Taxi driver
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2007].
Edition
Collector's ed.; widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Copies
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Atascadero Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual | Fiction | Checked Out | April 27, 2024 |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Child prostitutes -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Loneliness -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Motion pictures -- United States.
New York (N.Y.) -- Drama.
Taxicab drivers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Violence in men -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Loneliness -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Motion pictures -- United States.
New York (N.Y.) -- Drama.
Taxicab drivers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Violence in men -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Published
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2007].
Format
DVD
Edition
Collector's ed.; widescreen.
Language
English
UPC
043396174047
Notes
General Note
Edition from container.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1976.
General Note
"1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen"--Container.
General Note
Special features: New commentary by writer Paul Schrader; new commentary by Professor Robert Kolker; Martin Scorsese on Taxi driver; producing Taxi driver; God's lonely man: writer Paul Schrader and Prof. Robert Kolker discuss the loneliness themes as seen in the film; influence and appreciation: Robert De Niro, Oliver Stone, Roger Corman and others pay tribute to Scorsese and the film; Taxi driver stories; making of documentary; Travis' New York; Travis' New York locations; storyboard to film comparisons with Martin Scorsese introduction; animated photo galleries; original screenplay.
General Note
"Special features are not rated and may not be subtitled or closed captioned"--Container.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Michael Chapman ; editors, Tom Rolf and Melvin Shapiro ; music, Bernard Herrmann.
Participants/Performers
Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Albert Brooks, Harvey Keitel, Leonard Harris, Peter Boyle, Cybill Shepherd.
Description
A psychotic taxi driver tries to save a child prostitute and becomes infatuated with a political campaigner. He goes on a violent rampage when his dreams don't work out.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R.
System Details
DVD, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1.
Language
English or dubbed French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards
Four Academy Award Nominations, including Best Picture.
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