Who You Talkin’ To? The REAL Story Behind Pacino’s Most Famous Scene in Taxi Driver

21/08/2024 3 min
Who You Talkin’ To? The REAL Story Behind Pacino’s Most Famous Scene in Taxi Driver

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Episode Synopsis


New York and great films go together like peanut butter and jelly. And if we dial it back to the late 1970s, perhaps there’s no cinematic sandwich more famous than Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver. 
It’s got drama, grit, and one of the most quoted one-liners in the history of cinema. 
But, have you ever wondered how that line came to be?
In today’s episode, Ginni shares the little-known story behind Robert DeNiro’s iconic mirror scene. 
You’ll learn how frequently this line gets repeated in pop culture, and where it pops up. You’ll hear the true story of how it came to be and DeNiro’s surprising role in creating it. 
 
What You’ll Learn:

(0:56) Parodies of one of New York’s most iconic movie scenes
(1:26) A surprising fact about DeNiro’s famous line
(1:45) How the scene unfolded on the fly

 
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