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[Phone Ringing]
[Ringing Continues] HARRY, ANSWER THAT.
SO WHAT DO YOU WANT TO HACK FOR, BICKLE? I CAN'T SLEEP NIGHTS.
THERE'S PORNO THEATERS FOR THAT. I KNOW, I TRIED THAT.
[Man Speaking Over P.A.]
SO WHAT DO YOU DO NOW? OH, RIDE AROUND NIGHTS MOSTLY.
SUBWAYS, BUSSES. FIGURED IF I'M GONNA DO THAT, I MIGHT AS WELL GET PAID FOR IT.
WANNA WORK UPTOWN NIGHTS, SOUTH BRONX, HARLEM?
-I'LL WORK ANYTIME, ANYWHERE. -WILL YOU WORK JEWISH HOLIDAYS?
ANYTIME, ANYWHERE.
ALL RIGHT, LET ME SEE YOUR CHAUFFEUR'S LICENSE.
[P.A. Continues] HOW'S YOUR DRIVIN' RECORD?
IT'S CLEAN. IT'S REAL CLEAN, LIKE MY CONSCIENCE.
GONNA BREAK MY CHOPS? TROUBLE WITH GUYS LIKE
YOU, COMIN' IN, BREAK MY CHOPS ALL THE TIME.
IF YOU'RE GONNA BREAK MY CHOPS, YOU CAN TAKE IT ON THE ARCHES RIGHT NOW.
SORRY, SIR. I DIDN'T MEAN THAT.
- PHYSICAL? - CLEAN.
AGE? TWENTY-SIX.
EDUCATION? WELL, SOME. I-- HERE, THERE, YA KNOW.
[Shouting Over P.A.] HEY, HOROWITZ!
- MILITARY RECORD? - UH, HONORABLE DISCHARGE,
MAY, 1973.
WHAT, WERE YOU IN THE ARMY? MARINES.
I WAS IN THE MARINES TOO.
SO WHAT IS IT? YOU NEED AN EXTRA JOB?
ARE YOU MOONLIGHTING?
WELL, I-- I JUST WANNA WORK LONG HOURS. WHAT'S MOONLIGHTING?
LOOK, UH, JUST FILL OUT THESE FORMS AND CHECK BACK TOMORROW WHEN THE SHIFT BREAKS.
O'BRIEN, PLEASE STEP UP.
TAKE THE CAR OUT TO 58th STREET, PLEASE, 'CAUSE IT'S CROWDED ON 57th.
[Man Shouting]
[Man] ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. I'M COMIN' DOWN THERE.
[Dispatcher Shouting]
[Horns Honking]
[Woman Shouting]
[Bickle Narrating] MAY 10.
THANK GOD FOR THE RAIN WHICH HAS HELPED WASH AWAY
THE GARBAGE AND THE TRASH OFF THE SIDEWALKS.
I'M WORKIN' LONG HOURS NOW.
SIX IN THE AFTERNOON TO SIX IN THE MORNING; SOMETIMES EIGHT IN THE MORNING.
SIX DAYS A WEEK; SOMETIMES SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
IT'S A LONG HUSTLE, BUT IT KEEPS ME REAL BUSY.
I CAN TAKE IN 300, 350 A WEEK, SOMETIMES EVEN MORE WHEN I DO IT OFF THE METER.
ALL THE ANIMALS COME OUT AT NIGHT.
WHORES, SKUNK PUSSIES, BUGGERS, QUEENS, FAIRIES, DOPERS, JUNKIES.
SICK, VENAL.
SOMEDAY A REAL RAIN'LL COME AND WASH ALL THIS SCUM OFF THE STREETS.
I GO ALL OVER. I TAKE PEOPLE TO THE BRONX, BROOKLYN. I TAKE 'EM TO HARLEM.
I DON'T CARE. DON'T MAKE NO DIFFERENCE TO ME.
IT DOES TO SOME. SOME WON'T EVEN TAKE SPOOKS. DON'T MAKE NO DIFFERENCE TO ME.
[Man] DRIVER, 48th AND 6th, PLEASE.
MAN, YOU'RE A GORGEOUS, BROWN, BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL. [Woman] SWEETIE.
[Man Laughing]
I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET STOPPED ANYWHERE.
OH, NO, WE WOULDN'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN. [Giggles]
[Man] THERE'LL BE A BIG TIP IN IT FOR YOU YOU DO THE RIGHT THINGS.
YOU GOT A WAY. [Laughs]
YOU GOT A WAY. NOW YOU'RE TALKIN'.
[Laughing] OH, DRIVER, HURRY UP, WILL YA?
YES, IT'S GONNA BE FINE, HONEY.
[Alarm Buzzing]
[Bickle Narrating] EACH NIGHT WHEN I RETURN THE CAB TO THE GARAGE,
I HAVE TO CLEAN THE COME OFF THE BACKSEAT.
SOME NIGHTS I CLEAN OFF THE BLOOD.
[Movie: Passionate Moaning]
CAN I HELP YOU? YEAH, WHAT'S YOUR NAME? MY NAME IS TRAVIS.
THAT'S NICE. WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
WELL, I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT YOUR NAME IS. WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
GIMME A BREAK. YOU CAN TELL ME WHAT YOUR NAME IS.
I'M NOT GONNA DO ANYTHING. DO YOU WANT ME TO CALL THE MANAGER?
YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL THE MANAGER-- TROY!
ALL RIGHT, OKAY. I MEAN-- OKAY.
CAN I HAVE A CHUCKLES THERE?
AND, UH, DO YOU HAVE ANY JUJUS? THEY LAST LONGER. I'D LIKE TO GET SOME.
WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT WE GOT.
[Passionate Moaning Continues]
I'LL TAKE THESE.
COCA-COLA.
WE DON'T HAVE COCA-COLA. ROYAL CROWN COLA IS ALL WE GOT. [Pouring Cola]
A DOLLAR, EIGHTY-FIVE.
[Moaning Continues]
[Bickle Narrating] TWELVE HOURS OF WORK AND I STILL CAN'T SLEEP.
DAMN. THE DAYS GO ON AND ON.
THEY DON'T END.
ALL MY LIFE NEEDED WAS A SENSE OF SOMEPLACE TO GO.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT ONE SHOULD DEVOTE HIS LIFE TO MORBID SELF-ATTENTION.
I BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE SHOULD BECOME A PERSON LIKE OTHER PEOPLE.
I FIRST SAW HER AT PALANTINE CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS AT 63rd AND BROADWAY.
SHE WAS WEARING A WHITE DRESS.
SHE APPEARED LIKE AN ANGEL.
OUT OF THIS FILTHY MASS...
SHE IS ALONE.
THEY... CANNOT...
TOUCH... HER.
[Phone Ringing]
YES. WELL, YOU DELIVERED TWO BOXES.
I THINK IT'S A TOTAL OF 5,000 CAMPAIGN BUTTONS.
NOW, ALL THE ONES WE HAD BEFORE...
AND OUR SLOGAN IS "WE ARE THE PEOPLE," AND "ARE" IS UNDERLINED.
THESE NEW BUTTONS HAVE "WE" UNDERLINED.
THAT READS, "WE ARE THE PEOPLE."
WELL, I THINK THERE'S A DIFFERENCE.
"WE ARE THE PEOPLE," IS NOT THE SAME AS "WE ARE THE PEOPLE."
LET'S NOT FIGHT.
LOOK, WE'LL MAKE IT REAL SIMPLE.
WE DON'T PAY FOR THE BUTTONS. WE THROW THE BUTTONS AWAY. [Woman] TOM.
COME HERE A MINUTE.
WHAT?
[People Chattering]
THIS CANVAS REPORT IS ABOUT READY TO GO.
CHECK IT OUT WITH ANDY AND IF HE OKAYS IT, HAVE
A COPY SENT TO HEADQUARTERS AND EVERY CLIENT.
I GOTTA GET THAT NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE XEROXED. DON'T FORGET THE NEW PHOTOS.
I DIDN'T. NOW, LOOK, WE HAVE TO EMPHASIZE THE MANDATORY WELFARE PROGRAM.
THAT'S THE ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE PUSHED. FIRST PUSH THE MAN, THEN THE ISSUE.
SENATOR PALANTINE IS A DYNAMIC MAN.
- AN INTELLIGENT, INTERESTING, FRESH, FASCINATING MAN-- - YOU FORGOT SEXY.
- I DID NOT FORGET SEXY. - LISTEN TO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
YOU SOUND LIKE YOU'RE SELLING MOUTHWASH. WE ARE SELLING MOUTHWASH.
ARE WE AUTHORIZED TO DO THAT? VERY FUNNY.
WE CAN GET IN TROUBLE SELLING PHARMACEUTICALS IN A CAMPAIGN OFFICE.
MY UNCLE'S IN JAIL BECAUSE OF THAT.
WELL, IT'S NOT REALLY JAIL. 'COURSE LIVING WITH HIS WIFE, ANYTHING WOULD BE JAIL.
LOOK OVER THERE. I LOVE YOU.
- NOTICE ANYTHING? - NO.
WELL, PUT YOUR GLASSES ON. OKAY, JUST A MINUTE. ALL RIGHT.
THAT TAXI DRIVER'S BEEN STARING AT US.
[Horns Honking]
- WHAT TAXI DRIVER? - THAT ONE. THE ONE THAT'S SITTING THERE.
HOW LONG HAS HE BEEN THERE? I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT FEELS LIKE A LONG TIME.
DOES HE BOTHER YOU? [Sarcastically] NO.
YOU REALLY MEAN YES AND YOU'RE BEING SARCASTIC. OH, YOU'RE QUICK.
WELL, I TRY TO BE REAL QUICK. I TELL YOU WHAT.
I'LL PLAY THE MALE IN THIS RELATIONSHIP-- GOOD LUCK.
I'LL GO OUTSIDE AND TELL HIM TO MOVE. I DON'T NEED GOOD LUCK. THANK YOU.
OH, YES, YOU DO. YOU JUST THINK YOU DON'T.
[Slurping]
SAY, YOU'RE BLOCKING OUR DOORWAY. YOU THINK YOU MIGHT WANNA MOVE THE CAB?
[Tires Screeching]
[Door Opens]
[Door Closes]
[Horns Honking]
YOU KNOW, EYE SHADOW, MASCARA,
LIPSTICK, ROUGE.
[Man #2] IT'S NOT ROUGE. IT'S "BLUSH-ON" THEY CALL IT.
[Man #1] THE KIND WITH A BRUSH? YEAH, IT'S BLUSH-ON.
TRAVIS. HEY, WIZARD.
THAT'S BLUSH-ON. MY WIFE USES IT.
ASK TRAVIS. HE'S A LADIES MAN.
YEAH. CUP OF COFFEE, PLEASE.
