an abrasive and unforgettable sequence of bloody redemption.

This brand new 2-disc edition is jam-packed with never-before-seen special features. Included are the original screenplay with interactive scene-display options, multiple photo galleries, "The Making of Taxi Driver," along with six separate featurettes, two highly informative audio commentaries by Paul Schrader and film studies Professor Robert Kolker as well as interviews with Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, producer Michael Phillips, Oliver Stone, Roger Corman, and even a few real-life NYC cab drivers who speak about the dangers that their profession presented during the '70s. Just as relevant today as it was upon its original release, Taxi Driver belongs, without doubt, in every serious DVD collector's library. If you have seen it before, see it again. If you have never seen it, what are you waiting for? Yeah, I'm talkin' to you!

-- Robert O'Neill

Product Format Information

DVD Widescreen: $17.99 (2-disc Limited Edition)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 043396174047
Catalog #: DL1542514

Studio : Sony

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , French Dolby Digital 5.1 , English Subtitles , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 1.85
Features:
Audio commentary: Screenwriter Paul Schrader
Audio commentary: Professor Robert Kolker
Multiple photo galleries
Original screenplay
Documentaries: The Making of Taxi Driver
Featurette: "Taxi Driver Stories"
Featurette: Producing Taxi Driver
Featurette: Travis' New York Locations
Featurette: "Influence and Appreciation"
Featurette: Martin Scorsese on Taxi Driver
Featurette: Stroyboard to film, with Scorsese intro
Featurette: Travis' New York: The city past to present
Featurette: "God's Lonely Man" with Schrader and Kolker

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Blu-ray : $22.49

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 043396342101
Catalog #: DB1542515

Studio : Sony

Languages: English 5.1 , French 5.1 , Portuguese 5.1 , Spanish 5.1 , English Subtitles , French Subtitles , Korean Subtitles , Mandarin Subtitles , Portuguese Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles , Thai Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 1.85, Widescreen
Features:
Audio commentary: Original 1986 Commentary with Director Martin Scorsese and Writer Paul Schrader recorded by The Criterion Collection
Interactive Script to Screen
Audio commentary: Feature Length Commentary by Writer Paul Schrader
Audio commentary: Feature Length Commentary by Professor Robert Kolker
Featurette: Martin Scorsese on Taxi Driver
Featurette: God's Lonely Man
Featurette: Producing Taxi Driver
Featurette: Influence and Appreciation: A Martin Scorsese Tribute
Featurette: Taxi Driver Stories
Featurette: Making Taxi Driver
Featurette: Travis' New York
Featurette: Travis' New York Locations
Featurette: Storyboard to Film Comparisons with Martin Scorsese
Photo gallery: Animated Photo Galleries