This is a link to another video which may interest you, on the four incidents which radicalize Travis in Taxi driver. kzitem.info/news/bejne/qYFnmaV5mGaDaoo
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Жыл бұрын
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@zombywoof1072
Жыл бұрын
You're recommending that for success in life, become a psychopath. Superficial charm, callousness, self-confidence, lack of guilt, manipulative. Great.
@PYTHON1122
Жыл бұрын
Andy was the original dark web.
@MarceloRomero360
Жыл бұрын
Well put
@knightscroftsquire-muldoon
Жыл бұрын
No, he's better because hes got the product up front and is well recommended by Wizard and Doughboy!
@johnsmith1953x
Жыл бұрын
LOL!
@GrosvnerMcaffrey
Жыл бұрын
That would be the black market
@reggieflintstone9612
Жыл бұрын
You've never bought anything on the actual black market?
@weirdshibainu
Жыл бұрын
Andy does a benign form of the sales technique of the "takeaway" for the .44 magnum. Instead of hard selling it, he almost talks as if it's too much gun for Travis....which makes Travis want it even more.
@Bellthorian
Жыл бұрын
I did that with Jaguars, if a customer was humming and hawing over the price, I would click my ball point pen and put in in my shir pocket and Well Mr. Weirdshibainu Jaguars are not for some people. By implying he could not afford it the customer became determined to prove to me that he could. That is when the addon sales pitch started.
@Maksym10
Жыл бұрын
I also did that with jaguars , I would often sell them to middle eastern men. That's how I lost my pinky , from the jaguars not the men. @@Bellthorian
@SamiiYou
Жыл бұрын
I think you're reading too much into it: It is literally too much gun for Travis. That is if he actually goes out and uses it then it's going to draw too much heat from the police trying to work out where the hell he got the gun. None of the guns he was selling were legal. Imagine if someone used a bazooka to rob a convenience store as opposed to pistol. They'd send in the frickin army.
@weirdshibainu
Жыл бұрын
@@SamiiYou I'm not reading too much into this. Andy did the classic "takeaway" he's interested in a sale. Your statement " then it's going to draw too much heat from the police trying to work out where the hell he got the gun. None of the guns he was selling were legal." Makes no sense. If you get caught with illegal guns, it doens't matter if one is a .44 magnum. The cops are going to ask where any of them came from. You think they're not as interested in the .38? Or do you think they aren't interested in just certain calibers? After the shootout, think police arrived and said " well Travis, now you went and did it, you used a .44 magnum" LOL
@barrygoldwater2441
Жыл бұрын
That's what an ex did in relation to her vagina. Turns out it WAS too much for me. Terrifying.
@JPAudio22
Жыл бұрын
Andy underestimated Travis in this scene, which was a reoccurring theme in the movie. Andy seemed to go into the meeting assuming that Travis, being a humble taxi driver, would only be interested in a single gun, and likely a basic one at that thus the steer towards the .38. When Travis stepped up and bought all 4 guns including the top of the line .44 magnum, Andy sensed that Travis was more than he appeared to be and likely had money for drugs or even a stolen Cadillac. In sales, it's wise not to judge a book by it's cover.
@Derek-tk4wf
Жыл бұрын
That $40 holster in 1976 would be $216 in 2023 USD.
@barrygoldwater2441
Жыл бұрын
And he throws it in without asking. Implying Travis would be an idiot for not wanting it. Salesman all the way.
@GazAce
Жыл бұрын
"Aint that a lill honey"
@haveatyou1
Жыл бұрын
🍯
@iammraat3059
Жыл бұрын
This scene actually put me at ease too, as of he was selling guns to me lol
@saxongreen78
Жыл бұрын
I actually found myself wanting that briefcase full of death!
@moviesgalore9947
Жыл бұрын
Andy should have gotten his own spin-off TV show, the Cadillac he sold me was a great car back in 1976.
@Lexthebarbarian
Жыл бұрын
Of all the scenes I return to with this film, it is almost always this one. He grabs hold of me somehow. A cunning survivor who knows what he's talking about. He knows everyone, but no one knows him. A survivor. Everyone should have a person like that in their life. You never know what you will need in the future. And quickly.
