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Taxi Driver

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Movie poster

Country	Error creating thumbnail: File missing United States
Directed by	Martin Scorsese
Release Date	1976
Language	English
Studio	Columbia Pictures Corporation
Distributor	Columbia Pictures Corporation

Main Cast
Character	Actor
Travis Bickle	Robert De Niro
Betsy	Cybill Shepherd
Wizard	Peter Boyle
Iris 'Easy' Steensma	Jodie Foster
Matthew 'Sport' Higgins	Harvey Keitel
Tom	Albert Brooks
Senator Charles Palantine	Leonard Harris
Doughboy	Harry Northup
Melio	Victor Argo
"Easy Andy"	Steven Prince

The following weapons were used in the film Taxi Driver:

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Revolvers

Smith & Wesson Model 29

Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) purchases four handguns from "Easy Andy" (Steven Prince), the illegal gun salesman. The first of which is a Smith & Wesson Model 29 with an 8 3/8" barrel, the longest factory barrel made for the S&W Model 29 during this time period. The other two stock barrel lengths at the time were the 4" barrel and the 6.5" barrel. Travis apparently gets the idea of owning a .44 Magnum from one of his passengers (portrayed by director Martin Scorsese in a cameo) who claims he will use it to murder his cheating wife. Travis's Model 29 is seen often throughout the film, carried in a large leather shoulder holster he purchased from "Easy Andy" for $40, in addition to paying $350 for the revolver itself.

