Taxi Driver (Drama) ( 1976) © 2001 by Raymond Weschler Major Characters Travis Bickle....................Robert de Niro A young, very lonely and disturbed New York City taxi driver, who desperately tries to make social connections with the various women he meets. Betsy............................Cybill Shepard A young and beautiful woman who Travis becomes attracted to, who works for Senator Palantine’s Presidential campaign. Tom..............................Albert Brooks A director at Palantine headquarters who works with Betsy. Senator Palantine...............Leonard Harris A liberal Democratic Senator who is running for President, who is in many ways, a typical politician. Iris............................Jodie Foster A 12 year old prostitute who Travis decides he wants to save. Sport (Matthew).................Harvey Keitel Iris’ business manager (A pimp). Wizard..........................Peter Boyle A taxi driver where Travis works, who has been doing the same job for almost 20 years. Plot Summary This film is the story of Travis Bickle, a very lonely and disturbed 26 year old man who takes a job as a taxi driver in New York City. Travis is happy to work long hours at night because he has trouble sleeping anyway, and unlike many of the other taxi drivers, he does not mind driving in the most dangerous neighborhoods. For Travis, work is both a source of money and an escape from the sad and isolated life he has been living. One day Travis gets up the courage to ask out Betsy, a beautiful young woman who is working for Senator Charles Palantine’s campaign for President. Unfortunately, Travis is socially awkward and inexperienced, and he soon ends up offending her. After Betsy rejects Travis, his anger and frustration grow, and thus he decides he will have to do something very important to change his life. Travis, who had spent time in the military, decides to buy a complete collection of guns. As Travis is preparing to act, he also decides that he wants to save the life of Iris, a 12 year old prostitute who he is convinced is being exploited and destroyed by the pimp who manages her and the other men who use her. Once again, Travis desperately reaches out in order to make some kind of social connection, but all the while, his anger and insanity start to spin out of control. As the story reaches its violent conclusion, it seems that the only question is who will be the victims of Travis’ frustration and loneliness. Some Words and Expressions that You May not Know Travis takes a job as a taxi driver in order to pass the long and lonely hours. There’s porno theatres for that. Movie theatres that show adult or pornographic movies. I ride around nights. Subways. Busses. "To ride around" is to travel with no particular destination. I figure if I’责任编辑:yechenglu
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