Bill Hader on Taxi Driver

Bill Hader reacts to Martin Scorsese's 1976 masterpiece Taxi Driver.
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[@krikowiak8546]

i love these bill hader rants about movies

[@mm091540]

Why/ when did he talk so much about movies, though?

[@ThirdEyeScribe]

@@mm091540seriously … I want the source material! They’ve gotta be ripped from a podcast obviously but which one?? 🤔

[@trevordunn3728]

Its entire podcast where Bill talks about taxi driver the podcast is called the rewatchables he also did one about No Country

[@metalbrainmextrememetalent6810]

@@mm091540it’s not a rant. Use words correctly.

[@grizzlywhisker]

Yeah me mentions a lot of little things that I oftentimes have never noticed. That scene with Travis Bickle's hand going over the table never stuck out to me and now I'll never not see it.

[@TTM9691]

That is one of the best things I've ever seen said about "Taxi Driver". Certain people I always love hearing talk about movies and Bill Hader has turned into one of those guys. The stuff he was talking about regarding the bulky equipment: never thought of that. He was pointing out shots I had never noticed. Great.

[@erikfriis5571]

I thought the exact same thing hearing this. He’s incredibly insightful in this clip.

[@hickoryhippie]

One of my favorite scenes is actually the end of this particular video. He's holding the snubnose, and the camera pans with him until it reaches the innocent people in his crosshairs. Powerful and disturbing.

[@johnnygolding8683]

Taxi Driver is loneliness and isolation personified in violence.

[@verynormalhumans4420]

Travis is such an interesting character. He's relatable but almost totally inhuman, he commits a heroic act at the end of the movie, but it's completely self-serving and he only does it after failing to assassinate a politician to get back at his ex.

[@MDK2_Radio]

@@aeoneditingservicehe was committing suicide by mass murder but survived. The pimps were simply someone he could focus on when he was so antisocial in the first place.

[@verynormalhumans4420]

@@aeoneditingservice Travis is all ego though. I can't say what he did was morally wrong, but his reasons for doing it are completely selfish and stem from his need to be this savior character. He failed to be Betsy's savior so he became Iris'. Traumatizing her in the process.

[@theeoddments960]

@@aeoneditingserviceyou’re a mess dude lol

[@NorthWestPvPlolrektnoob]

@@aeoneditingservice Andrew Tates "smartest" fanboy😂😂

[@mrkeogh]

​@verynormalhumans4420 I think the fact the Thank You letter comes from Iris' parents reinforces this idea of a complete disconnect from the reality of what he did.

[@Drforrester31]

Hearing Bill Hader talk about DeNiro's performance made me realize how much that must have influenced him as Barry

[@cynthiamason4069]

Also, the opening credits of Taxi Driver are completely beautiful...the steam, the music.

[@paulzenco6182]

I d watch again Taxi Driver anytime, anywhere.

[@user-er3ri6sc3j]

Would you watch it in mamaland?

[@houstonstudios7072]

This is a great channel. You’re doing good work

[@kazdizzle117]

such good insight on a movie i've seen a billion times man so, hearing this from a brilliant, actor, and producers standpoint is awesome for those looking to gain more knowledge on the little things that make great movies. W vid

[@mgrillo2863]

omg cybill's eyes are like the most perfect thing ever. oh and i love haders takes on classic movies are pretty good too

[@fungiblast]

Yeah, that little zap moment with the rearview mirror at the end as Bickle drives off hint that the movie's over but the story isn't

[@matt8797]

bill fucking rules man

[@davidtrainor9569]

I could listen to Bill Hader talking about movies for hours

[@davidfitzgerald3201]

I already knew the movie was an all-time great, but damn does Bill Hader explain it better than I can.

[@coreykmvy1980]

I hate that I never noticed that manic look at the very end after the dozens of times I’ve seen it but I’m glad Bill pointed that out here. It says so much.

[@clintonorman2859]

Seems like some of Hader's talk was cut out. We jump to him talking about the Scorcese acting scene with no context. What is the source of this audio please?

