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Overview

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Writers:
Adam Brooks (segment)
John Guare (segment)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
17 August 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Every ride is as unpredictable as the city itself. more
Plot:
The actual experiences of New York City subway riders are dramatized in a collection of 10 intriguing and very different vignettes... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins more
User Comments:
Sometimes you just get lucky more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Bill Irwin ... Himself (segment "Subway Car From Hell")
KRS-One ... Vendor (segment "Subway Car From Hell") (as Kris Parker 'KRS-ONE')
Tina North ... Grandmother (segment "Subway Car From Hell")
Paul Lazar ... Mr. Nervous (segment "Subway Car From Hell")
Andre B. Blake ... Knish Buyer (segment "Subway Car From Hell")
Anthony S. Calypso ... Knish Buyer (segment "Subway Car From Hell")
Robert W. Castle ... Knish Buyer (segment "Subway Car From Hell")
Marlon Cherry ... Musician (segment "Subway Car From Hell")
Carl J. Ferrazza ... Hot Dog Buyer (segment "Subway Car From Hell")
Daniel Freedman ... Strange Man (segment "Subway Car From Hell")
Marc Mueller ... Musician (segment "Subway Car From Hell")
Simon Seven ... Musician (segment "Subway Car From Hell")

Joe Toutebon ... Knish Buyer (segment "Subway Car From Hell") (as Joseph Toutebon)
Daniel Wolff ... Knish Buyer (segment "Subway Car From Hell")
Mari Danzi ... Girl Dancer (segment "Subway Car From Hell")
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Subway (UK) (DVD box title)
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Runtime:
80 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USA

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
HBO held a contest asking New Yorkers to submit interesting true stories that happened on the subways. The winning stories were then adapted for the film. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Narration at the start of the segment "Love on the A Train" identifies the man's daily starting point as Hoyt-Schermerhorn station. But on the day of the "first fight", it stops at Hoyt-Schermerhorn after he's on board. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in A Short Film About the Long Career of Abel Ferrara (2004) (V) more

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1 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
Sometimes you just get lucky, 13 December 2000
10/10
Author: ts-14 from Minneapolis, MN

I had the good fortune of catching Subway Stories, by accident, trying to get away from the Astronauts Wife. What a wonderful grouping of shorts. I have to say, I couldn't leave the room. Some were better than others, but they all kept my interest. Don't let this Subway pass you by.

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