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Travis Bickle is a fictional character and the anti-hero protagonist of the 1976 film Taxi Driver directed by Martin Scorsese. The character was created by the film's screenwriter Paul Schrader. He is portrayed by Robert De Niro, who received an Oscar nomination for his performance.
May 17, 2024 · When interpreted literally, the 1976 film ends with Travis Bickle saving an adolescent sex worker by killing her pimps. However, a closer look implies that Travis' life ends in a figurative hell that he references throughout Taxi Driver. Travis (Robert De Niro) is a loner who's detached from reality.
We never learn exactly what happened to Travis during Vietnam, and the rest of his past remains unexplored, so there's no way to explain why Travis has become the way he is. His war experiences must have influenced his character, acquainting him with violence and helping to turn him into a killer.
Sep 26, 2020 · Less than a year after the end of the Vietnam War, Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver was released on February 8 th, 1976. Written by Paul Schrader, the film is a psychological character study of Robert De Niro’s Travis Bickle, a Vietnam vet who takes a job as a night shift cabbie.
Jul 5, 2020 · Travis is a New York cabbie who becomes so disgusted by the crime and corruption in the city around him that he decides to take matters into his own hands. Here are 10 reasons why Travis Bickle is the quintessential antihero.
Feb 3, 2022 · In Martin Scorsese's gritty drama "Taxi Driver," Robert De Niro stars as Travis Bickle, an unhinged, insomniac veteran and New York City cab driver.
Jan 28, 2024 · This disturbed loner, known as Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro), takes a job as a New York City cabbie. He works the night shift, the most dangerous and terrible time. While out in the world, he yearns to clean it up, seeing filth first hand.
