"began purchasing weapons and practicing with them. He was prescribed anti-depressants and tranquilizers to deal with emotional issues. Hinckley became obsessed with the 1976 film ""Taxi Driver"", in which disturbed protagonist Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) plots to assassinate a presidential candidate. The Bickle character was partly based on the diaries of Arthur Bremer, who attempted to assassinate George Wallace. Hinckley developed an infatuation with Jodie Foster, who played child prostitute Iris Steensma in the film. When Foster entered Yale University, Hinckley moved to New Haven, Connecticut, for a short time to stalk her. He enrolled in a Yale writing"
"glad you've got a pretty face, because I worked for 20 years doing that stuff and I feel it's really invaluable; it really taught me a lot.'"" Foster's mother was concerned that her daughter's career would end by the time she grew out of playing children, and decided that to ensure continued work and to gain greater recognition, Foster should also begin acting in films for adult audiences. After the minor supporting role in ""Alice"", Martin Scorsese cast her in the role of a child prostitute in ""Taxi Driver"" (1976). The Los Angeles Welfare Board initially opposed 12-year-old Foster's appearing"
"disturbed but ultimately good hearted prostitute named Iris (played by Ruth Negga). In the 2012 Bollywood film, 's main plotline involves around a prostitute, Rosie (also played by Kareena Kapoor). The songs ""Carmen"" by Lana Del Rey and ""The A Team"" by Ed Sheeran each describe such a character. Madhuravani was a prostitute in Gurazada Apparao's popular Telugu play ""Kanyasulkam"", who was portrayed to be very progressive, opinionated and independent and played a key role in the play. In ""Coronation Street"", the characters Elsie Tanner, Carla Connor, Bet Lynch, Raquel Watts and Leanne Battersby can be described as such stereotypes."
"Awards, including for Best Picture, Best Actor (for De Niro) and Best Supporting Actress (for Foster), ""Taxi Driver"" won the Palme d'Or at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival. The film generated controversy upon release mostly because of its depiction of violence and casting of a 12-year old Foster as the child prostitute. It is regularly cited by critics, film directors, and audiences alike as one of the greatest films of all time. In 2012, ""Sight & Sound"" named it the 31st-best film ever in its decennial critics' poll, ranked with ""The Godfather Part II"", and the fifth-greatest film of all"
"her mother, her landlord, and the molester. Writer Anthony Synnott placed ""The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane"" in a trend of sexualizing children in film, calling Rynn the ""murdering nymphet"" and comparing her to Foster's child prostitute character Iris in ""Taxi Driver"" (1976). Anthony Cortese also referred to Foster as giving an ""encore performance"" of ""Taxi Driver"", calling Rynn ""a 13-year-old imp of maturing sexuality"". Scholar Andrew Scahill described it as fitting a cinematic narrative of children in rebellion, one in which the child appears seemly, as with ""The Innocents"" (1961), ""The Omen"" (1976) and others. The genre"
"Diahnne Abbott Diahnne Abbott, sometimes credited Diahnne Eugenia Abbott or Diahnne Déa, is an American actress and singer. She played supporting roles in films of the 1970s and 1980s, including ""Taxi Driver"" (1976). Abbott was married to actor Robert De Niro from 1976 to 1988. They had a son, Raphael, who was named after the hotel in Rome where he was conceived. De Niro adopted Drena, Abbott's daughter from a previous marriage. Drena has appeared in several of her father's films, including ""Showtime"" (2002), ""Wag the Dog"" (1997), ""City by the Sea"" (2002) and ""The Intern"" (2015). De Niro and"
"Cybill Shepherd Cybill Lynne Shepherd (born February 18, 1950) is an American actress, singer and former model and fashion star. Shepherd's better-known roles include Jacy in ""The Last Picture Show"" (1971), Kelly in ""The Heartbreak Kid"" (1972), Betsy in ""Taxi Driver"" (1976), Maddie Hayes on ""Moonlighting"" (1985–1989), Cybill Sheridan on ""Cybill"" (1995–1998), Phyllis Kroll on ""The L Word"" (2007–2009), Madeleine Spencer on ""Psych"" (2008–2013), Cassie in the television film ""The Client List"" (2010), and Linette Montgomery on ""The Client List"" (2012–2013). Shepherd was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Patty (née Shobe), a homemaker, and William Jennings Shepherd, who"
"course I was envious. Who doesn't want to win an Emmy?"" Wins: Nominations: Appearances Cybill Shepherd Cybill Lynne Shepherd (born February 18, 1950) is an American actress, singer and former model and fashion star. Shepherd's better-known roles include Jacy in ""The Last Picture Show"" (1971), Kelly in ""The Heartbreak Kid"" (1972), Betsy in ""Taxi Driver"" (1976), Maddie Hayes on ""Moonlighting"" (1985–1989), Cybill Sheridan on ""Cybill"" (1995–1998), Phyllis Kroll on ""The L Word"" (2007–2009), Madeleine Spencer on ""Psych"" (2008–2013), Cassie in the television film ""The Client List"" (2010), and Linette Montgomery on ""The Client List"" (2012–2013). Shepherd was born in Memphis,"
