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Classic film "Taxi Driver" to be a video game

Posted by: Edward Hankins
Thursday, May 12th, 2005
01:32:41 AM

"Nominated for four Academy Awards ®, 'Taxi Driver' remains one of the most iconoclastic films of our time. Compelling and powerful, the movie ensnares viewers in the seedy urban world of New York cabbie Travis Bickle, and we hope to do likewise with our game," said Ken Gold, vice president of Marketing for Majesco. "We look forward to developing a game that remains true to the spirit and style of the movie, and embodies a total entertainment experience."

"We're excited to be working with Majesco on a game for Taxi Driver , " stated Mark Caplan, Executive Director, Interactive, Sony Pictures Consumer Products. "We're confident they, together with Papaya Studio, will create a game that successfully makes the transition from film to the video game world."

Written by Paul Schrader and released in 1976, "Taxi Driver" is a gritty, disturbing, film classic, featuring some of Hollywood's finest actors, including Robert DeNiro, Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel, Cybill Shepherd and Peter Boyle, in a brutally compelling portrayal of alienation and psychoses.

Additional details and game play features for Taxi Driver will be released at a later date. More information about Majesco's entire product line can be found online at www.majescoentertainment.com.