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Taxi driver
Book • 1990
The screenplay follows Travis Bickle, a Vietnam veteran struggling with insomnia and disillusionment in 1970s New York City.
He takes a job as a taxi driver to cope with his sleeplessness and disgust with the city's corruption.
As Travis's mental state deteriorates, he becomes obsessed with saving an underage prostitute, Iris, and plots to assassinate a presidential candidate and later the pimp exploiting her.
The script is known for its introspective voice-overs and vivid descriptions, capturing the raw emotion and psychological turmoil of its protagonist[2][3][4].
He takes a job as a taxi driver to cope with his sleeplessness and disgust with the city's corruption.
As Travis's mental state deteriorates, he becomes obsessed with saving an underage prostitute, Iris, and plots to assassinate a presidential candidate and later the pimp exploiting her.
The script is known for its introspective voice-overs and vivid descriptions, capturing the raw emotion and psychological turmoil of its protagonist[2][3][4].
