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17 August 1997 (USA)
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Every ride is as unpredictable as the city itself. See more »
Plot:
The actual experiences of New York City subway riders are dramatized in a collection of 10 intriguing and very different vignettes...
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Wheelchair
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Cast
(in credits order) | 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") |
 | Roxanne Amandez | ... | Woman on train (as Roxanne Wagner) |
| 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") |
| Lara McFarlane | ... | Girl Dancer #2 (segment "Subway Car From Hell") |
| Angie Utt | ... | Distinguished Rider (segment "Subway Car From Hell") |
| Audrey Meyers | ... | Distinguished Rider (segment "Subway Car From Hell") |
 | Denis Leary | ... | Guy in Wheelchair (segment "The Red Shoes") |
 | Christine Lahti | ... | Red Shoes Woman (segment "The Red Shoes") |
 | N'Bushe Wright | ... | Young Girl (segment "The Red Shoes") |
 | Kevin Corrigan | ... | Writer (segment "The Red Shoes") |
| Marie Barrientos | ... | Ragged Woman (segment "The Red Shoes") |
 | O.L. Duke | ... | News Seller (segment "The Red Shoes") |
| Ellen Gould | ... | Shopper (segment "The Red Shoes") |
 | John C. Vennema | ... | Executive (segment "The Red Shoes") |
| Sixto Ramos | ... | Security Guard (segment "The Red Shoes") |
| Erika Greene | ... | Nurse (segment "The Red Shoes") |
 | Steve Zahn | ... | Tucker (segment "The 5:24") |
 | Jerry Stiller | ... | Old Man (segment "The 5:24") |
 | Bonnie Hunt | ... | Fern McDermott (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness") |
| Richard Spore | ... | White Man (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness") |
 | Mekhi Phifer | ... | Man in Hallway (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness") |
 | José Ramón Rosario | ... | Transit Worker (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness") |
 | Nancy Ticotin | ... | Business Woman (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness") |
| John Ford Noonan | ... | Blanket Man (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness") |
 | Lili Taylor | ... | Belinda (segment "The Listeners") |
 | Michael Rapaport | ... | Jake (segment "The Listeners") |
 | Israel Horovitz | ... | Older Man (segment "The Listeners") |
 | Mercedes Ruehl | ... | Leyla (segment "Underground") |
| Zachary Taylor | ... | Wayne (segment "Underground") |
 | Peter Sarsgaard | ... | Boy #1 (segment "Underground") (as Peter Scarsgaard) |
 | Jeremy Jordan | ... | Boy #2 (segment "Underground") |
| Bruce Smolanoff | ... | Boy #3 (segment "Underground") |
| Rob Clasen | ... | Boy #4 (segment "Underground") |
| Jay Bailey | ... | Subway Musician (segment "Underground") |
 | Sarita Choudhury | ... | Humera (segment "Honey-Getter") |
 | Nicole Ari Parker | ... | Sharon (segment "Honey-Getter") |
 | Ajay Naidu | ... | Prashant (segment "Honey-Getter") |
 | Danny Hoch | ... | Edward (segment "Honey-Getter") |
| Steven Randazzo | ... | Officer Mulioli (segment "Honey-Getter") |
| Gi Shen | ... | Subway Musician (segment "Honey-Getter") |
| Kenny Garrett | ... | Sax Player (segment "Sax Cantor Riff") |
 | Sam Rockwell | ... | Man Eating (segment "Sax Cantor Riff") |
| Sol Frieder | ... | Old News Man (segment "Sax Cantor Riff") |
| Tammi Cubilette | ... | Denise (segment "Sax Cantor Riff") |
 | Kavi Ladnier | ... | D'Jamila (segment "Sax Cantor Riff") (as Kavitha Ramachandran) |
 | Bruklin Harris | ... | Dorcas (segment "Sax Cantor Riff") |
 | Taral Hicks | ... | Woman with Flowers (segment "Sax Cantor Riff") |
| Dan Rous | ... | Jewish Cantor (segment "Sax Cantor Riff") |
| Will Hare | ... | Homeless Man (segment "Sax Cantor Riff") |
 | Rosie Perez | ... | Mystery Girl (segment "Love on the A Train") |
 | Michael McGlone | ... | John T (segment "Love on the A Train") (as Mike McGlone) |
 | Gretchen Mol | ... | The Wife (segment "Love on the A Train") |
 | Mario Macaluso | ... | Buddy (segment "Love on the A Train") |
 | Gregory Hines | ... | Jack (segment "Manhattan Miracle") |
 | Anne Heche | ... | Pregnant Girl (segment "Manhattan Miracle") |
 | George T. Odom | ... | Miracle Old Man (segment "Manhattan Miracle") (as George Odom) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Frank Benettieri Jr. | ... | Stalker |
 | Gloria Sauve | ... | Green family Daughter |
