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2. I Just Don’t Talk About It | Do We Get to Win This Time?

The Big Picture

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The Rise and Fall of Taxi Driver

Rolling Thunder stars William Devane as Major Charles Rain, a prisoner of war who finds himself back in his small Texas town. The carnage in Rolling Thunder, including a shot of Devane's hand being pushed into a garbage disposal, jolted audiences. At one screening, angry moviegoers burst into the lobby and threatened to beat up the studio executives. Nearly a year and a half after Rolling Thunder's 1977 release, you could still find the movie playing at some drive-ins.

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