Jesus, the raw talent of a young Jodi Foster is just incredible. The ease in front of the camera, the nuance of her performance, the focus of being in character. Just wow.
I saw her in an interview, and she said that Scorsese and Deniro really took her under their wing. She told them that there had to be more than just memorizing lines and being yourself, at which point Scorsese asked her many questions about Iris, detailed questions on everything about her, and Foster said before she realized it, she had enhanced and created Iris on her own. Then, Deniro, during rehearsals and takes, would throw curve balls at her by adlibs which she said enhanced her even more, by forcing her to bring her character to yet another level. The result by the three of them, is pretty brilliant, especially in his scene.
Keep in mind too that by this time, Jodie Foster was already something of a vet in front of the camera. Checking her IMDB credits, she had done a lot of TV and movie work prior to Taxi Driver, and only got better and better.
IanBFootage in actuality she did it because in real life the girl she is seen walking with in the movie did it. The girl she was walking with was a heroin/cocaine addict in real life and the sugar was a way to add an energy kick when she wasn’t using.
Best film of all time. Not the flashiest, the most expensive, or even the most well made, but by far the best. Robert De Niro and all the other actors made this film, it's no wonder this film what was skyrocketed Robert De Niro into household name level fame.
Robert DeNiro took Jodie Foster to this diner many times for breakfast, etc., while they were shooting. They began just by chatting about themselves, then as time went on he started incorporating bits of the dialogue into their visits. Then they would improvise, and go back to the dialogue. It was a very shrewd thing for him to do, working with a child actor who didn't have as strong a technique as he did...and maybe hadn't studied the "make it real" Method he had, as a stage actor in New York.
If I'm not mistaken. Jodie Foster was nominated for an Oscar Best Supporting Actress. She already had skills coming in to this role. Even as a young actress.
I love the way Travis talks to Iris in this clip. The contrast between how they see the world is readily apparent. She's spouting off some childish nonsense about how her pimp could never kill someone because he's a Libra, and that they get along so well because they're both Libras. Travis has better labels for him. "Killer" and "dope-shooter," to be precise. Iris is a child, and she has created a child's fantasy in her mind about the world around her. That's why she has the sunglasses on in this scene, because she's blind. She cannot see the world around her. Travis sees the world for what it is, and he tells it to her straight, no sugar-coating.
The problem is that Travis doesn't realize how to reach her, because of his fundamental inability to connect with other human beings. People who think the movie is about how bad crime is and how we need vigilantes are missing the point. The movie is about *alienation*. Travis is searching for a way to be a human being, to connect to others and to *matter*. He keeps failing miserably though.
***** I don't know about you but I prefer Travis' approach in changing the world compared to that of, say, the U.N. At least his is more realistic, not rooted from some childish fantasy about every skin and color holding hands singing 'Kumaya My Lord', That ain't reality, and Palestine and Israel sure as hell will never be at peace.
Marshall Banana Woah, dude. Take your meds, or a break from the intertubes. Seriously, you're trippin'. It's just UA-cam comments. People talking about moving pictures on computer screens. *Chill the fuck out*. :)
Travis is no vigilante hero for sure, but he at least has a much better understanding than Iris. Travis has put up with all the shit in the world constantly, and is just damn sick of it.
How the hell is Jodie Foster acting THIS damn superbly at 12 years old?! My daughter just turned 12, I can't imagine ANY 12 year olds these days acting in such a mature role with such talent and ease. Surreal.
She was a child actor and was ALWAYS primo with acting. No matter what character she played. She's a natural talent. She always loved school and did very well. The same with college. She had a boatload of friends and people always wanted to be around her. Some people are blessed that way. I don't know much about her personal life but I hope she's happy.
I believe she was 14 when that scene was shot, but she had previous acting experience. I'm convinced that success in feature films depends on two key skills: surviving between shots (troupe politics); and the ability to deliver like a news reporter in a hurricane. If an actor can do that, then the director can get enough takes to put a scene together.
Ya know I keep forgetting that DeNiro was in the godfather BEFORE this. I guess I always just assumed this was his breakout roll but it totally wasn’t.