"debut with Disney's ""Napoleon and Samantha"" (1972). Following appearances in the musical ""Tom Sawyer"" (1973) and Martin Scorsese's comedy-drama ""Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"" (1974), Foster's breakthrough came with Scorsese's psychological thriller ""Taxi Driver"" (1976), in which she played a child prostitute; at age 14, she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other praised roles as a teenager were in the musical ""Bugsy Malone"" (1976) and the thriller ""The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane"" (1976), and she became a popular teen idol by starring in Disney's ""Freaky Friday"" (1976) and ""Candleshoe"" (1977),"
"Keith Show"" (1972–1974). Keith told her she would not need to audition for the part, but by then, Jones no longer wanted to work in television. In 1975, Jones was invited to audition for the role of Iris ""Easy"" Steensma in ""Taxi Driver"" but turned it down. Jodie Foster would go on to win the role and, resultingly, cinematic fame. Jones believed she had been typecast. She enrolled in Los Angeles' Westchester High School and returned to a life outside the entertainment industry. Jones' parents had initiated a bitter divorce in 1965 and carried on a long feud over custody"
"the Taxi Driver Khyber (Hanif Humghum) who has watched his country fall apart over the decades. They stop in a small cafe selling Kebabs where they meet American journalist Jessica Beckham (Linda Arsenio) who is working for Reuters in reporting on the US side of the War in Afghanistan. Suhel and Jai then invite Jessica to join them on their tour of the country which she does. However, shortly after leaving Ishtar, they are caught by Taliban official Imran Khan (Salman Shahid) who has hitched a ride at the back of the Taxi in disguise as an Afghan woman. Imran"
"slow descent into insanity. The film established Scorsese as an accomplished filmmaker and also brought attention to cinematographer Michael Chapman, whose style tends towards high contrasts, strong colors, and complex camera movements. The film starred Robert De Niro as the troubled and psychotic Travis Bickle. The film co-starred Jodie Foster in a highly controversial role as an underage prostitute, and Harvey Keitel as her pimp, Matthew, called ""Sport"". ""Taxi Driver"" also marked the start of a series of collaborations between Scorsese and writer Paul Schrader, whose influences included the diary of would-be assassin Arthur Bremer and ""Pickpocket"", a film by"
"continue the violent acts he started when he was alive. The hotel's tireless staff includes the surly front desk manager Iris (Kathy Bates), Donovan's mother who took the job to be close to her son, and her best friend, the transgender bartender Liz Taylor (Denis O'Hare), both of whom hesitantly cater to Elizabeth and her vampiric children. Elizabeth's relationship with Donovan becomes troubled with the arrival of male model and cocaine addict Tristan Duffy (Finn Wittrock), New York fashion designer Will Drake (Cheyenne Jackson), and her scorned ex-lover Ramona Royale (Angela Bassett), all of whom become entangled in her violent"
"together on several projects. Keitel had the starring role in Scorsese's ""Mean Streets"", which also proved to be Robert De Niro's breakthrough film. Keitel re-teamed with Scorsese for ""Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"" (1974), in which he had a villainous supporting role, and appeared with Robert De Niro again in Scorsese's ""Taxi Driver"" (1976), playing the role of Jodie Foster's pimp. In 1977 and 1978, Keitel starred in the directorial debuts of Paul Schrader (""Blue Collar"", co-starring Richard Pryor and Yaphet Kotto), Ridley Scott (""The Duellists"", co-starring Keith Carradine), and James Toback (""Fingers"", in which Keitel played a street hood"
"The Driver The Driver is a 1978 American neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by Walter Hill. It stars Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern and Isabelle Adjani. The Driver (Ryan O'Neal) - real name unknown - is a quiet man who has made a career out of stealing fast cars and using them as getaway vehicles in big-time robberies all over Los Angeles. Hot on the Driver's trail is the Detective (Bruce Dern), a conceited (and similarly nameless) cop who refers to the Driver as ""Cowboy."" The Player (Isabelle Adjani), a beautiful, mysterious woman, witnesses the Driver speeding away from"
"for several hotels. Joanna Cameron Joanna Kara Cameron (born September 20, 1951), sometimes credited as JoAnna Cameron, is an American former actress and model, perhaps best known for her portrayal of the title role on ""Isis"", a 1970s children's television series, which was later rebroadcast as ""The Secrets of Isis"". Cameron was born in Vail, Colorado, and was raised in rural northern Colorado. She attended the University of California, Riverside, where she earned a degree in marketing. While at college, Cameron became friends with Linda Hope, the daughter of Bob Hope. When she was introduced to the famous comedian, he"