| John D. Bair | ... | Russian Commuter (uncredited) |
 | John Bryant Davila | ... | Commuter (uncredited) |
| Christopher Del Gaudio | ... | Guy with Beret ("Subway Car From Hell") (uncredited) |
| Stacie Johnsen | ... | Commuter (uncredited) |
 | Adrian Lee | ... | Commuter (uncredited) |
 | Steve Nuke | ... | Poley (segment "Love on the A Train") (uncredited) |
| Frank Turek | ... | Passenger (segment "Subway Car From Hell") (uncredited) |
 | Christopher White | ... | Subway Passenger (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Bob Balaban | (segment "5: 24, The") | ||
| Patricia Benoit | (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness") | ||
| Julie Dash | (segment "Sax Cantor Riff") | ||
| Jonathan Demme | (segment "Subway Car from Hell") | ||
| Ted Demme | (segment "Manhattan Miracle") | ||
| Abel Ferrara | (segment "Love on the A Train") | ||
| Alison Maclean | (segment "HOney-Getter") | ||
| Craig McKay | (segment "Red Shoes, The") | ||
| Lucas Platt | (segment "Underground") | ||
| Seth Zvi Rosenfeld | (segment "Listeners, The") (as Seth Rosenfeld) | ||
Writing credits | ||
| Adam Brooks | (segment "Subway Car from Hell") | |
| John Guare | (segment "The Red Shoes") | |
| Lynn Grossman | (segment "The 5: 24") | |
| Angela Todd | (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness") | |
| Seth Zvi Rosenfeld | (segment "The Listeners") (as Seth Rosenfeld) | |
| Albert Innaurato | (segment "Underground") | |
| Danny Hoch | (segment "Honey-Getter") | |
| Julie Dash | (segment "Sax Cantor Riff") | |
| Marla Hanson | (segment "Love on the A Train") | |
| Joe Viola | (segment "Manhattan Miracle") | |
| Rosie Perez | creator | |
Original Music by | |||
| Mecca Bodega | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Tom Hurwitz | (segment "Red Shoes, The") | ||
| Tony C. Jannelli | (segment "Subway Car from Hell") (as Anthony Jannelli) | ||
| Ken Kelsch | (7 of 10 segments) | ||
| Adam Kimmel | (segment "Manhattan Miracle") | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Angelo Corrao | (segment "5: 24, The") (as Angelo Correo) | ||
| Andy Keir | (segment "Subway Car from Hell") | ||
| Elizabeth Kling | (segments "Fern's Heart of Darkness", "Sax Cantor Riff", "Love on the A Train") | ||
| Colleen Sharp | (segment "Red Shoes, The") | ||
| Donna Stern | (segment "Listeners, The") | ||
| Jeffrey Wolf | (segments "Underground", "Honey-Getter", "Manhattan Miracle") | ||
Casting by | |||
| Sheila Jaffe | |||
| Georgianne Walken | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Ed Check | (as Edward Check) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Carol Silverman | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Donna Berwick | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Dionne Alexander | .... | hair stylist: Ms. Perez | |
| Judy Chin | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Daisy Curbeon | .... | additional hair stylist | |
| Annie M. DeMille | .... | key hair stylist (as Annie de Mille) | |
| Bella Sirugo | .... | additional makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Victor De Jesus | .... | production supervisor | |
| Eitan Hakami | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| Victoria Westhead | .... | unit production manager | |
Art Department | |||
| Victor Littlejohn | .... | key on-set dresser | |
| Ben Telford | .... | assistant art director | |
| Ewan Telford | .... | assistant art director (as Ben Telford) | |
| Mark Bachman | .... | sign designer (uncredited) | |
| Carlos Menéndez | .... | assistant art director (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Evan T. Chen | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Lewis Goldstein | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| William Sarokin | .... | sound mixer | |
| Reilly Steele | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Allan Zaleski | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Dustin DuPilka | .... | assistant foley artist (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Damian Achilles | .... | stunts | |
| Jay Carrado | .... | stunt double: Wayne | |
| Jeff Ward | .... | stunt coordinator | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Bill Almeida | .... | electrician | |
| Brian Carmichael | .... | video assist operator | |
| Tim Davies | .... | grip | |
| Shaun Gilbert | .... | electrician | |
| Robert Kummert | .... | key grip | |