@@shlokgaur4030 NO just watched a interview with her and she talked about this movie..she started in the biz ate a toddler ..so she was comfortable and familiar with the industry..shed made many movies commercials TV guest spots It was easy for her to be able to she said play this role dispute how young she was
Foster was into skateboarding in her youth. Active kids have a very active metabolism. Sedentary adults do not... Exercise does lower blood sugar levels a lot. That's why people with diabetes are told to exercise regularly....
KronnangDunn You realize that Foster was doing that in the scene because the real-life hooker who the film was consulting with did that. She was trying to be "in character". I doubt she ate like that in reality.
HA!! What about the scene with Travis watching TV while eating a bowl of shredded light bread, with milk, honey and sugar? Or, was the sugar really cocaine? Maybe that's why he didn't appear to be in pain when he got shot later. LOL!! ;)
This is the probably the most heartbreaking scene I remember from any film, because of how unable Travis is to really help Iris, and because of how unable Iris is to even conceive of needing help when she’s in the most despicable and unspeakably evil situation a person can be in.
@@stephanieortiz6900 I could name at least a dozen crimes that are actually "despicable & unspeakably evil" : harvesting organs , sx sadism, torture killing etc etc. Having a young person work In the sx Industry Is from a western perspective ( & my perspective ) completely immoral but In some Asian/african countries perfectly acceptable.
Travis's interactions with Iris in this scene are probably his most human and rational moments in the film. He is a disturbed, isolated guy with some pretty dangerous ideas in his head but he knows right from wrong and his disgust with the world around him makes him want to protect whatever is left of this poor young girl's innocence.
This picture was so very well written and directed. Robert De Niro: SO, SO TALENTED!! Loved him in Goodfellas, too. Amazing in Raging Bull. I think he should be awarded Best Actor Academy Award for almost every role he performed!!! Harvey Keitel such a wonderful, wonderful actor, too! Every performance he delivers shows his beautiful, sensitive interpretation. LOVED him in Thelma And Louise!
+Ted MacDonnell Hi Ted, Thank you for replying! For the life of me I cannot place the "Irishman". Sweet Mohammed Ali: saw him in a restaurant several years ago; I caught his attention, mimicking his commercial saying "I'm so beautiful I get TWO of them!" [wristwatches - Timex commercial, I think.] He was gracious and adorable!... Jan
DeNiro was not present in this scene-he was fully Travis here. His tone, his inflection as he speaks to Jodie is 100% authentic. I feel as though he literally meant every word, fully in-character.
Martin Scorsese should have received Best Director Academy Award for almost every single picture he has directed! What a gifted, creative artist he is! So VERY disapn that he has not, to him and to ME...
+jan wintz Jesus, I don't know why people loved this at that time but now it is simply "unwatchable". Even on fast forward you get bored to death several times. Just because a movie gives you a headache doesn't make it good.
listerreg,you are of course expressing your opinion and that is what this comment section is all about. However, on reflection you are indeed a dolt,as it is a recognised fact this movie is a bona fide classic
This scene really cements that insane or not. Homicidal even, he wasn't a bad person. He knew the difference between right and wrong he just couldn't handle the grind of the day to day he had been dealt in life.
Betsy called him a walking contradiction, because even though he has those crazy eyes he also has a heart of gold just trying to fit in and be recognized.
@@kk-pb3du Another great film. Hint: Main character is Patrick Bateman. Fun fact: 2 years later, a prequel was made about Patrick's younger brother Sean called "The Rules of Attraction"
The film looks like it could have been made in the 90s. It looks pretty modern with the fashion and production, unlike most 70s films which haven't aged well.
As crazy as Travis is he still knows what’s happening with Iris is wrong. This and the scene before with them are the the most he feels human in the film.
Samuel Wallace Jesus is alive forever more. He’s not a “boomer.” But zoomers like you don’t have respect for Christ. Please turn to him the real Jesus.
@@Dorkeydaze they are referring to what he wrote about the girls these days implying like if the girls back then never did that..thats why he he/she said ok boomer
"The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from being a rare and curious phenomenon, peculiar to myself and to a few other solitary men, is the central and inevitable fact of human existence. When we examine the moments, acts, and statements of all kinds of people -- not only the grief and ecstasy of the greatest poets, but also the huge unhappiness of the average soul…we find, I think, that they are all suffering from the same thing. The final cause of their complaint is loneliness." -- Thomas Wolfe, from the essay, God's Lonely Man, privately printed, 1947.
