Taxi driver

Resource Information

The work Taxi driver represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sno-Isle Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Taxi driver

Statement of responsibility

Columbia Pictures presents a Bill/Phillips production of a Martin Scorsese film ; produced by Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips ; written by Paul Schrader ; directed by Martin Scorsese

Contributor

• Columbia Pictures
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Boyle, Peter, 1935-2006
• Brooks, Albert, 1947-
• Chapman, Michael, 1935-2020
• Corman, Roger, 1926-
• De Niro, Robert
• Foster, Jodie
• Herrmann, Bernard, 1911-1975
• Keitel, Harvey
• Kolker, Robert Phillip
• Phillips, Julia, 1944-2002
• Phillips, Michael, 1943-
• Schrader, Paul, 1946-
• Scorsese, Martin
• Shepherd, Cybill, 1950-
• Stone, Oliver
• Bill/Phillips (Firm)

Subject

• Child prostitutes -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Dramatic films
• Feature films
• Loneliness -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Man-woman relationships -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• New York (N.Y.) -- Drama
• Prostitutas -- Nueva York (Estados Unidos) | Nueva York -- Teatro
• Relaciones humanas -- Nueva York (Estados Unidos) | Nueva York -- Teatro
• 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

Genre

• Dramatic films
• Feature films
• Teatro
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Drama

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng

Summary

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

Member of

• qDVD

Awards note

Four Academy Award Nominations, including Best Picture.

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Michael Chapman ; editors, Tom Rolf and Melvin Shapiro ; music, Bernard Herrmann

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R

Language note

English or dubbed French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1995.9.S87

LC item number

T395 2007

PerformerNote

Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Albert Brooks, Harvey Keitel, Leonard Harris, Peter Boyle, Cybill Shepherd

Runtime

114

Technique

live action