@Leo-sd3jt
Жыл бұрын
He seems alright until the end of the scene where a certain kind of desperation begins to leech out. It's like his whole identity is being an entity who moves product. Like there's nothing under the salesman persona and he's scared of the void underneath that arises once the main sales pitch is over that he begins to burn hot and try to get as many product pitches out as possible. The funny thing is that that end part of the scene wasn't in the script and they ran out of dialogue once the guns were done being sold so Scorsese told the actor playing Easy Andy, Steven Prince, to "just keep selling him stuff". So all of the dialog in the end by Easy Andy was on the spot improvisation. It's awesome to have that background to contrast with the finished product on the screen. Incidentally, Steven Prince is also the guy who experienced the scene from Pulp Fiction where Travolta pokes Uma Thurman in the chest with the giant needle.
@hardcoredoom5892
Жыл бұрын
A brand new Cadillac with the pink slip for $2K is actually a really good upsale. I’d be like, “Brand new you say?”
@stephencarter7266
Жыл бұрын
Yup. That was my observation. Easy Andy wasn't that good of a salesman. Actually, the weapons sold themselves (despite Easy Andy's palpable _un-ease_ ). Travis Bickle just wanted the merchandise. Easy Andy, reeked of quite desperation. That was Scorsese's point. Desperation all around.
@timorean320
Жыл бұрын
We all need an EZ Andy in our life.
@sonoftheson1977
Жыл бұрын
Especially when they are trying to take our guns away.
@TheSundayShooter
3 ай бұрын
Nope, could get better hardware for a better price in 1976
@frankmiller4550
Ай бұрын
@@TheSundayShooter in the city?
@DeliciousBoi
Ай бұрын
@@TheSundayShooter Good luck. Maybe if you knew some country folk you were close to back then you could score good equipment for a low cost, but then and even today in the big cities, unless you roll with established gangs and put in work for them, you're not getting back alley goods for any price, let alone a good price.
@DeliciousBoi
Ай бұрын
@timorean320 Yes we do.
@KutWrite
8 ай бұрын
Prince nailed that role!
@peternagy-im4be
6 ай бұрын
Easy Andy can get anything you want. Attack helicopter? No problem. Thermonuclear warhead? This time next week. Battleship or navy frigate? One coming down the river tomorrow. Easy Andy i love the guy 😂
@Ephilates2024
2 ай бұрын
I stumbled across a similar scene in another film, whose name I forget (it was an unmemorable film), that referenced this scene. The gun sale scene in Eddie Coyle is also good. I believe Scorsese made a film about the actor who plays Easy Eddie. They were close friends. I enjoyed the commentary. Thank you!!
@acetrey8018
Жыл бұрын
I think the point of this scene went way over your head if you view Andy as any sort of model of success. The end of the scene clearly shows he is yet another shyster, all thinly-veiled style and no substance, another symbol of the urban decay that pervades the entire movie.
@joecarson8281
Жыл бұрын
This character reminds me of the drug tester in The French Connection. They're on screen for just a couple of minutes, but you remember them all these years later.
@danielcarlson800
Жыл бұрын
"Blast Off", "Pure Dynamite".
@joecarson8281
Жыл бұрын
@@danielcarlson800 Not to be confused with, "That rabbit is dynamite!"
@knightscroftsquire-muldoon
Жыл бұрын
Andy's only mistake was when he mentioned the drugs at the end as expressed by Travis. But he still made the sell so all in all its a win but a loss of customer, even if Travis knew he wouldn't be returning for more.
@anthonytripp2251
Жыл бұрын
This is fantastic analysis. Steve Prince was an interesting person in real life.
@wham-shirt-trimmer
8 ай бұрын
You can find a documentary on him on KZitem.