ANYWAY, WHATEVER THE FUCK IT IS, SHE USES A LOT OF IT.
AND THEN PERFUME, THE SPRAY KIND.
AND THEN GET THIS. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE--
THIS WOMAN IS BEAUTIFUL-- SHE CHANGES HER PANTYHOSE.
NO. OH, YEAH.
WHAT'D YOU DO? I THREW THE METER, YA KNOW,
AND I JUMP IN THE BACKSEAT AND I WHIP IT OUT AND I SAID, "YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?"
[Laughing] SHE SAYS, "IT'S LOVE." I MEAN, I FUCK HER BRAINS OUT.
SHE GOES WILD. AND SHE SAYS, "IT'S THE GREATEST SINGLE EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE."
AND SHE GAVE ME A $200 TIP AND HER PHONE NUMBER IN ACAPULCO.
TRAVIS, YOU KNOW DOUGHBOY, CHARLIE T.?
HEY, TRAVIS, GOT CHANGE FOR A NICKEL?
WE CALL HIM DOUGHBOY 'CAUSE HE'LL DO ANYTHING FOR A BUCK.
[Doughboy] SO, UH-- SO HOW'S IT HANGIN'?
WHAT'S THAT?
WELL, I JUST HEARD ON THE RADIO SOME FLEET DRIVER FROM BELL JUST GOT ALL CUT UP.
STICK-UP? NAH, HE GOT CUT UP BY SOME CRAZY FUCKER.
CUT HALF HIS EAR OFF. WHERE?
THEY SAID 122nd STREET.
FUCKIN' MAU-MAU LAND.
[Doughboy] YOU RUN ALL OVER TOWN, DON'T YOU, TRAVIS?
TRAVIS?
TRAVIS!
YOU RUN ALL OVER TOWN, DON'T YOU? YEAH.
I MEAN, YOU HANDLE SOME PRETTY ROUGH CUSTOMERS, HUH? YEAH, I HAVE.
YOU CARRY A PIECE? NO.
YOU NEED ONE? NO.
IF YOU EVER NEED ONE, I KNOW A FELLOW THAT CAN
GET YOU A REAL NICE DEAL. LOTS OF SHIT AROUND.
[Fizzing] [Wizard] I NEVER USE MINE. I'M CONSERVATIVE.
BUT IT'S A GOOD THING TO HAVE JUST AS A THREAT.
[Fizzing Continues]
[Doughboy] WELL, I'M GONNA GO DO MY DIRT. TRAVIS.
LOOK.
A PIECE OF ERROL FLYNN'S BATHTUB. DIG THE SYMBOLS.
"F", 4-0-5-4-3-4.
THE WATERMARK.
THERE'S ONE PERSON,
THERE'S TWO PERSONS AND THERE'S THREE PERSONS.
I GOT THIS AT HIS ESTATE, THE PINES.
LOOK, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE IT, AND IF YOU CAN SELL IT, YOU GIVE ME HALF OF WHAT YOU GOT.
NO, I DON'T WANT IT.
WELL, I'M GONNA GET IN MY CAB AND BOOGIE.
- OHH! I'M TERRIBLY SORRY. - WHAT? WELL.
- NOTHING. - THAT'S VERY CUTE. THANK YOU.
HEY, YOU WANNA SEE SOMETHING?
[Typing] WAIT. I JUST TYPED "YOU WANNA SEE SOMETHING?" WHAT?
IF YOU HAD THESE THREE FINGERS MISSING ON THIS HAND, YEAH?
AND THAT HAND MISSING ON THAT HAND, YEAH?
HOW WOULD YOU LIGHT A MATCH? I WOULDN'T LIGHT A MATCH.
GO AHEAD. GIVE IT A TRY. [Phones Ringing]
WELL, I DON'T THINK I COULD DO IT.
NO? IT'S GONNA BE DIFFICULT.
I'LL GIVE IT A TRY.
OHH. I GOT MY THUMB BACK FOR A SECOND. THANK GOD.
JUST A MINUTE.
I CAN'T DO IT.
WELL, THE GUY AT THE NEWSSTAND CAN DO IT.
WELL, I DON'T WORK AT A NEWSSTAND.
ANYWAY, HE'S PROBABLY ITALIAN. NO.
YOU SURE HE'S NOT ITALIAN? HE'S BLACK.
WELL, IF HE HAD BEEN ITALIAN, HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A THIEF. THE MOB DOES THAT.
IF A THIEF SCREWS UP ON THE JOB, THEY'LL BLOW HIS FINGERS OFF.
I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING ELSE. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A JOKE, BUT IT'S TRUE.
IF THEY KILL A STOOL PIGEON, THEY LEAVE A
CANARY ON THE BODY. APPARENTLY, IT'S SYMBOLIC.
WHY NOT A PIGEON INSTEAD OF A CANARY? I DON'T KNOW WHY NOT A PIGEON.
WAIT A MINUTE. YOU GOTTA CATCH A PIGEON.
A CANARY, YOU CAN WALK INTO A PET STORE, AS LONG AS YOU PAY FOR IT, BOOM,
KILL IT RIGHT THERE, PUT IT ON ANYONE YOU WANT.
[People Chattering]
[Phones Ringing]
HI. I'D LIKE TO VOLUNTEER. GREAT. I'LL TAKE YOU RIGHT OVER HERE.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I'D RATHER VOLUNTEER TO HER, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
WHY DO YOU FEEL THAT YOU HAVE TO VOLUNTEER TO ME?
BECAUSE I THINK THAT YOU ARE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN I'VE EVER SEEN.
THANKS. BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK OF PALANTINE?
WELL, I-- CHARLES PALANTINE?
THE MAN YOU'RE VOLUNTEERING TO HELP ELECT PRESIDENT?
WELL, I'M SURE HE'LL MAKE A GOOD PRESIDENT.
I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HIS POLICIES ARE, BUT I'M SURE HE'LL MAKE A GOOD ONE.
YOU WANNA CANVAS? YEAH, I'LL CANVAS.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE SENATOR'S STAND ON WELFARE?
I DON'T REALLY KNOW THE SENATOR'S STAND, BUT I'M SURE IT'S A GOOD STAND.
ARE YOU SURE OF THAT? YEAH.
WELL, WE ALL WORK TOGETHER HERE FULL-TIME, DAY AND NIGHT.
IF YOU WOULD STEP OVER THERE, I'M SURE THE GENTLEMAN WILL SIGN YOU UP.
I DRIVE A TAXI AT NIGHT, SO IT'S KIND OF HARD FOR ME TO, UH... WORK IN THE DAY.
SO, UH-- THEN WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU WANT?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME HAVE SOME COFFEE AND PIE WITH ME?
WHY? WHY?
YEAH. I'LL TELL YOU WHY.
I THINK YOU'RE A LONELY PERSON. I DRIVE BY THIS PLACE A LOT, I SEE YOU HERE.
I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND YOU AND I SEE ALL
THESE PHONES AND ALL THIS STUFF ON YOUR DESK.
THAT MEANS NOTHING. AND THEN WHEN I CAME INSIDE AND I MET YOU,
I SAW IN YOUR EYES AND I SAW THE WAY YOU CARRIED
YOURSELF THAT YOU'RE NOT A HAPPY PERSON.
AND I THINK YOU NEED SOMETHING. IF YOU WANNA
CALL IT A FRIEND, YOU CAN CALL IT A FRIEND.
YOU GONNA BE MY FRIEND?
YEAH.
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
IT'S A LITTLE HARD STANDING HERE AND ASKING YOU, SO--
FIVE MINUTES, THAT'S ALL. JUST OUTSIDE. RIGHT AROUND HERE.
I'M THERE TO PROTECT YOU.
[Laughs]
COME ON, JUST TAKE A LITTLE BREAK.
I HAVE A BREAK AT 4:00, AND IF YOU'RE HERE-- 4:00 TODAY?
YES. I'LL BE HERE.
I'M SURE YOU WILL.
ALL RIGHT. 4:00 P.M.? RIGHT.
OUTSIDE IN THE FRONT? YES.
OKAY. OH, MY NAME IS TRAVIS? BETSY?
TRAVIS. YEAH.
I APPRECIATE THIS, BETSY.
[Bickle Narrating] MAY 26, 4:00 P.M.
I TOOK BETSY TO CHILD'S COFFEE SHOP ON COLUMBUS CIRCLE.
I HAD BLACK COFFEE AND APPLE PIE WITH A SLICE OF MELTED YELLOW CHEESE.
I THINK THAT WAS A GOOD SELECTION.
BETSY HAD COFFEE AND A FRUIT SALAD DISH, BUT SHE COULD HAVE HAD ANYTHING SHE WANTED.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS IN NEW YORK ALONE'S NOT BAD.
BUT CHRIST, THE ORGANIZATIONAL PROBLEMS. MMM.
I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. I GOT THE SAME PROBLEMS.
I GOTTA GET ORGANIZED. YA KNOW, LITTLE THINGS, LIKE MY APARTMENT, POSSESSIONS.
I SHOULD GET ONE OF THOSE SIGNS THAT SAYS, "ONE
OF THESE DAYS I'M GONNA GET 'ORGANEZIZED'."
YOU MEAN ORGANIZED? "ORGANEZIZED."
"ORGANEZIZED." IT'S A JOKE.
O-R-G-A-N-E-Z-I-Z-E-D.
OH, YOU MEAN ORGANEZIZED, LIKE THOSE LITTLE
SIGNS THEY HAVE IN OFFICES THAT SAY "THIMK".
DO YOU LIKE THE PLACE YOU WORK IN?
WE'VE GOT SOME GOOD PEOPLE WORKING FOR US. AND I THINK PALANTINE'S GOT A GOOD CHANCE.
YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE BEAUTIFUL EYES?
DO YOU LIKE THE GUY YOU WORK WITH? HE'S OKAY.
YEAH, I KNOW, BUT DO YOU LIKE HIM?
HE'S FUNNY AND HE'S VERY GOOD AT HIS JOB.
HE'S OKAY, THOUGH HE DOES HAVE A FEW PROBLEMS.
- I WOULD SAY HE HAS QUITE A FEW PROBLEMS. - [Laughs]
HIS ENERGY SEEMS TO GO IN THE WRONG PLACES.
WHEN I WALKED IN AND I SAW YOU TWO SITTING THERE,
I COULD TELL BY THE WAY YOU WERE BOTH RELATING
THAT THERE WAS NO CONNECTION WHATSOEVER.
AND I FELT WHEN I WALKED IN THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING BETWEEN US.
THERE WAS AN IMPULSE THAT WE WERE BOTH FOLLOWING.
SO THAT GAVE ME THE RIGHT TO COME IN AND TALK TO YOU.