Robert De Niro's acting is superb! Amazing and unforgettable. As a protagonist, he plays the right character that teaches about reasoning and justice. Jodi Foster.... Where did she find her characters? She finds them and understands their shoes, she gives out the same standing ovation as she does today. The characters she plays it is like she is the person itself.
The entire dynamic between Travis and Iris is a textbook example of how the most dysfunctional/troubled adults tend to be the folks who feel the strongest about youngsters having a constructive/wholesome upbringing.
@@webgpu There might be a small modicum of truth to horoscopes, astrology, et al..... Yet for the most part it’s pseudo-intellectual faux-science and humorous BS for fun. Don’t take that stuff so seriously.
@@hectorramos3436 How do you know? I often find that star signs have some truth to them. Doesn't mean I believe all the horoscopes, but I do believe there''s some truth to it.
Apparently Jodie Foster based that action on the "actress" who plays her friend in the movie. She was a real-life prostitute and heroin user who used to sprinkle lots of sugar on her food to quell her drug cravings.
Good for you But dont follow robert deniro political opinion blindly as he is very vocal about it. Robert de niro is one of the best in his field He is alpha
He may be crazy but he has a moral compass. He has little education and is a Vietnam veteran but has a a more pure heart than a lot of more successful scumbags.
+GeneralArmstrong COC To give it a more proper term, he's an anti-hero. I agree with Roger Ebert that in Scorsese's film world, there are no heroes. Jake LaMotta, Rupert Pupkin, Sam Bowden, "Ace" Rothstein, Henry Hill. None of those guys are heroes.
@@emilfrederiksen.1622She was 12 when they filmed the movie. She was turning 14 when it was released. She mentions this in an old interview with Johnnie Carson. He asks her how old she was in Taxi Driver and she says she was 12 when they filmed it. She's 15 in the interview... Sort of like how Silence of the Lambs was released in 1991 but the production started filming in 1989.
@@Mr.Tin_88You were probably correct the first time...she was actually 12 when she filmed Taxi Driver and the film was released right around the time that she was turning 14...approximately a year and a half later or so.
It's interesting that you can see Travis' shoulder when the camera is filming Iris, but you can only see Travis himself when the camera is filming him. And I don't think it's a coincidence because the setting is the same when Travis is having coffee with Betsy. Feel like Travis is the one that is isolated from the society.
I think she is my favorite child actress. I loved her in little girl down the lane and this movie seems good too.. She’s hilarious in a subtle serious way.. love Jodie ❤😅
Jesus, the raw talent of a young Jodi Foster is just incredible. The ease in front of the camera, the nuance of her performance, the focus of being in character. Just wow.
Looks like she is not amateur especially in front of DeNiro
you mean like being real human being? yes this is rare in hollywood in there days...
I saw her in an interview, and she said that Scorsese and Deniro really took her under their wing. She told them that there had to be more than just memorizing lines and being yourself, at which point Scorsese asked her many questions about Iris, detailed questions on everything about her, and Foster said before she realized it, she had enhanced and created Iris on her own. Then, Deniro, during rehearsals and takes, would throw curve balls at her by adlibs which she said enhanced her even more, by forcing her to bring her character to yet another level. The result by the three of them, is pretty brilliant, especially in his scene.
She was a child prodigy so that's one reason as well
Keep in mind too that by this time, Jodie Foster was already something of a vet in front of the camera. Checking her IMDB credits, she had done a lot of TV and movie work prior to Taxi Driver, and only got better and better.
Sugar over jelly. I love that little detail... it shows that she's still a kid at heart.
@rgtrooper13 What?
@@MultiScarface7 Ignore the pedo remark, it's trying to get a reaction.
more like she's a heavy junkie - they crave sugar
IanBFootage in actuality she did it because in real life the girl she is seen walking with in the movie did it. The girl she was walking with was a heroin/cocaine addict in real life and the sugar was a way to add an energy kick when she wasn’t using.
Best film of all time. Not the flashiest, the most expensive, or even the most well made, but by far the best. Robert De Niro and all the other actors made this film, it's no wonder this film what was skyrocketed Robert De Niro into household name level fame.
The best acting in a movie. No drama or crying. Just a natural, realistic conversation.
INDEED
Then i guess everyone is a great actor lol
haruxy
One of the greatest movies ever.
And one of the greatest performances ever by De Niro ...
