The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Tony Scott

Writers (WGA):

Brian Helgeland (screenplay)
John Godey (novel)

Release Date:

12 June 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

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. |

Plot Keywords:

New York City | Subway Train | Hijack | Train | Subway

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Cast

Denzel Washington	...	Walter Garber
John Travolta	...	Ryder
Luis Guzmán	...	Phil Ramos
Victor Gojcaj	...	Bashkim
John Turturro	...	Camonetti
James Gandolfini	...	Mayor
Michael Rispoli	...	John Johnson
Ramon Rodriguez	...	Delgado
Saidah Arrika Ekulona	...	Dispatcher One
John Benjamin Hickey	...	Deputy Mayor LaSalle
Alex Kaluzhsky	...	George
Gbenga Akinnagbe	...	Wallace
Katherine Sigismund	...	Mom
Jake Richard Siciliano	...	8-Year-Old Boy (as Jake Siciliano)
Gary Basaraba	...	Jerry Pollard (Motorman)
Sean Meehan	...	Undercover Cop
Tonye Patano	...	Regina (Conductor)
Aunjanue Ellis	...	Therese (Garber's Wife)
Anthony Annarumma	...	'Q' Train Motorman
Jason Butler Harner	...	Mr. Thomas
Glen Tortorella	...	Maintenance Worker
Bobby Bjorklund	...	Maintenance Worker
Bobby Bojorklund	...	Maintenance Worker #2
Victor Cruz	...	Maintainer Three
Jasmin M. Tavarez	...	Puerto Rican Girl (as Jasmin Tavarez)
Robert Vataj	...	Emri
Todd Susman	...	Supervisor
J. Bernard Calloway	...	Officer Moran / NYPD Liaison
Chip Brookes	...	Zealous Aide
Zach Poole	...	LaSalle's Aide
Reuben Jackson	...	Reporter at MTA
Sean Nelson	...	ESU One
Deak Evgenikos	...	ESU Two
Ty Jones	...	Sniper
Lee Shepherd	...	Dr. Weiss
Mike Houston	...	Money Car Driver
Rene David Ifrah	...	Money Car Shotgun (as René Ifrah)
Frank Wood	...	Police Commissioner Sterman
Brian Haley	...	Police Captain Hill (MTA)
Maria Bartiromo	...	Financial Reporter
John Lavelle	...	Team Member (NYPD)
Chance Kelly	...	ESU Captain
Peter Bucossi	...	SUV Driver
Steve Routman	...	Heckler
Laurie Cole	...	Reporter at 42nd Street & Vanderbilt
Nick Loren	...	Tunnel Commander
Daniel Stewart Sherman	...	ESU Lieutenant Staley
John Keiser	...	MTA Worker
Adrian Martinez	...	Cabbie
Jordan Gelber	...	Commuter
Rose DelCastillo	...	Reporter
Joe Forbrich	...	ESU Guy #1
Jason Cerbone	...	ESU Guy #2
Billy Devlin	...	ESU Guy #3
Jonathan Rau	...	Federal Reserve Supervisor
Michael Mihm	...	ESU Desk Officer (as Mike Mihm)
Alice Kremelberg	...	George's Girlfriend
Sammy Miraglia	...	Motorman
Kenneth Natal	...	Motorman
Robert Perry	...	Motorman #3
Robert Perry	...	Motorman #3
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Patrick Dalton	...	MTA Worker #1 (as Patrick J. Dalton)
Chris Parson	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Fernando Alicea	...	Business Man (uncredited)
Daniel Bartkewicz	...	Commuter (uncredited)
Ira Berkowitz	...	Plainclothes Detective (uncredited)
Maria Diaz	...	MTA Employee (uncredited)
Edgar Felix	...	ECU Agent (uncredited)
Cassidy Gard	...	Passenger (uncredited)
Danielle Glick	...	Train Passenger (uncredited)
Walter Hartung	...	Deputy Mayor Asst. (uncredited)
Takako Haywood	...	MTA Worker (uncredited)
Michael Jeremiah	...	Mechanic (uncredited)
Edgar Jimz	...	NYPD Lieutenant (uncredited)
Ralph A. Wilburn Jr.	...	Subway Rider (uncredited)
Jamie McBriety	...	Hostage (uncredited)
Eliezer Meyer	...	Subway Commuter (uncredited)
Christopher Moser	...	NYPD Sergeant (uncredited)
Danny Pennacchi	...	Train Pedestrian (uncredited)
Nick Poltoranin	...	MTA Manager (uncredited)
Vincent Riviezzo	...	SR. MTA Person (uncredited)
Tim Schuebel	...	Sergeant of Mayors Security Detail (uncredited)
Duane Sequira	...	Gang Banger #2 (uncredited)
Paul Thornton	...	MTA Senior Supervisor (uncredited)
Teddy Valdes	...	Williams (uncredited)
Julian Walker	...	ESU Sergeant (uncredited)
Neville White	...	Apprehending Officer on Bridge (uncredited)
Brad Lee Wind	...	Hostage Negotiator #1 (uncredited)