OTHERWISE I NEVER WOULD HAVE FELT THAT I HAD
THE RIGHT TO TALK TO YOU OR SAY ANYTHING.
I NEVER WOULD HAVE HAD THE COURAGE TO TALK TO YOU.
AND WITH HIM I FELT THERE WAS NOTHING AND I COULD SENSE IT.
AND WHEN I WALKED IN, I KNEW I WAS RIGHT. DID YOU FEEL THAT WAY?
I WOULDN'T BE HERE IF I DIDN'T.
- WHERE ARE YOU FROM? - UPSTATE.
THAT FELLOW, I DON'T LIKE HIM. NOT THAT I DON'T LIKE HIM. I JUST THINK HE'S SILLY.
I DON'T THINK HE RESPECTS YOU.
I DON'T BELIEVE I'VE EVER MET ANYONE QUITE LIKE YOU.
YOU WANNA GO TO, UH, UH... MOVIE WITH ME?
I HAVE TO GO BACK TO WORK. I DON'T MEAN NOW. I MEAN ANOTHER TIME?
SURE. YOU KNOW WHAT YOU REMIND ME OF?
WHAT? THAT SONG.
BY... KRIS KRISTOFFERSON.
WHO'S THAT? THE SONGWRITER.
"HE'S A PROPHET--" "HE'S A PROPHET AND A PUSHER.
PARTLY TRUTH, PARTLY FICTION. A WALKING CONTRADICTION."
YOU SAYING THAT ABOUT ME? WELL, WHO ELSE WOULD I BE TALKING ABOUT?
I'M NO PUSHER. I NEVER HAVE PUSHED. [Laughing]
NO, NO, JUST THE PART ABOUT THE CONTRADICTIONS. YOU ARE THAT.
[Bickle Narrating] I CALLED BETSY AGAIN AT HER OFFICE AND SHE SAID...
MAYBE WE'D GO TO A MOVIE TOGETHER AFTER SHE GETS OFF WORK TOMORROW.
THAT'S MY DAY OFF. AT FIRST SHE HESITATED,
BUT I CALLED HER AGAIN AND THEN SHE AGREED.
BETSY. BETSY. OH, NO. BETSY WHAT? I FORGOT TO ASK HER LAST NAME AGAIN.
DAMN! I GOTTA REMEMBER STUFF LIKE THAT.
[Man] I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANYBODY HERE COMMITTING THEMSELVES...
UNTIL THINGS START COMING IN FROM CALIFORNIA.
THIS IS MAKING ME NERVOUS. I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE WAITED FOR THE LIMO.
[Man #2] I DON'T MIND TAKING A CAB, BUT I
MIND GOING TO CALIFORNIA WITHOUT PREPARATION.
THAT'S GOING TO GET US IN TROUBLE.
ARE YOU CHARLES PALANTINE, THE CANDIDATE?
YES, I AM.
I'M ONE OF YOUR BIGGEST SUPPORTERS.
I TELL EVERYBODY THAT COMES IN THIS TAXI THAT THEY HAVE TO VOTE FOR YOU.
WHY, THANK YOU... TRAVIS.
I'M SURE YOU'RE GONNA WIN, SIR. EVERYBODY I KNOW IS GONNA VOTE FOR YOU.
IN FACT, I WAS GONNA PUT ONE OF YOUR STICKERS IN MY TAXI,
BUT THE COMPANY SAID IT WAS AGAINST THEIR POLICY, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.
THEY'RE A BUNCH OF JERKS.
I HAVE LEARNED MORE ABOUT AMERICA FROM RIDING IN CABS...
THAN IN ALL THE LIMOS IN THE COUNTRY.
OH, YEAH? THAT'S TRUE.
CAN I ASK YOU SOMETHING, TRAVIS? SURE.
WHAT IS THE ONE THING ABOUT THIS COUNTRY THAT BUGS YOU THE MOST?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T FOLLOW POLITICAL ISSUES THAT CLOSELY, SIR.
I DON'T KNOW.
OH, WELL, THERE MUST BE SOMETHING.
WELL... WHATEVER IT IS, HE SHOULD CLEAN UP THIS CITY HERE...
BECAUSE THIS CITY HERE IS LIKE AN OPEN SEWER; IT'S FULL OF FILTH AND SCUM.
AND SOMETIMES I CAN HARDLY TAKE IT.
WHOEVER BECOMES THE PRESIDENT SHOULD JUST-- [Honks Horn]
REALLY CLEAN IT UP.
SOMETIMES I GO OUT AND I SMELL IT, I GET HEADACHES IT'S SO BAD.
IT'S LIKE-- THEY JUST NEVER GO AWAY, YA KNOW.
IT'S LIKE THINGS-- THE PRESIDENT SHOULD JUST CLEAN UP THIS WHOLE MESS HERE.
HE SHOULD JUST FLUSH IT RIGHT DOWN THE FUCKIN' TOILET.
WELL, UH... I THINK I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN, TRAVIS.
BUT IT'S NOT GONNA BE EASY.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SOME RADICAL CHANGES. DAMN STRAIGHT.
HERE YOU GO, TRAVIS. KEEP THE CHANGE. THANK YOU.
NICE TALKIN' TO YOU, TRAVIS. NICE TALKIN' TO YOU, SIR. YOU'RE A GOOD MAN.
I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA WIN. THANK YOU. I THANK YOU.
[People Chattering]
COME ON, MAN. JUST GET ME OUTTA HERE, ALL RIGHT?
COME ON!
COME ON, BABY. THIS IS A REAL DRAG. COME ON.
COME ON, DON'T MAKE NO SCENE.
YOU WANNA GET BUSTED? NOW, BITCH, BE COOL!
DON'T START NO TROUBLE.
CABBIE, JUST FORGET ABOUT THIS. IT'S NOTHIN'.
BE COOL, BITCH!
[Man] COME ON! ARE YOU GONNA START THAT?
COME ON NOW, BABY.
[Boys Shouting]
[Shouting Continues]
GO ON, GET YOUR ASS OUTTA HERE!
[Turns Engine Off]
HI THERE. HI.
DID YOU HAVE A NICE DAY TODAY? NOT PARTICULARLY.
GOT A PRESENT FOR YOU. OHH.
♪ [Jazz Drumming]
NOW BACK TO GENE KRUPA'S SYNCOPATED STYLE SHORTLY.
NOW WHY'D YOU DO THAT? WHAT THE HELL. WHAT ELSE AM I GONNA DO WITH MY MONEY?
I WISH YOU WOULD'VE LISTENED TO THIS.
WELL, I WOULD'VE, EXCEPT FOR MY RECORD PLAYER DOESN'T WORK NOW.
YOUR STEREO'S BROKEN? YEAH.
HOW DO YOU STAND IT? I COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT MUSIC.
WELL, I DON'T FOLLOW MUSIC TOO MUCH, BUT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO.
THEN YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THIS RECORD YET. NO.
BUT I WAS THINKING, MAYBE, YOU KNOW, WE COULD LISTEN TO IT ON YOUR RECORD PLAYER.
NOW GOING BACK TO 40 YEARS OF CHICK WEBB.
♪ [Jazz Drumming]
YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING. WHY?
THIS IS A DIRTY MOVIE.
NO, NO, THIS-- THIS IS-- THIS IS A MOVIE THAT...
A LOT OF COUPLES COME TO; ALL KINDS OF COUPLES GO HERE.
YOU SURE ABOUT THAT? YEAH.
YEAH, I SEE 'EM ALL THE TIME.
COME ON.
[Movie: Man Speaking French]
[Speaking French]
[Mutters]
EXCUSE ME! [Man] SHUT THE FUCK UP.
WHERE YOU GOING? I HAVE TO LEAVE NOW.
WHY? I DON'T KNOW WHY I CAME IN HERE. I DON'T LIKE THESE MOVIES.
I MEAN, I-- YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU'D FEEL THAT WAY ABOUT THESE MOVIES.
I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT MOVIES-- ARE THESE THE ONLY KIND OF MOVIES YOU GO TO?
YEAH, I COME AND-- THIS IS NOT SO BAD.
TAKING ME TO A PLACE LIKE THIS IS ABOUT AS EXCITING TO ME AS SAYING, "LET'S FUCK."
I'M-- THERE ARE OTHER PLACES I CAN TAKE YOU.
PLENTY OF OTHER MOVIES I CAN TAKE YOU TO. I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THEM.
WE'RE JUST DIFFERENT.
HEY, WAIT A SECOND. I HAVE TO GO.
I'VE GOTTA GO NOW. WAIT. WAIT A SECOND. I WANNA TALK TO YOU.
LOOK, I HAVE TO GO. WAIT A SECOND.
TAXI!
CAN'T I TALK TO YOU AT LEAST? WON'T YOU AT LEAST TALK TO ME? I DIDN'T KNOW YOU--
LOOK, WON'T YOU TAKE THE RECORD? I'VE ALREADY GOT IT.
BUT, PLEASE, PLEASE, I BOUGHT IT FOR YOU. NOW I'VE GOT TWO. LET'S GO.
CAN I CALL YOU?
JESUS CHRIST! I GOT A TAXI!
[Horn Honks]
HELLO, BETSY.
HI, IT'S TRAVIS.
HOW YOU DOIN'? LISTEN, I'M SORRY ABOUT THE OTHER NIGHT.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS THE WAY YOU FELT ABOUT IT.
WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS THE WAY YOU FELT. I WOULD'VE TAKEN YOU SOMEWHERE ELSE.
UH, ARE YOU FEELING BETTER OR--
OH, MAYBE YOU HAD A VIRUS OR SOMETHING; 24-HOUR VIRUS, YA KNOW.
IT CAN HAPPEN. YEAH.
UM... YOU, UH--
YOU BEEN WORKING HARD, HUH? WELL, IT'S-- YEAH.
UH--
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE SOME DINNER WITH ME...
IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS OR SOMETHIN'?
WELL, HOW 'BOUT A CUP OF COFFEE? I COULD COME BY THE HEADQUARTERS OR SOMETHING.
WE COULD, UH--
OH, OK-- OKAY. OKAY. OH--
DID YOU GET MY FLOWERS IN THE--
YOU DIDN'T GET THEM? BUT I SENT, UH, SOME FLOWERS, UH--
YEAH, WELL-- OKAY, OKAY.
CAN I CALL YOU AGAIN... UH, UH, TOMORROW OR THE NEXT DAY?
OKAY. NO, I'M GONNA-- OKAY, YEAH, SURE, OKAY. SO LONG.
[Hangs Up Phone]
[Bickle Narrating] I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO CALL HER...
BUT AFTER THE FIRST CALL SHE WOULDN'T COME TO THE PHONE ANY LONGER.
I ALSO SENT FLOWERS, BUT WITH NO LUCK.
