Money Train (1995)

A vengeful New York transit cop decides to steal a trainload of subway fares; his foster brother, a fellow cop, tries to protect him.

Director:

Joseph Ruben

Writers:

Doug Richardson (story), Doug Richardson (screenplay),

Stars:

Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson, Jennifer Lopez

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wesley Snipes	...	John
Woody Harrelson	...	Charlie
Jennifer Lopez	...	Grace Santiago
Robert Blake	...	Donald Patterson
Chris Cooper	...	Torch
Joe Grifasi	...	Riley
Scott Sowers	...	Mr. Brown
Skipp Sudduth	...	Kowalski
Vincent Laresca	...	Subway Robber
Nelson Vasquez	...	Subway Robber
Vincent Patrick	...	Frank the Bartender
Aida Turturro	...	Woman on Platform
Alvaleta Guess	...	Woman on Platform
Vincent Pastore	...	Gambler
David Tawil	...	Gambler

Storyline

Two foster brothers work as transit cops. While one's life is as good as it gets, the other's is a pit. After losing his job, getting dumped by his brother, and getting the crap kicked out of him by a loan shark for the umpteenth time, He implements his plan to steal the "money train," a train carrying the New York Subway's weekly revenue. But when things go awry, will his brother be able to save him in time?

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Plot Keywords:

train | subway | loan shark | kiss | f word | 

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Taglines:

Get on or get out of the way

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive strong language, violence and a sex scene

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 November 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Asalto al tren del dinero

Filming Locations:

John Street, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$35,324,232 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Peters Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min 110 min (Ontario)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Most of the subway scenes were filmed on a 4000-foot-long set built to resemble a typical four-track New York subway trunk line. It included three stations, all of which were built as local stops with the platforms on the outside of the outer tracks. Included were I-beams between each track, spaced five feet apart just as they are in New York. The ceiling, however, was much higher than on any actual New York subway line.

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Goofs

When John and Grace talk after their boxing exercise, Grace's gold crossdisappears and reappears between shots.

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Quotes

John: No, you ain't gonna hit him.
Charlie: Why not?
John: Because I'm gonna hit him!
[smacks a transit cop in the face]

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Connections

Featured in HBO First Look: Money Train (1995)

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Soundtracks

"All That Matters"
Written by Denzil Foster & Thomas McElroy
Performed by Samuelle
Courtesy of Lombard Street/2-Tuff-E-Nuff Records

User Reviews

This Film Had Everything

Enjoyed this film because of its location in NYC and the fact that transit cops were depicted. If you have to travel on the Transit System in NYC you will enjoyed this film even more, because it mentions all kinds of Subway Stops, and there is plenty of action down below. Wesley Snipes,(John),"7 Seconds",'05, plays a real cool cop who has become very close friends with his co-worker, Woody Harrelson,(Charlie),"North Country",'05 and manages to steal Charlie's girl friend, Jennifer Lopez,(Grace Santiago),"Monster-in-Law",'05. Grace and John burn up the bed sheets with hot torrid love scenes. Robert Blake,(Donald Patterson),"Lost Highway",'97, plays a great jerk who is in charge of a train, called the Money Train. Great acting, lots of comedy and more than plenty of action. Enjoy