@ll7868
Жыл бұрын
When I worked as a salesman we had to sit through stupid seminars on how to fleece people, there was one speaker at a hotel in Williams Lake, BC where he showed the clip of Easy Andy and went over all the things that made him a great salesman. If you can sell a $3,000 vacuum cleaner by knocking on doors at trailer parks you can sell pretty much anything, it's so much easier when the customer comes to you though, then it's just a matter of getting them to spend more than they anticipated.
@markjscottfilms
5 ай бұрын
The hero can't complete his quest without a friend. EZ Andy is that kind of friend since Travis has no real friends.
@sonnysantana5454
Жыл бұрын
back in the late 60's , 70's and very early 80's it was almost that easy buying a handtool in nyc
@ronque23
Жыл бұрын
Andy knew when to talk and when to shut up. Excellent quality in a human being.
@charlessedlacek5754
3 ай бұрын
EVERYBODY NEEDS an easy andy in their life!!
@tomgarrett7740
Жыл бұрын
As someone who was once in sales who’s also into shooting sports, I find it interesting how Andy got 2/4 guns wrong and said many untrue statements about them. But, it didn’t matter. He knew his customer didn’t know or care and he could get away with it. I’m not sure, but maybe it was a tactic to test what else he could get away with, like the Cadillac he referenced would have nonstandard parts. The Walther was actually a very similar Spanish gun called an Astra Constable and the Colt was a Smith and Wesson Escort.
@cygnustsp
Жыл бұрын
Easy Andy is pretty much my hero, the man i want to be and can't because I'm a Bickle who also can't take that leap
@TheMerryPup
Жыл бұрын
That actor was so good in that role I’d have believed it if you told me they’d grabbed him off 42nd street and told him, “Just be yourself.”
@peternagy-im4be
6 ай бұрын
He pretty much was just that. Didn't do much acting
@UncouthJosef
Жыл бұрын
Loved this! Excellent referencing the film to reinforce your assertions! I was just watching the scene out of nostalgia and absolutely loved this added critique.
@kimisdaman
Жыл бұрын
Andy can sell products he's not even familiar with; the "Colt .25 automatic" is a Smith & Wesson .22!
@moreme40
Жыл бұрын
The “Walther” is actually a Bersa
@weirdshibainu
Жыл бұрын
@@moreme40Yeah, pretty sad. The shootout was terrible as well. Marty could have really used some help with weapons and tactics
@stephenschenider4007
Жыл бұрын
😂@@weirdshibainu
@joepermenter7228
Жыл бұрын
@@stephenschenider4007 It is though, it's straight shit; probably why he switched to mob films where everybody is just shot in the head.
@battleelf6523
Жыл бұрын
@@moreme40 ASTRA CONSTABLE
@JoshMaxPower
Жыл бұрын
Andy is perfect until the end, when he makes the salesman's mistake of badgering a guy who just spent a ton of money to buy more stuff, buy drugs, buy a car. That's really annoying and shows desperation, not a good look for a salesman.
@goldenfreddy-gj5wy
5 ай бұрын
I mean if you are salesman, you want people to know about your products, in case Travis knows some people that wants to get them, it's just that you gotta have a way with words. Andy used "how about this that and that.." making him sound pushy and wanting Travis to buy more stuff right on the spot, I would have used something like "In case you're interested I also have this that and that" as a way of telling Travis that I know he spent that much money into what he was looking for, but I also want you to know maybe, not now, that I'm here for you and yours for all that other stuff.
@j.w.7688
Ай бұрын
Intetesting vid. Yes, i've seen Taxi Driver many times over tge past 40 years. Oddly enough, the scene with Easy Andy was always memorable and interesting. Easy definately stood out in an unexplainable way. Your vid did help to and analyze why. Prince just did it so well. Thanks👍
@dutchcanuck7550
Жыл бұрын
It's been many years since I read it, but I think it was Pauline Kael in her original review who also pointed out the impact of the side characters. There is Easy Andy, of course, and then there is the director himself, in a cameo as a cab passenger plotting to murder his adulterous wife and her lover. I think the phrase she used was that for a brief moment they "burned a hole in the screen", as if their short scenes leave an after-image on your retina that sticks around for a long time.
