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In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?
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Robert Young
- Homeboy on Subway
- (as Black Katt)
Michael A. Miranda
- Denny Alcala
- (as Silvio Oliviero)
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- TriviaWith respect to the description in the novel of how the controller is rigged for the getaway, this version is more faithful than the original film.
- GoofsOn several occasions the detached car is a different model (Toronto class H-6) from what it is most of the time (class H-1). One obvious difference is the H-6's black rectangles around the upper headlights. The first instance of this goof is when the police tactical unit arrives in the tunnel. Also, just after the signals are set to red, the car number can be seen to be 5718.
- ConnectionsRemake of The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
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Lacks The Humour
I don't think this 1998 remake was too bad, provided you regard it as a straightforward hostage film.
It uses some of the best lines from the original almost verbatim (eg, "A person likes to know how much he's worth", "Do they still have the death penalty in New York" "I've always done my own killing" etc) which is ok, but I can't believe that Mr Blue in the 1998 film would not know the death penalty status in what appears to be his native New York. In the original, the Mr Blue character was clearly British, and might be excused for not knowing the death penalty status in all 50 US states.
But as one other observer observed, the 1998 lacks .... WALLY MATTHAU (and to some extend George Costanza's dad also).
The 74 version could almost have been sold as a comedy, but not this one. It's a straightforward tradesman like version without the wit, irony, pathos and dulcet tones of Wally Matthau
Certainly worth watching if you love the 74 version so you can do a 'compare and contrast'. If you have not watched either, and you only want to see one of them, see the 74 version.
The final scene is worth the wait (in both versions)
It uses some of the best lines from the original almost verbatim (eg, "A person likes to know how much he's worth", "Do they still have the death penalty in New York" "I've always done my own killing" etc) which is ok, but I can't believe that Mr Blue in the 1998 film would not know the death penalty status in what appears to be his native New York. In the original, the Mr Blue character was clearly British, and might be excused for not knowing the death penalty status in all 50 US states.
But as one other observer observed, the 1998 lacks .... WALLY MATTHAU (and to some extend George Costanza's dad also).
The 74 version could almost have been sold as a comedy, but not this one. It's a straightforward tradesman like version without the wit, irony, pathos and dulcet tones of Wally Matthau
Certainly worth watching if you love the 74 version so you can do a 'compare and contrast'. If you have not watched either, and you only want to see one of them, see the 74 version.
The final scene is worth the wait (in both versions)
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- Jan 4, 2004
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By what name was The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1998) officially released in Canada in English?
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