Martin Scorsese is still angry over Taxi Driver’s final edit: Fran Lebowitz

Taxi Driver ranks among the many greatest movies from Hollywood veteran Martin Scorsese however filmmaker still has some regrets in regards to the 1976 characteristic — primarily the color purple.

According to American creator Fran Lebowitz, the longtime pal of Scorsese, the filmmaker is “still angry” over the final edit of the Robert De Niro-starrer cult traditional film.

Lebowitz, who is the central focus of Scorsese’s newest Netflix docuseries Pretend It’s A City, mentioned the modifying means of the filmmaker throughout an interview with the Los Angeles Times.

“I guarantee you if they had not taken it away from him, he would still be editing Taxi Driver. He’s still angry,” Lebowitz mentioned.

“He said to me numerous times: “You know what ruins Taxi Driver? The colour red. The studio wouldn’t give me enough money to correct the colour red, and that’s why it’s horrible. I say, “You know what’s wrong with Taxi Driver, Marty? Nothing,” she added.

Scorsese had directed Taxi Driver from a script by his frequent collaborator Paul Schrader.

Set in a decaying and morally bankrupt New York City following the Vietnam War, the movie follows Travis Bickle (De Niro), a taxi driver and veteran, and his psychological state as he works nights within the metropolis.

The film, which additionally featured Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, Leonard Harris, and Albert Brooks, was nominated for 4 Academy Awards, together with greatest image and greatest actor for De Niro.

Scorsese is presently arduous at work on his subsequent characteristic Killers of the Flower Moon. Headlined by Leonardo DiCaprio and De Niro, the film can be launched on Apple TV Plus.