Martin Scorsese once threatened to destroy his acclaimed 1976 film Taxi Driver after studio executives demanded cuts to its violent scenes. The revelation comes in the first look at Apple TV+’s upcoming documentary series about the director, titled Mr Scorsese.
Fellow filmmaker Steven Spielberg recounted a distressed call from Scorsese, who was "very upset" about being asked to reduce the film's graphic content. Recalling their conversation, Spielberg said: "’Steve, Steve, it’s Marty, Steve. Can you come over to the house?’ ‘They want me to cut all the blood spurting, they want me to cut all the blood spurting, they want me to cut the guy who loses his hand’."