THE SMELL OF THE FLOWERS ONLY MADE ME SICKER.
THE HEADACHES GOT WORSE. I THINK I GOT STOMACH CANCER.
I SHOULDN'T COMPLAIN, THOUGH.
YOU'RE ONLY AS HEALTHY--
YOU'RE ONLY AS HEALTHY AS YOU FEEL.
YOU'
YOU'RE ONLY AS HEALTHY AS YOU FEEL.
TAKE YOUGET YOUR HANDS OFF ME! I JUST WANT YOU TO
KNOW I PLEASE, JUST LEAVE. OKAY. THEN JUST LEAVE!
TAKE 'EM OFF! THEN JUST LEAVE THEN. COME ON.
I WANNA TELL YOU YOU'RE IN A HELL AND YOU'RE
GONNA DIE IN A HELL LIKE THE REST OF THEM!
COME ON NOW. THERE'S A COP ACROSS THE STREET. YOU'RE LIKE THE REST OF THEM.
[Tom] I'M CALLING THE COP. OFFICER!
LOOK, DON'T COME AROUND HERE BECAUSE I'LL CALL THE POLICE!
[Bickle Narrating] I REALIZE NOW HOW MUCH SHE'S JUST LIKE THE OTHERS.
COLD AND DISTANT, AND MANY PEOPLE ARE LIKE THAT.
WOMEN FOR SURE. THEY'RE LIKE A UNION.
[Man] YO, CAB!
OKAY, PULL OVER TO THE CURB OVER THERE. RIGHT OVER TO THE CURB. RIGHT OVER THERE.
NO, NO, DON'T, DON'T, DON'T-- WHOA!
THE FUCKIN' METER, WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'? WHAT ARE YOU DOIN' HITTIN' THE METER?
DID I TELL YOU-- DID I TELL YOU TO DO THAT WITH THE METER?
PUT THE METER BACK, LET THE NUMBERS GO. I
DON'T CARE WHAT I PAY. I'M NOT GETTING OUT.
PUT THE METER BACK ON. PUT IT DOWN.
PUT IT-- THAT'S RIGHT.
PUT IT-- PUT IT DOWN!
THAT'S RIGHT. WHY YOU WRITING? DON'T WRITE!
PUT THE THING DOWN. JUST SIT.
I DIDN'T TELL YOU TO WRITE. I DIDN'T TELL YOU TO DO ANYTHING.
I JUST SAID, "PULL OVER TO THE CURB." PULL OVER TO THE CURB. WE'RE GONNA SIT HERE.
WE'RE GONNA SIT.
CABBIE, YOU SEE THAT LIGHT UP THERE? THE WINDOW?
THE LIGHT? THE WINDOW UP THERE ON THE SECOND FLOOR?
THE ONE THAT'S CLOSEST-- THE ONE THAT'S CLOSEST TO THE EDGE OF THE BUILDING?
THE LIGHT UP IN THE WINDOW, SECOND STORY?
WHAT, ARE YOU BLIND? DO-DO YOU SEE THE LIGHT? YEAH.
YEAH, YOU SEE IT. GOOD.
SEE THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW?
DO YOU-- DO YOU SEE THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW?
YEAH.
YOU SEE THE WOMAN. GOOD. BECAUSE I WANT YOU
TO SEE THAT WOMAN 'CAUSE THAT'S MY WIFE.
BUT THAT'S NOT MY APARTMENT. [Chuckles]
IT'S NOT MY APARTMENT. YOU KNOW WHO LIVES THERE, HUH?
I MEAN, YOU WOULDN'T KNOW WHO LIVES THERE.
I'M JUST SAYIN', "YOU KNOW WHO LIVES THERE?"
[Chuckles] A NIGGER LIVES THERE. HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT?
AND I-- I'M GONNA KILL HER. [Chuckles]
THERE'S NOTHING ELSE. I JUST-- I'M GONNA KILL HER.
NOW WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT? HMM?
I SAID, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT?
DON'T ANSWER. YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER EVERYTHING.
I'M GONNA KILL HER. I'M GONNA KILL HER WITH A .44 MAGNUM PISTOL.
AND A .44 MAGNUM PISTOL, I'M GONNA KILL HER WITH THAT GUN.
[Chuckles] DID YOU EVER SEE WHAT A .44 MAGNUM WOULD DO TO A WOMAN'S FACE?
I MEAN IT'LL FUCKIN' DESTROY IT. JUST BLOW IT RIGHT APART.
THAT'S WHAT IT CAN DO TO HER FACE.
NOW, DID YOU EVER SEE WHAT IT CAN DO TO A WOMAN'S PUSSY? NOW THAT YOU SHOULD SEE.
THAT YOU SHOULD SEE-- WHAT A .44 MAGNUM'S GONNA DO TO A WOMAN'S PUSSY YOU SHOULD SEE.
WHAT'S THAT?
I-- I KNOW YOU MUST THINK THAT I'M, YOU KNOW-- [Chuckles]
YOU MUST THINK I'M PRETTY SICK OR SOMETHING. YOU MUST THINK I'M PRETTY SICK.
RIGHT? YOU MUST THINK I'M PRETTY SICK? HMM?
[Laughs]
RIGHT? I BET YOU-- I BET YOU REALLY THINK I'M SICK, RIGHT? YOU THINK I'M SICK?
[Laughing]
YOU THINK I'M SICK? [Laughing]
YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THAT. I'M PAYING FOR THE RIDE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THAT.
I PICKED UP THIS MIDGET. YA KNOW, HE'S VERY WELL DRESSED.
ITALIAN SUIT, GOOD-LOOKING. HAD A BEAUTIFUL TALL BLOND.
A LADY MIDGET? NO, THE GUY WAS A MIDGET. THE BLOND WAS A LADY.
I GOT IT. THOSE MIDGETS ARE FUNNY.
[Laughing] SOMETIMES I LIKE TO HOLD A MIDGET. YEAH?
THEY'RE FUNNY. THEY ALWAYS WANNA SIT IN THE FRONT SEAT.
SHIT.
[Wizard] THEN I PICK UP THESE TWO FAGS. THEY'RE GOING DOWNTOWN.
[Buzzing]
THEY'RE WEARING THESE RHINESTONE T-SHIRTS. THEY START ARGUIN'.
THEY START YELLIN'. THE OTHER SAYS, "YOU BITCH." STARTS BEATING HIM ON THE HEAD.
I SAY, "LOOK, I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU DO IN THE
PRIVACY OF YOUR OWN HOME BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
"THIS IS AN AMERICAN FREE COUNTRY. WE'VE GOT A 'PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS' THING.
"YOU'RE CONSENTING YOU'RE ADULT.
"BUT IN MY FUCKIN' CAB, DON'T GO BUSTIN' HEADS.
YA KNOW WHAT I MEAN? GOD LOVES YOU. DO WHAT YOU WANT."
TELL 'EM TO GO TO CALIFORNIA, 'CAUSE OUT IN CALIFORNIA WHEN TWO FAGS SPLIT UP,
ONE'S GOTTA PAY THE OTHER ONE ALIMONY. [Charlie T. Mutters]
NOT BAD. THEY'RE WAY AHEAD OUT THERE, YA KNOW WHAT I MEAN? CALIFORNIA.
SO I TELL 'EM TO GET OUT OF THE FUCKIN' CAB.
[Cabbie] ONE TIME I SAW A COP CHASING THIS GUY WITH ONE LEG. HE WAS ON CRUTCHES.
- [Wizard] THE COP? - NO, NO. THE DUDE THAT HE WAS CHASING.
FUCKIN' COPS, THEY CHASE ANYTHING. [Doughboy] HEY, TRAVIS.
YOU GOT THAT FIVE YOU OWE ME?
MY MAN IS LOADED. LOAD-ED.
I'D BE BROKE TONIGHT IF I HADN'T CAUGHT ME SOME PEOPLE FROM OHIO OUT AT KENNEDY.
I TOOK 'EM INTO MANHATTAN BY WAY OF LONG BEACH. TIPPED ME FIVE DOLLARS.
[Wizard] WHAT'S THE ACTION AROUND? PRETTY SLOW.
I'M SHOVIN' ON.
WIZ, WAIT.
CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A SECOND? [Charlie T.] BYE, KILLER.
[Imitates Gun Firing]
[Restaurant Clerk] THANK YOU. NEXT.
[Rattling Chain]
[Muttering] YOU COULD HAVE ALL YOU WANT.
[Groans] HEY, DON'T BE HITTIN' ON ME! DON'T BE HITTIN'!
YOU BETTER TAKE YOUR ASS OUTTA HERE!
YEAH? I KNOW YOU AND I AIN'T TALKED TOO MUCH.
YEAH. BUT I FIGURED YOU'VE BEEN AROUND A LOT SO YOU COULD--
SHOOT, THAT'S WHY THEY CALL ME THE "WIZARD".
I GOT-- IT'S JUST THAT I GOT, UH--
I GOT, UH-- THINGS GOT YOU DOWN?
YEAH. YEAH, IT HAPPENS. HAPPENS TO THE BEST OF US.
YEAH, IT GOT ME REAL DOWN. REAL--
I JUST WANNA GO OUT AND, YA KNOW, LIKE REALLY,
REALLY, REALLY DO SOMETHING.
TAXI LIFE, YOU MEAN?
YEAH, WELL--
NAH, IT'S--
I DON'T KNOW.
I JUST WANNA GO OUT...
AND REALLY--
YA KNOW, I REALLY WANNA-- I GOT SOME BAD IDEAS IN MY HEAD.
I JUST--
ALL RIGHT, LOOK. LOOK AT IT THIS WAY. YA KNOW, UH--
A MAN-- A MAN TAKES A JOB, YA KNOW?
AND THAT JOB-- I MEAN LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW--
YOU KNOW, THAT BECOMES WHAT HE IS.
YOU KNOW, LIKE, UH--
YOU KNOW, YOU DO A THING AND THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE. LIKE I'VE BEEN--
I'VE BEEN A CABBIE FOR 17 YEARS, YA KNOW; TEN YEARS AT NIGHT.
I STILL DON'T OWN MY OWN CAB. YOU KNOW WHY?
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO. THAT MUST BE WHAT I WANT.
YOU KNOW, TO BE ON THE NIGHT SHIFT DRIVIN' SOMEBODY ELSE'S CAB.
YA UNDERSTAND? I MEAN, YOU BECOME--
YOU GET A JOB. YOU BECOME THE JOB.
I MEAN LIKE, ONE GUY LIVES IN BROOKLYN. ONE GUY LIVES IN SUTTON PLACE.
YOU GOT A LAWYER. ANOTHER GUY'S A DOCTOR.
ANOTHER GUY DIES. ANOTHER GUY GETS WELL. YA KNOW, PEOPLE ARE BORN.