[@mrwritestuff1]

Are you familiar with Scorsese’s acting scene in the cab? If you were, you’d know why it was cut out. It’s VERY politically incorrect. Lol

[@clintonorman2859]

Jeez, we're all adults here (online)@@mrwritestuff1

[@nworbrelytthefirst]

I saw Taxi Driver at twelve and it became my favorite movie to this day. That said, I had no idea Travis was bad other than the racism. I was a pretty lonely kid and didn’t realize what a realistic psycho acted like. Bill’s analysis is so intelligent.

[@20somethingcimena]

Travis isn't really a psychopath. Psychopaths are generally very charming and socially competent. Travis is not.

[@reallivebluescat]

​​@@20somethingcimenaPsycho, as in psychotic. Not psychopath

[@Toxodos]

@@20somethingcimena that's just not true, in reality the term psychopath is outdated, because it encompasses what we now know is a whole cluster of antisocial personality traits.

[@KClouisville]

@@Toxodos You ever seen "Who'll Stop The Rain"? Reminds me of the dialogue between Nick Nolte and Tuesday Weld in that where her husband's character had told her Nolte's character was a psychopath. Nolte is like: "Do you believe that?" and Weld says: "I believe psychopath is a very imprecise term." Lol.

[@janzbot71]

I’ve seen Taxi Driver at least 20 times over the years. But after some beers, I saw this video and bought it from Xfinity. Essentially, Bill Hader now owes me $12.99.

[@EyeTunz]

Killing a pimp is always heroic.

[@kazdizzle117]

yoo where do you get these clips????

[@joeking6972]

I love listening to funny people talk about movies

[@user-bo1gf7bg8v]

Bill is the greatest comic cinematic mind ever

[@Llllltryytcc]

1:08 I can't believe he mentioned this shot. It's the first thing I think of when I hear Taxi Driver. For no rational reason I can thin of, it ties the entire movie together for me.

[@joanstone6740]

Harvey Keitel should have played Jimmy Hoffa in the Irishman missed opportunity

[@russasher6962]

This is Fuckin Awesome

[@user-er3ri6sc3j]

Paul Schrader the screenwriter drove a cab and got sick talking to a nurse and that was the begining for this movie.

[@djm122270]

...and then, Bill Hader made "Barry".

[@arvinbuenaagua5161]

the Joker is Taxi Driver but if Scorsese missed the point

[@heimdal8]

No, The Joker is a dumbed down version of The King of Comedy (by Scorcese).

[@johnpendarvis7885]

This is one of those films that I saw with a woman I had a relationship with and it gave us both respect for each others' intellect.

[@theeoddments960]

I love discussing films with significant others. Both Your enthusiasm builds up on each other and you can find new little ways to enjoy the movie in a way that you didn’t think of. If a girl can’t do that, she’s not for me.

[@codydagg2259]

Wow, his hand on the glass and it fizzing but looking like its boiling. Phew.

[@sammihaka2056]

During the movie ending, I suspect the weird 4th wall-breaking colour Saturation that bleeds into the movie frame and gives Bickle his jump scare whilst he's driving the cab away, may imply that Bickle has not healed nor regained consciousness from his shooting injuries, and thus maybe hallucinating whilst he's possibly still bleeding out in that brothel hallway.

[@bwolfe9040]

I think he just never changed at all and can’t look at himself in the mirror the way Iris said. His whole arc was a complete circle and he is back to the start but this time even crazier

[@HorySmokes]

More than that. There's a lot to suggest the final scenes are his dying fantasy. Think about it, everything after the shootout seems to work out perfectly - Iris is home safe with her parents, Travis is a hero & Betsy is suddenly interested in him again. At the very least you would expect this dude with a mohawk who just killed a bunch of people might warrant further investigation given that a person matching that description was chased from Palatine's rally earlier that day.

[@Research0digo]

So Keitel dies on the stoop - or up in the apartment? He gets shot twice. ?

