Six From '76: Movies of the Bicentennial Year, Part 4

[chrisconlon]

Taxi Driver. Starring Robert De Niro and Jodie Foster. Directed by Martin Scorsese.

When I was thirteen, I was in love with two girls.

Well, okay: I was in love with dozens of girls, really. In 1976 probably every girl I knew within a couple of years of my age who didn’t actually resemble a refugee from The Mole People was at some point the object

Comments

[marktlancaster]

Good timing on this: I just last week picked up the new Criterion Blu-ray edition of Taxi Driver. Tons of special features, including New York, then and now, showing locations and how they've changed in 35 years. Looking forward to revisiting this classic.

[chrisconlon]

Mark, I don't own a Blu-Ray player and have no plans to get one, but I hope you enjoy your revisit!

[cinriter]

Wonderful and very entertaining essay, Chris.

I wonder how BORN INNOCENT would hold up now. I remember being far more traumatized by that than I was by THE EXORCIST (which didn't traumatize me at all - in fact, the way it seemed to traumatize everyone else left me positively ecstatic).

I met Linda Blair two years ago, and am pleased to report that she was still gorgeous and very gracious.

[chrisconlon]

Yes, photos show that Linda Blair has met the challenge of middle age extremely well, and obviously Jodie Foster has. Nice to know what good judgment I had at thirteen!