I ENVY YOU YOUR YOUTH.
GO OUT, GET LAID. GET DRUNK. YOU KNOW, DO ANYTHING.
YOU GOT NO CHOICE ANYWAY. I MEAN, WE'RE ALL FUCKED.
OR MORE OR LESS, YA KNOW.
[Chuckles]
I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S ABOUT THE DUMBEST THING I EVER HEARD.
IT'S NOT BERTRAND RUSSELL. BUT WHAT DO YOU WANT? I'M A CABBIE, YOU KNOW.
WHAT DO I KNOW? I MEAN, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE FUCK YOU'RE TALKIN' ABOUT.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE I DON'T KNOW EITHER.
DON'T WORRY SO MUCH. RELAX, KILLER. YOU'RE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.
I KNOW. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE AND, UH--
I KNOW, OKAY? YEAH.
THANKS, MAN.
I GUESS--
YEAH. YEAH, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.
[Engine Starts]
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR OPPONENT-- GOODWIN'S
CHANCES-- IN THE UP-AND-COMING PRIMARY?
WELL, MR. GOODWIN IS A FINE MAN. I WOULD CERTAINLY, IF IT CAME TO IT, PREFER HIM...
TO OUR OPPONENT IN THE OTHER PARTY.
I THINK THAT MY PROGRAMS ARE BETTER DEFINED THAN HIS.
THEY'RE MORE IMAGINATIVE THAN HIS, AND
MOREOVER, I HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF WINNING.
I THINK IT'S ACADEMIC, THOUGH, 'CAUSE HE'S NOT GONNA WIN THE PRIMARY. I AM.
[Man] WELL, ONE MORE THING I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU AND THAT'S ABOUT YOUR CAMPAIGN.
HOW IS YOUR CAMPAIGN GOING? HOW DO YOU FEEL IT'S GOING?
WHEN WE CAME UP WITH OUR SLOGAN, "WE ARE THE PEOPLE,"
WHAT I SAID, "LET THE PEOPLE RULE."
I FELT THAT I WAS BEING SOMEWHAT OVERLY OPTIMISTIC.
I MUST TELL YOU THAT I'M MORE OPTIMISTIC NOW THAN EVER BEFORE.
THE PEOPLE ARE RISING TO THE DEMANDS THAT I HAVE MADE ON THEM.
THE PEOPLE ARE BEGINNING TO RULE.
I FEEL IT AS THE CROWDS SWELL. I KNOW IT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PRIMARY.
I KNOW IT WILL CONTINUE IN MIAMI.
AND I KNOW IT WILL RISE TO AN UNPRECEDENTED SWELL IN NOVEMBER.
[Static]
[Car Tires Skidding] [Horn Honking]
[Horn Honks]
[Baby Crying]
[Dog Barking]
[Woman Gasps] [Tires Skidding]
[People Chattering]
BITCH, GODDAMN! I'LL BLOW HER FACE OFF! I'LL KILL HER, GODDAMN IT!
DAMN! IF I GET MY HANDS ON HER, I'LL KILL HER! GODDAMN MOTHERFUCKER!
I SWEAR I'LL KILL HER! I'LL KILL THAT FUCKIN' BITCH!
I GET MY HANDS ON HER, I'LL KILL HER!
HEY, SPORT. HEY, SPORT.
I'LL KILL HER! DAMN IT!
TAXI CAB'S FOLLOWING. DON'T LOOK AT HIM.
SON OF A BITCH!
HEY, GUYS.
YOU WANNA TAKE A WALK? YEAH.
[Siren Wailing In The Distance]
[Bickle Narrating] LONELINESS HAS FOLLOWED ME MY WHOLE LIFE; EVERYWHERE.
IN BARS, IN CARS,
SIDEWALKS, STORES; EVERYWHERE.
THERE'S NO ESCAPE. I'M GOD'S LONELY MAN.
JUNE 8.
MY LIFE HAS TAKEN ANOTHER TURN AGAIN.
THE DAYS MOVE ALONG WITH REGULARITY, OVER AND OVER.
ONE DAY INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM THE NEXT.
A LONG CONTINUOUS CHAIN.
THEN SUDDENLY, THERE IS A CHANGE.
[Horn Honking]
TRAVIS, THIS HERE'S EASY ANDY. HE'S A TRAVELING SALESMAN. HOW YA DOING, TRAVIS?
[Door Unlocking]
YOU GOT A .44 MAGNUM? IT'S AN EXPENSIVE WEAPON.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT, I GOT MONEY.
IT'S A REAL MONSTER.
STOP A CAR AT A HUNDRED YARDS PUT A ROUND RIGHT THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK.
HERE YOU GO.
IT'S A PREMIUM HIGH-RESALE WEAPON.
LOOK AT THAT.
LOOK AT THAT. THAT'S A BEAUTY.
I COULD SELL THIS GUN TO SOME JUNGLE BUNNY IN HARLEM FOR FIVE HUNDRED BUCKS.
BUT I JUST DEAL HIGH QUALITY GOODS TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE.
[Pulls Trigger] HOW 'BOUT THAT?
THIS MIGHT BE A LITTLE TOO BIG FOR PRACTICAL PURPOSES.
IN WHICH CASE FOR YOU, I'D RECOMMEND... .38 SNUB-NOSE.
LOOK AT THIS.
LOOK AT THAT. THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GUN.
IT'S NICKEL-PLATED, SNUB-NOSE.
OTHERWISE THE SAME AS A SERVICE REVOLVER. THAT'LL STOP ANYTHING THAT MOVES.
THE MAGNUM, THEY USE THAT IN AFRICA FOR KILLIN' ELEPHANTS.
THAT .38, THAT'S A FINE GUN.
[Children Laughing]
SOME OF THESE GUNS ARE LIKE TOYS.
THAT .38, YOU GO OUT AND HAMMER NAILS WITH IT ALL DAY,
COME BACK AND IT'LL CUT DEAD CENTER ON TARGET EVERY TIME.
IT'S GOT A REALLY NICE ACTION TO IT AND A HECK OF A WALLOP.
YOU INTERESTED IN AN AUTOMATIC?
IT'S A COLT .25 AUTOMATIC. IT'S A NICE LITTLE GUN.
[Cocks Gun] IT'S A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GUN.
HOLDS SIX SHOTS IN THE CLIP, ONE SHOT IN THE CHAMBER.
THAT'S IF YOU'RE DUMB ENOUGH TO PUT A ROUND IN THE CHAMBER. [Pulls Trigger]
HERE. LOOK AT THIS. A .380 WALTHER.
HOLDS EIGHT SHOTS IN THE CLIP.
THAT'S A NICE GUN.
YEAH, THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GUN. LOOK AT THAT. [Cocking Gun]
DURING WORLD WAR II, THEY USED THIS GUN TO REPLACE THE P-38.
JUST GIVEN OUT TO OFFICERS.
ISN'T THAT A LITTLE HONEY?
HOW MUCH FOR EVERYTHING? OH, ALL TOGETHER.
WELL, ONLY A JACKASS WOULD CARRY THAT CANYON IN THE STREETS LIKE THAT. HERE.
HERE'S A BEAUTIFUL HANDMADE HOLSTER I HAD MADE IN MEXICO.
FORTY DOLLARS.
THREE-FIFTY FOR THE MAGNUM. TWO-FIFTY FOR THE .38.
ONE AND A QUARTER FOR THE .25. ONE-FIFTY FOR THE .380.
YOU TAKE THIS. AND WAIT HERE, I'LL WALK DOWN WITH YOU.
HOW 'BOUT DOPE? GRASS, HASH, COKE,
MESCALINE, DOWNERS, NEMBUTAL, TUNIAL, CHLORO HYDRATES?
HOW 'BOUT UPPERS, AMPHETAMINES? NO, I'M NOT INTERESTED IN THAT STUFF.
CRYSTAL METH? I CAN GET YOU CRYSTAL METH. NITROUS OXIDE. HOW 'BOUT THAT?
HOW 'BOUT A CADILLAC? I CAN GET YOU A BRAND-NEW
CADILLAC WITH THE PINK SLIP FOR 2 GRAND.
[Bickle Narrating] JUNE 29.
I GOTTA GET IN SHAPE NOW. TOO MUCH SITTING HAS RUINED MY BODY.
TOO MUCH ABUSE HAS GONE ON FOR TOO LONG.
FROM NOW ON IT'LL BE 50 PUSHUPS EACH MORNING, 50 PULL-UPS.
THERE WILL BE NO MORE PILLS. THERE WILL BE NO MORE BAD FOOD.
NO MORE DESTROYERS OF MY BODY.
FROM NOW ON IT'LL BE TOTAL ORGANIZATION. EVERY MUSCLE MUST BE TIGHT.
[Gunshots]
[Movie: Woman] WOW! LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT.
OH, YEAH. OH, YEAH.
OH, IT LOOKS SO GOOD. [Moans]
MMM.
MMM. IT'S GETTING HARDER... AND HARDER.
IT'S THROBBING NOW. [Passionate Breathing]
[Bickle Narrating] THE IDEA HAD BEEN GROWING IN MY BRAIN FOR SOME TIME.
TRUE FORCE. ALL THE KING'S MEN...
CANNOT PUT IT BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.
[Clicking]
[Distant Traffic Noise]
[Clicks]
[Snapping]
[Chinking]
WHERE ARE WE SUPPOSED TO GET MORE OF THESE? WHERE DO YOU THINK?
BACK AT HEADQUARTERS-- [All Talking At Once]
COME ON. ALL RIGHT. IT'LL WORK.
MAYBE IT'S THESE SPEAKERS. IT'S NOT THE SPEAKERS. I'VE DONE THIS A HUNDRED TIMES.
YOU'VE DONE THIS BEFORE? I'VE DONE THIS BEFORE. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU DID THIS? I'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE.
BETSY. ...HAVING SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
BETSY! [Screaming] WHAT?
BETSY! COME HERE, COME HERE.
[Crowd Murmurings]
HI.
HEY, YOU'RE A SECRET SERVICE MAN, AREN'T YA?
HUH? JUST WAITING FOR THE SENATOR.
YOU'RE WAITING FOR THE SENATOR?
OH!
THAT'S A VERY GOOD ANSWER.
SHIT, MAN. I'M WAITING FOR THE SUN TO SHINE. [Dog Barks]
YEAH.
NO, THE REASON I ASKED IF YOU WERE A SECRET SERVICE MAN--
I WON'T SAY ANYTHING-- BECAUSE I S--
[Quiet Chuckle] I SAW SOME SUSPICIOUS-LOOKING PEOPLE OVER THERE.
YOU DID? YEAH, THEY WERE OVER THERE. RIGHT OVER THERE.