[@happinesstan]

I never interpreted Travis as finding a connection with Scorsese's character. i always thought he was another example of how far humanity had sunk. He's always on about freaks being the problem, but then this absolutely straight laced guy starts coming out with that shit. It might be that he kind of validates his decision to respond violently, but I'm sure he is disgusted by him, more than any of the freaks.

[@digitalcoffin666]

nah, he gets him

[@KClouisville]

@@digitalcoffin666 He definitely does. Travis sees his surroundings as a moral cesspool...and here is a guy in the back of the cab who's personal "world" has become tainted by a betrayal by his wife and he's saying he's going to do something about it...."here is a man who stood up" as Travis writes about himself later. It's also no coincidence that the first gun Travis asks Easy Andy about is a 44 magnum......the same caliber gun Scorsese's character says he'll kill his wife with.

[@stevesgrandma5401]

Are these AI? Where do you get these clips?

[@lolshark99b49]

You know Yoda... from Attack of the Clones?

[@dgawd2k]

I think he likes it

[@ejret]

saw taxi driver last week.the movie feels just as relevant today as in 1976.a haunting movie about loneliness and mental disorders and what those things can lead to when society doesnt care.the film score is a bit dated though.

[@adamseidel9780]

Bill Hader needs to direct

[@dominator9059]

not sure if you're being sarcastic but according to IMDB he directed 18 episodes of Barry

[@adamseidel9780]

@@dominator9059 He should get more opportunities to direct other shows, other projects, etc. That's great though.

[@dominator9059]

@@adamseidel9780 Agreed

[@danwroy]

He flinches?

[@tonymontana4284]

Too bad the ending was decolorized to a hue because it was deemed to bloody.

[@docbrown6797]

This and the two Godfather films are the best of the 1970s.

[@123rockfan]

I feel like Taxi Driver would be way more meaningful today if Scorsese didn’t hire a literal child pornographer to work on Gangs of New York

[@lynnturman8157]

I blame Obama

[@SuperWhofan1]

Women hate Scorsese movies, which explains his continued, brutal snubs at the Oscars.

[@tonypalmentera7752]

Joker has so much in common with Taxi Driver, the two main characters.

[@lynnturman8157]

Joker is a pale imitation of Taxi Driver.

[@trucomment]

even if hes a psycho it still is heroic what he did imo his mental state doesnt take away from that human act.

[@rustincohle2135]

The only reason he did it is cuz he failed in his attempt with Palantine and Travis still had that bloodlust so he took it out on the pimps instead.

[@clanofclams2720]

He's not a hero.

[@trucomment]

@@clanofclams2720 doing something heroic doesnt deem you a hero.

[@clanofclams2720]

@@trucomment it wasn't a heroic deed. motive matters.

[@ilikecinema1234]

​@@clanofclams2720 Doesn't matter if it wasn't done with good intentions it still has a very positive outcome. Don't you understand the times we live in? Ends have justified the means for a long time

[@MusicMissionary]

He's kind of a proto-incel character isn't he?

[@sylvaindt]

After reading Tarantinos book, the insight and stories, I realize it’s just a movie about a buffoon. He’s a buffoon haha

[@TheRealNormanBates]

Travis Bickle is The Punisher.

[@yinghanfu9047]

Jee, Bill, I thought you were funny!

[@likearollingstone007]

Back in the ‘70 a character like Travis Bickle was kinda unique. In today’s world there’s a Travis in every other basements in America not talking to anyone in person anymore. Egotistical anti-social generation.

[@Matthew-qu1ql]

Validation is great.

[@zombiegrease72]

It's a film about male depression.

[@illygah]

it's actually about the cure

[@zombiegrease72]

​@John Morgan Um...no it's not. Depression has no cure knucklehead. It's like diabetes. No cure. But it can be "managed" knucklehead. Plus, the sting with him looking at the mirror shows its cyclical nature. He never changes. Knucklehead.

[@masterofallgoons]

​@@Davidzinuhaha- well said

[@user-er3ri6sc3j]

Good point of view.