Taxi Driver (1976)
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ROBERT DE NIRO
Robert De Niro has given a lot of memorable performances during his stint.
A lot of his works required more than just dedication and skills. For his role
as ‘Jake LaMotta’ he went through extensive physical training, then entered
three genuine boxing matches in Brooklyn and had won two of them. Jake
LaMotta had himself trained Robert De Niro, Jake LaMotta thought that he
had everything which took to become a professional boxer. For his role as a
taxi driver in the film ‘Taxi Driver’ he obtained a cab license and picked up fares
to stay in character.
Trivia
Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro
with Jake LaMotta
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When the real Jake LaMotta saw
the movie ‘Raging Bull’, he said
it made him realize for the first
time what a terrible person he
had been. He asked the real
Vicki LaMotta “Was I really like
that?”. Vicki replied “You were
worse.