‘Taxi Driver’ Cast Reunite To Mark 40th Anniversary Of Iconic Film | TODAY

It’s been 40 years since “You talkin’ to me?” became a catchphrase and “Taxi Driver” became an instant classic. As the cast reunited at the Tribeca Film Festival, Matt Lauer sat down with director Martin Scorsese and stars Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel and Cybill Shepherd. Asked for a quick pitch of the film, Scorsese replies with a single word: “Loneliness.” He also reveals that “You talkin’ to me?” was an improvised line. “It was like a jazz riff,” Scorsese said.
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‘Taxi Driver’ Cast Reunite To Mark 40th Anniversary Of Iconic Film | TODAY

[@zachjohnson637]

There's so much more to the movie than that overused catchphrase...

[@SX1995able]

I don't understand why everyone loves it. It borders on cringworthy

[@ryangunnison38]

I think it's a great quote but I agree it's way over used

[@Deathlygunn]

I think it's supposed to be cringeworthy, one of those things people do when there's no one else around that they think makes them look/sound cool but really is a little humiliating.

[@Kwazkneeack]

Not according to these dum dums

[@drdickphd]

The overuse of it grinds my gears so much

[@flaggerify]

Another important character not in the room is the composer of the music. Long departed, alas.

[@funkadelicbloodshugah548]

The music was my favorite character.

[@vova47]

The great Bernard Hermann. Don't be afraid to say his name.

[@octomonkey1980]

+vova47 it was indeed Bernard Hermann....his final film score and didn't even live to see the finished movie

[@robweiss12]

yeah Bernard Hermann is great. How about Paul Schrader?

[@adamgilbert1901]

Amen, I almost feel like he deserved to be there instead of Cybil Sheppard.

[@RyanInLA]

thank you Matt for making everyone feel awkward with that pointless John Hinckley question. Just when things are going well you never fail to annoy us.

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

RyanInLA glad he’s gone, he ruined it with that question

[@m.e.d.7997]

It needed to be brought up after all this time. Part of the history of the film.

[@m.e.d.7997]

@rudy melgar Of course. Why waste your time on a softball interview? Jodi knew it was coming. After all this time it needed to be asked.

[@hayleydoesthings]

Margaret no...no it didn’t...that could’ve and should’ve stayed in the past. Can you imagine if something like that happened to you? How traumatic that would be?

[@weasley2o13]

@rudy melgar how about a spine though...?

[@MrBlue3rd]

Matt Lauer just got fired today. Seeing this interview now seems all the more disgusting with him asking Jodie Foster about John Hinkley Jr. You can see the whole cast looks equally appalled.

[@MustangRed1967]

MrBlue3rd true

[@tinaloveseddie]

MrBlue3rd 💯💯

[@Greggee100]

equally appalled to say the least

[@waynej2608]

I'm glad that Foster stonewalled him and that De Niro, basically ignored him. 😎👍

[@ieatyourbrain8478]

What's the story here? I'm not following

[@Mr_Chris77]

The scene where Travis is using the payphone and the camera pans over to an empty hallway. Amazing cinematography.

[@evanhughes1510]

Debatable. I think the meaning of it is lost on most people though.

[@jasonsabourin2275]

I like the three different phones, one older, or newer than the next.

[@Fulscript]

@@evanhughes1510 could you tell me the meaning? not debating, I'm actually curious.

[@the90z]

@@Fulscript it’s meant to imply that that the conversation is so pitiful that even the camera has to look away.

[@itseveary5756]

theres a chance that he wasn't even talking to anyone but simply imagining she was ignoring him to give him a good reason and justify his outburst towards her

[@gonzesse1437]

These guys are legends. We are lucky to have them live among us

[@RyanInLA]

+Gonzesse except for Matt Lauer. Not a legend. Not lucky to have.

[@Zabs_Mcgee]

+Gonzesse i don't live with either of these guys!!!

