Fight Club Vs. Taxi Driver (Ep. 0014)

Kyle, Drew, and Phil tackle two giants of cinema in episode 0014. Taxi Driver and Fight Club explore the depths of the mind and its impact on society as a whole. Both films show their respective directors and actors growing into their craft. Hail a cab with the Movie Wars crew as we dissect the layers of morality in Taxi Driver and Fight Club. Film Summaries: Taxi DriverSuffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the filthy city. When Travis meets pretty campaign worker Betsy (Cybill Shepherd), he becomes obsessed with the idea of saving the world, first plotting to assassinate a presidential candidate, then directing his attentions toward rescuing 12-year-old prostitute Iris (Jodie Foster). Genre:DramaOriginal Language:EnglishDirector:Martin ScorseseProducer:Julia Phillips, Michael PhillipsWriter:Paul SchraderRelease Date (Theaters):Feb 8, 1976  WideRelease Date (Streaming):Aug 14, 2007Runtime:1h 53mDistributor:Columbia Pictures(Courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/taxi_driver)Fight Club A depressed man (Edward Norton) suffering from insomnia meets a strange soap salesman named Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) and soon finds himself living in his squalid house after his perfect apartment is destroyed. The two bored men form an underground club with strict rules and fight other men who are fed up with their mundane lives. Their perfect partnership frays when Marla (Helena Bonham Carter), a fellow support group crasher, attracts Tyler's attention.Genre:Mystery & Thriller, DramaDirector:David FincherProducer:Ross Grayson Bell, Ceán Chaffin, Art LinsonWriter:Chuck Palahniuk, Jim UhlsRelease Date (Theaters):Oct 15, 1999  WideRelease Date (Streaming):Oct 14, 2003Box Office (Gross USA):$37.0MRuntime:2h 19mDistributor:20th Century FoxProduction Co:Art Linson Productions, Fox 2000 Pictures, Taurus Film, New Regency Pictures(Courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fight_club)