Quentin Tarantino compares his next film to Taxi Driver, but not in the way you might think. News. By Amy West published 20 June 2023 ...

Travis Bickle wasn't supposed to be an anti-hero; his genocidal motivation was erased from the film to avert controversy.

Harvey Keitel (left) as “Sport” Matthew, a pimp, and Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle in “Taxi Driver,” the 1976 film directed by Martin Scorsese.

Another taxi driver who stopped by on Monday night, Michael Klewer, got his start in 1988 in East Berlin, driving a beat-up Trabant as a black-market cab. (Consensus: East Berliners tipped better.) ...