![]() It should go without saying, considering the film and its end goals, that some comments haven’t aged particularly well when it comes to how certain scenarios came about or what the director has to say about some of the cast, yet I think even back in the day I would have grown a little weary from hearing “she had a wonderful figure” stated ad nauseum throughout the track. There is a surprisingly informative audio commentary from director Stanley Long recorded in 2008 for a DVD release. The supplements also end up being a bit of a surprise. Colours have a warmer, desaturated look, with things leaning green in places, but it’s not all that heavy and doesn’t negatively impact the image in other areas: black levels still look fine enough, if a bit murky in the shadows at times, and blues are still present.Īll things considered, from its low-budget to hasty production schedule to the impact of time on the elements, this looks significantly better than I was anticipating. Outside of that, the image has been cleaned up to an impressive degree. The source elements show some general wear: there is a notable flicker and pulse that pops up throughout, along with the occasional mark and scratch. The encode looks good, but again this is still limited a bit by the base presentation. The finer details rarely ever stick out, more than likely a byproduct of the original photography, but the image is still crisp enough, rarely looking soft or fuzzy. I can’t say how old the master probably is, and aspects of it come off a bit dated, but it handles the film’s very heavy grain effectively, to the point where it looks natural a lot of the time, if a little noisier in the darker shots. Yet the film manages to translate rather well to the high-definition format. The film was shot in 16mm, largely so the camera could fit in the taxicab central to the film, and due to that (and what I can only assume was a very low budget and hasty schedule) the film is incredibly grainy and visually rough. I have to say I’m kind of impressed at how the film looks here. The disc is currently only available in Indicator’s box set Stanley Long's Adventures: A Seventies Sex Comedy Threesome. THE LAST TAXI DRIVER REVIEW DRIVERIndicator presents Stanley Long’s Adventures of a Taxi Driver on a dual-layer Blu-ray disc in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1 with a 1080p/24hz high-definition encode. Securing international distribution – as well as becoming the most successful comedy at the British box office in 1976 – it prompted two sequels, each featuring more of the same but with a different lead actor (future hit-record producer Christopher Neil).īoasting supporting casts which burst with top-tier British acting talent – including Harry H Corbett ( Steptoe and Son), Diana Dors ( Berserk), Judy Geeson ( Inseminoid), Suzy Kendall ( To Sir, with Love), future musical theatre sensation Elaine Paige, and former Doctor Who Jon Pertwee – the Adventures series represents British popular filmmaking at its most unashamedly cheeky. He reached the pinnacle of commercial success with this trio of incredibly successful ‘on the job’ sex comedies.Īdventures of a Taxi Driver, starring sitcom actor Barry Evans, set the template with the antics of a cabbie who ‘gets more than his fare share’. Starting out with 8mm striptease reels in the 1950s before moving into nudist documentaries, Long went on to produce and direct a string of extremely popular X-rated movies which told tales of wife swapping, groupies and other saucy goings on. Once dubbed the ‘King of Sexploitation’ by the tabloid press, Stanley Long was the godfather of the British sex film. See more details, packaging, or compare Synopsis ![]()
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