@tchrisou812
Жыл бұрын
I don't know the writer your talking about but if her other work was anywhere near the line "burned a hole in the screen" then I think I should. Thank you dutchcanuck7550
@badinfluence3814
Жыл бұрын
@@tchrisou812She was the major film critic of the time in the U.S., there was speculation initiallly that Tarantino's next film was to be based on her.
My favorite scene in the movie you could see the fuse was lit for what Travis was about to do and I just love Easy Andy. So cool 😎
@jackedkerouac4414
Жыл бұрын
I bet Easy Andy greatly influenced the way the Lawson character was written in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.
@flittedacrossmybrain8584
Жыл бұрын
Well done, good man, well done.
@NoosaHeads
Жыл бұрын
Liked this a lot. Thank you.
@user-11Il10I1
Жыл бұрын
I ain't buying a gun if it's not Andy!
@TheWtfnonamez
Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this video. Thank you
@jimmyguitar2933
Жыл бұрын
I made it to :40 before you bored me to tears. Must be a new record!
@HunterTiberisBojangles
Жыл бұрын
Easy Andy is my favorite character from one of my favorite movies..ty
@AL-qi4nh
Жыл бұрын
Great video.. I totally agree.. when I watch or think of this movie I enjoy this moment.. thank you .. described perfectly
@ezakustam
Жыл бұрын
Easy Andy nearly got himself killed by pushing the "wrong kinds" of degeneracy at the end.
@hardcoredoom5892
Жыл бұрын
If you’re buying weapons illegally, you’re degenerate enough. I don’t mind anyone offering me something. All I’d have to say is, “No thanks.” It’s just nice to have options.
@barbaraclark5320
Жыл бұрын
Seeing that Obsessed With Cinema has a new post *and* it’s another Taxi Driver, I genuinely said out loud, to no one, Oh Right On! 👍
@obsessedwithcinema
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your thoughtful and generous note.. It was exceedingly kind of you and buoyed my spirits. It is good to know that the work is something you enjoy and look forward to. 😊
@NefariousDreary
11 ай бұрын
Imagine a gta style game where you play as Travis and everytime you need a new weapon upgrade you go to Easy Andy for the goods
@anthonyscully2998
Жыл бұрын
Andy is confident but is small and looks goofy
@edwardgiovannelli5191
Жыл бұрын
Everything I ever knew about sales, I learned from a drug dealer who sold guns to psychopaths'. Ok, I'm ready to go get that job at the used car lot...
@OHHHHUSBANT
Жыл бұрын
Wanna add that Andy's finesse is also lost when he tries to sell drugs to Travis
@alonenjersey
Жыл бұрын
The man could sell mosquito repellant to a Eskimo.
@microplasticsinurblud
Жыл бұрын
yeah you can see the frantic manic peek thru
@iancroft1447
4 ай бұрын
Excellent & Very Interesting Synopsis-Thanx OWC
@WhocaresWhy44
Жыл бұрын
Cool hair big Windsor knot no doubt zippy boots. No nonsense New York. Knows his product. Knows the value of repeat customers.
@Greggorious123
11 ай бұрын
After all the talk of guns and purchasing them with the intention of killing, Travis then decides he does have SOME morals left when he takes exception to purchasing drugs.
@michaellavery4899
Жыл бұрын
Love the scene. They should have made a film around Easy Andy. Sadly, I heard he led a short, tragic life.
@@danielcarlson800 Didn't get a notification of your question. Haven't watched the link above but I believe he had a drug problem, even when Taxi Driver was made. Can't remember the details but I think his death was drug related.
@anthonytripp2251
8 ай бұрын
He is still alive, as far as I know. I don't know as I would describe him as tragic. He was Neil Diamond's manager and any opportunities and failures would have been of his own making
@peternagy-im4be
6 ай бұрын
He got promoted to head of Eastern sales @@danielcarlson800
@hauntedhose
6 ай бұрын
Scorsese does the same scene with drugs in Goodfellas ….”you wanna see helicopters” 👍🏼
@CopiousDoinksLLC
2 ай бұрын
I always get chills when I see that Luger in the case, for two reasons: 1) that is an absolute collector's item in this day and age 2) back in the 70s, most Lugers either came from WW2 veterans... Or actual Nazis
@joelzenny
Жыл бұрын
Great analysis!
