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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1998) (TV)
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1 February 1998 (USA)
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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? full summary | add synopsis
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Tepid TV remake of the '74 classic
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Edward James Olmos | ... | Det. Anthony Piscotti |
 | Vincent D'Onofrio | ... | Mr. Blue |
 | Donnie Wahlberg | ... | Mr. Grey |
 | Richard Schiff | ... | Mr. Green |
 | Lisa Vidal | ... | Babs Cardoza |
 | Tara Rosling | ... | Mr. Brown |
| Kenneth Welsh | ... | Caz Hollowitz |
 | Lorraine Bracco | ... | Det. Ray |
| Ben Cook | ... | Older boy on subway |
| Bobby Boriello | ... | Younger boy on subway |
| Bobby O'Neill | ... | Homeboy on subway (as Black Katt) |
| Ingrid Veninger | ... | Graduate student on subway |
 | Alisa Wiegers | ... | Office worker ["Shaky"] |
| Peter Boretski | ... | Old man on subway |
| Stuart Clow | ... | Jogger |
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100 min
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Netherlands:16 (video premiere) |
Portugal:M/12
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With 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.
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Continuity: When the train has been divided and the rear part moves backwards, the display at Command Center shows the entire train moving, leaving the place it had been vacant.
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Version of The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
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Based on the 1974 classic of the same name, this TV version looks very much like a regular TV show, spread out over two hours instead of one. This remake does indeed suffer from modest budgets, a less than sterling cast. Vincent d'Onofrios, stepping into Robert Shaw's "Mr. Blue" ringleader role, seems bored, wooden, and unaffected by the entire scenario. Likewise, Edward James Olmos (filling Matthau's shoes) is equally as bored and wooden as d'Onofrios. Poor Brooklynite Lorraine Bracco is reduced to a supporting role (formerly played by Jerry Stiller) that does not make use of her endless talents.
What is most irking is the fact that the NYC-based flick was filmed in Toronto, Ontario. Exterior shots, subway stations, and particularly subway equipment looks nothing like the grimy, intimidating system that is New York's. New York's transit system is as much a celebrity as the city it holds together. Few cities in the world can be quickly identified by their form of subway transport as New York's. One big demerit for the producers on this one (no fault of Toronto, either—it is a marvelous city, to be sure).
With the one exception of an emotional relationship established by highjacker "Brown" (Tara Rosling) and her 'angel of mercy' female conductor "Babs Cardoza" (Babs Cardoza), all other subplots among the hijackers and characters were not developed. The deliciously menacing "Mr. Grey" character, played to perfection in the original by Hector Elizondo, was reduced to an angry, almost juvenile person by Donnie Wahlberg.
The overall feeling is choppy and suspenseless. One gets the feeling the original movie was being watched closely during filming, with the director causally removing chunks of original script.
Even though TV movies are in an entirely different category than those produced in Hollywood, there is no reason for quality scripts to go M.I.A. TV budgets may be limiting, but the believability in the characters need not suffer.
Stick with the original. Watch this remake to satiate the curiosity factor only.