"on Hill's film: ""Its influence on video games is very clear and in movies its style has echoed throughout the work of Michael Mann, James Cameron, Quentin Tarantino, Nicolas Refn and now me with my new film (ahem), Baby Driver."" The Driver The Driver is a 1978 American neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by Walter Hill. It stars Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern and Isabelle Adjani. The Driver (Ryan O'Neal) - real name unknown - is a quiet man who has made a career out of stealing fast cars and using them as getaway vehicles in big-time robberies all"
"by her. Her father is Andy Parker, the drummer of the English heavy rock band, UFO. Lindsay Parker Lindsay Parker (born March 30, 1980 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress who got her start as Little Girl on an episode of ""MacGyver"". She appeared in the film ""Shocker"" three years later, and played Kirstie Alley's daughter Melissa in the 1987 film ""Infidelity"". She provided the voice of Corey in ""Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue"" and also played Carrie in the 1987 film ""Flowers in the Attic"". She remained active in acting up until 2007. In April 2014, Parker"
"Rini Bell Honorine Bell (born March 21, 1981) is an American actress. Bell was born in Rome, Italy and spent most of her childhood in Europe before her family relocated to the United States where she grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana. She attended Louise S. McGehee school. She is named after the French Saint Honorine. Bell has been in movies such as ""Ghost World"", ""The Terminal"", ""Bring It On"", ""Road Trip"", Baja Beach Bums, and ""Jarhead"". She had a recurring role on ""Gilmore Girls"" playing Lulu, a local third grade teacher at the Stars Hollow Elementary School and girlfriend"
"including Julie Christie and Charlotte Rampling. Eventually, it went to Isabelle Adjani, who had gained an international reputation with ""The Story of Adele H"" (1975). This was Adjani's first Hollywood role; she had previously turned down the chance to star in ""The Other Side of Midnight"" (1977), but agreed to make ""The Driver"" because she was an admirer of ""Hard Times"". Of Hill, Adjani commented: I think he is wonderful, very much in the tradition of Howard Hawks, lean and spare. The story is contemporary but also very stylized, and the roles that Ryan and I play are like Bogart"
"Baby Driver Baby Driver is a 2017 action film written and directed by Edgar Wright. It stars Ansel Elgort as a young getaway driver, who finds catharsis in music, seeking freedom from a life of organized crime with his lover Debora (Lily James). Kevin Spacey, Jon Hamm, Eiza González, Jamie Foxx, and Jon Bernthal appear in supporting roles. Eric Fellner and his Working Title Films partner Tim Bevan produced ""Baby Driver"" alongside Big Talk Productions' Nira Park. Sony and TriStar Pictures co-financed and distributed the film. ""Baby Driver"" is a longtime passion project Wright had developed for over two decades."
"Escort Girl (film) Escort Girl is a 1941 American film directed by Edward E. Kaye; it is also known as ""Scarlet Virgin"". Ruth Ashley (Betty Compson) is a former escort girl who now owns the Hollywood Escort Bureau in Los Angeles together with Gregory Stone (Wheeler Oakman). Ruth is co-owner of the Café Martinique, where the escorts go with their dates to watch striptease and drink champagne. The escort bureau is managed by Breeze Nolan (Guy Kingsford) who provides customers with both male and female escorts. Ruth has a daughter, June (Margaret Marquis), who is ignorant of her mother's occupation."
"Taxi Taxie Taxi Taxie is a 1977 Bollywood film directed by Irshad. In 1976, Martin Scorsese came up with Taxi Driver, a movie that went on to be viewed as one of the best films ever. Starring Robert De Niro, the movie garnered tremendous critical acclaim and emerged as a cult classic. Over the years many directors have been inspired by its style and the way it went about constructing a psychological study of a man leading a life shrouded by disturbing elements, or rather deconstructing the psychological state of disturbed man finding it difficult to come to terms with"
"Rob has also allowed him to live in. He is soon joined by his sister Isamar (""Izzy"", played by Isamar Gonzales) who he finds work for in a food van that sells food to workers on the street. Ale later finds a van being sold by Carlos' uncle that he believes he can fix up and turn into his and Izzy's own food van business. The two begin saving their money to buy the $4,500 van. One night, Ale and Carlos go to the nearby truck stop to see the prostitutes working. There they discover that Isamar is working as"
"(Dan Hamilton), but it was Iris who became the number one suspect. Luckily, she was able to clear her name. Iris also managed time to interfere in her son's life. She was horrified when she found out Dennis (now played by Jim Poyner) was having an affair with a much older Elena DePouglinac (Christina Pickles). She tried to set him up with Elena's daughter, Cecile DePouglinac (Susan Keith). However, Cecile wanted Iris's stepbrother (Rachel's son), Jamie Frame (Richard Bekins), who was also Dennis's best friend. Iris paid a woman to seduce Jamie away from Cecile so Dennis could have her."