[@gonzesse1437]

RyanInLA lol!!

[@0penpress]

"Among" as in Ahhh nevermind God bless Public school system

[@datahacker1405]

everyone but cybil shepherd

[@dheerajhazarika1836]

Can’t believe Harvey haven’t won an Oscar so far. He has been a part of so many great movies.

[@waynej2608]

Very true.

[@Smudgeroon74]

You gotta see City of Industry if not seen it already... 1 of Keitels very best performances.

[@NormAppleton]

Walken did. Harry Dean never did. Sam Jackson hasn't. We know who is great without the silly statue.

[@LusciousTwinkle]

F those statues.

[@TheChance1991]

Bad Lieutenant is such a powerhouse performance.

[@biglsworth567]

what a disgrace. would've loved to just see the actors talk amongst themselves rather than see Lauer ask questions that any fan of the movie knows the answer too.

[@puplover7991]

Exactly! Any reasonable fan of this knew all the answers to those insipid questions.

[@m.e.d.7997]

Grow a pair you wuss.

[@vvthetalentlessduo6976]

Lol

[@speedking7224]

It's his job what you gonna do about it?

[@vincentknight27]

That question to Jodie Foster about the assassin............ I have no words...... how can you ask such a question...... how can you green-light asking such a question.... she reacted like a pro, which of course she is... but seriously... what were you guys thinking asking that. That really offended me and it is pretty easy to tell that everyone else in the room felt the same way.

[@FirstHillSeattle]

+Vincent Knight Totally agree. It was smarmy.

[@vincentknight27]

DamageIncM I think YOU are not completely healthy if that question didn't make you feel uncomfortable.

[@nonplayerzealot4]

I'm offended for Vincent that you're offended for him being offended at Jode's offense to the question.

[@vincentknight27]

DamageIncM You don't mind your own business, otherwise you'd shut up about this.

[@nonplayerzealot4]

Vincent Knight Vincent, I think you would kick DamageInc's ASS in a fight. I got your back, bro. He was TOTALLY out of line.

[@FemaleDallasTexas]

I love Jodie’s reply to the stalker question. She is a strong woman.

[@Piece-O-Pie]

Seems like she didn't want to talk about it. Or even that she's still not come to terms with that episode in her life.

[@MundiaKamau]

@@Piece-O-Pie Could actually be both. She did however appear resentful about being "blamed" for the attempt on Ronald Reagan's life, and if she was indeed resentful, I don't blame her.

[@skar8009]

3:10 De Niro is like that guy who doesn't want his best friend to bring up some old story in public.

[@2am934]

hahahhahah

[@kamuelalee]

De Niro won't say "the line" because it's been following him around for more than 40 years.

[@KOFSOT]

My favorite scenes of this movie is De Niro driving around in his taxi, showing the lights of the city along with the sweet music playing in the backround...

[@GlennDavey]

You mean the opening titles?

[@siddharthnaagar7028]

No one handles egregious situations with grace like Jodie Foster

[@missdee4927]

Facts. True boss.

[@13letras]

As a typical INTP, Jodie knows how to dodge all bullets and takes nothing personally.

[@terrycraig6386]

​@@13letraswhat is that? INTP? Huh?

[@13letras]

@@terrycraig6386 INTP is Jodie's psychological type: an introspective and reserved person who makes decisions rationally, rarely takes offense, and approaches problems systematically, not personally (among other characteristics) To learn more, search for "INTP MBTI"

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

Cybill Shepherd was absolutely mesmerizing as Betsy ...nobody else could have played her 🎥🎬💕...so much intelligence in her eyes 👀

[@seantripp6028]

They should make a sequel titled - "The Uber driver"...

[@mesharialghamdi3005]

+Sean Tripp ugh

[@GouchuInc]

People like you are destroying the world.