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-'''The following guns were used in the film ''[[Taxi Driver]]'''''
+|name = Taxi Driver
+|picture = Taxi_Driver_Poster.jpg
+|caption = ''Movie poster''
+|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States
+|director = [[Martin Scorsese]]
+|date= 1976
+|language = English
+|studio=Columbia Pictures Corporation
+|distributor=Columbia Pictures Corporation
+|character1=Travis Bickle
+|actor1=[[Robert De Niro]]
+|character2=Betsy
+|actor2=Cybill Shepherd
+|character3=Wizard
+|actor3=[[Peter Boyle]]
+|character4=Iris 'Easy' Steensma
+|actor4=[[Jodie Foster]]
+|character5=Matthew 'Sport' Higgins
+|actor5=[[Harvey Keitel]]
+|character6=Tom
+|actor6=Albert Brooks
+|character7=Senator Charles Palantine
+|actor7=Leonard Harris
+|character8=Doughboy
+|actor8=[[Harry Northup]]
+|character9=Melio
+|actor9=[[Victor Argo]]
+|character10="Easy Andy"
+|actor10=Steven Prince
+}}
+{{Film Title}}
+__TOC__<br clear="all">
+{{spoiler}}
+=Revolvers=
+==Smith & Wesson Model 29==
+Travis Bickle ([[Robert De Niro]]) purchases four handguns from "Easy Andy" (Steven Prince), the illegal gun salesman. The first of which is a [[Smith & Wesson Model 29]] with an 8 3/8" barrel, the longest factory barrel made for the S&W Model 29 during this time period. The other two stock barrel lengths at the time were the 4" barrel and the 6.5" barrel. Travis apparently gets the idea of owning a .44 Magnum from one of his passengers (portrayed by director [[Martin Scorsese]] in a cameo) who claims he will use it to murder his cheating wife. Travis's Model 29 is seen often throughout the film, carried in a large leather shoulder holster he purchased from "Easy Andy" for $40, in addition to paying $350 for the revolver itself.
+[[File:Smith wesson 44mag 8inch barrel.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Smith & Wesson Model 29 revolver with 8 3/8" barrel - .44 Magnum]]
+[[Image:Taxi-sw29a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The S&W markings on the right side of Travis's Model 29 as he spots it in "Easy Andy"'s case.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-sw29b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Travis spots the ".44 Magnum" marking on the Model 29's barrel.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-sw29c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Easy Andy" describes the Model 29 for Travis.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-sw29d.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Travis checks the cylinder of the Model 29 as he buys it. The Model 29's cylinder is heard ratcheting here, despite it having nothing to ratchet against.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-guns4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Astra Constable, S&W Escort, S&W Model 36, and S&W Model 29 sit in the foreground as Travis buys them.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-guns5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Andy places the S&W Model 29's shoulder holster with Travis's new guns.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-sw29e.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Travis practices firing the Model 29 at the firing range, using a common 1970's overlapping thumb grip.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-sw29f.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Travis practices aiming his Model 29 inside his apartment.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-sw29g.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Travis with his Model 29 inside his apartment.]]
+==Smith & Wesson Model 36==
+Travis Bickle ([[Robert De Niro]]) also purchases a five-shot nickel [[Smith & Wesson Model 36]] first pattern model with a square butt, mother-of-pearl grips, a slightly cut down hammer, and a flared flat cylinder release hatch (dating it from the late 50s to early 60s) rather than the later rounded latch. Bickle buys it after "Easy Andy" suggests it as a more practical weapon. Travis purchases it from him for $250. A mobster in the whorehouse during the final shootout has a blued Model 36, which Travis takes from him and uses. In a continuity error, the Model 36 becomes a nickel [[Colt Detective Special]] when Travis puts it down in front of him at the range (see [[Taxi Driver#Colt Detective Special|below]]).
+[[File:S&W Model 36 with pearl grips.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Smith & Wesson Model 36 with pearl grips - .38 Special]]
+[[File:S&WChiefSpecialSquareButt.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 36 with square butt. Note the hammer, only slightly shorter than a Model 36's normal hammer, like the revolver used in the film.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-sw36a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Easy Andy" points out the Model 36 to Travis.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-sw36b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Travis practices aiming the Model 36 as he buys the revolver from Andy.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-guns2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The S&W Model 36 is placed next to the S&W Model 29.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-guns4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Astra Constable, S&W Escort, S&W Model 36, and S&W Model 29 sit in the foreground as Travis buys them.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-guns5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Andy places the S&W Model 29's shoulder holster with Travis's new guns.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-sw36c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Travis draws the Model 36 alongside the long Model 29 inside his apartment.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-sw36d.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Travis aims the Model 29 and Model 36 inside his apartment.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-sw36e.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Travis spins the Model 36 in his hand before the "You talkin' to me?" sequence.]]
