Taxi Driver (1976)
| Release Date | 08 February 1976 |
| Budget | $1,000,000 |
| Tagline | On every street in every city, there's a nobody who dreams of being a somebody. |
| Genre | Drama, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | 13 St between 2nd & 3rd Avenues, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby SR, Stereo |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Psychological Drama, Urban Drama |
| Mood | Abandon All Hope |
| Themes | Assassination Plots, Obsessive Quests, Prostitutes, Unrequited Love |
| Tones | Paranoid, Grim, Visceral, Disturbing, Forceful, Menacing, Lurid |
| Tags | Antisocial Behavior, Assassin, Cab Driver, Killing Spree, Mental Illness, Prostitute/prostitution, Urban Problems, Veteran [military] |
Taxi Driver is a 1976 American drama-thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader. The film is set in New York City, soon after the Vietnam War. The film stars Robert De Niro and features Albert Brooks, Harvey Keitel, Leonard Harris, Peter Boyle, Cybill Shepherd, and a young Jodie Foster. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won the Palme d'Or at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival. The American Film Institute ranked Taxi Driver as the 52nd greatest American film ever made on their AFI's 100 Years…100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) list.
Cast and Crew
Leonard Harris
Charles Palantine
Frank Adu
Angry Black Man
Gino Ardito
Policeman at Rally
Garth Avery
Iris' Friend
Copper Cunningham
Hooker in Cab
Harry Fischler
Dispatcher
Nat Grant
Stickup Man
Richard Higgs
Tall Secret Service Man
Victor Magnotta
Secret Service Photographer
Bob Maroff
Mafioso
Norman Matlock
Charlie T
Bill Minkin
Tom's Assistant
Murray Moston
Iris' Timekeeper
Harry Northup
Doughboy
Gene Palma
Street Drummer
Harlan Cary Poe
Campaign Worker
Steven Prince
Andy - Gun Salesman
Peter Savage
The John
Nicholas Shields
Palantine's Aide
Ralph S. Singleton
TV Interviewer
Maria Turner
Angry Hooker
Robin Utt
Campaign Worker
Tommy Ardolino
Boy on Sidewalk
Joseph Bergmann
Movie House Patron
William Donovan
Police Officer
Jean Elliott
Clerk at Sam Goody Store
James Mapes
CIA Agent
Billie Perkins
Friend of Iris
Director
Writer
Producer
Phillip M. Goldfarb
associate producer
Michael Phillips
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Michael Chapman
Editor
Tom Rolf
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Melvin Shapiro
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Casting Director
Juliet Taylor
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Art Director
Charles Rosen
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Set Decorator
Herbert F. Mulligan
Costume Designer
Ruth Morley
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Makeup Department
Irving Buchman
makeup artist
Mona Orr
hairdresser
Production Manager
Phillip M. Goldfarb
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert P. Cohen
dga trainee
William Eustace
second assistant director
Peter R. Scoppa
assistant director
Ralph S. Singleton
second assistant director
Art Department
Leslie Bloom
property master
Dave Goodonoff
assistant property master
David Nichols
visual consultant
Cosmo Sorice
scenic artist
Sound Department
Rick Alexander
sound re-recording mixer
Gordon Davidson
sound effects editor
James Fritch
sound effects editor
Sam Gemette
sound effects editor
David M. Horton
sound effects editor
Les Lazarowitz
sound mixer
Roger Pietschmann
sound recorder
Vern Poore
sound re-recording mixer
Robert Rogow
boom man
Tex Rudloff
sound re-recording supervisor
Frank E. Warner
supervising sound effects editor
Mel Zelniker
adr recordist
Special Effects
Tony Parmelee
special effects
Camera and Electrical Department
Alec Hirschfeld
assistant cameraman
Bill Johnson
assistant cameraman
Richard Quinlan
gaffer
Ed Quinn
grip
Fred Schuler
camera operator
Steve Shapiro
special photography
Robert Ward
key grip
William Ward
best boy
Josh Weiner
still photographer
Ron Zarilla
assistant cameraman
Michael Zingale
camera: second unit
Paul Kimatian
still photographer
Casting Department
Sylvia Fay
atmosphere casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Al Craine
wardrobe
Editorial Department
Marcia Lucas
supervising film editor
George Trirogoff
assistant editor
Billy Weber
assistant editor
Music Department
Shinichi Yamazaki
music editor
Dave Blume
musical director
Dan Wallin
music engineer
Transportation Department
Raymond Hartwick
transportation coordinator
Other Crew
Keith Addis
assistant to producers
Marion Billings
special publicity
Kay Chapin
script supervisor
Pat Dodos
secretary to the producers
Connie Foster
double: Jodie Foster
Amy Holden Jones
assistant to director
Eugene Iemola
production assistant
Howard Newman
publicist
Dan Perri
title design
Noni Rock
production office coordinator
Renate Rupp
secretary to the producers
Chris Soldo
production assistant
Gary Springer
production assistant
Sandra Weintraub
creative consultant
Dan Coplan
location security
Thanks
Loretta Cubberley
special thanks
Richard B. Goodwin
special thanks
Linda Kopcyk
special thanks
Charlie McCarthy
special thanks
Jerry Orange
special thanks
Hank Phillippi
special thanks
Production Company
Columbia Pictures Corporation
BillPhillips
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ItaloJudeo Productions
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Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Films S.A.
Filmayer
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
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Columbia TriStar Home Video
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Columbia TriStar Home Video
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Columbia TriStar
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Criterion Collection, The
LK-TEL
Park Circus
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
Sony Video
Special Effects
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Studios
Miscellaneous
Alhambra
score album released by
Devon/Persky-Bright
production services by
Dick Clark Productions
with special thanks to
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)
this picture made under the jurisdiction of
Sylvia FayLee Genick & Associates Casting
extras casting
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