Directed by
Tony Scott

Writing credits (WGA)
Brian Helgeland		(screenplay)
John Godey		(novel)

Produced by
Richard Baratta	....	associate producer
Todd Black	....	producer
Jason Blumenthal	....	producer
Michael Costigan	....	executive producer
Anson Downes	....	co-executive producer
Linda Favila	....	co-executive producer
Don Ferrarone	....	associate producer
Tony Scott	....	producer
Steve Tisch	....	producer
Barry H. Waldman	....	executive producer (as Barry Waldman)
John Wildermuth Jr.	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Harry Gregson-Williams

Cinematography by
Tobias A. Schliessler		(director of photography) (as Tobias Schliessler)

Film Editing by
Chris Lebenzon

Casting by
Denise Chamian

Production Design by
Chris Seagers

Art Direction by
David Swayze

Set Decoration by
Regina Graves

Costume Design by
Renee Ehrlich Kalfus		(as Renée Ehrlich Kalfus)

Makeup Department
Larry M. Cherry	....	hair stylist: Mr. Washington
Carl Fullerton	....	makeup artist: Mr. Washington
Todd Kleitsch	....	makeup department head
Mark Mahoney	....	tattoo artist
Louise McCarthy	....	key makeup artist
Rita Parillo	....	key hair stylist
Yolanda Toussieng	....	department head hair
Frank Vazquez	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Richard Baratta	....	unit production manager
Lyn Pinezich	....	unit production manager: second unit
Barry H. Waldman	....	unit production manager (as Barry Waldman)
Trevor Waterson	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ethan Anderson	....	additional second assistant director
David Catalano	....	additional second assistant director
David Catalano	....	assistant director: second unit
Kali Harrison	....	second assistant director: second unit
Marissa Kaplan	....	second second assistant director: second unit
Robert Lopez	....	second second assistant director: additional photography
Michelle McGrier	....	dga trainee
Maggie Murphy	....	second assistant director
Justin Ritson	....	additional second assistant director
John G. Scotti	....	first assistant director: second unit
Robert Tierney	....	second second assistant director
Aurora Warfield	....	additional second assistant director
John Wildermuth Jr.	....	first assistant director (as John Wildermuth)
Derek Wimble	....	second second assistant director
Alexander Witt	....	second unit director