I guess the scene didn't require crying
This conversation has no purpose dave.
She is so raw and real. undeniable acting ability.
Still😳
Robert DeNiro took Jodie Foster to this diner many times for breakfast, etc., while they were shooting. They began just by chatting about themselves, then as time went on he started incorporating bits of the dialogue into their visits. Then they would improvise, and go back to the dialogue. It was a very shrewd thing for him to do, working with a child actor who didn't have as strong a technique as he did...and maybe hadn't studied the "make it real" Method he had, as a stage actor in New York.
+Nurse Grace Spielberg does stuff like that when working with child actors as well.
Irony is that Jodie Foster had more film/tv experience that Robert DeNiro
Nurse Grace Shed been acting longer than him at this time
Shes been infront of cameras since a toddler
And a child actor..
Maybe she taught.him?
Nurse Grace woooow
If I'm not mistaken. Jodie Foster was nominated for an Oscar Best Supporting Actress. She already had skills coming in to this role. Even as a young actress.
I love the way Travis talks to Iris in this clip. The contrast between how they see the world is readily apparent. She's spouting off some childish nonsense about how her pimp could never kill someone because he's a Libra, and that they get along so well because they're both Libras. Travis has better labels for him. "Killer" and "dope-shooter," to be precise. Iris is a child, and she has created a child's fantasy in her mind about the world around her. That's why she has the sunglasses on in this scene, because she's blind. She cannot see the world around her. Travis sees the world for what it is, and he tells it to her straight, no sugar-coating.
The problem is that Travis doesn't realize how to reach her, because of his fundamental inability to connect with other human beings. People who think the movie is about how bad crime is and how we need vigilantes are missing the point. The movie is about *alienation*. Travis is searching for a way to be a human being, to connect to others and to *matter*. He keeps failing miserably though.
nfinn42 Well said friendo.
***** I don't know about you but I prefer Travis' approach in changing the world compared to that of, say, the U.N. At least his is more realistic, not rooted from some childish fantasy about every skin and color holding hands singing 'Kumaya My Lord', That ain't reality, and Palestine and Israel sure as hell will never be at peace.
Marshall Banana Woah, dude. Take your meds, or a break from the intertubes. Seriously, you're trippin'.
It's just UA-cam comments. People talking about moving pictures on computer screens. *Chill the fuck out*. :)
Travis is no vigilante hero for sure, but he at least has a much better understanding than Iris. Travis has put up with all the shit in the world constantly, and is just damn sick of it.
It’s crazy how he talks to Iris so casually in this scene, but when he goes to save her he acts like a deranged psychopath
Walking contradiction
I wonder how she carries that. Does she remember him as a psycho or a hero?
@@johnhein2539 What really drove her to run away in the first place? We just don't know.
upworld1 She left because she realized the truth
@@frankiegee6135 What truth?
How the hell is Jodie Foster acting THIS damn superbly at 12 years old?! My daughter just turned 12, I can't imagine ANY 12 year olds these days acting in such a mature role with such talent and ease. Surreal.
She was a child actor and was ALWAYS primo with acting. No matter what character she played. She's a natural talent. She always loved school and did very well. The same with college. She had a boatload of friends and people always wanted to be around her. Some people are blessed that way. I don't know much about her personal life but I hope she's happy.
I believe she was 14 when that scene was shot, but she had previous acting experience. I'm convinced that success in feature films depends on two key skills: surviving between shots (troupe politics); and the ability to deliver like a news reporter in a hurricane. If an actor can do that, then the director can get enough takes to put a scene together.
@@crimony3054 The movie was filmed in the summer of 1975. She was born in November 1962. She was 12.
@@Starkardur
She born 1960 Sherlock
@@dredenny6654 Jodie Foster was born in 1962 - Please show me the receipts please.
Jodi Foster what a natural
she was 12 you freak
how do you know hes talking about her acting.
you freak
you seem upset.
weirdo
Re nato someone has mommy issues lmao!
Re nato youre creepily obsessed. Weirdo. You should seek professional help. Its sad tbh. Lmao
This was 41 years ago. Feel old yet
Goodness me I never thought of that😳
Only all the time
I’m 18 so I don’t
Something made me feel kinda young again for once. I wasn't born, I'm 37.
What ????
