Taxi Driver/Trivia

• Dawson Casting: A controversial aversion with thirteen-year-old Jodie Foster playing a twelve-year-old prostitute in a graphically violent film. She had to go through psychological analysis to prove she could handle the role, and her older sister acted as her body double for some scenes.
• Dyeing for Your Art: DeNiro surprisingly did not shave his head for the role (He was shooting 1900 in Italy as well). He did however drive a cab for twelve hours a day and study mental illness and, while he was on location in Italy for 1900, visited the nearest US Army bases and sought out soldiers from the Midwest so that he could pick up their accent.
• Throw It In: Scorsese's cameo was completely unplanned as the actor that had been hired got sick. He states he hates being on camera and only did it out of desperation although audiences think he did very well.