[@lifeandThings]

Or Just: uber

[@ep-oz2uu]

HEY THAT'S PRETTY GOOD

[@notdaredevil1965]

Sean Tripp How about.. Taxi driver x 2 : regeneration and revenge

[@ritwikghosh7743]

For me, the most significant character of this movie was it's music. The music actually turned this film extraordinary ☺☺☺

[@LusciousTwinkle]

Wasn't it amazing??? Oppressive.... unsettling...yet very stylish.

[@frwystr]

it was bernard herrmann’s final score

[@millsykooksy4863]

So true

[@rulala]

I love the jazz in the movie so much, not only the sax, but also the trumpet and drum

[@ratnoinamaew7822]

Unfair how they didn't focus on Harvey's role which he absolutely nailed.

[@Camothor10]

Well he is barely in the movie

[@Brokenface]

​@@Camothor10 his acting Is still great despite his little time on screen

[@bkavanaugh863]

You handled it well Jodie. Love you more than ever now.

[@donmogsleyforever]

Why ask the John Hinkley question at all?

[@littlecasino60]

+Charles Johnson I guess it's really difficult to separate the two. I know with the Linda Blair movie "Born Innocent" they always ask her about the real-life rape that happened after some girls saw that scene in the movie and raped another girl whenever that movie is discussed.

[@donmogsleyforever]

+Lani Moore you're right. It just seemed to detract from the interview.

[@gregwalker1913]

+Charles Johnson Why indeed. And yet, Jodie handled it like a pro.

[@gmawneydawgness]

Right? She was clearly uncomfortable. As soon as Matt said "Hinckley", she said "ok..." As in here we go again with THIS question that I had no participation in the events of a crazy person

[@roshiiseneviratne2219]

+Charles Johnson I can't believe he asked her that. She is very sensitive to that question and has been known to walk out of interviews, when she was asked about it at that time. That has no relevance to the movie.

[@coreycox2345]

Jodi Foster was twelve and had already put forth a brilliant and funny performance in "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore." All of these people are so talented.

[@waynej2608]

And, The Little Girl, Who Lives Down the Lane, with Martin Sheen. 1975.

[@ericmalone3213]

What a great interview this could have been with anyone except Matt Lauer.

[@m.e.d.7997]

Jodie looks beautiful. She seems like a really nice person.

[@bkavanaugh863]

Jodie always acted with class but with a slightly elusive quality.

[@BJ64Th3M0v13f4n]

Harvey Keitel looks amazing for old age.

[@suat365]

Absolutely. And a great actor

[@waynej2608]

@@suat365 Yes, he is. I thought his performance in The Bad Lieutenant, should've got him the Oscar for best actor. The fact that he wasn't even nominated, boggles the mind. Also, great in Clockers, The Piano, Mean Streets, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, etc. Terrific actor, and seems undervalued, somehow. One of my favorites, along with De Niro.

[@deshawnwilliams1149]

Yes he does.. Handsome and ageing like fine wine 😍

[@lukej452]

some people just look good a bit older, he is one of them

[@brianbozo2447]

For deNiro to improvise the unscripted "you talkin' to me" scene show just how much imagination and capacity to occupy a role show just how much talent deNiro had.

[@Mickieshelton]

There is no one like De Niro in history.

[@carver3419]

It was crass and tasteless to bring up John Hinkley.

[@tommyo.7876]

+carver3419 I totally agree. Jodie handled it well.

[@m.e.d.7997]

She knew the question would be asked. You all look foolish bashing Matt Lauer.

[@JG-id5vi]

Margaret How you feel now

[@gmawneydawgness]

Margaret who looks foolish now beeotch?

[@davecassady7468]

W/ a totally classy response from Jodie.

[@GazmoSin1960s]

So great to see them all together 40 years later. What a classic!

[@MundiaKamau]

True.