@deagle2yadome696
Жыл бұрын
yeah but you left out how travis loses all respect for easy andy once andy brings up the drugs
@schizoidboy
Жыл бұрын
From what I heard taxi drivers used to carry guns. So it should come as no surprise that someone within Travis's circle would know where to get a gun.
@pauliedf3
3 ай бұрын
That Cadillac with the pink slip was found under the BQE with Johnny Roastbeef's smelly corpse in the drivers seat.
@jdgustofwinddance.7748
Жыл бұрын
Travis would have some or a lot of knowledge with firearms being a former Marine.
@Verboten-xn4rx
Жыл бұрын
Yeah it's weird how this scene lingers boys with the toys bonding the deep mystic of violence and balls. It's a fetish moment. Hypnotic.
@HappyHighwayman
Жыл бұрын
At the end he is pushy and clearly misreads him
@HappyHighwayman
Жыл бұрын
@@eatshityoutube588 my comment was too soon :) you’re right
@smooches1368
4 ай бұрын
Easy Andy is a cool-as-hell nick-name. This is a fine scene. "Hey Travis, this here's Easy Andy." My sister Katie has an arsenal of pistols that would rival Andy's collection: A 50 caliber Smith and Wesson, 357 Magnum, a snub-nose Smith and Wesson .38, .44 Magnum, 1911 .45 and a few others. She's known at the local firing range as "50 cal Kate". I have a video of her firing that thing.
@nolagospeltracts8264
3 ай бұрын
Iris was also known as "Easy"
@TheRubberStudiosASMR
Жыл бұрын
Awesome video sir
@rao8559
Жыл бұрын
"He is a travelling salesman" , I wonder if the Freemason reference was tongue in cheek or to check whether Travis was also a member
@Phil_Burton
Жыл бұрын
Great stuff, I'd add that Andy knows the value of finding a niche and sticking to it. As he points out he could sell these guns for more money to gang members in places like Harlem, but that entails more risk and he'd rather stick with what he knows: guns for working class white guys who want one for personal reasons. Like a relator that specializes in a particular area, he doesn't want to overextend himself or get involved in things he's not experienced in. There's a similar seen in Light Sleeper (written and directed by Paul Schrader) where William Dafoe's character specializes in delivering "white drugs for white people" that is high quality hard drugs for professional types who wouldn't want to risk buying it themselves, it's his own little niche: kzitem.info/news/bejne/w35-1Kd9kqKeaY4
@badinfluence3814
Жыл бұрын
Light Sleeper is a good film, I'd forgot about that one.
@SWright1978
11 ай бұрын
Your channel makes me wish I’d gone to film school instead of law school!
@Nerdzombiedisco
Жыл бұрын
You sound like Bobby Deniro. Cool video.
@the9-2-5outlawgamer
Жыл бұрын
I heard those were Steven Prince’s guns IRL.
@gc2696
Жыл бұрын
Andy had to dash to an appointment with a Mr. North...... Mr Ollie North...😎
@cowboywaingro7259
Жыл бұрын
Cool video
@the9-2-5outlawgamer
Жыл бұрын
Easy Andy would have a lot of positive yelp reviews.
@danielcarlson800
Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Yep!!!!!!!!!
@bookaufman9643
Жыл бұрын
The guns are pretty nice but I can't stop looking at the mid-century dressers in the background. I guess I'm not wired for guns.
@magistrumartium
Жыл бұрын
There you go, beginner arms dealer, a lesson in salesmanship.
@stevefrayne
Жыл бұрын
I love your videos. :-)
@obsessedwithcinema
Жыл бұрын
You are too kind...☺
@NewsHistorian
Жыл бұрын
Forget the guns and drugs. How much for the apartment?
@MapleSyrupPoet
3 ай бұрын
I love the 38 pistol 🔫 "Real honey 🍯 😁😊
@alswearengine4867
Жыл бұрын
Andy probably sold legitimate goods as well. Kinda guy that can, and has no qualms about selling anything.
