Money Train (1995)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Joseph Ruben

Writers (WGA):

Doug Richardson (story)
Doug Richardson (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

22 November 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Get on, or GET OUT THE WAY!

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Brother | Train | New York | Subway | Loan Shark

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

103 min | Canada:110 min (Ontario)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Netherlands:12 | Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Philippines:R-18 | Brazil:14 | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The Wall Street station scenes were filmed at the Union Square station on the IRT Lexington Ave. line. The 33rd Street station is the real one, on the same line. All scenes filmed on the subway set featured retired carbon steel R-30 subway cars, painted red. Scenes filmed on the actual New York subway featured stainless steel R-62 cars.

Goofs:

Plot holes: Although nobody is changing the power settings on either train (the B train's driver is maintaining full speed and nobody is at the controls of the money train), for no reason the money train surges forward to collide forcefully with the B train six separate times, artificially creating the need for a device to stop the repeated collisions. Also, they occur at varying time intervals, artificially allowing time for the solution to be carried out.

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]

Movie Connections:

Edited into Epicenter (2000)

Soundtrack:

I love you, I'll Kill You

We're not going to steal the money we were hired to protect!

This is certainly an action movie that deserves alot of credit. Instead, everyone brings it down like it's the worst one ever made. If you're interested in seeing a shallow, meaningless action film, rent Tango & Cash. That trash should've never been made. This is way better than that. Money Train has a marvelous cast, applausable action, and sizzling music. 8 out of 10.