Editing Taxi Driver (section)

=== John Hinckley Jr. ===
''Taxi Driver'' formed part of the delusional fantasy of [[John Hinckley Jr.]]<ref>{{Cite book |title=Scorsese: a journey through the American psyche |year=2005 |isbn=0-85965-355-2 |last1=Woods |first1=Paul A. |publisher=Plexus }}</ref> that triggered his [[Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan|attempted assassination]] of President [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1981, an act for which he was found [[Insanity defense|not guilty by reason of insanity]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1982/06/22/hinckley-found-not-guilty-insane/939fafa6-9441-4579-bb04-39da0d287e2d/ |title=Hinckley Found Not Guilty, Insane |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405135856/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1982/06/22/hinckley-found-not-guilty-insane/939fafa6-9441-4579-bb04-39da0d287e2d/|archive-date=April 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Hinckley stated that his actions were an attempt to impress Foster, on whom Hinckley was fixated, by mimicking Travis's [[Mohawk hairstyle|mohawked]] appearance at the Palantine rally. His attorney concluded his defense by playing the movie for the jury.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1982/05/29/hinckley-jury-watch-taxi-driver-film/783cde2f-1eea-4ec5-a36f-5ccf5d2a290f/?noredirect=on |title=Hinckley, Jury Watch 'Taxi Driver' Film |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |archive-date=November 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114035634/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1982/05/29/hinckley-jury-watch-taxi-driver-film/783cde2f-1eea-4ec5-a36f-5ccf5d2a290f/?noredirect=on |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theexpertinstitute.com/the-trial-of-john-hinckley-jr-and-its-impact-on-expert-testimony/ |title=The Trial of John Hinckley Jr. and Its Impact on Expert Testimony |newspaper=Expert Institute |date=August 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215215828/https://www.theexpertinstitute.com/the-trial-of-john-hinckley-jr-and-its-impact-on-expert-testimony/|archive-date=February 15, 2019|url-status=live|last1=j. d |first1=Anjelica Cappellino }}</ref> When Scorsese heard about Hinckley's motivation behind his assassination attempt, he briefly considered quitting filmmaking as the association brought a negative perception of the film.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/taxi-driver-remains-one-of-the-best-and-most-troubling-1798265454 |title=Taxi Driver remains one of the best (and most troubling) of Palme winners |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=January 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216035253/https://film.avclub.com/taxi-driver-remains-one-of-the-best-and-most-troubling-1798265454|archive-date=February 16, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>