Martin Scorsese's 'Taxi Driver' Literally Stunk
Martin Scorsese’s Oscar-nominated Taxi Driver was filmed during a New York City garbage strike.
No one can deny the legendary status Martin Scorsese has achieved, but like most filmmakers, he had to start somewhere small. Perhaps his greatest test as an independent filmmaker was Taxi Driver, a film whose production turned out to be nearly as dystopian as it looked on the big screen. Across nearly five decades, Scorsese has given us many different depictions of New York City, but none have been as grim and jaded as this one.
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