Taxi Driver (1976)
The Film: Loopy cab driver takes dates to see skin flicks, protects 13 year-old prostitutes and wages a one-man war on politics.
Why it works as a stand-alone feature: The film quickly gained cult status but also resulted in John Hinckley Jr. attempting to assassinate then US President Ronald Reagan, something Hollywood hardly wanted to encourage.
Where the franchise could have gone: There are many, many commercial and private vehicles the series could have explored.
HGV Driver: Relocated to the motorways of the UK, Bickle attempts to solve a series of recent prostitute murders perpetrated by a fellow truckie. Manages to woo a nice local girl by taking her to Carry On films.
Backseat Driver: Travis is rendered in a full body cast by an accident involving a city garbage truck. Successfully suing the city, Bickle affords himself a personal chauffeur and town car, and patrols the city from the backseat.
Slave Driver: Taking a sabbitical to China, Bickle attempts to liberate child slaves from clothes factories, before returning to the US to wage a private war on corporate America.
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Jkaltz11
Oct 29th 2009, 7:39
What about The Usual Suspects?! It would have gone downhill but so would all of the others :L
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hulkwarriors
Nov 2nd 2009, 11:40
What a rubbish list. Seriously who writes this stuff. I would have rather had an actual interesting list of possible sequals than this childish article. Pah.
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