The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (TV 1998)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? Director:Félix Enríquez Alcalá |
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (TV 1998)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? Director:Félix Enríquez Alcalá |
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| Edward James Olmos | ... | ||
| Vincent D'Onofrio | ... | ||
| Donnie Wahlberg | ... | ||
| Richard Schiff | ... | ||
| Lisa Vidal | ... |
Babs Cardoza
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Tara Rosling | ... | |
| Kenneth Welsh | ... | ||
| Lorraine Bracco | ... |
Det. Ray
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Ben Cook | ... |
Older boy on subway
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Bobby Boriello | ... |
Younger boy on subway
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| Bobby O'neill | ... |
Homeboy on subway
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Ingrid Veninger | ... |
Graduate student on subway
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| Alisa Wiegers | ... |
Office worker ["Shaky"]
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Peter Boretski | ... |
Old man on subway
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Stuart Clow | ... |
Jogger
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Four hijackers led by Vincent D'onofrio seize a subway train in the middle of a tunnel and hold 14 hostages for a $5 million ransom. Edward James Olmos and Lorraine Bracco are the officers assigned to work out the release of the passengers. However, even the murder of some passengers are met with an apparent calm by everyone involved. The murder of a subway supervisor prompts everyone to shake their heads and go on about their business. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>
Although it's been a while since I watched this, I seem to recall enjoying it more than the 4.+ rating it has here. However, I also remember thinking "why?" Aside from some minor updates (the original's $1,000,000 ransom isn't much in 1998; more racial & gender diversity among the main players; the expunging of the Mayor character entirely which served only as comic relief in the original) the movie stuck so closely to the original that I had to wonder "why?" Why remake a great thriller unless you have something new to add? (Cape Fear for instance) While this certainly wasn't a waste of my time, and was in fact an entertaining evening of television, if given the choice, just watch the original. My only guess as to why this was made as it was, is because there are people who refuse to watch anything "old" and thus would rather watch a "new" version with current actors.