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Robert De Niro Wanted To Use Real Money For One Particular Scene

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The star of Taxi Driver wanted real money for the scene where Jimmy hands out the money.

The prop master on set gave De Niro $5,000 of his own money. At the end of each take, no one was allowed to leave the set until the money was counted and returned.