[@jamesfeldman4234]

I was a freshman at NYU when Taxi Driver was about to be filmed. Cybill Shepard was one of my classmates and we frequently took the same elevator together. Amazingly, even when she looked around the crowded elevator, no one seemed to recognize her, although The Last Picture Show was in release then. I smiled and nodded at Cybill, conveying that I not only recognized her but was impressed with her. She flashed back a dazzling smile at me. Although the thought crossed my mind of asking her if she'd like to have some coffee with me, I wasn't very confident then and, besides, I knew that she was dating Elvis Presley at the time.

[@arnoldschwarzenigga2268]

What a competitor you'd have had , if you had asked her out. :D

[@italianstallion9148]

Fun fact: The scene when Martin Scorsese makes a cameo appearance, they actually had to put blankets under him because he was too short. The young Italian director standing at about 5' ft 4 inches

[@geraldfrank1630]

Greatest film composer ever did the best music score ever while dying of cancer & in great pain. Got a standing ovation by musicians b4 even raising his baton to rehearse. Bernard Herman, the Maestro! Scorsese refused to do film without him & waited 6 mons for Hermann to say yes. RIP Oh Great One 🙏

[@kerrycampbell3924]

Dumb question to Jodie. Matt is a terrible journalist.

[@jjdvideo]

+kerry campbell And he kept pestering Deniro to say "You talking to Me?" Matt doesn't think sometimes.

[@Sochilinda]

+kerry campbell ML is an anchor but by no means is he a journalist.

[@SquidkidMega]

he's also very glib

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

The real truth of this is that Jodie has been ordered to keep her mouth shut on what she knows because the whole story is false. Hinckley was a friend of the Bush family. That's a fact you can look up. The Jodie Foster angle is a cover story.

[@Charleybones]

That's quite an assertion. Provide some specifics. Simply saying that the Hinkley family knew the Reagans doesn't mean anything. The Hinkley's parents were wealthy and the Reagans travelled in wealthy circles. The fact that their mentally disturbed son would try to kill Reagan out of his delusive infatuation with Joie Foster has no direct link to a conspiracy. Anyone can make up a story. I doubt you can provide details...

[@Theomite]

Come on Lauer. Foster doesn't talk about that event for NUMEROUS reasons, and it's probably the reason for her legendary reclusiveness. It's a horrific event that binds her to history, meaning that she can never get away from it. So she wants as much distance as she can get. It was terribly foolish to believe that you could get an answer out of her. I would bet $500 against Oprah getting it out of her.

[@ceevishus4130]

This movie is so important. Every young man needs to see this movie and understand it on all of its levels. You'd be surprised how many men are or become Travis bickle or Tyler Durden.

[@michalbosiuk]

Tyler Durden does not exist

[@Mrhostil95]

@@michalbosiuk Tyler Durden represents the epitomy of masculine idealization. He's what every man would want to be if not restrained by social etiquette and standards. So he's very much real in a metaphorical way.

[@whiskyrebel9715]

5:30 I wish Deniro hit him with, "ya know I think you're out of line saying that"

[@waynej2608]

Lauer- No, I don't think so. De Niro- Yeah, you are. A little bit. Lauer- I'm not trying to be disrespectful to Ms. Foster De Niro- Yes, you are. I think you're disrespecting her, a little bit. Enter, Joe Pesci, weilding a baseball bat. He chases Lauer off camera and back stage. De Niro takes off his jacket and follows Pesci. *Lights dim

[@kevtb874]

DeNiro didn't repeat the line because he's tired of it after 40 years. Come up with some original questions to ask the dude and stop trying to condense one of the greatest films of all time into a throwaway line.

[@burlhorse61]

every interviewer keeps asking him to say that line-so he always expects it

[@Morgan_Au]

Foster 1 Lauer 0

[@jessicawalton4690]

I hope she complained, what a disgusting thing to ask

[@brookehanley3659]

Jodie Foster is a classy person. She looks great here physically and as a person.

