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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) 6.4
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6.4/10 from 93,626 users
Metascore: 55/100
Reviews: 267 user | 255 critic | 34 from Metacritic.com Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime. Director:Tony Scott |
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Cast
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| Denzel Washington | ... | ||
| John Travolta | ... | ||
| Luis Guzmán | ... | ||
| Victor Gojcaj | ... | ||
| Robert Vataj | ... | ||
| John Turturro | ... | ||
| Michael Rispoli | ... | ||
| Ramon Rodriguez | ... | ||
| James Gandolfini | ... | ||
| John Benjamin Hickey | ... | ||
| Alex Kaluzhsky | ... | ||
| Gbenga Akinnagbe | ... | ||
| Katherine Sigismund | ... | ||
| Jake Richard Siciliano | ... |
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| Jason Butler Harner | ... | ||
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In early afternoon, four armed men hijack a subway train in Manhattan. They stop on a slight incline, decoupling the first car to let the rest of the train coast back. Their leader is Ryder; he connects by phone with Walter Garber, the dispatcher watching that line. Garber is a supervisor temporarily demoted while being investigated for bribery. Ryder demands $10 million within an hour, or he'll start shooting hostages. He'll deal only with Garber. The mayor okays the payoff, the news of the hostage situation sends the stock market tumbling, and it's unclear what Ryder really wants or if Garber is part of the deal. Will hostages, kidnappers, and negotiators live through this? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
12 June 2009 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Taking of Pelham 123 See more »Box Office
Budget:
$100,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£1,784,719 (UK) (31 July 2009)Gross:
£4,720,832 (UK) (21 August 2009)Company Credits
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Written by William Hanford Lee (as William Hanford Lee Jr.)
Performed by Papalee
Courtesy of BJP Entertainment
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In the movie, from the audience's viewpoint, Ryder (John Travolta) is seen wearing an earring on his right ear while Walter Garber (Denzel Washington) has one on his left. Also notice that both of them has only a single earring. See more »Goofs
When Garber is instructed by Lt. Staley in the use of the Walther PPK .380 he is told that the safety is on when the lever is up and off when it is down. This is the opposite of the safety's actual operation. When the lever is up, exposing a red dot, the safety is off. When down it is in the SAFE position. See more »Crazy Credits
Subway footage and sounds are mixed in with the production company logos shown after the end credits. See more »Soundtracks
"Funklab Bass Problem"Written by William Hanford Lee (as William Hanford Lee Jr.)
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A surprisingly enjoyable and tense thriller. While it does have a good bit of the kind of silly excess that ruins most summer blockbuster movies anymore, those flaws are overshadowed by the tightly-wound script and a couple of good performances from Denzel Washington and John Travolta. Director Tony Scott seems to have spent a good bit of effort trying to channel the spirit of 1970's American movies, and often this pays dividends as the focus on grittiness over spectacular action sequences ups the suspense. It's interesting that as the movie approaches the end you can feel the director's 21st century comic-book instincts straining against the genre he's working in as the story becomes increasingly less believable and more "heroic."
Nevertheless I can recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys a suspenseful action movie that doesn't beat you over the head with histrionics from beginning to end. Admittedly I've never seen the original, and I can easily imagine those who love it might be substantially less enthusiastic about this remake.