To celebrate the release of Taxi Driver on Blu-ray NOW, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have given us three copies of the classic movie to give away. The movie is directed by Martin Scorsese and stars Robert De Niro and Jodie Foster.
Synopsis: At 26, Vietnam veteran Travis Bickle (De Niro) is slipping slowly into isolation and violence on the streets of New York City. Trying to solve his insomnia by driving a yellow cab on the night shift, he grows increasingly disgusted by the people who hang out at night: ―Someday a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets.‖ His touching attempts to woo Betsy (Cybill Shepherd), a Senator’s campaign worker, turn sour when he takes her to a porn movie on their first date. He even fails in his attempt to persuade child prostitute Iris (Jodie Foster) to desert her pimp, Sport (Harvey Keitel), and return to her parents and school. Driven to the edge by powerlessness, he buys four handguns and sets out to assassinate the Senator, heading for the infamy of a “lone crazed gunman.”
BLU-RAY FEATURES INCLUDE:
- Interactive ―Script to Screen‖ feature, exclusive to Blu-ray. Explore the Taxi Driver script like never before in this interactive experience. The script will automatically scroll as the film plays so you can read along and discover the stage direction notes along with differences from the original script to the finished film. – Exclusive to Blu-ray
- Original 1986 Commentary with Director Martin Scorsese and Writer Paul Schrader recorded by The Criterion Collection – Exclusive to Blu-ray
- Martin Scorsese on Taxi Driver‖ featurette
- Producing Taxi Driver,‖ a behind-the-scenes featurette
- Influence and Appreciation‖ – Robert De Niro, Oliver Stone, Roger Corman and others pay tribute to Scorsese and the film in this video homage
- God‘s Lonely Man‖ – a documentary featuring screenwriter Paul Schrader and Professor Robert Kolker discussing the loneliness themes as seen in the film. Schrader also talks about what circumstances lead to writing the screenplay
- Travis‘ New York Locations‖ – a contemporary, video visit to the film‘s famous locations in New York City, comparing them to the same locations used in 1975
- Video bonus: ―Storyboard to Film Comparisons,‖ with a Martin Scorsese Introduction
- Commentaries by writer Paul Schrader and professor Robert Kolker, discussing the film scene-by-scene
- Taxi Driver Stories‖ featurette—taxi tales as told by real life New York city cab drivers
- Making Of Taxi Driver‖ Documentary
- Animated Photo Galleries that include photo montages featuring the film‘s music score, location shots taken during filming and Martin Scorsese at work
- The Taxi Driver 35th anniversary edition also features movieIQ+sync, which gives you the full movieIQ experience on your computer or iPhone by linking to your Blu-ray Disc. Once connected, movieIQ+sync will display all of the great information movieIQ offers on your computer screen or iPhone instead of onscreen, all while staying synchronized to the movie! – Exclusive to Blu-ray
- Trailers
To be in with a chance of winning this amazing prize, simply answer the following question using the form below:
What is the name of Jodie Foster’s character in the movie Taxi Driver?
COMPETITION NOW CLOSED
The small print:
- Open to UK residents only
- Only one entry per household will be counted
- The competition will close 14th June at 23.59 GMT
- The winner will be picked at random from entries received
The usual T&Cs can be found here. Good Luck!
Reviewed by Competitions on Jun 7
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