[@Mickieshelton]

Everyone just loves her

[@NormAppleton]

Jodie is an amazing person. Matt Lauer is a scuzz

[@vtwillard]

i liked her when she was in all those walt disney movies. Then she jumps to silence of the lamb - nuts what a jump. Loco.

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

Never figured Harvey Keitel would age better than Cybill Shepherd.

[@ericdravennevermore2566]

even de niro, men age like wine

[@waynej2608]

Ah, c'mon. Ok, Cybill isn't as beautiful as she once was. But, she still looks fine to me. I'd take her to see, Suddenly Sweet Susan. 😃

[@catgardener8587]

I am shocked, disgusted and appalled at Matt Laur's gross unprofessionalism in asking Jodie Foster about the actions of a demented man she never met or ever had anything to do with. How utterly disrespectful and low-class. That was a blind-sided low blow. Any respect I might have ever had for Lauer is now where he has shown himself to be: in the gutter.

[@DanAzin]

+Cat Gardener whats so bad about asking how that affected her? maybe you should reply when your period is done

[@missdee4927]

+Cat Gardener I agree that was such a cheap, low class move. He knows she doesn't like to talk about it. He was trying to get a good moment, but that creep should not be getting any attention. It should be about the movie.

[@thealeworld]

+DanAzin haha

[@Fordham1969]

+Cat Gardener Interviewers can often ask overly intrusive questions without any apparent justification but I don't think that's the case here because of the historic significance of the event in question.He didn't ask her to comment on Hinkley per say,just on the impact the event and it's repercussions had on her at the time,in the same way that interviewers would(and did) ask Lennon and Mccartney their opinion of the Manson/Helter Skelter connection.Or in turn,the way I'm sure an interviewer would have no doubt asked Salinger about his thoughts on the Catcher in the Rye/Mark David Chapman connection if they'd had the opportunity. Once Foster made it clear here she didn't want to comment(which is of course understandable)he immediately moved on.But I don't think the question as asked was irrelevant or out of bounds,unless she specified beforehand that she didn't want any questions regarding that.

[@ManUntdForever]

Matt Lauer is a hack. He's an awful journalist.

[@gmawneydawgness]

Matt Lauer HAD to go there with Jodie?! Will she still be asked about Hinckley when she's 105?

[@gmawneydawgness]

+ButtercupsTrueLove right, but how long has Lauer been doing interviews on the Today Show? You'd think he would do his homework

[@gmawneydawgness]

+Brau Caldin not sure what you mean, wouldn't I ask Jodie Foster about it? No, man he was her stalker when she was at Yale, why would I ask her about him?

[@gmawneydawgness]

+Brau Caldin Huh? No, it was inappropriate and Lauer lacked class. Anyone who knows the history knows that she doesn't want to talk about it. Hinckley trespassed on Yale's grounds more than once and somehow got her dorm phone # and repeatedly stalked her. All this before the Reagan shooting. She was only 18 or 19 years old, and she had nothing to do with him. If that happened to me, I wouldn't want to reflect on it.

[@lynnturman8157]

uh...yeah. duh.

[@loveanimals6981]

Well, anyone that asks her about it is wasting their time and their breath. She remains to this day so obscure and tight-lipped about it. I would love for her to REALLY give her feelings about it, but alas, it looks like that'll never happen. Any number of people would've spoken in depth about this had they instead had such an experience. She's a very intelligent person, and a talented actress, but she's always been one to hold back about certain aspects of her life (the Reagan shooting, her sexuality). I can only theorize that she's been this way to preserve and protect her career.

[@robertterry7504]

Most inept interview I've ever seen, no exaggeration. Every question idiotic, bordering on offensive.

[@BackyardPix]

That's kinda fun to watch, though.

[@robertterry7504]

Right. It's partly context. I've seen very incompetent interviews before. But this is a seasoned TV personality with decades of experience with a very rare opportunity to address a cluster of Oscar Winners about a classic and controversial film. So much potential that was not just squandered, but actually turned into something wavering between utterly useless and downright painful.