The most touching scene in Taxi Driver. They are like father & daughter. 😊
Except the subtext is that Travis actually wanted to fuck her.
wut Akron? Dont blabber shit
I guess you were too dumb to notice it.
he didnt want to fuck her ffs. Jesus, how u come up with that?
Akron162 Funny that you say that because in the hotel scene, Travis literally rejects her attempts at a blowjob 3 different times.
One scene: two future Oscar winners.
DeNiro was already a past winner. He won Best Supporting Actor for Godfather Part 2 in 1974.
Ya know I keep forgetting that DeNiro was in the godfather BEFORE this. I guess I always just assumed this was his breakout roll but it totally wasn’t.
*role
@@gemeu1129 yeah he seems skinnier here, in godfather he looked better, probably the classy style
Amazing, really.
I know Foster was a prodigious kid but still she was only 12, that's just way beyond unreal, and extraordinary
siddharth nagar older played a 12 year old
@@shlokgaur4030 NO just watched a interview with her and she talked about this movie..she started in the biz ate a toddler ..so she was comfortable and familiar with the industry..shed made many movies commercials TV guest spots It was easy for her to be able to she said play this role dispute how young she was
Sources? Sorry but the imdb and interviews all list her as being 12 going on 13 during filming and I’m curious where you got that number.
@@shlokgaur4030 she was 12 jackass check out the fact
@@shlokgaur4030 *facepalm*
This acting performance from a 11-12 year old is better then most adult actors, Jodie Foster should be considered a wunderkind for acting.
Alex Block
Fun fact: Jodie Foster was a Disney kid. So was Kurt Russell.
Jodie IS considered an acting wunderkind.
She is a real life prodigy
Foster's IQ: 132
i dont think she was 12 she looks at least 14
Sugar on top of jelly, want some diabetes with that?
Foster was into skateboarding in her youth. Active kids have a very active metabolism. Sedentary adults do not...
Exercise does lower blood sugar levels a lot. That's why people with diabetes are told to exercise regularly....
KronnangDunn You realize that Foster was doing that in the scene because the real-life hooker who the film was consulting with did that. She was trying to be "in character". I doubt she ate like that in reality.
HA!! What about the scene with Travis watching TV while eating a bowl of shredded light bread, with milk, honey and sugar? Or, was the sugar really cocaine? Maybe that's why he didn't appear to be in pain when he got shot later. LOL!! ;)
Greg Woodie Really.I thought he poured Bourbon or whiskey on it after the sugar?
johnstearne68 Actually, I did some checking on that and I think you're right.
This is the probably the most heartbreaking scene I remember from any film, because of how unable Travis is to really help Iris, and because of how unable Iris is to even conceive of needing help when she’s in the most despicable and unspeakably evil situation a person can be in.
she's brainwashed by the low class of society.
"Despicable & unspeakably evil" ?
You really haven't seen anything ....
I mean she's a child being trafficked, how is that NOT evil? You don't have to come from the darkest ways of life to call child trafficking evil....
@@stephanieortiz6900 I could name at least a dozen crimes that are actually "despicable & unspeakably evil" : harvesting organs , sx sadism, torture killing etc etc. Having a young person work In the sx Industry Is from a western perspective ( & my perspective ) completely immoral but In some Asian/african countries perfectly acceptable.
@@lionheart4552 a drugged 12 year old as a prostitute isn't evil? Buddy I don't care if you went to Vietnam, evil is evil
Travis's interactions with Iris in this scene are probably his most human and rational moments in the film. He is a disturbed, isolated guy with some pretty dangerous ideas in his head but he knows right from wrong and his disgust with the world around him makes him want to protect whatever is left of this poor young girl's innocence.
Jodie Foster was only 12 here wow
Wow, and she sounds so adult compared to "12" year olds nowadays, these kids are like 7-8 year olds still drowning in their phones.
The character was 12. In reality she was about 16
@@liamjohnston5099 no, she really was 12.
14*
Jodi was 13 when she was in this film.
Jodie deserved an academy award for this
She was nominated I think.
@@AnnaLVajda i know but winning would had made even better
She was better in ‘Silence of the Lambs’.
@@m.e.d.7997 she was a grown woman then, the point is that she was 12 here and was that good
@@TanWam Fair enough
This picture was so very well written and directed. Robert De Niro: SO, SO TALENTED!! Loved him in Goodfellas, too. Amazing in Raging Bull. I think he should be awarded Best Actor Academy Award for almost every role he performed!!!
