6 Jul 2022 10:08 am
The name is REAGAN, not "Regan".Neo » 06 Jul 2022, 9:57 am » wrote: ↑ Taxi Driver is not based on a true story, Paul Schrader took heavy inspiration from a real person. Arthur Bremer served thirty-five years in prison for attempting to assassinate politician and staunch segregationist George Wallace. Like Bickle, Arthur was a loner and kept a detailed diary.
The movie also inspired the real life assassination attempt on Ronald Regan.
So what? It is not factual. It is fictional.
Actually, Roger Stone is more like Grima Wormtongue, come to think about it. Or perhaps Steve Bannon.
One of the things that makes fiction interesting is the depiction of deviant characters.