[@puplover7991]

Agreed. And his blustering faux intensity as he asked each question was nauseating. How has he had this job for so long?

[@m.e.d.7997]

What could he have done better?

[@NextExiter]

The whole interview. That was my point. Take everything he asked, throw it out, and then write down new questions.

[@Linny95]

Another film that reminds me of Taxi Driver is Chunking Express. It also explores the city, uses it as a metaphor, talks about the loneliness, progression of multiculturalism, the 21st century, tradition vs modernity, time and changing culture in the East. Films like these are not made any more lol

[@sibe6096]

Matt talking about the dance scene is very telling of what a sicko he is.

[@Palendrome]

What does he mean by touching? I mean Harvey gave a good answer about the actors perspective, but the scene was NOT touching in any way

[@daisy-zh7gk]

and he rlly cut off THE Harvey Keitel who was giving a more interesting answer than any of his questions were provoking

[@giorgigudiashvili4876]

Came here to see Cybill Shepherd. What an absolute beauty she was.. And geniusly cast.

[@m.e.d.7997]

They called her modelling agency and asked for a "Cybill Shepherd" type and her agent said why not cast the real thing? So yes, she really was cast perfectly. Cybill is mediocre acting wise here IMO, but she fit the bill to a T.

[@robwhitexp]

They're all big time actors, but De Niro is the king of these iconic, memorable characters. Godfather, Goodfellas, Taxi Driver.. Even Meet the Parents

[@tedl7538]

My favorite De Niro film....King of Comedy

[@biggusdickus9000]

De Niro has been in so many masterpieces... Once Upon a Time in America, Mean Streets, Goodfellas, Godfather II, Raging Bull, Casino, King of Comedy, Cape Fear, Taxi Driver, Heat, Deer Hunter...What a living legend

[@skyavalanche]

Taxi Driver: Everlasting Matt Lauer: A fart in the wind

[@ThaqtRamone]

And now, he's really gone like a fart in the wind

[@talhahussain1875]

When Robert de niro told "even tho when you are born in the middle of the city it doesn't mean you cant feel isolated " I felt that !! I have been trying this to explain for a so long time now ,nobody understands it

[@oldatarigamer]

Come on, he couldn't have left Jodi alone on the Hinckley question? Sheesh

[@muchomusiclibre]

The burning question is, was she impressed?

[@TheSololobo]

+muchomusiclibre LFOL.

[@quietdemon8138]

oldatarigamer it was a defining feature of the impact of the film but it did indeed form as part of John's fantasy

[@SpaneenOomlong]

What do I expect from someone from the Today Show? Questions that are (take your pick) inane, attempts at sensationalism, ignorant, ill-informed, foolish trying to sound hip...

[@Rhythmicons]

6:21 "I am not your show pony, Matt Lauer."

[@user-hv3rh3iw6j]

Love it how Deniro and Foster just weren't playing his silly games haha.

[@skyjuke2006]

I'm 55 from Italy 🇮🇹 I remember to have seen this movie when I was teen. I was very impressed by De Niro character and now after many years I plan to rewatch it for the second time and to see what I feel. The music too seems wonderful and the town...wow 😲

[@neiladlington950]

The seventies was the golden decade and although I lived through it I regret I didn't see more movies than I did. But I did watch more movies in that decade than any other and even the ones that were little known or not as well received were often a pretty good movie experience just the same. Cult classics, the beginning of tent pole movies, the full maturation of movie craft, etc. The seventies was that sweet spot where youth meets experience; craft meets inspiration and money met art and movies like Taxi Driver were the result.

