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Taxi Driver [DVD](1976) DVD A disturbingly brutal depiction of a lonely, unstable New York City cab driver (Robert De Niro) who stalks a presidential candidate, then turns his violent obsessions towards the ruthless pimp of a 12-year-old prostitute (Jodie Foster), with whom he has struck up an unlikely friendship. Co-stars Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, Peter Boyle, Albert Brooks. Martin Scorsese directs Paul Schrader's
The King Of Comedy [DVD](1983) DVD Talk-show host Jerry Lewis is abducted by obsessive fan Robert De Niro, a would-be comic desperate for fame, in Martin Scorsese's offbeat, funny look at celebrity's dark side. With Sandra Bernhard, Diahnne Abbott. 109 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; "making of" featurette; TV spot; photo gallery; theatrical trailer.
Once Upon A Time In America [DVD](1984) DVD Sprawling gangster opus from Sergio Leone follows the rise to power of New York hoods Robert De Niro and James Woods, showing them at various times of their lives from the '20s to the '60s. Violent, controversial and engrossing; with Treat Williams, Elizabeth McGovern, Burt Young, Tuesday Weld, Joe Pesci and Jennifer Connelly (her film debut). International version; 229 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; bonus footage; audio commentary; "making of" documentary; photo gallery. Two-disc set.
Midnight Run [DVD](1988) DVD Robert De Niro as an irritable bounty hunter whose supposedly easy retrieval of a passive mob accountant turns into a gauntlet of hit men, FBI agents, and rival bail bondsmen. Charles Grodin is at his best as the nagging and glum $100,000 prize with an eerie talent for self-preservation. 122 min. Soundtrack: English.
Goodfellas [DVD](1990) DVD Martin Scorsese's electrifying gangster saga chronicles three decades in the Mafia with Irish-Sicilian mobster Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) and his "wiseguy" accomplices (played by Robert De Niro and Academy Award-winner Joe Pesci). Based on Nicholas Pileggi's novel, this violent, darkly funny epic also stars Paul Sorvino and Lorraine Bracco. 146 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Surround, French; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; production notes; trailers.
Cape Fear [DVD](1991) DVD Martin Scorsese's suspenseful reworking of the 1962 thriller stars Robert De Niro as a psychotic ex-con seeking vengeance against Nick Nolte, the attorney who represented him in a rape case. De Niro terrorizes Nolte, wife Jessica Lange and daughter Juliette Lewis, using the law to his own ends and forcing a violent final confrontation. With Joe Don Baker and the original's Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck. 128 min. on two discs. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, and DTS, French, Spanish; "making of" documentary; deleted scenes; behind-the-scenes footage; photo gallery; matte paintings; production notes; biographies; DVD-ROM content; trailer; more.
Casino [DVD](1995) DVD Martin Scorsese's sprawling Las Vegas saga stars Robert De Niro as a mob-appointed casino honcho whose comfortable lifestyle is threatened when quick-tempered pal Joe Pesci begins pushing people around and hustler wife Sharon Stone's cocaine and alcohol abuse gets out of hand. James Woods, Alan King, Don Rickles, Kevin Pollak and L.Q. Jones also star. 179 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French 5.1; Subtitles: Spanish.
Heat [DVD](1995) DVD Michael Mann's intense police story showcases Al Pacino as a frazzled Los Angeles detective out to stop a group of thieves headed by mastermind Robert De Niro, who's looking for one last score, and Val Kilmer, a demolitions ace. The stakes rise as Pacino and De Niro get entangled in a cat-and-mouse game with explosive results. Ashley Judd, Jon Voight co-star. 171 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French; Subtitles: English, French; trailers; scene access.
Meet The Parents [DVD](2000) DVD For Chicago male nurse Ben Stiller, a trip with "fiancee-to-be" Teri Polo to her parents' Long Island home to attend her sister's wedding turns into an escalating series of comical catastrophes, thanks to family patriarch and CIA retiree Robert De Niro's relentless grilling of a hapless, truth-stretching Stiller. Laugh-filled hit also stars Blythe Danner, Owen Wilson; directed by Ja y Roach. 108 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1; audio commentary by De Niro, Stiller, Roach; deleted scenes; outtakes; DVD-ROM content; game; biographies; scene access.
City By The Sea [DVD](2002) DVD Veteran Manhattan homicide detective Robert De Niro must confront a tortured family history when the prime suspect in a drug dealer's murder turns out to be his own estranged son, junkie James Franco. De Niro's investigation takes him to his rundown seaside hometown, where his father was convicted of a shocking crime decades earlier, in this gripping crime drama. Frances McDormand, George Dzundza, Patti LuPone also star. 109 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; audio commentary; featurette; biographies; theatrical trailer.
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