Born on the same day that The Phantom Menace was released into theaters, you can say that Ryan was literally born with a love of fan culture. He graduated summa cum laude from a private college with a degree in Humanities and has a strong passion for writing, whether creatively or analytically.
The Big Picture No one can deny the legendary status Martin Scorsese has achieved, but like most filmmakers, he had to start somewhere small. Perhaps his greatest test as an independent filmmaker was Taxi Driver, a film whose production turned out to be nearly as dystopian as it looked on the big screen. Across nearly five decades, Scorsese has given us many different depictions of New York City, but none have been as grim and jaded as this one.
Release Date February 9, 1976 Director Martin Scorsese Cast Robert De Niro , Jodie Foster , Cybill Shepherd , Harvey Keitel , Leonard Harris , Peter Boyle Runtime 113 Writers Paul Schrader Studio Columbia Pictures Martin Scorsese Took a Big Risk When Taxi Driver was first proposed, the timing could not have been better.
'Taxi Driver's Production Was a Blessing and a Curse Close If you were to ask those knowledgeable about which 1970s classics were infamous for its production chaos, Apocalypse Now would be the obvious answer, but Taxi Driver also deserves a mention. The script took years to adapt for the big screen and by the time the cameras started rolling, not only did some roles have to be recast, but New York itself had become even more dystopian than any writer could have likely imagined.
Martin Scorsese Made New York City Look Perfectly Awful The fact that Taxi Driver looked very real might have been a case of accidental happenstance, but the results largely speak for themselves. More than other films of the era, the low budget and the terrible conditions allow it to feel both authentic and honest in a way Scorsese has rarely been able to capture again.
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