Harvey Keitel such a wonderful, wonderful actor, too! Every performance he delivers shows his beautiful, sensitive interpretation. LOVED him in Thelma And Louise!
Agreed. This film should've won Best Actor, Director, Screenplay and Best Picture. Such an amazing film.
Every performance until after midnight run... After that it's been a downward spiral for Bobby, hoping he can bring it back with the Irish man
+Ted MacDonnell
Hi Ted,
Thank you for replying! For the life of me I cannot place the "Irishman".
Sweet Mohammed Ali: saw him in a restaurant several years ago; I caught his attention, mimicking his commercial saying "I'm so beautiful I get TWO of them!" [wristwatches - Timex commercial, I think.] He was gracious and adorable!...
Jan
Really assholes remember cape fear, awakenings, goodfellas, a bronx tale and heat. Fuckers dont know anything. Just spitting shit out of their mouths.
aman gajraj arent they all before midnight run? correct me if im wrong
DeNiro was not present in this scene-he was fully Travis here. His tone, his inflection as he speaks to Jodie is 100% authentic. I feel as though he literally meant every word, fully in-character.
It really pisses me off knowing that there are people like that in real life :(
Yes... adding sugar to jelly, there are strange persons in this world.
Martin Scorsese should have received Best Director Academy Award for almost every single picture he has directed! What a gifted, creative artist he is! So VERY disapn that he has not, to him and to ME...
And let us not forget the incomparable Bernard Hermann for his score, too!!
+jan wintz Jesus, I don't know why people loved this at that time but now it is simply "unwatchable". Even on fast forward you get bored to death several times. Just because a movie gives you a headache doesn't make it good.
listerreg,you are of course expressing your opinion and that is what this comment section is all about. However, on reflection you are indeed a dolt,as it is a recognised fact this movie is a bona fide classic
You should get Joe Pesci to whack the Academy then!
@@wandaborowy9400 overrated? He's the GREATEST of all time when it comes to his movies/genre
This scene really cements that insane or not. Homicidal even, he wasn't a bad person. He knew the difference between right and wrong he just couldn't handle the grind of the day to day he had been dealt in life.
Betsy called him a walking contradiction, because even though he has those crazy eyes he also has a heart of gold just trying to fit in and be recognized.
"I'm square? *You're* the one that's square man."
How do you do fellow kids
I mean, ten years later (1986) it really was 'Hip To Be Square'.
@@christosstamato527 14 years later “You listen to Huey Lewis and the news?”
what does that mean?
@@kk-pb3du Another great film. Hint: Main character is Patrick Bateman.
Fun fact: 2 years later, a prequel was made about Patrick's younger brother Sean called "The Rules of Attraction"
The film looks like it could have been made in the 90s. It looks pretty modern with the fashion and production, unlike most 70s films which haven't aged well.
Travis feels very reminiscent of the columbine shooters.
Apocalypse aged pretty well looks like a 2009 movie
JAWS is a classic. Many 70s films are. This looks very 70s. So what?
As crazy as Travis is he still knows what’s happening with Iris is wrong. This and the scene before with them are the the most he feels human in the film.
He begins dropping “man” like a Beat after being accused of being square.
Jodie Foster and Robert De Niro were amazing in this film. They had great on screen chemistry in this film.
@@rustincohle2135 she was 12 you creep. Even now that she isn't, shipping real people is wrong.
What Travis says is true. A lot girls nowadays need to here that, whether they're walking the streets or in school.
No, don't let them hear that please. It affects my business.
ok boomer
고추빈
He’s telling the truth degeneracy ought to be shamed.
Samuel Wallace
Jesus is alive forever more. He’s not a “boomer.” But zoomers like you don’t have respect for Christ. Please turn to him the real Jesus.
@@Dorkeydaze they are referring to what he wrote about the girls these days implying like if the girls back then never did that..thats why he he/she said ok boomer
that look on her face as she's being told off is incredible... how could somebody so young know how to harness such genuine shame?
Well selling your body is shamefull.
@@mattgrele6318 to who?
@@calmnow9474 to any decent person
@@mattgrele6318 Feel ashamed then
There's no way this is not the greatest film ever made.
