In 1976, a grimy, unsettling film about a lonely cabdriver prowling the mean streets of New York changed American cinema forever. Directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader, Taxi Driver ...
The ending debate stays alive because Taxi Driver gives Travis a public redemption image right after the brothel massacre. He returns to work, Iris’ parents thank him, and Betsy reappears in his cab.