[@waynej2608]

Most definitely. The 70s were the best decade for film, period. Sure, there were others, the 40s, the 90s, but the 1970's were the boss. From Mash and The Godfather, thru Dog Day Afternoon and Nashville to The Deer Hunter and Apocalypse Now. It would take too long, to list all of the worthwhile films of that rich decade. The decade of top directors like Scorcese, Altman, Coppola, Ashby, Lumet, Jewison, Nichols et al. Splendid foreign films like Get Carter, Amacord, The Passenger, Swept Away...Last Tango in Paris, etc. Antonioni, Bertolucci, Wertmueller, Felini, Bergman et al. The beginning films of Meryl Streep, Diane Keaton, Sally Field... Woody Allen came into his own, in the 70s. Ok, I could go on, but I think one gets the idea. Fertile ground, wonderful films. The great minds that were brewing in the sixties, started to really percolate. In the 70s, it was fairly standard, for the best acclaimed films, to also be the box office successes. Take a film like Polanski's Chinatown, with Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway, 1974. It was hailed by critics and people flocked to see it. If it were released, in the mid 80s, it would still, most likely be praised, but not sure it would do as well, finacially. A variety of social, political and cultural reasons may be to blame, but bottom line, public tastes shift, no matter the reason. Anyway, glad I came of age in that era. The films, the music, the books, were just really special, back then.

[@BootlegFightVideo]

John Hinckley Jr. is proud you got his name in there Matt. He was everyone's favorite part in the movie.

[@merciless41582]

Its time we give Jodie Foster her flowers. She's up there with Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, and others as far as the greatest actresses of all time.

[@The_once_future_king]

Matt Lauer thought the dance scene was touching, lol of course he would

[@QueenCelebrationLive]

Jodie's outfit in the Taxi Driver is quite modest by today's teenagers standards. Conservative even.

[@bitopantalukdar9721]

Queen Extravaganza Live she wasn't even a teenager

[@klave1920]

Bitopan Talukdar she definitely was

[@punisher00109]

she was 12

[@liamjohnston5099]

@@punisher00109 her character was 12, she was 16

[@SamuelWinters]

She was 12

[@caitlinjoy6332]

I just watched this film for my film class. De Niro should have won the Oscar for this role!

[@bigkozlov]

Harvey is a class act. Was hoping he would would get more thoughtful questions.

[@davideisen143]

The story of the actor in Robert De Niro’s cab while he was researching his character...PRICELESS! 😎

[@soaringvulture]

"My God, is it that hard to get work?" It must have made his blood run cold.

[@waynej2608]

Lmao!! I loved that! So, the young actor, knowing De Niro won an Oscar, for Godfather II, and did Mean Streets, sees him driving a hack. That had to be discouraging to the guy. I wonder if De Niro told him, it was for a new part. 😂😂

[@robertpolanco1973]

Personally, I enjoyed watching "Taxi Driver" because it me so fond of New York City for a very long time. I even have a CD of the movie's soundtrack that I enjoy listening to because it had a jazzy feel to the city.

[@BackyardPix]

Haha, kinda odd, since it sure doesn't paint a pretty picture of NYC.

[@Hardbody94]

Backyard Pix Better NY than now. New York is full of transplants and hipsters right now. Back then it had character. Gentrification sucks.

[@robertpolanco1973]

What's gentrification?

[@waynej2608]

@@Hardbody94 Exactly. NYC had an edge back then, that is woefully missing, now. Well, for the last 20 plus years, I'd say.

[@789armstrong]

one of the greatest films of all time.

[@chocolatcats]

a real character of the film was THE TAXI itself. I worked once with Cybill and she's magnificent

[@biglsworth567]

What a lame interview. Such a waste having all of the lead actors and Scorsese together answering questions with no thought put into them. Cringed on that Jodie question at the end.

[@sinane.y]

How do you make a 40 year anniversary interview for Taxi Driver and not invite Paul Schrader?

[@waynej2608]

Good question.

[@josecarranza7555]

One of the greatest movies of all time, a true flawless masterpiece.

