Viewed through modern eyes, the New York streets of Martin Scorsese's 1976 masterwork Taxi Driver look to be a scary place. The city and it's seedy inhabitants drive Travis Bickle to violent retribution against those he views as culprits and corrupters - his first intended target being US senator Palantine. One of the greatest films of the 1970's Taxi Driver combines the genres of vigilante movie with psychological thriller. One day a real rain is going to come and wash all the scum off the streets..