Taxi Driver Trivia Questions

That line was largely improvised by De Niro during a mirror scene. Scorsese loved it and kept it, making it one of cinema's most iconic ad-libs.

Foster was 12 during filming. Her mother, Brandy, demanded a double for any sexualized content, ensuring Jodie never directly acted in those moments.

Martin Scorsese initially considered Bridges for the lead, but De Niro won the role after a screen test, bringing his intense, improvisational style.

Herrmann completed the haunting jazz score, conducted the recording, and died of a heart attack the next morning. It was his final film score.

It earned about $28 million domestically—a modest success, not a blockbuster. Its cultural impact and critical acclaim grew long after its initial release.

The script originally ended with Travis dying, but test audiences hated it. Scorsese reshot a more ambiguous ending where Travis survives and becomes a hero.

The taxi was actually a 1973 Checker Marathon, and it was already yellow—New York City required yellow cabs by law, so no repaint was needed.

Scorsese plays a jealous passenger in the back seat, ranting about his wife's infidelity and fantasizing about murder—a dark foreshadowing of the film's climax.