@korvne30
Жыл бұрын
He keeps selling after the close ha
@anthonyscully2998
Ай бұрын
He would have used the same phrases on every customer he encountered
@JackTheladd
Жыл бұрын
I need to give money to Andy.
@unrealnews
Жыл бұрын
Taxi Driver's power derives from two things: 1) It is a portrait of the city at that time through the lens of a particularly traumatized individual. 2) Explict description of trauma of the individual is not disclosed, universalizing the protagonist's pain. This scene shows how predatory individuals attracted to the city reinforce maladaptive reactions to trauma. It's as though Travis doesn't stand a chance. The ending seems like pure fantasy.
@noscrubbubblez6515
Жыл бұрын
Andy would place Travis Bickle at the front of his sales prospect file. Sales is a teaching job. Features and benefits. You have to be open to criticism and non judgmental. The Taxi driver was filled prejudice but in the end knew enough to drop Maddie Hayes flat. she was a no-win situation.
@johncreed2627
Жыл бұрын
Actually, I think he could have sold a grenade launcher to a pacifist!!! The aithor states "...justified in NYC in 1976", very justified in NYC in 2023!!!
@johnrossini3594
Жыл бұрын
easy andy the character in this film
@rehctansmuc6565
Жыл бұрын
adam green young
@kludgedude
Жыл бұрын
Like hard Andy Mr robot
@bomaniigloo
Жыл бұрын
There needs to be traveling firearms salesmen
@eddievenuto1862
Жыл бұрын
The movie trying to show how easy anyone can buy firearms.
@ericgoldfarb4870
Жыл бұрын
Ain't that a honey.
@charlespratt8663
4 ай бұрын
Sell wants, not needs.
@KHoltzie
Жыл бұрын
Easy Andy-lookin’ like 80’s Trump…
@judsongaiden9878
Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: .44 Magnum is ackchyually .429 caliber. Can also be rounded up to .43. 1:37 Charming or not, he's obviously not trustworthy if he refers to the magazine as a "clip." A clip is a device, other than a speedloader, used for loading a magazine or cylinder. Also notice how Robert DeNiro is cross-dominant, aiming right-handed with his left eye. If he's left-eye dominant, which he clearly is, then he should shoot left-handed. 1:49 Really?! Yet he refers to the mag as a "clip?!" 2:43 If yer gonna use a .44 Magnum revolver fer self D-FENS, you should load it with .44 Special. 4:50 Andy's probably left-handed. 6:42 That robber's also left-handed. 7:20 Same gun, though. In one of the Dirty Harry movies, Harry claims that he uses "light Special" rounds in his Smith & Wesson Model 29, but in the commentary, John Milius claims that that's a misnomer and that he loads it with Magnum rounds.
@aldosigmann419
Жыл бұрын
‘Taxi driver’ wasn’t really my cup of tea - but I do remember Easy Andy!
@stephencarter7266
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, but you failed to mention Easy Andy's embarrassing character laps after the sale is made. In an instant, he went from a cool self-assured arms dealer to a desperate, rather goofy dope boy. It's almost as if the cool exterior was too much for his nerves, so he dropped the facade as his heart rate began to rise (at the closing of the deal). Real salesmen don't spazz out like that. The _close_ of a deal is like the _follow-through_ in a golf swing or maintaining eye contact on the tennis ball _before, during and after_ the return . Wait and _spazz out_ when you're ALONE in your car NOT in front of the buyer. *Don't be this guy if you're in sales!!!!*
@anthonyscully2998
Ай бұрын
It's the way socialists view capitalism
@shojaejlali1290
Жыл бұрын
What in gods name are you babbling about?
@mlizarburu
Жыл бұрын
Just saw this video. Good job.. Subscribed! 👍
@obsessedwithcinema
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your kind note. Your subscription is appreciated. I hope you enjoy the channel.
@YoungNino2017
Жыл бұрын
Pontificating about film like this should be illegal... delete this channel
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