The genius of Jodie Foster is inexplicable
"The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from being a rare and curious phenomenon, peculiar to myself and to a few other solitary men, is the central and inevitable fact of human existence. When we examine the moments, acts, and statements of all kinds of people -- not only the grief and ecstasy of the greatest poets, but also the huge unhappiness of the average soul…we find, I think, that they are all suffering from the same thing. The final cause of their complaint is loneliness."
-- Thomas Wolfe, from the essay, God's Lonely Man, privately printed, 1947.
I love how Travis Bickle says Square :) 0:29 "Hey! I'm not square, you're the one that's square!"
today we would just say ''no u''
Squh
Travis is the man !!! Fair play for looking after poor iris
great scene, Travis may have lost his mind but this scene still grounded his character as a human. which actually makes the story more terrifying
Robert De Niro's acting is superb! Amazing and unforgettable. As a protagonist, he plays the right character that teaches about reasoning and justice.
Jodi Foster.... Where did she find her characters? She finds them and understands their shoes, she gives out the same standing ovation as she does today. The characters she plays it is like she is the person itself.
I gotta admit, that was the greatest comeback ever from Travis
One of the best scenes I've seen in a film, I know it off by heart
Scorcese is a fkin legend. Predicted this 1:14 in 1976
Hippies were saying this star sign bullshit all the time in the 60s, Scorsese was criticising hippie culture in this scene
Jodie foster was here VERY YOUNG , VERY SWEET and VERY BEAUTIFUL ! She was in her first STEPS in here HOLLYWOOD CAREER and she got it !
The entire dynamic between Travis and Iris is a textbook example of how the most dysfunctional/troubled adults tend to be the folks who feel the strongest about youngsters having a constructive/wholesome upbringing.
It is Terrible but also beautiful.
Amazing acting. One of Deniro’s best performances.
Those glasses.
+awksya f. #want
Finally someone 🙌
Yeah I like them
@@downfromthereeefters the fashion from the 70s my friend
One of The greatest acting performance of Bob's career
Suat 36
One of the greatest performances by an actor ever!
One of the best Robert De Niro films ever made. Plus Jodie Foster was so good already in it. Love it love it love it
What makes you so high and mighty! They both gave great performances!
Jodi was so good at acting even as a kid🤌🏻
Jodie Foster and Cybil Shepherd were just beautiful back in the 1970's!
Doing some research on Jimmy Hoffa here!
Well, Frank Vincent, R.I.P.
@@rustincohle2135 she was a child you creep.
"Don't you ever try looking at your eyeballs in the mirror" Genius writing
It’s crazy to me that she did both this and Freaky Friday in the same year. Such monumentally different roles in such monumentally different films.
In some situations he was crazy. In others he was remarkably sane.
Incredible acting !
Dense teenage girls believing in horoscopes since 1976
didn't you know zodiac signs are able to describe a person? you're still a kid, when you grow up you'll learn.
Bruh Imagine letting some dying stars dictate your personality and how you act. Sounds pretty damn sad and pathetic.
@@webgpu dude nobody agrees with you lmao
@@webgpu
There might be a small modicum of truth to horoscopes, astrology, et al.....
Yet for the most part it’s pseudo-intellectual faux-science and humorous BS for fun. Don’t take that stuff so seriously.
@@hectorramos3436 How do you know? I often find that star signs have some truth to them. Doesn't mean I believe all the horoscopes, but I do believe there''s some truth to it.
I appreciate that despite the fact Travis is not mentally stable he still had standards and tries to help Iris in her situation.
Travis sharing a laugh with her goes to show how he was actually a nice funny guy at heart... he just had no one
I've always loved her green glasses.... I just like 70s fashion!
Sugar on that jam or jelly? Sheesh!
Apparently Jodie Foster based that action on the "actress" who plays her friend in the movie. She was a real-life prostitute and heroin user who used to sprinkle lots of sugar on her food to quell her drug cravings.
Genius acting writing. Of course directing
I always thought Jodie would have been a great Peppermint Patty, but that ship has sailed 😁😁
@@rustincohle2135 uhh, bro?
@@rustincohle2135
Roses are red,
violets are blue,
I have a 44 magnum,
and it's aiming at you
@@rustincohle2135 bro, she was 12 years old in this scene...
Robert de niro so kind and generous
This is an epic scene in the history of world cinema , one of my favourite scenes from the movie ..