THEY WERE JUST HERE, I--
THEY WERE VERY, VERY, UHH--
SUSPICIOUS. YEAH.
[Muttering]
IS IT HARD TO GET TO BE IN THE SECRET SERVICE? WHY?
WELL, I WAS JUST CURIOUS, 'CAUSE I THINK I'D BE GOOD AT IT.
I'M VERY OBSERVANT. OH?
I WAS IN THE MARINE CORP, YOU KNOW.
I'M GOOD WITH CROWDS.
I NOTICE THERE'S A LITTLE PIN THERE. THAT'S LIKE A SIGNAL, ISN'T IT? HUH?
SORT OF. SIGNAL. A SECRET SIGNAL FOR THE SECRET SERVICE.
HEY, WHAT KIND OF GUNS DO YOU GUYS CARRY? .38s? .45s?
.357 MAGNUMS? SOMETHING BIGGER, MAYBE?
HEY LOOK, UH, IF YOU'RE REALLY INTERESTED,
IF YOU GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, WE'LL SEND YOU INFORMATION ON HOW TO APPLY.
HOW'S THAT?
YOU WILL? SURE.
OKAY. WHY NOT?
MY NAME IS HENRY...
KRINKLE: K-R-I-N-K-L-E.
154 HOPPER AVENUE.
HOPPER. YEAH.
YOU KNOW, LIKE A RABBIT. HIP, HOP. HEH HEH!
[Vehicle Horn Honking]
FAIRLAWN, NEW JERSEY.
IS THERE A ZIP CODE WITH THAT, HENRY? YEAH, 610452.
OKAY? THAT'S, UH, SIX DIGITS.
SIX, ONE--
OH, WELL, 61045.
OKAY.
I WAS THINKING OF MY TELEPHONE NUMBER.
WELL, I'VE GOT IT ALL. HENRY, WE'LL GET ALL THE STUFF RIGHT OUT TO YA.
THANKS A LOT. HEY, GREAT. THANKS A LOT. HELL. JESUS.
BE CAREFUL TODAY. RIGHT. WILL DO.
YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL LIVIN' AROUND A PLACE LIKE THIS.
BYE.
[Vehicle Honking]
- DAMN! - [Crowd Murmurings Rise]
[Shouts, Squeals]
[Muttering]
YEAH.
HUH? HUH?
HUH? FASTER THAN YOU.
YOU FUCKIN' SON OF A--
I SAW YOU COMIN', YOU FUCKIN'...
SHIT-HEEL.
[Mutters]
I'M STANDIN' HERE. YOU MAKE THE MOVE.
IT'S YOUR MOVE.
HEH! DON'T TRY IT, YOU FUCK. [Clicking]
YOU TALKIN' TO ME?
WELL, THEN WHO THE HELL ELSE ARE YOU TALKING-- YOU TALKIN' TO ME?
WELL, I'M THE ONLY ONE HERE.
WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU'RE TALKING TO?
OH, YEAH? HUH?
'KAY. [Snapping, Clicking]
HUH?
[Bickle Narrating] LISTEN, YOU FUCKERS, YOU SCREW-HEADS--
HERE IS A MAN WHO WOULD NOT TAKE IT ANYMORE;
WHO WOULD NOT LET--
LISTEN, YOU FUCKERS, YOU SCREW-HEADS--
HERE IS A MAN WHO WOULD NOT TAKE IT ANYMORE;
A MAN WHO STOOD UP AGAINST THE SCUM, THE CUNTS, THE DOGS, THE FILTH, THE SHIT.
HERE IS SOMEONE WHO STOOD UP.
HERE IS--
[Grunting] HUH? [Clicks]
YOU'RE DEAD.
[Woman Screams]
[Children Chattering]
[Siren Wailing]
HEY, TRAVIS, EL TITERE. ¿QUE PASA?
HI, MELIO. ¿QUE PASA? HEY, ALL RIGHT.
[Radio: Spanish Broadcast, Faint]
[Melio] YEAH, MAN? [Man] OKAY, SHUT YOUR FUCKIN' MOUTH AND GIMME THE CASH.
[Thug] COME ON, COME ON. [Register Opens, Bell Dings]
LET'S GO. GIMME THE GODDAMN CASH. DON'T SHOOT, I'M GETTIN' IT.
STOP TAKIN' SO LONG. COME ON!
LET ME HAVE IT. GIMME THE BREAD.
THIS ALL YOU GOT. REACH IN YOUR SOCK AND GET THE REST.
THAT'S IT. I DON'T HAVE MORE.
GIMME THE REST OF THE GODDAMN CASH! THAT'S ALL I GOT!
YOU GOT MORE. GIVE ME MORE. I'M TELLIN' YA, I AIN'T GOT NO MONEY!
REACH IN YOUR SOCK. YOU GOT MORE BREAD. THAT'S IT, MAN.
GIVE ME THE REST OF THE FUCKIN' BREAD. HEY. HEY.
DID YOU GET 'IM? YEAH, I GOT 'IM.
SHIT, MAN.
IS HE DEAD? I DON'T KNOW. HIS EYES ARE MOVING.
i MARICON! MAU-MAU!
HEY, LISTEN, I AIN'T GOT A PERMIT FOR THIS THING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
i CARAJO! i TU PUTA MADRE!
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT MAN. I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT. CAN I GIVE YOU SOME MONEY?
NO, MAN, JUST GET OUT OF HERE. CAN I GIVE YOU SOME MONEY?
NO. NO, MAN, I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT. GO AHEAD. YEAH?
YEAH. ¡MAMON! ¡TE VOY A JODER MARICON!
THAT'S THE FIFTH MOTHERFUCKER THIS YEAR!
YOU WANNA BUY THAT LITTLE DOPE, HUH?
YOU WANNA BUY THAT COKE AND THAT MARIJUANA? [Grunting]
¡MARICON!
♪ [Slow Dance]
♪ AWAKE AGAIN I CAN'T PRETEND ♪
♪ AND I KNOW I'M ALONE
♪ AND CLOSE TO THE END
♪ OF THE FEELING
♪ WE'VE KNOWN
♪ HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN SLEEPING ♪
♪ HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN DRIFTING ALONE HERE TONIGHT ♪
♪ HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN RUNNING FOR ♪
♪ THAT MORNING FLIGHT
♪ FOR THE WHISPERED PROMISES AND THE CHANGIN' RIGHT ♪
♪ OF THE BED WHERE WE BOTH LIE ♪
♪ LATE FOR THE SKY
[Palantine] WALT WHITMAN, THAT GREAT AMERICAN POET,
SPOKE FOR ALL OF US WHEN HE SAID,
"I AM THE MAN. I SUFFERED. I WAS THERE."
TODAY I SAY TO YOU, WE ARE THE PEOPLE.
WE SUFFERED. WE WERE THERE.
[Applause]
WE THE PEOPLE SUFFERED IN VIET NAM.
WE THE PEOPLE SUFFERED. WE STILL SUFFER...
FROM UNEMPLOYMENT, INFLATION, CRIME AND CORRUPTION.
[Applause]
[Bickle Narrating] DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,
JULY IS THE MONTH I REMEMBER WHICH BRINGS...
NOT ONLY YOUR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY,
BUT ALSO FATHER'S DAY AND MOTHER'S BIRTHDAY.
I'M SORRY I CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATES,
BUT I HOPE THIS CARD WILL TAKE CARE OF THEM ALL.
I'M SORRY AGAIN I CANNOT SEND YOU MY ADDRESS...
LIKE I PROMISED TO LAST YEAR,
BUT THE SENSITIVE NATURE OF MY WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT...
DEMANDS UTMOST SECRECY.
I KNOW YOU WILL UNDERSTAND. WE ARE, ALL OF US-- [Continues, Indistinct]
I AM HEALTHY AND WELL AND MAKING LOTS OF MONEY.
I HAVE BEEN GOING WITH A GIRL FOR SEVERAL MONTHS,
AND I KNOW YOU WOULD BE PROUD IF YOU COULD SEE HER.
HER NAME IS BETSY, BUT I CAN TELL YOU NO MORE THAN THAT.
HEY, CABBIE, YA CAN'T PARK HERE. [Vehicle Horns Honking]
COME ON! COME ON, LET'S GO, LET'S GO! MOVE IT!
[Palantine] NO MORE WILL WE THE PEOPLE...
BEAR THE BURDEN OF SUFFERING FOR THE FEW.
NO MORE WILL WE FIGHT THE WARS OF THE FEW... [Applause]
TO THE HARM OF THE MANY.
[Bickle Continues] I HOPE THIS CARD FINDS YOU ALL WELL AS IT DOES ME.
I HOPE NO ONE HAS DIED. DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME.
ONE DAY THERE'LL BE A KNOCK ON THE DOOR AND IT'LL BE ME.
LOVE, TRAVIS.
- DON'T YOU HAVE SOME IDEA? - WELL, I'M NOT THE ONE WHO WANTS TO TALK.
[Woman] BUT YOU MUST KNOW THE REASON I DIDN'T MARRY HIM. [Clicking]
IT'S BECAUSE I COULDN'T STAND TO BE A CAUSE OF DIVORCE,
AND...
NOW HE'S GETTING DIVORCED ANYWAY,
AND, UH--
PHILIP WANTS TO MARRY ME, BROCK.
I DO LOVE HIM.
[Sighs] WHAT ABOUT US, JILL?
OUR MARRIAGE?
YOU GOTTA KNOW THAT OUR MARRIAGE WASN'T LEGAL.
IN THE EYES OF GOD, WE ARE MARRIED.
BROCK, PLEASE DON'T...
DO THIS TO ME.
I LOVE HIM--
DAMN.
GODDAMN.
HEY!
[Indistinct Conversing]
WHAT, ARE YOU TRYING TO GET RID OF ME? [Laughs]
YOU LOOKIN' FOR SOME ACTION? YEAH.
YOU SEE THAT GUY OVER THERE? YEAH.
ALL RIGHT. YOU GO TALK TO HIM. HIS NAME IS MATTHEW.
I'LL BE OVER THERE WAITIN' FOR YOU. OKAY.
♪ I WENT TO CHINATOWN
♪ TO BUY SOME EGG FOO YOUNG ♪ IS YOUR NAME MATTHEW?
I WANT SOME ACTION.
OFFICER-- [Scoffs]
I SWEAR I'M CLEAN. I'M JUST WAITING HERE FOR A FRIEND.
YOU GONNA BUST ME FOR NOTHIN', MAN?
I'M NOT A COP.
I AIN'T NO COP. THEY WHY YOU ASK ME FOR ACTION?
BECAUSE SHE SENT ME OVER.
I SUPPOSE THAT AIN'T A .38 YOU'VE GOT IN YOUR SOCK.
