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anyone else reminded of that scene in 'Taxi Driver'?

posted 14 years ago by jcamires
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Recently, Martin Scorsese named a list of gangster films that were the most influential on him; The Roaring Twenties being one of them. I've had this movie a long time and finally got around to watching it--great film.

There's a scene about 3/4 into the The Roaring Twenties. The stock market's crashed and Eddie Bartlett is driving cab. Jean Sherman's married and has a son. Eddie picks up Jean in his cab and they have this sorta awkward conversation. Jean's trying to have a conversation with Eddie but he's kinda distant with her.

In Martin's Scorsese's Taxi Driver Travis Bickle picks up Betsy. While in the cab Betsy tries sparking up a conversation with Travis but he's sorta distant with her like Eddie was with Jean.

There's even a shot of Jean and Betsy in their respective films seen through the rear-view mirror with the city passing by, giving it a surreal feeling, dream-like.

Once I saw the that scene with Eddie and Jean it reminded me of Travis and Betsy. Anyone else notice this?

[–] death_jamm_productions 14 years ago

totally difrent context, but of course it could have been an influence

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[–] leroykevin 14 years ago

This scene reminds me of the song, "TAXI" by Harry Chapin (SP?)

[–] daedalus1337 14 years ago

Not surprising! Scorsese is a big Cagney, Bogart and gangster film fan in general. A possible influence upon the "you talkin' to me" scene in Taxi Driver can be seen 1937's Black Legion with Bogie. Upon purchasing a revolver, there's a scene of Bogart posing with it in a mirror and drawing it like Travis Bickle.

[–] jcamires 14 years ago

I will have to check out Black Legion, not only for that scene Scorsese slipped into Taxi Driver, but because I haven't seen it and you can't go wrong with Bogie.

[–] Jason_Radley 14 years ago

That's a nice spot, boy. You might even be right, as well.

[–] kentonc2001 9 years ago

what reminded me of the film TAXI DRIVER
was at the end when Cagney had to shoot himself out of Bogart's mansion.
(except maybe in reverse).

[–] kenny-164 9 years ago

Well, Marty himself acknowledged the influence, so it's not hard to see the connection.