+[[File:936full-taxi-driver-photo.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Travis at the firing range. The pistols that lay in front of him are the S&W Escort (can be told apart from the Sterling by the bottom barrel) and the S&W Model 36 (can be told apart from the Colt by the 5 round cylinder).]]
+[[Image:Taxi-sw36g.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Travis's nickel Model 36 lays where he dropped it inside the whorehouse.]]
+[[Image:S&W 36.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith and Wesson Model 36 - .38 Special]]
+[[Image:Taxi-sw36f.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Travis takes the mobster's Model 36 from his hand.]]
+==Colt Detective Special==
+When Travis Bickle ([[Robert De Niro]]) switches his handguns at the shooting range, his nickel [[Smith & Wesson Model 36]] is now an early-model nickel [[Colt Detective Special]].
+[[File:ColtNickelDS.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Detective Special (Nickel) - .38 Special]]
+[[Image:Taxi-wppk1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Travis picks up the Sterling at the range. Note the barrel, ejector rod, and six-round cylinder of the Detective Special. The Colt is only used during this overhead shot, and remains the S&W Model 36 when he is shooting.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-sw10s1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Travis picks up his S&W Model 29 next to the detective Special.]]
+==Colt Official Police==
+Four Colt revolvers, at least two of them being [[Colt Official Police]] revolvers, are offered by "Easy Andy" in his second case of handguns.
+[[Image:ColtOP4.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Official Police - 4" Barrel - .38 Special]]
+[[Image:Taxi-guns3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The four Colt revolvers sit in the case in addition to a S&W Model 39 and a Walther P38.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-guns4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The four Colt revolvers in the case with the S&W 39 and Walther P38.]]
+==Smith & Wesson Model 10==
+Some NYPD officers seen in the climax also carry standard blued Model 10s, which were carried by the NYPD at the time.
+[[Image:S&W-Model-10.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver - .38 Special]]
+[[Image:Taxi-sw10b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A policeman enters Iris's room with his Model 10.]]
+==Smith & Wesson Model 10 (nickel)==
+A gunman ([[Nat Grant]]) attempts to rob a grocery store with a nickel-plated [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] revolver, but is stopped by Travis. Iris's pimp Matthew, a.k.a. "Sport" ([[Harvey Keitel]]) also fires a nickel [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] at Travis. It is possible that these are the same gun.
+[[File:DetroitPDrevolver.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Nickel Smith & Wesson Model 10 - .38 Special]]
+[[Image:Taxi-swrev1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The robber holds his revolver on the owner as Travis aims his Astra Constable.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-swrev2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The robber holds his revolver after he is shot down by Travis.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-sw10a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sport aims at Travis.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-sw10c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sport's nickel Model 10.]]
+=Pistols=
+==Smith & Wesson Escort==
+Travis Bickle ([[Robert De Niro]]) also buys a [[Smith & Wesson Escort]] from "Easy Andy", who incorrectly refers to it as a "Colt .25" and sells it to him for $125. Easy Andy apparently confused the S&W Escort with the similar-looking [[Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket|Colt 1908 Vest Pocket]] in .25 ACP. Travis attaches the Smith & Wesson Escort to a drawer slide, mounting it on his forearm and later using it during the final shootout. In a continuity error, this is seen as a [[Sterling Arms]] pistol when Travis puts it down at the range.
+[[Image:S&W61EscortNickel.jpg‎|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson 61 Escort (Factory nickel with Faux Ivory Grips) - .22 LR]]
+[[Image:Taxi-swes1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Travis aims the S&W Escort as he buys it from Andy.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-guns4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Astra Constable, Smith & Wesson Escort, Smith & Wesson Model 36, and Smith & Wesson Model 29 sit in the foreground as Travis buys them.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-guns5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Andy places the S&W Model 29's shoulder holster with Travis's new guns.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-swes2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Travis has the S&W Escort laying out as he constructs the drawer slide arm mount for it.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-swes3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Travis practices drawing the S&W Escort in his apartment.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-swes4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"You talkin' to me?".]]