"Jessie Ann) was released on 6 February 1956. 1961: Three Ring Circus (TV movie) starring Irene Sunters was released on 2 February 1961. 1973: The Wicker Man (movie) She played the mother(May) of Rowan Morrison in this cult horror film 1988: The Steamie (TV movie) with Irene Sunters as Grumpy Woman was released on 30 December 1988. 2005: Irene Sunters died in September 2005 after some years of poor health and inactivity. Irene Sunters Irene Sunters (29 February 1928 – September 2005) was a Scottish actress who was best known for playing Maggie Ferguson the bus driver in ""Take the"
"yet again. She zeroed her rediscovered vindictiveness in on Dennis's new wife Paige Marshall (Lisby Larson), with whom Iris shared an already contentious relationship. Unearthing Paige's past as a porn star, Iris schemed to use the information to drive Paige out of town, but it only led to the appearance of Paige's seedy former lover Chris Shaw (Benjamin Hendrickson), who had forced a young Paige into making illicit underground films years before in New York City. Eventually, Shaw was murdered, with Iris, Paige and Dennis as the leading suspects. When this situation was cleared up, Iris found herself receiving the"
"their road trip but instead are taken into custody by the CIA, who interrogate them and dump them in Bethesda. They steal a taxi and continue their journey, but make a pit stop in family run strip clip, only to run afoul of a gang of bikers. Short of cash, they pick up a hitchhiker hoping she will pay for a ride. Instead, she holds up a convenience store and steals the taxi. Korkin (Michael Trotter) prays for rescue and a school bus full of beautiful girls appears. The driver, Sarah (Leandra Terrazzano), is the daughter of the reverend who"
"Oates, Elizabeth Ashley, Harry Dean Stanton and Margot Kidder. In 1976, he had a small role as a New York policeman in ""Next Stop, Greenwich Village,"" a drama film, set in the early 1950s, written and directed by Paul Mazursky, featuring, among others, Lenny Baker, Shelley Winters, Ellen Greene, Lois Smith, and Christopher Walken. Following this release, he had another small role in Martin Scorsese' the Palme d'Or winner ""Taxi Driver"" starring Robert De Niro. The gritty film tells the story of a lonely veteran (De Niro) working as a taxi driver, who descends into insanity. Spinell appeared in only"
"Taxi (2015 film) Taxi (full title Jafar Panahi's Taxi; ), also known as Taxi Tehran, is a 2015 Iranian docufiction starring and directed by Jafar Panahi. The film premiered in competition at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Golden Bear and the FIPRESCI Prize. In 2010, Panahi was banned from making films and travelling, so his niece Hana Saeidi, who also appears in the film, collected the award on his behalf. ""Taxi"" portrays director Jafar Panahi as he courses through the streets of Tehran while pretending to be a share taxi driver. He wants to hear"
"be an Italian gangster', and I asked why, and he said, 'because that's what I am – a Jewish boy from New York', well, that automatically cemented it for me."" Oscar Isaac portrays a Latino convict named Standard, who is married to Irene and is released from prison a week after Irene meets The Driver. Finding the role somewhat unappealing, he developed the archetypal character into something more. He said of the role: As soon as I sat down with Nicolas, he explained this universe and world of the story, so we made the character into someone interested in owning"
"Iris accepted Eliot's marriage proposal so her child could have a father. She gave birth to a son named Dennis (Mike Hammett). Iris grew tired of domestic life and left Dennis and Elliot to return to globe-trotting. Iris arrived at Eliot's New York City apartment to find a beautiful woman by the name of Alice Talbot (Jacqueline Courtney) working as Dennis's nanny. Eliot was pursuing Alice and Iris schemed to break the two up since she had been hoping for a reconciliation. Dennis came down with a heart condition and Eliot took him to Alice's hometown of Bay City, Illinois"
"The Driver's Seat (film) Identikit (also known as The Driver's Seat) is a 1974 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi. Based on the novella ""The Driver's Seat"" by Muriel Spark, it is a psychological drama starring Elizabeth Taylor, Ian Bannen and featuring Andy Warhol. Lise, a mentally unbalanced middle-aged woman, travels from her home in London to Rome, Italy where she embarks on a fatal destiny that she had helped to arrange for herself - a premeditated search for someone, anyone, with whom she could form a dangerous liaison. Lise meets a variety of people during her journey"