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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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good, by why bother when the original was great?
Although it's been a while since I watched this, I seem to recall enjoying it more than the 4.+ rating it has here. However, I also remember thinking "why?" Aside from some minor updates (the original's $1,000,000 ransom isn't much in 1998; more racial & gender diversity among the main players; the expunging of the Mayor character entirely which served only as comic relief in the original) the movie stuck so closely to the original that I had to wonder "why?" Why remake a great thriller unless you have something new to add? (Cape Fear for instance) While this certainly wasn't a waste of my time, and was in fact an entertaining evening of television, if given the choice, just watch the original. My only guess as to why this was made as it was, is because there are people who refuse to watch anything "old" and thus would rather watch a "new" version with current actors.
- HBeachBabe
- Nov 10, 1999
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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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