+[[File:936full-taxi-driver-photo.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Travis at the firing range. The pistols that lay in front of him are the S&W Escort (can be told apart from the Sterling by the bottom barrel) and the S&W Model 36 (can be told apart from the Colt by the 5 round cylinder)]]
+[[File:600full-taxi-driver-screenshot.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Travis firing the Escort at the firing range.]]
+==Astra Constable==
+Travis Bickle ([[Robert De Niro]]) buys an [[Astra Constable]] for $150 from "Easy Andy", who not only mistakenly refers to it as a ".380 Walther", but also claims that "during World War II, they used this gun to replace the [[Walther P38]] pistol. Just gave it out to officers" and claims it can hold eight rounds in the "clip" (meaning magazine). This is the only handgun Travis buys that he doesn't keep in any sort of holster, choosing instead to tuck it in the waistband of the small of his back. He hands it to the grocery store owner ([[Victor Argo]]) after killing the robber with it. In a continuity error, this is seen as a [[Walther PPK]] (most likely the actual weapon Andy was referring to) when Travis is putting it down at the range.
+[[Image:AstraConstable.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Astra Constable - .22 LR, .32 ACP, .380 ACP]]
+[[Image:Taxi-astra1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Astra Constable that Travis buys.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-astra2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Travis practices aiming the Astra Constable.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-guns4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Astra Constable, S&W Escort, S&W Model 36, and S&W Model 29 sit in the foreground as Travis buys them.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-guns5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Andy places the S&W Model 29's shoulder holster with Travis's new guns.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-astra3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Travis draws the Astra Constable inside his apartment.]]
+==Star Model B==
+One of the weapons in "Easy Andy"'s case of handguns is a [[Star_Model_B#Star_Model_B|Star Model B]].
+[[Image:StarPistolB.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Star Model B Pistol, blued finish - 9x19mm. This is a screen used Star Model B from the 1987 film [[The Untouchables (1987)]].]]
+[[Image:Taxi-guns1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Easy Andy's first case contains (from clockwise) a Star Model B, Astra Constable, nickel revolver, Luger P08, S&W Model 29, and S&W Model 36.]]
+==Luger P08==
+Another weapon "Easy Andy" offers to sell is a [[Luger P08]].
+[[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]]
+[[Image:Taxi-guns1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Easy Andy's first case contains (from clockwise) a Star Model B, Astra Constable, nickel revolver, Luger P08, S&W Model 29, and S&W Model 36.]]
+==Walther P38==
+In "Easy Andy"'s second case of handguns, a [[Walther P38]] is seen.
+[[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 - 9x19mm]]
+[[Image:Taxi-guns3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Walther P38 is seen at the top left corner of the case that Andy shows to Travis.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-guns4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Walther P38 can be seen in the case with the S&W Model 39 and four Colt revolvers.]]
+==Smith & Wesson 39==
+A [[Smith & Wesson 39]] is visible in "Easy Andy"'s second case of handguns.
+[[Image:S&W39-2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson 39-2 - 9x19mm]]
+[[Image:Taxi-guns3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The S&W Model 39 can be seen between the Walther P38 and four Colt revolvers.]]
+[[Image:Taxi-guns4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The S&W Model 39 sits on the other side of the P38.]]
+==Galesi-Brescia Brevetto 5==
+When Travis Bickle ([[Robert De Niro]]) switches his handguns at the shooting range his S&W Escort becomes a [[Galesi-Brescia]] Brevetto 5 ("Brevetto" is Italian for "Patent", meaning this particular model is the Patented Model 5, the Model 9 has a longer barrel). This particular Galesi-Brescia model coming with stainless finish and faux ivory grips (noted by the AG medallion), either in .22 LR, .25 ACP or .32 ACP.
+[[File:Armi-Galesi-Brescia-Brevetto.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Armi Galesi Brevetto 5 - .22 LR]]
+[[Image:Taxi-sterling1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note the different shape of the Galesi compared to the previously used S&W Escort. The Galesi is only used during this overhead shot, but remains the S&W Escort when he is shooting.]]
+==Walther PPK==
+When Travis Bickle ([[Robert De Niro]]) switches handguns at the shooting range, his [[Astra Constable]] is now a [[Walther PPK]].
+[[Image:Walther-PPK.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Walther PPK - 7.65x17mm (.32 ACP)]]
+[[Image:Taxi-wppk1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Travis picks up the Galesi at the range. Note the size and Walther emblem on the grips. The Walther is only used during this overhead shot, the handgun remaining the Astra when he is shooting.]]
-== Smith & Wesson 29 ==