.38? NAH. HUH? HUH? [Chuckles]
I'M CLEAN, MAN.
SHIT, YOU'RE A REAL COWBOY? YEAH.
THAT'S NICE, MAN. ALL RIGHT.
IT'S ALL RIGHT. FIFTEEN DOLLARS, FIFTEEN MINUTES.
TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS, HALF AN HOUR.
AH, SHIT.
COWBOY, HUH? I ONCE HAD A HORSE... IN CONEY ISLAND.
SHE GOT HIT BY A CAR. OH--
WELL, TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT.
IF YOU WANT TO SAVE YOURSELF SOME MONEY, DON'T FUCK HER...
'CAUSE YOU'LL BE BACK HERE EVERY NIGHT FOR SOME MORE, MAN.
SHE'S 12 AND A HALF YEARS OLD. YOU AIN'T NEVER HAD NO PUSSY LIKE THAT.
YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU WANT WITH HER. YOU CAN COME ON HER, FUCK HER IN THE MOUTH,
FUCK HER IN THE ASS, COME ON HER FACE, MAN.
SHE'LL GET YOUR COCK SO HARD, SHE'LL MAKE IT EXPLODE.
BUT NO ROUGH STUFF. ALL RIGHT?
ALL RIGHT, I'LL TAKE IT.
HEY, MAN. TAKE OUT NO MONEY OVER HERE.
YOU WANNA FUCK ME? YOU AIN'T GONNA FUCK ME, YOU'RE GONNA FUCK HER.
YOU GIVE HER THE MONEY. GO AHEAD.
CATCH YOU LATER, COPPER.
WHAT DID YOU SAY? I'LL SEE YOU LATER, COPPER.
I'M NO COP, MAN.
WELL, IF YOU ARE, IT'S ENTRAPMENT ALREADY.
HUH?
I'M HIP.
[Laughs] BUDDY, YOU DON'T LOOK HIP.
GO AHEAD, HAVE YOURSELF A GOOD TIME. GO AHEAD, MAN.
[Mimicking Gunshots]
[Chuckling] YOU'RE A FUNNY GUY.
BUT LOOKS AREN'T EVERYTHING. GO AHEAD, MAN. HAVE A GOOD TIME.
HUH.
[Bell Tolling]
YOU'RE A FUNNY GUY, MAN.
[Siren Wailing]
[Siren Continues]
HEY. THE ROOM'LL COST YA TEN BUCKS.
I'M TIMIN' YA TOO.
[Chuckles]
[Door Creaking]
COME ON.
ARE YOU REALLY 12 AND A HALF?
LISTEN, MISTER, IT'S YOUR TIME AND 15 MINUTES AIN'T LONG.
WHEN THAT CIGARETTE BURNS OUT, YOUR TIME IS UP.
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
YOU DON'T WANT TO TELL ME?
WHAT'S YOUR NAME? EASY.
WELL, THAT'S NOT ANY KIND OF NAME. IT'S EASY TO REMEMBER.
YEAH, BUT WHAT'S YOUR REAL NAME? I DON'T LIKE MY REAL NAME.
WHAT'S YOUR REAL NAME?
IRIS.
WELL, WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT? THAT'S A NICE NAME.
THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK.
NO, DON'T DO THAT. DON'T DO THAT. DON'T YOU REMEMBER ME?
REMEMBER WHEN YOU GOT INTO A TAXI? IT WAS A CHECKER TAXI.
YOU GOT IN AND THAT GUY MATTHEW CAME BY AND
HE SAID THAT HE WANTED TO TAKE YOU AWAY?
HE PULLED YOU AWAY.
[Muttering] NO, I DON'T REMEMBER THAT.
YOU DON'T REMEMBER ANY OF THAT?
NO.
WELL, THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I'M GONNA GET YOU OUTTA HERE.
SO WE BETTER MAKE IT OR SPORT'LL GET MAD. SO HOW DO YOU WANNA MAKE IT?
I DON'T WANNA MAKE IT. WHO'S SPORT?
OH, THAT'S MATTHEW. I CALL HIM SPORT.
WANNA MAKE IT LIKE THIS?
[Buckle Clicking]
[Fly Unzipping]
LISTEN, I-- I WA-- LISTEN, CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND SOMETHING?
YOU'RE THE ONE WHO CAME INTO MY CAB.
YOU'RE THE ONE THAT WANTED TO GET OUT OF HERE.
WELL, I MUST'VE BEEN STONED. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? THEY DRUG YOU?
OH, COME OFF IT, MAN.
WHAT'RE YOU DOIN'? DON'T YOU WANNA MAKE IT?
NO, I DON'T WANNA MAKE IT. I WANNA HELP YOU.
WELL, I CAN HELP YOU.
[Unzipping]
DAMN, MAN! GODDAMN IT!
[Children's Voices In Distance]
SHIT, MAN. WHAT THE HELL'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?
LISTEN, WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE IT, MISTER.
GODDAMN IT, DON'T YOU WANT TO GET OUTTA HERE?
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND WHY I CAME HERE?
I-I THINK I UNDERSTAND, UH--
I TRIED TO GET INTO YOUR CAB ONE NIGHT AND NOW YOU WANNA TAKE ME AWAY.
- IS THAT IT? - YEAH, BUT DON'T YOU WANNA GO?
I CAN LEAVE ANY TIME I WANT TO. THEN WHAT ABOUT THAT ONE NIGHT?
LOOK, I WAS STONED.
THAT'S WHY THEY STOPPED ME.
AND WHEN I'M NOT STONED, I GOT NO PLACE ELSE TO GO.
SO THEY JUST, UH...
PROTECT ME FROM MYSELF.
[Groans]
AH, I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW. OKAY, I TRIED.
HEY, I UNDERSTAND. AND IT MEANS SOMETHING, REALLY.
AH-- WELL, LOOK, CAN I SEE YA AGAIN?
[Chuckles] THAT'S NOT HARD TO DO. NO, I DON'T MEAN LIKE THAT.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, REGULARLY. THIS IS NOTHING FOR A PERSON TO DO.
HOW ABOUT BREAKFAST TOMORROW?
TOMORROW? WHEN? I GET UP AT ABOUT 1:00.
1:00? 1:00.
AH.
WELL, I GOT A-- A THING. I DON'T--
COME ON, DO YOU WANT TO OR NOT? YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
OKAY, 1:00. 1:00.
OKAY. SEE YOU TOMORROW.
OH, IRIS... MY NAME IS TRAVIS.
THANKS A LOT TRAVIS.
SO LONG, IRIS. SEE YOU TOMORROW.
SWEET IRIS.
[Door Opens, Closes]
THIS IS YOURS.
SPEND IT RIGHT.
- COME BACK ANY TIME, COWBOY. - I WILL.
[Indistinct Talking, Shouting]
[Vehicle Horn Blowing]
WHY DO YOU WANT ME TO GO BACK TO MY PARENTS?
I MEAN, THEY HATE ME. WHY DO YOU THINK I SPLIT IN THE FIRST PLACE?
THERE AIN'T NOTHIN' THERE. YEAH, BUT YOU CAN'T LIVE LIKE THIS.
IT'S A HELL. A GIRL SHOULD LIVE AT HOME.
DIDN'T YOU EVER HEAR OF WOMEN'S LIB?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, WOMEN'S LIB? YOU'RE A YOUNG GIRL. YOU SHOULD BE HOME NOW.
YOU SHOULD BE DRESSED UP, YOU SHOULD BE GOIN' OUT WITH BOYS, GOIN' TO SCHOOL.
YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF STUFF. [Scoffs] GOD, ARE YOU SQUARE.
HEY, I'M NOT SQUARE! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S SQUARE. YOU'RE FULL OF SHIT, MAN.
WHAT'RE YOU TALKIN' ABOUT? YOU WALK OUT WITH THOSE FUCKIN' CREEPS...
AND LOWLIFES AND DEGENERATES OUT ON THE STREET...
AND YOU SELL YOUR LITTLE PUSSY FOR NOTHIN', MAN?
FOR SOME LOWLIFE PIMP WHO STANDS IN A HOLE?
I'M THE-- I'M SQUARE? YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S SQUARE, MAN.
I DON'T GO SCREW AND FUCK WITH A BUNCH OF KILLERS AND JUNKIES THE WAY YOU DO.
YOU CALL THAT BEIN' HIP?
WHAT WORLD YOU FROM?
WHO'S A KILLER?
THAT GUY SPORT'S A KILLER, THAT'S WHO'S A KILLER.
SPORT NEVER KILLED NOBODY. HE KILLED SOMEONE.
HE'S A LIBRA. HE'S A WHAT?
I'M A LIBRA TOO. THAT'S WHY WE GET ALONG SO WELL.
HE LOOKS LIKE A KILLER TO ME.
I THINK THAT, THAT CANCERS MAKE THE BEST LOVERS, BUT--
GOD, MY WHOLE FAMILY ARE EARTH SIGNS.
HE'S ALSO A DOPE SHOOTER.
SO WHAT MAKES YOU SO HIGH AND MIGHTY? WILL YOU TELL ME THAT?
DIDN'T YOU EVER TRY LOOKIN' IN YOUR OWN EYEBALLS IN THE MIRROR?
SO, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT SPORT AND THAT OLD BASTARD?
WHEN? WHEN YOU LEAVE.
I DON'T KNOW. JUST LEAVE 'EM, I GUESS. YOU'RE JUST GONNA LEAVE?
YEAH, THEY GOT PLENTY OTHER GIRLS.
YEAH, BUT YOU JUST CAN'T DO THAT. WHAT'RE YOU GONNA DO?
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO? CALL THE COPS?
THE COPS DON'T DO NOTHIN'. YOU KNOW THAT.
SPORT NEVER TREATED ME BAD. HE DIDN'T BEAT ME UP OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT ONCE.
BUT YOU CAN'T ALLOW HIM TO DO THE SAME TO OTHER GIRLS. [Siren Wailing]
YOU CAN'T ALLOW HIM TO DO THAT.
HE'S THE LOWEST KIND OF PERSON IN THE WORLD.
SOMEBODY'S GOT TO DO SOMETHING TO HIM.
HE'S THE SCUM OF THE EARTH.
HE'S THE WORST...
S-S-- SUCKING SCUM I HAVE EVER, EVER SEEN.
YOU KNOW WHAT HE TOLD ME ABOUT YOU?
HE'S CALLIN' YOU NAMES. HE CALLED YOU A LITTLE PIECE OF CHICKEN.
HE DOESN'T-- HE-- HE DOESN'T MEAN THAT.
[Sighs] I'LL MOVE UP TO ONE OF THEM COMMUNES IN VERMONT.
[Silverware Chinking]
I NEVER SEEN A COMMUNE BEFORE, BUT I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW?