Girl: He's a libera
Bickle: He's a what!
*thinks to himself, "here we go with that astrology bullshit."
LilMOMMAson Libra*
u call that being hip?...what world u from?.....lmao
What great delivery man. What great delivery
She's so cute
This conversation sounds like a meeting after years between younger sibling and older sibling. Great movie.
From Disney's movies right into this masterpiece of cinematography that was a huge leap for Jodie
Here Robert de Niro became my crush even though he is much older than me, but I like him both as an actor and as a man.😍
Good for you
But dont follow robert deniro political opinion blindly as he is very vocal about it.
Robert de niro is one of the best in his field
He is alpha
I am amazed at the video quality of a movie in 1976.
And here we have John Hinckley's inspiration.
Foster's performance - so charming - effortless. Just incredible.
He may be crazy but he has a moral compass. He has little education and is a Vietnam veteran but has a a more pure heart than a lot of more successful scumbags.
They don't make movie like this no mo.
Jodie Foster was unbelievable here.
my opinion De Niro's best acting is in this movie.
I didn't know Elton John was in this movie
Great movie! I'm a fan of Jodie Foster and Robert De Niro! Jodie is beautiful !
I always think that Taxi Driver is like The Catcher in the Rye.
Jodie Foster was born to act. So easy in front of the camera. Natural.
Why is Travis on the AFI villain's list???? he doesn't seem like a bad guy
He's a hero, actually.
+GeneralArmstrong COC To give it a more proper term, he's an anti-hero. I agree with Roger Ebert that in Scorsese's film world, there are no heroes. Jake LaMotta, Rupert Pupkin, Sam Bowden, "Ace" Rothstein, Henry Hill. None of those guys are heroes.
+vegeta solo Anti hero.
+Vegeta solo He's deranged. He just happened to be in a situation where the violence was inflicted on the "bad guys".
He was not a "liberal"...
Don't you miss those days of great movies. Lucky we can still watch them
One of the threats that Scorsese got was “if she wins the Oscar for what you made her do, you will pay for it with your life”.
Jodie Foster eres hermosa , ayer, hoy y siempre.
I just love that face when iris says 'women's lib'
Foster is amazing. Great scene.
What a genius actor. Robert De Niro's also pretty good.
One of my favorite movie of all time ❤️
Jodie Foster showed her incredible talent here with only 14 years old.
It reminds me to Natalie Portman in "León: The Professional" with 13 years old.
Wasnt she 14 in 1976?
@@emilfrederiksen.1622 Yeah sorry, she was 14 on this movie (she was born in '62).
@@emilfrederiksen.1622She was 12 when they filmed the movie. She was turning 14 when it was released. She mentions this in an old interview with Johnnie Carson. He asks her how old she was in Taxi Driver and she says she was 12 when they filmed it. She's 15 in the interview... Sort of like how Silence of the Lambs was released in 1991 but the production started filming in 1989.
@@Mr.Tin_88You were probably correct the first time...she was actually 12 when she filmed Taxi Driver and the film was released right around the time that she was turning 14...approximately a year and a half later or so.
She is so adorable outside
You cant believe what made her inside💔
It's interesting that you can see Travis' shoulder when the camera is filming Iris, but you can only see Travis himself when the camera is filming him. And I don't think it's a coincidence because the setting is the same when Travis is having coffee with Betsy. Feel like Travis is the one that is isolated from the society.
bloody hell these two are so good that they made outstanding reputation up to these days
Jodie Foster was perfect for this part.
Such a great actress!
Her harrowing performance in 'The Accused' was great acting.
Jodie is such a wonderful french speaker
Hard to believe Jodie Foster was only 12. She looks about 18
FBI open up!!!
she does not look 18
Looks 15 at most
no she doesn’t weirdo
So between 74-78 Bob did godfather ii, taxi driver, and deerhunter
He's rockin that terrible hair cut.
He is De Niro afterall, the coolest guy who evr lived on the planet. Best actor too without a doubt.
Looks like Sid from Toy Story
All these iris people places and things ❤❤❤
I still can’t believe Jodie Foster was 12 during the filming of this movie
I think she is my favorite child actress. I loved her in little girl down the lane and this movie seems good too.. She’s hilarious in a subtle serious way.. love Jodie ❤😅