In 1976 he appeared in his first mainstream film role, in Martin Scorsese's landmark Taxi Driver ; Scorsese allowed Brooks to improvise much of his dialogue.

In an interview, Brooks mentioned a conversation he'd had with Taxi Driver screenwriter Paul Schrader, in which Schrader said that Brooks's character was the only one in the movie that he could not " understand " – a remark that Brooks found amusing, as the movie's antihero was a psychotic loner.

After becoming New York's de facto Red Light District in the 1960s and 1970s ( as can be seen in the films Taxi Driver and Midnight Cowboy ), since the late 1980s Times Square has emerged as a family tourist center, in effect being Disneyfied following the company's purchase and renovation of the New Amsterdam Theatre on 42nd Street in 1993.

Martin Scorsese directed Taxi Driver ( 1976 ), Mean Streets ( 1973 ), and musical drama New York, New York ( 1977 ).

Scorsese is hailed as one of the most significant and influential filmmakers of all time, directing landmark films such as Mean Streets ( 1973 ), Taxi Driver ( 1976 ), Raging Bull ( 1980 ), and Goodfellas ( 1990 ) – all of which he collaborated on with actor and close friend Robert De Niro.

In the 2002 Sight & Sound directors ' poll, Tarantino revealed his top 12 films: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ; Rio Bravo ; Taxi Driver ; His Girl Friday ; Rolling Thunder ; They All Laughed ; The Great Escape ; Carrie ; Coffy ; Dazed and Confused ; Five Fingers of Death ; and Hi Diddle Diddle.

The American Film Institute ranked Taxi Driver as the 52nd greatest American film on their AFI's 100 Years … 100 Movies ( 10th Anniversary Edition ) list.

Shot during a New York summer heat wave and garbage strike, Taxi Driver came into conflict with the MPAA for its violence ( Scorsese desaturated the color in the final shoot-out and got an R ).

Track 12, " Diary of a Taxi Driver ", features Herrmann's music with Robert De Niro's voiceover taken direct from the soundtrack.

# Diary of a Taxi Driver

# Theme from Taxi Driver

# Theme from Taxi Driver ( reprise )

Taxi Driver formed part of the delusional fantasy of John Hinckley, Jr. which triggered his attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan in 1981, an act for which he was found not guilty by reason of insanity.

James Berardinelli, in his review of the film, argues against the dream or fantasy interpretation, stating :" Scorsese and writer Paul Schrader append the perfect conclusion to Taxi Driver.

Filmed on a budget of $ 1. 3 million, Taxi Driver was a financial success earning $ 28, 262, 574 in the United States, making it the 17th-highest-grossing film of 1976.

Roger Ebert instantly praised it as one of the greatest films he ’ d ever seen, claiming: " Taxi Driver " is a hell, from the opening shot of a cab emerging from stygian clouds of steam to the climactic killing scene in which the camera finally looks straight down.

Taxi Driver placed first above films such as Il Gattopardo, Viridiana, Blowup, The Conversation, Apocalypse Now, La Dolce Vita and Pulp Fiction.

Taxi Driver, American Gigolo, Light Sleeper, and The Walker make up a series referred to variously as the " Man in a Room " or " Night Worker " movies.

It contained special features such as behind-the-scenes and several trailers including one, for Taxi Driver.

At the Berlinale 2010, De Niro, Scorsese, and Lars von Trier announced plans to work on a remake of Taxi Driver.

In December 2011, Martin Scorsese was interviewed about combining his passion for 3D as a new medium with the legacy of older films, and said that if he could go back in time he would " shoot Taxi Driver in 3D.

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In comedy, several players are emerging in the image of the very popular Rouiched which is illustrated in several films such as Hassan Terro or Hassan Taxi, or actor Hadj Abderrahmane better known under the pseudonym of the Inspector Tahar in 1973 comedy The Holiday of The Inspector Tahar directed by Musa Haddad.

Kane is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Simka Dahblitz-Gravas, wife of Latka Gravas ( Andy Kaufman ), on the American television series Taxi, from 1981 to 1983, and also for her role as Allison Portchnik in Woody Allen's Annie Hall.

This is also the theme of Taxi Driver ( 1976 ) in which Robert De Niro plays Vietnam veteran Travis Bickle who wages a one man war against society whilst he makes plans to assassinate a presidential candidate.

Local bus service to the Kawamata area is offered by both JR Bus Tōhoku and Kanehachi Taxi.

Taxi service is unmetered, with set rates published in tourist guides.

Another type of Taxi service is called " Colectivo ".

The Tori Amos song " Taxi Ride " from her 2002 album Scarlet's Walk is a partial homage to Aucoin.

Kaufman shows up on the Taxi set as Clifton and proceeds to cause chaos until he is removed from the studio lot.

Taxi is an American sitcom that originally aired from 1978 to 1982 on ABC and from 1982 to 1983 on NBC.

The MV-1 is a purpose-built taxicab and replaces the planned Standard Taxi, and like that car it was developed in collaboration with AM General.

* In the 1976 film Taxi Driver, when Travis Bickle ( Robert De Niro ) is talking to a Secret Service agent, he gives his address as 154 Hopper Avenue, Fair Lawn, New Jersey.

* In the 2004 movie Taxi, Fair Lawn can be seen on the map that Detective Washburn ( Jimmy Fallon ) is reading.

Taxi service is provided primarily by Red Top Taxi and Irvington Cab, the two largest cab companies in the community.

Taxi service is available for a flat fare within city limits and negotiated fare for other destinations.

Taxi service is always available throughout the city by Red Ball Taxi and Shuttle, Checker Cab, All American Cab and Yellow Cab.

It has been featured as a plot device in numerous TV shows, including The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Skins, Hall Pass, Grounded for Life, (" Henry's Working for the Drug Squad "), Arrested Development (" Afternoon Delight "), Taxi, Laverne & Shirley, Barney Miller, Frasier, Family Guy, American Dad !, How I Met Your Mother, Desperate Housewives, One Tree Hill, Glee, Gilmore Girls, The Young And The Restless, Weeds, The L Word, Degrassi: The Next Generation, My Name is Earl, I Love Keith Allen, 90210, Swingtown, The Big Bang Theory and Frasier (" High Holidays "), as well as in movies such as Love and Other Disasters, EuroTrip, Next Friday, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, Never Been Kissed, Adventureland, Grandma's Boy, Can't Hardly Wait, Life as We Know It, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and Empire Records.

Taxi service in the Traverse City Region is served by Twin Peninsulas Shuttle & Wine Tours, Cherry Capital Cab, and Chippewa Cab companies.

* Bob James, jazz musician who created the instrumental theme song Angela for the sitcom Taxi and has been sampled by numerous hip-hop artists, is a resident of Traverse City.

Crazy Taxi is a open world racing video game developed by Hitmaker ( Sega AM3 ) and published by Sega.

It is the first game in the Crazy Taxi series.