The Chaotic Production of “Taxi Driver”

Before Patrick Bateman, before Tyler Durden, there was Travis Bickle, an antisocial Vietnam vet whose obsession with washing away the "filth" from the streets of New York City exploded into senseless violence. This is the unlikely story of how an up-and-coming director, a neurotic and isolated screenwriter, and newly-Oscar-winning movie star created one of the most acclaimed yet controversial American films of all time. Fifty years later, the story of the production of "Taxi Driver" is still as incredible as ever. Welcome back to Silver Retention! 00:00 - Introduction 02:07 - Story 10:50 - Development 17:13 - Cast 20:29 - Pre-Production 32:01 - Production 1:08:14 - Post-Production 1:25:00 - Release 1:28:31 - Legacy