I SAW... SOME PICTURES ONCE IN A MAGAZINE. DIDN'T LOOK VERY CLEAN.
WHY DON'T YOU COME TO THE COMMUNE WITH ME?
WHAT, COME TO THE COMMUNE WITH YOU? NO, NO! [Chuckles]
WHY NOT?
UH, I DON'T GO TO PLACES LIKE THAT.
AW, COME ON. WHY NOT?
NAH, I DON'T GET ALONG WITH PEOPLE LIKE THAT.
ARE YOU A "SCORPION"? WHAT?
THAT'S IT. YOU'RE A SCORPION. I CAN TELL EVERY TIME.
BESIDES, I GOTTA STAY HERE.
COME ON, WHY? I GOT SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT TO DO.
OH, SO WHAT'S SO IMPORTANT?
DOIN' SOMETHIN' FOR THE GOVERNMENT.
THE CAB THING IS JUST PART TIME.
ARE YOU A NARC?
DO I LOOK LIKE A NARC?
YEAH! [Laughing]
I AM A NARC.
GOD! I DON'T KNOW WHO'S WEIRDER, YOU OR ME.
SURE YOU DON'T WANNA COME? I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. I'M GONNA GIVE YOU THE MONEY TO GO.
OH, NO. LOOK, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT. NO, NO. I WANT YOU TO TAKE IT.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO TAKE ANYTHING FROM THEM.
NOW, I WANNA DO IT. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING BETTER TO DO WITH MY MONEY.
NOW, I MIGHT BE GOIN' AWAY FOR AWHILE.
[Taxi Dispatch Radio Transmission, Indistinct]
YOU'RE JUST A LITTLE TENSE, THAT'S ALL.
I DON'T LIKE WHAT I'M DOIN', SPORT.
AW, BABY, I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO LIKE WHAT YOU'RE DOIN'.
IF YOU EVER LIKED WHAT YOU WERE DOIN' YOU WOULDN'T BE MY WOMAN.
YOU NEVER SPEND ANY TIME WITH ME ANYMORE.
WELL, I GOT TO ATTEND TO BUSINESS, BABY.
YOU MISS YOUR MAN, DON'T YOU?
[Sighs] I DON'T LIKE TO BE AWAY FROM YOU EITHER.
YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT YOU.
I DEPEND ON YOU.
I'D BE LOST WITHOUT YOU.
DON'T YOU EVER FORGET THAT.
♪ [Light Jazz]
HOW MUCH I NEED YOU.
COME TO ME, BABY.
LET ME HOLD YOU.
AH, WHEN YOU'RE CLOSE TO ME LIKE THIS, I FEEL SO GOOD.
I ONLY WISH EVERY MAN COULD KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE LOVED BY YOU;
THAT EVERY WOMAN, EVERYWHERE,
HAD A MAN THAT LOVES HER LIKE I LOVE YOU.
GOD, IT'S GOOD SO CLOSE.
YOU KNOW, AT TIMES LIKE THIS...
I KNOW I AM A LUCKY MAN.
TOUCHING A WOMAN WHO WANTS ME AND NEEDS ME.
YEAH, IT'S ONLY YOU THAT KEEPS ME TOGETHER.
[Gunfire]
[Bickle Narrating] NOW I SEE IT CLEARLY. MY WHOLE LIFE IS POINTED IN ONE DIRECTION.
I SEE THAT NOW.
THERE NEVER HAS BEEN ANY CHOICE FOR ME.
[Crowd Cheering]
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES, SENATOR CHARLES PALANTINE.
[Whistling, Cheering Continues]
THANK YOU, TOM.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
WE ARE MET TODAY AT A CROSSROADS: COLUMBUS CIRCLE.
THIS IS NO ORDINARY PLACE.
IT IS A PLACE WHERE MANY ROADS AND MANY LIVES INTERSECT.
IT IS APPROPRIATE THAT WE MEET HERE TODAY,
BECAUSE THESE ARE NOT ORDINARY TIMES.
WE MEET AT A CROSSROADS IN HISTORY.
FOR FAR TOO LONG, THE WRONG ROADS HAVE BEEN TAKEN.
THE WRONG ROADS HAVE LED US INTO WAR,
INTO POVERTY, INTO UNEMPLOYMENT...
AND INFLATION.
TODAY I SAY TO YOU, WE HAVE REACHED THE TURNING POINT.
NO LONGER WILL WE THE PEOPLE SUFFER FOR THE FEW.
[Applause, Cheering]
NOW, I WOULD LIE TO YOU IF I TOLD YOU THE NEW ROADS WOULD BE EASY.
THEY WILL NOT BE EASY.
NOTHING THAT IS RIGHT AND GOOD HAS EVER BEEN EASY.
WE THE PEOPLE KNOW THAT!
AND WE THE PEOPLE KNOW THE RIGHT ROADS AND THE GOOD.
TODAY I SAY TO YOU, WE ARE THE PEOPLE, YOU AND I,
AND IT IS TIME TO LET THE PEOPLE RULE.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT MEN. PULL BACK NOW.
[Man] PALANTINE!
PULL BACK, RIGHT.
[Man] YOU'VE GOT MY VOTE! THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
OVER THERE. GET THAT MAN.
[Agents Shouting] GIVE US SOME AIR! HOLD US BACK!
GIVE HIM SOME AIR, WILL YA?
[Crowd Interviewees] I NEVER SAW HIM. I SAW HIM RUN. WHERE WAS HE?
HEY, WHAT HAPPENING? HOW YA DOIN'?
GOT THE MONEY? YEAH.
IRIS IN HER ROOM? YEAH.
OKAY, TAKE CARE. RIGHT.
[Brakes Screeching]
HEY, SPORT, HOW YA DOIN'?
OKAY, OKAY, MY MAN. HOW--
WHERE DO I KNOW YOU FROM, MAN? I DON'T KNOW.
HOW'S EVERYTHING IN THE PIMP BUSINESS, HUH?
DO I KNOW YOU? HUH? NO. DO I KNOW YOU?
GET OUTTA HERE. COME ON, GET LOST, HUH? DO I KNOW YOU?
[Scoffs] HOW'S IRIS?
YOU KNOW IRIS? HUH?
NO, I DON'T KNOW NOBODY NAMED IRIS. YOU KNOW IRIS.
IRIS? COME ON, GET OUTTA HERE, MAN.
YOU DON'T KNOW ANYBODY BY THE NAME OF IRIS?
I DON'T KNOW NOBODY NAMED IRIS. NO?
HEY, GET BACK TO YOUR FUCKIN' TRIBE BEFORE YOU GET HURT, HUH, MAN?
DO ME A FAVOR. I DON'T WANT NO TROUBLE, HUH? OKAY?
GOT A GUN?
GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE, MAN. GET OUTTA HERE!
SUCK ON THIS! [Yelping, Groaning]
HEY!
[Gunshot]
[Screaming]
YOU CRAZY SON OF A BITCH!
FUCKIN' SON OF A BITCH, YOU! I'LL KILL YOU! I'LL KILL YOU!
I'LL KILL YOU! I'LL KILL YOU!
I'LL FUCKIN' KILL YOU!
CRAZY SON OF A BITCH! I'LL KILL YOU!
- [Screaming] - [Clicking]
AAAH!
[Iris Screams]
YOU FUCKIN' BASTARD! I'LL KILL YOU!
YOU CRAZY SON OF A BITCH! I'LL KILL YOU!
I'LL KILL YOU! I'LL KILL YOU! I'LL KILL YOU!
[Hotel Man Moaning]
[Iris] STOP!
[Moaning Continues]
AAAH!
[Iris Screaming] NO-O-O-O! DON'T SHOOT HIM!
[Sobbing]
[Clicking]
[Mimicking Gunshots]
[Male Voice] DEAR MR. BICKLE,
I CAN'T SAY HOW HAPPY MRS. STEENSMA AND I WERE TO HEAR...
THAT YOU ARE WELL AND RECUPERATING.
WE TRIED TO VISIT YOU AT THE HOSPITAL...
WHEN WE WERE IN NEW YORK TO PICK UP IRIS,
BUT YOU WERE STILL IN A COMA.
THERE IS NO WAY WE CAN REPAY YOU FOR RETURNING OUR IRIS TO US.
WE THOUGHT WE HAD LOST HER AND NOW OUR LIVES ARE FULL AGAIN.
NEEDLESS TO SAY,
YOU ARE SOMETHING OF A HERO AROUND THIS HOUSEHOLD.
I'M SURE YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IRIS.
SHE'S BACK IN SCHOOL AND WORKING HARD.
THE TRANSITION HAS BEEN VERY HARD FOR HER, AS YOU CAN WELL IMAGINE.
BUT WE HAVE TAKEN STEPS TO SEE...
SHE HAS NEVER CAUSE TO RUN AWAY AGAIN.
IN CONCLUSION, MRS. STEENSMA AND I...
WOULD LIKE TO AGAIN THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE CANNOT AFFORD TO COME TO NEW YORK AGAIN...
TO THANK YOU IN PERSON, OR WE SURELY WOULD.
BUT IF YOU SHOULD EVER COME TO PITTSBURGH,
YOU WOULD FIND YOURSELF A MOST WELCOME GUEST IN OUR HOME.
OUR DEEPEST THANKS,
BURT AND IVY STEENSMA.
[Wizard] THIS GUY EDDIE-- THE OWNER-OPERATOR-- COMES UP AND SAYS, UH,
"I WANNA SWAP TIRES." I SAID, "HEY, THESE ARE NEW TIRES."
WHY DON'T YOU THROW IN SOMETHING ELSE... LIKE YOUR WIFE?
HUH! HIS WIFE WAS MISS NEW JERSEY OF 1957.
THAT'S WHY THE FLEET HAS NO SPARES.
DOUGHBOY, WIZARD... KILLER. HEY.
CHARLIE T. [Charlie T.] WHAT'S HAPPENIN'?
HEY, TRAVIS, YOU GOT A FARE. [Car Door Slamming]
AH, SHIT. WELL, SEE YA LATER.
SEE YA, TRAVIS. RIGHT.
[Betsy] HELLO, TRAVIS.
HELLO.
I HEAR PALANTINE GOT THE NOMINATION.
YEAH. WON'T BE LONG NOW. SEVENTEEN DAYS.
I HOPE HE WINS.
I READ ABOUT YOU IN THE PAPERS. HOW ARE YA?
OH, IT WAS NOTHIN', REALLY. I GOT OVER THAT.
PAPERS ALWAYS BLOW THESE THINGS UP.
JUST A LITTLE STIFFNESS, THAT'S ALL.
TRAVIS...
I'M--
[Sighs] HOW MUCH WAS IT?
[Lever Creaks]
SO LONG.