Friday, September 21, 2007

Film Scenes That Matter: Taxi Driver

For some it takes a lifetime to achieve stardom. For others, it can happen with a single scene. I still get chills when I watch a young De Niro work this scene from Taxi Driver.

"Well, I'm the only one here."

Another of my all-time favorites.


6 comments:

Anonymous said...

One night at Crawdaddy's (like, a HUNDRED years ago) my friend and I said "you talkin' to me" to each other all night long. God, we thought we were funny!

Cop: "You're not getting ready to drive that car are you?"

Me: "You talkin' to me?"

Ohhhh- liquor! Good times...

larryosaurus said...

No shit. Travis is Gods Lonely Man...

The Film Geek said...

Good times indeed! :)

Yep, Jackie, he is. And this scene really shows that. Raw. Really private. It almost makes me feel bad for watching it, it's so deeply personal. What a great character.

Anonymous said...

Peter Boyle, Harvey Keitel, Cybil Shepard, Albert Brooks, Jodie Foster, the guy in the Tulane t-shirt. . . .

I could go on.

Spike Nesmith said...

"someday a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets" is one of the most single inspired, hilarious and chilling lines in movie history.

jedijawa said...

That was supposedly an ad lib too.