Taxi Driver

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Taxi Driver is a 1976 American motion picture drama directed by Martin Scorsese. It is widely considered one of the greatest and most controversial films in the history of American cinema and frequently praised for its strong performances and gritty realism. It is often considered a sort of existentialist film, due to both its realism and influences from existential works such as Notes from Underground and Crime and Punishment. Scorsese also demonstrates an appreciation for the French New Wave through use of cinematic devices such as the jump cut. The film also made stars out of both its lead actors, Robert De Niro and Jodie Foster, the latter of whom was only thirteen years old when the movie was released. The famed Bernard Herrmann, who is noted for his work with Alfred Hitchcock (especially Psycho), scored Taxi Driver. The soundtrack was the last one he completed prior to his death, before the film was released. Taxi Driver was dedicated to his memory. Anybody else like this?