Art Department
Joseph Alfieri	....	construction coordinator
Henry Antonacchio	....	head carpenter
Brad Bachtell	....	scenic shopperson
Stephen Barth	....	scenic artist
Emily Beck	....	assistant art director
Richard K. Buoen	....	storyboard artist
Paul Cheponis	....	assistant set decorator
Joe Coppola	....	set dresser
Almitra Corey	....	set decorating coordinator
Chris DeTitta	....	leadman
Lauren Doner	....	scenic artist foreman
Brendan Ferrer	....	art department assistant
Deborah Greene	....	assistant set decorator
Gavin A. Holmes	....	carpenter
Brian Kontz	....	sculpture foreman
Joe Landolfi	....	set dresser
Ross La Terra	....	leadman: re-shoot
Ross La Terra	....	set dresser
Ross La Terra	....	unit set decorator: second unit
Elizabeth Linn	....	scenic artist chargeman
Miguel López-Castillo	....	art director: second unit
James Mazzola	....	property master
Charles E. McCarry	....	assistant art director
Ramona Messina	....	props
Eric Pastore	....	props: re-shoot
Mark Pollard	....	graphic art director
Kevin L. Raper	....	additional graphic artist
Sarah Riggs	....	picture cars assistant
Michael Scarola	....	key construction grip
Dylan Sheridan	....	set dresser
Sha-Sha Shiau	....	art department coordinator
Nithya Shrinivasan	....	assistant art director
Stephen Siersema	....	scenic artist
Andrew Spagnoli	....	set dresser
Robert Spence	....	shop manager
Victoria Stewart	....	art department assistant
Mark Storella	....	art department production assistant
Omar Vaid	....	props

Sound Department
Kami Asgar	....	supervising sound editor
Christopher Boyes	....	sound designer
Michael J. Broomberg	....	foley artist
Anita Cannella	....	foley artist
Teri E. Dorman	....	supervising dialog editor
Michael Dressel	....	sound editor
Juno J. Ellis	....	adr supervisor
Ken Fischer	....	sound effects editor
David Giammarco	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley artist
Amy Kane	....	foley artist
Jonathan Klein	....	foley supervisor
Lisa J. Levine	....	adr editor
Howard London	....	adr mixer
Mike Marino	....	foley mixer
John Marquis	....	sound effects editor
Paul Massey	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sean McCormack	....	supervising sound editor
James Morioka	....	dialogue editor
Rupert Nadeau	....	adr assistant
Tom Nelson	....	production sound mixer
Erin Oakley	....	dialogue editor
Daniel Pagan	....	sound effects editor
Paul Pirola	....	supervising sound effects editor
Eryne Prine	....	second assistant sound editor
Elizabeth Rainey	....	foley artist
Jacob Riehle	....	first assistant sound editor
Jon Wakeham	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Zac Chowdhury	....	rotoscope
John Frazier	....	effects consultant
Mark Hawker	....	special effects coordinator
Thomas R. Homsher	....	special effects technician
Chris Jones	....	special effects technician
John Stifanich	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Andy Barrios	....	Inferno artist: Asylum
Jason Bidwell	....	compositor: Asylum FX
Justin Blaustein	....	flame artist
Rob Blue	....	digital effects artist: Asylum
Kathy Chasen-Hay	....	visual effects executive producer: Asylum
Zac Chowdhury	....	digital artist
Stuart Cripps	....	senior compositor
Eric Evans	....	digital compositor
Andy Foster	....	visual effects producer: Asylum
Todd Hemsley	....	senior inferno artist: Aylum
Stephanie Ide	....	digital artist
Shahen Jordan	....	matte painter
Jose Marra	....	visual effects editor
Nathan McGuinness	....	senior visual effects supervisor: Asylum
Steve Muangman	....	digital compositor: Asylum Visual Effects
Eddie Offermann	....	software and tracking
Bethany Pederson	....	digital artist: Asylum FX
Bethany Pederson	....	painter: Asylum FX
Kosta Saric	....	visual effects editor: Asylum Visual Effects
Frank Spiziri	....	visual effects coordinator: Asylum
John Stewart	....	digital compositor: Asylum
Marc Varisco	....	visual effects supervisor
John L. Weckworth	....	digital compositor: Asylum Visual Effects
Diana Marie Wells	....	painter
Yuichiro Yamashita	....	lighting technical director