[@mikamee5459]

This movie was forgotten for a long time. I remember going into video stores in the 80s and half of the clerks didnt know what I was talking about.

[@quinnmorgendorffer8435]

Robert DeNiro is a phenomenal actor. He is in 3 if these 40 plus anniversary interviews. He has had incredible career.

[@Kbear-xt9mh]

At 5:38 you can just tell what all of them are thinking by the look on all of their faces, "why would you think it was appropriate to ask her that?!"

[@ChubbyChecker182]

just watched this on the big screen in London, always loved the movie, but wow it's amazing in a cinema, that music !

[@Colddeed]

When he started talking about the important character that's not in the room with them, I was hoping it was going to be about Wizard/Peter Boyle.

[@normlor8109]

I just love this iconic film because I can relate to the time when I was Robert's age and just the beauty of the two girls Jodie and Sybill made this so perfect!

[@siddharthnaagar7028]

Jodie is such a class act

[@excrementcranium]

I don't know what it is but I get such a kick out of hearing Scorsese speak. He seems like such a sweet guy. Forever a legend.

[@Stayler17]

Just watched Taxi Driver yesterday. What an amazing film.

[@jaqmart]

what a classic - great performers - love De Niro's accent.

[@Diskoboy1974]

1975 through 1977 were the most incredible three years in cinematic history.

[@scottjohnson5303]

Robert De Niro always looks like he hates this interview BS. Amazing actor

[@mancavehobbies6213]

Cybill Shepherd.is still stunning today

[@sabritebourski9486]

Thank you for this present it's a pleasure to see again the casting of taxi driver

[@guileniam]

Robert De Niro in "Uber Driver"

[@propjoe1060]

Magnificent film. One of the very best.

[@roseflower9794]

OMG what actors..!!!What director..!!!What a movie!!👊

[@julianp2283]

I went to NYC back in 99 (I'm from Europe) and the first thing I did when I came back to France was watching this movie to feel the city mood again.

[@bailinnumberguy]

Cybill Shepherd played the ultimate icy blonde in that movie.

[@katkal3]

she wasn't all that icy till travis got weird. she actually liked him at first.

[@evanhughes1510]

I heard that DeNiro asked her out during the filming, and she turned him down, and after that he wouldn’t speak to her off set for the rest of the production.

[@michellerose7520]

Notice that the predator blames the victim for the crime... "It was because of this role John Hinckley became obsessed with you."

[@anonb4632]

Foster bodyswerved the Hinckley question.

[@Threesom666]

Extremely Impressive Interview! Thank you Very Much! I am surprised you were able to get all of these mega stars in one room!

[@frlango6082]

Free food afterwards

[@MrEgrisson]

Since then i love Cybil and Jodie !!!

[@professionalkillergk]

Matt Lauer wants to talk about the dance scene...

[@juanaltredo2974]

Herrmann's music is what ties it all together, in musical language he said it all, and he's the most important character who wasnt in the room, more even than new york

[@murplesman]

I watched it for the first time a few weeks ago, and man is it impactful, especially in the lonely, isolated Covid world we now live in.

[@joeyday576]

I would love to hear this group speak with an interviewer who really knows film and would come up with interesting questions instead of pinhead Matt Lauer wasting time trying to get De Niro to repeat a line.

[@joshuaklein8465]

We all know how bad Matt Lauer is a hearing the word "no"

[@giopanagiotakis4430]

Probably my favorite movie AND instruction manual.

[@user-mw8um6mc3v]

The talent lined up here!!! Jeez!

[@mikehalpern384]

Brilliant, one of my top 10 favorite films of all times ! :-)

[@sayakdas4159]

I actually saw this movie in 2018 and for the first time, I was able to distinguish cinematography particularly. The New York City itself became a character.

[@superblue2983]

"Taxi Driver"(1976) Classic!

[@royphillips7435]

My favourite film still , the people in it look the parts and say and act the lines written down for them very well 👍