Taxi Driver ranks among the many finest movies from Hollywood veteran Martin Scorsese however filmmaker nonetheless has some regrets in regards to the 1976 characteristic — primarily the color purple.
According to American creator Fran Lebowitz, the longtime buddy of Scorsese, the filmmaker is “still angry” over the ultimate edit of the Robert De Niro-starrer cult basic film.
Lebowitz, who’s the central focus of Scorsese’s newest Netflix docuseries Pretend It’s A City, mentioned the modifying strategy of the filmmaker throughout an interview with the Los Angeles Times.
“I guarantee you if they had not taken it away from him, he would still be editing Taxi Driver. He’s still angry,” Lebowitz stated.
“He said to me numerous times: “You know what ruins Taxi Driver? The colour red. The studio wouldn’t give me enough money to correct the colour red, and that’s why it’s horrible. I say, “You know what’s wrong with Taxi Driver, Marty? Nothing,” she added.
Scorsese had directed Taxi Driver from a script by his frequent collaborator Paul Schrader.
Set in a decaying and morally bankrupt New York City following the Vietnam War, the movie follows Travis Bickle (De Niro), a taxi driver and veteran, and his psychological state as he works nights within the metropolis.
The film, which additionally featured Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, Leonard Harris, and Albert Brooks, was nominated for 4 Academy Awards, together with finest image and finest actor for De Niro.
Scorsese is at the moment onerous at work on his subsequent characteristic Killers of the Flower Moon. Headlined by Leonardo DiCaprio and De Niro, the film will likely be launched on Apple TV Plus.