How old was Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver?

Plot. Travis Bickle is a 26-year-old honorably discharged U.S. Marine and Vietnam War veteran suffering from PTSD and living alone in New York City. Travis takes a job as a night shift taxi driver to cope with his chronic insomnia and loneliness.

Is Iris actually 12 in Taxi Driver?

Oscar-winning actress Jodie Foster has given a little insight into the filming of Martin Scorsese’s 1976 classic Taxi Driver, saying no-one, not even the director, knew how to approach her part. Foster was 12 at the time and played teenage prostitute Iris.

Was Taxi Driver a true story?

Based on a real-life story, the film centers on a taxi driver from Seoul who unintentionally becomes involved in the events of the Gwangju Uprising in 1980.

How old was Jodie Foster during filming of Taxi Driver?

Screen legend Jodie Foster has opened up about her controversial role as a child sex worker in 1976 film Taxi Driver. Foster was only 12 when she starred in the Robert De Niro-led film that resulted in her first Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.