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{{quote|''"Loneliness has followed me my whole life. Everywhere. In bars, in cars, sidewalks, stores, everywhere. There's no escape. I am God's lonely man."'' |'''Travis Bickle'''}}

One of [[Martin Scorsese]]'s most famous movies, made in 1976. It's the story of Travis Bickle, an insomniac and depressed New York City [[The Taxi|cab driver]] who becomes obsessed with [[The Scourge of God|cleansing the city of human "trash"]] and goes insane.

One of [[Martin Scorsese]]'s most famous movies, made in 1976 and written by [[Paul Schrader]]. It's the story of Travis Bickle, an insomniac and depressed New York City [[The Taxi|cab driver]] who becomes obsessed with [[The Scourge of God|cleansing the city of human "trash"]] and goes insane.

The film is notable for being one of [[Robert De Niro]]'s first massive roles and for [[Jodie Foster]]'s breakout role, as a child prostitute. Cybill Shepard, [[Harvey Keitel]], [[Albert Brooks]], and Peter Boyle also appear in the film, and [[Bernard Herrmann]] composed the music score (his last).

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* [[Anti-Hero]]: Travis Bickle practically ''invented'' the modern anti-hero. Travis is a [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type V]].

* [[Asshole Victim]]: We're not supposed to cheer the carnage but Travis' victims (Robbers and pimps) do fall under this category.

* [[Author Avatar]]: Travis for Paul Schrader, though Schrader obviously never went on a shooting spree (that we know of, anyway).

* [[Author Avatar]]: Travis for [[Paul Schrader]], though Schrader obviously never went on a shooting spree (that we know of, anyway).

* [[Ax Crazy]]: Travis by the end of the movie.

** One could easily make the case that Travis was insane from the very beginning.