Taxi driver / 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.
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Edition | Collector's ed. |
| Publication Info | Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2007] |
| Description | 2 videodiscs (approximately 114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Phillips, Michael, 1943- |
| Other author/creator | Phillips, Julia, 1944-2002. |
| Other author/creator | Schrader, Paul, 1946- |
| Other author/creator | Scorsese, Martin. |
| Other author/creator | De Niro, Robert. |
| Other author/creator | Foster, Jodie. |
| Other author/creator | Brooks, Albert, 1947- |
| Other author/creator | Keitel, Harvey. |
| Other author/creator | Boyle, Peter, 1935-2006. |
| Other author/creator | Shepherd, Cybill, 1950- |
| Other author/creator | Chapman, Michael, 1935-2020 |
| Other author/creator | Herrmann, Bernard, 1911-1975. |
| Other author/creator | Kolker, Robert Phillip. |
| Other author/creator | Stone, Oliver. |
| Other author/creator | Corman, Roger, 1926-2024 |
| Other author/creator | Columbia Pictures. |
| Other author/creator | Bill/Phillips (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm) |
| Contents | Disc 1. Feature film -- disc 2. Special features. |
| Abstract | 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. |
| General note | Edition from container. |
| General note | Originally released as a motion picture in 1976. |
| General note | Recorded in Dolby digital 5.1. |
| 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. |
| Credits | Director of photography, Michael Chapman ; editors, Tom Rolf and Melvin Shapiro ; music, Bernard Herrmann. |
| Cast | Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Albert Brooks, Harvey Keitel, Leonard Harris, Peter Boyle, Cybill Shepherd. |
| Audience | MPAA rating: R. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | English or dubbed French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Awards note | Four Academy Award Nominations, including Best Picture. |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| Genre/form | Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.) |
| Genre/form | Films for the hearing impaired. |
| ISBN | 1424840619 |
| ISBN | 9781424840618 |
| UPC | 043396174047 |
| Publisher number | 17404 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Compact DVDs | PN1997 .T38 S363 2007 DVD | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Joyner | Compact DVDs | PN1997 .T38 S363 2007 DVD | ✔ Available | Place Hold |