| Dennis A. Livesey | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Jamie A. Marlowe | .... | camera loader | |
| Michael Marzovilla | .... | gaffer | |
| Don Muchow | .... | gaffer | |
| Mark Schwentner | .... | best boy electric | |
| John Velez | .... | electrician | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Lynne Maureen Curtis | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
| Michelle Martini | .... | assistant costume designer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Molly Bernstein | .... | associate editor | |
| Jason Block | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Keith Croket | .... | assistant editor (segment "The Red Shoes") | |
| Michelle Harrison | .... | assistant editor | |
| Andy Keir | .... | supervising editor (segment "Subway Car from Hell") | |
| Lara Khachooni | .... | assistant supervising editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Mecca Bodega | .... | musician | |
| Tod Holcomb | .... | music editor | |
| Alex Steyermark | .... | music supervisor | |
Other crew | |||
| Albertine Anderson | .... | special events coordinator: MTA | |
| Neda Armian | .... | assistant: Jonathan Demme | |
| Marcus Book | .... | special events coordinator: MTA | |
| Andrea F. Cannistraci | .... | production legal | |
| Luis A. Colon | .... | production assistant | |
| Nicholas Corrao | .... | production assistant | |
| Liz Dykhouse | .... | post production accountant | |
| Alan Grabelsky | .... | vice president production | |
| Brian Jude | .... | office production assistant | |
| Keegan Martin | .... | production assistant | |
| Margo Myers | .... | production accountant | |
| Exile Ramirez | .... | production assistant | |
| Dawn Murphy Riley | .... | production coordinator | |
| Dwayne Alexander Smith | .... | location assistant (as Dwayne A. Smith) | |
| Miura Smith | .... | assistant to producer | |
| Mary Tobler | .... | assistant to producer | |
| Al Valentine | .... | location manager | |
| Sammy Verni | .... | production intern | |
| Holly Watson | .... | assistant: Richard Guay | |
| John D. Genovese | .... | assistant to production executive (uncredited) | |
| M.J. Magbanua | .... | assistant production coordinator (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Home Box Office (HBO)
- LK-TEL (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
- mediacs AG (Germany) (DVD)
- Mega Playground consultation
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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.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: Tucker gets off at the 7th avenue stop, noted by the signs on the brick pole, but at the top, the sign hanging from the ceiling is revealing the actual true stop, which looked to be Church Avenue.See more »
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Like the few other viewers of "Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground" who bothered to comment on this wonderful HBO "indie" film, I came upon it by chance (well, channel-surfing to tell the truth) and immediately became enthralled. A series of shorts held together by the NYC subway setting (obviously), by a wonderful framing device that brings the work to a highly satisfying and affirmative conclusion, and by a shared sense of found life, the effect of the whole is even greater than the individual parts although some of those were unforgettable.
Each of the stories were, like life, completely unpredictable and most were left open-ended: Was the stock-tipster (Jerry Stiller) a con-man or an unacknowledged financial genius? Was the beggar (Dennis Leary) a bitter Vietnam Vet or the cynical system-beater he was accused of being by the Lady in the Red Shoes (Christine Lahti)? Would the pregnant woman (Anne Heche) jump into the oncoming subway and would the calloused New Yorker with the headphones (Gregory Hines)notice, care, try to stop her? I could never guess any of the resolutions or stop wondering about their significance.
The structure of "Subway Stories" is somewhat analogous to the loosely connected short stories in Joyce's collection, "Dubliners." Each segment is a little slice of life that builds not to a rousing climax, but to an understated epiphany in which either we, a character, or both share a moment of truthful revelation. Although not all the stories are equally developed or intriguing, the whole production is characterized by first rate ensemble acting and direction. There's some great music too.