-Travis Bickle ([[Robert De Niro]]) purchases four guns from the illegal arms dealer he meets, the first of which is a [[Smith & Wesson Model 29|S&W 29]] in .44 Magnum. He is turned on to this gun by a passenger of his who claims he is going to kill his cheating wife with a .44 Magnum. The .44 features prominently in the film and is used later by Travis to shoot both the fat man and the pimp in the flop house. This particular Model 29 has the 8 3/8" barrel; the longest factory barrel made for the S&W 29 at that time (mid 70's). The other two stock barrel lengths at that time were the 4" barrel and the 6.5" barrel.
-[[Image:Smith&WessonModel29.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 29 - .44 magnum.]]
-[[Image:Taxi-Driver-44.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Travis purchases a S&W 29 .44 Magnum from the gun dealer.]]
-[[Image:Taxi-Driver-Kill-Her.jpg|thumb|none|300px|"Did you ever see what a .44 magnum pistol will do to a woman's face?"]]
-[[Image:Taxi-Driver-44-3.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Travis with his S&W 29 .44 Magnum in his apartment.]]
-== Smith & Wesson 36 ==
-The second pistol Travis ([[Robert De Niro]]) picks out is a [[Smith & Wesson Model 36 / 38|S&W 36]] ''Chiefs Special''  flared flat cylinder release latch, nickel plated revolver in .38 special with square butt, mother-of-pearl grips.The flared flat latch dates the revolver to a date of manufacture from the late fifties to the first half of the sixties. Travis later uses the little .38 to shoot Sport, Iris' pimp, outside the flop house. In a continuity mistake of the film, when Travis trains in the shooting range, the S&W 36 is now a Colt Detective Special (see below).
-[[Image:S&W 36.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Smith and Wesson Model 36 - .38 special - 5 shot]]
-[[Image:Taxi-Driver-38.jpg|thumb|none|350px|The arms dealer picks out a nickel plated S&W 36 .38 revolver for Travis.]]
-[[Image:Taxi-Driver-38-44.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Travis with his S&W 36 in his apartment.]]
-[[Image:Taxi-Driver-Pimp-2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Travis shoots Iris' pimp with his .38 snub nose.]]
-== Smith & Wesson Escort .22LR ==
-The third pistol Travis Bickle picks out is a [[Smith & Wesson Escort|S&W Escort]], although it is incorrectly referred to as a Colt 25. He memorably attaches the [[Smith & Wesson Escort|S&W Escort]] to a drawer slide and mounts it on his forearm. Travis later uses his [[Smith & Wesson Escort|S&W Escort]] to kill the boss in the flop house.
-[[Image:S&W Escort.JPG|thumb|none|350px|Smith & Wesson Escort]]
-[[Image:Taxi-Driver-Colt-25.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Travis tests out the arms dealers S&W Escort.]]
-[[Image:Taxi-Driver-Colt-25-2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Travis attaches his S&W Escort to a slide on his arm.]]
-[[Image:Taxi-Driver-Colt-25-3.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Travis with his S&W Escort in his apartment.]]
-== Smith & Wesson M1917 revolver ==
-A till robber in the liquor store pulls out a nickel plated Smith & Wesson revolver, only to be shot from behind by Travis Bickle.
-[[Image:Taxi-Driver-380-Kill.jpg|thumb|none|300px|The Liquor store robber pulls out a S&W revolver.]]
-== Walther P38 ==
-The [[Walther P38]] is visible in case closest to Travis when he purchases his pistols. The salesman describes it as the pistol that was replaced by the [[Walther PPK]] as the sidearm for German officers in the Second World War. This is somewhat incorrect; the PPK was issued to Military Policemen, Luftwaffe officers, support personnel, and high-ranking Nazi Party officials.
-[[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 9mm]]
-== Astra Constable ==
-The last pistol Travis Bickle picks out is an Astra Constable He later uses it to shoot and kill a liquor store robber. There is also a continuity error involving this gun (see below)
-[[Image:Astra constable.gif|thumb|none|300px|Astra Constable with engraved staqinless steel finish pearl grips as seen in ''Miami Vice''.22 LR, .32 ACP, .380 ACP]]
-[[Image:Taxi-Driver-Walther-380.jpg|thumb|none|350px|The arms dealer picks up an Astra Constable .380.]]
-[[Image:Taxi-Driver-Walther-380-2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Travis tests out an Astra Constable  .380 .
-]]
-[[Image:Taxi-Driver-380-Kill.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Travis shoots and kills a liquor store robber with his Astra Constable .380
-]]
-== Walther PPK ==
-There are several continuity mistakes in the movie. When Travis is training in a indoor shooting range, he has a Walther PPK instead of the Astra Constable he bought previously (See image)
-[[Image:Taxi9.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Note that 3 of the guns shown here are not those that Travis had bought]]
-== Colt Detective Special ==
-Another continuity mistake. In the shooting range, Travis has a Colt DS, instead of the S&W Chiefs Special (see image)
-== Sterling Arms pistol ==
-Another mistake: the S&W escort is now a Sterling Arms pistol
-[[Image:Taxi10-1.jpg|thumb|none|300px|]]
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+[[Category:Martin Scorsese]]
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Taxi Driver: Difference between revisions

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Revolvers

Smith & Wesson Model 29

Smith & Wesson Model 36

Colt Detective Special

Colt Official Police

Smith & Wesson Model 10

Smith & Wesson Model 10 (nickel)

Pistols

Smith & Wesson Escort

Astra Constable

Star Model B

Luger P08

Walther P38

Smith & Wesson 39

Galesi-Brescia Brevetto 5

Walther PPK

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