TAXIDRIVER
“WeAre the People” and “Vote Palantine 76 We Are the People”
Large2 ¼ Inch Repro Movie-Inspired Political Buttons
Two 2.25" pinbackbuttons with slogans based on the film “Taxi Driver”: We Are thePeople, and Vote Palantine 76 We Are the People.
Taxi Driver (1976) isdirected by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader. It tellsthe story of Travis Bickle, a Vietnam War veteran living in New YorkCity. He works nights as a taxi driver, thinking about how the world,and New York in particular, has deteriorated into a cesspool.
When he develops a crush onBetsy, a worker on the presidential nomination campaign of SenatorCharles Palantine, her rejection unbalances him and leads to acts ofshocking violence. Stars Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, CybillShepherd, Harvey Keitel, Albert Brooks, Peter Boyle. The film wasnominated for four Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Music,Best Male Actor, and won Scorsese the Palme d’Or at Cannes.
In the film, we see bannersfor Palantine’s campaign, and Travis Bickle makes quite animpression wearing a campaign button on his fatigue jacket aftershaving his hair into a Mohawk.
Palantine is not to beconfused with a Palantir, which is the magical scrying device from‘The Lord of the Rings.’ He is also not to be confused withSenator Palpatine from the ‘Star Wars’ series, although Palpatineis supposedly named after the Taxi Driver character. Go figure.
Wear these buttons whilegoing out for a drive, while cutting your own hair, while discussingtoes, or while trying to get organinized.
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Pinback on each button. Quarter and smaller button back shown only forscale. Quarter NOT included in price of button. 2.25 inches equals5.715 centimeters.
On everystreet in every city, there's a nobody who dreams of being asomebody.
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