Stunts
Ray Abbott	....	stunts
Danny Aiello III	....	stunts
Alba Albanese	....	stunts
Dennis Albanese	....	precision driver
Heather Arthur	....	stunts
Jonathan Arthur	....	stunts
Chris Barnes	....	stunt driver
David Barrett	....	stunt performer
Joseph Basile	....	precision driver
Joe Bucaro III	....	stunt driver
Paul Bucossi	....	utility stunts
Peter Bucossi	....	utility stunts
Blaise Corrigan	....	stunts
Vince Cupone	....	stunts
Justin De Rosa	....	stunts
Peter Epstein	....	stunts
Roy Farfel	....	stunt driver
Victor Favrin	....	stunts
Frank Ferrara	....	stunt driver
Mark Fichera	....	stunts
Mickey Giacomazzi	....	stunts
Jeffrey Lee Gibson	....	stunts
Sean Graham	....	stunts
Terra Grant	....	utility stunts
Cort Hessler	....	stunt driver
Lawrence Hoffman	....	utility stunts
Rick Kain	....	precision driver
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunt driver
Zack Kerns	....	stunts
Dorian Kingi	....	stunts
Horace Knight	....	utility stunts
Brian Knutson	....	stunts
Tony Lazzara	....	stunt performer
Caroline Leppanen	....	stunts
Jalil Jay Lynch	....	stunt performer
Joe Mancini	....	precision driver
Kimberly Shannon Murphy	....	stunts
Chuck Picerni Jr.	....	stunt coordinator (as Chuck Picerni)
Robert Powell	....	stunt double
Brieann Rich	....	stunt driver
Nicholas Rich	....	stunt driver
Tracey Ruggiero	....	stunts
David Shumbris	....	stunts
Derrick Simmons	....	stunts
Manny Siverio	....	stunts
Lee Smith	....	motorcycle stunts
Joseph Starbin	....	stunt driver
Kimmy Suzuki	....	stunt performer
Matthew Taylor	....	stunts
Robert Torres	....	stunt double
Aaron Vexler	....	stunt driver
Neville White	....	stunt performer
Bill Young	....	stunt driving coordinator
John Smith	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Olga Abramson	....	second assistant camera: "d" camera
Sebastián Almeida	....	special cameras
Tony Arnaud	....	grip
Eli Aronoff	....	first assistant camera: additional camera, day player
Mark Beattie	....	electrician
Hilary Benas	....	additional camera loader
Hilary Benas	....	additional second assistant camera
Matt Blades	....	key grip: second unit
Eric Boncher	....	dimmer board operator
Peter Bulavinetz	....	grip
Richard Brooks Burton	....	aerial director of photography
Michael Cambria	....	additional first assistant camera
Michael Cambria	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Andrew Cavagnet	....	additional 24 frame video operator
Andrew Cavagnet	....	additional video assist: second unit
Paul Colangelo	....	additional first assistant camera: second unit, New York City
Edwin Effrein	....	first camera assistant: "c" camera
Johnny Erbes-Chan	....	dolly grip
Daniel Feighery	....	assistant camera
Greg Finkel	....	second camera assistant: "c" camera
McCord Fitzsimmons	....	additional video technician
Kevin Flynn	....	key rigging grip
Richie Ford	....	rigging gaffer
Max Frankston	....	video assist: second unit
John Gatland	....	grip: second unit
Christopher F. Graneto	....	grip
Bradley Grant	....	additional camera loader
Bradley Grant	....	camera production assistant
Michael Grantland	....	second assistant camera: day player
Dennis Green	....	microwave video
Craig Haagensen	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Mike Indursky	....	special cameras
Nils Johnson	....	key video assist operator
Lee Kazista	....	libra head operator
Jeremy Knaster	....	electrician
John Krause	....	dolly grip
Nathan Gabriel Lopez	....	additional camera loader
Brendan Malone	....	dolly grip
Duane Manwiller	....	Steadicam operator
Duane Manwiller	....	camera operator
Lou Massa	....	grip
Lance Mayer	....	libra head technician
Keith McNicholas	....	electrician
Joseph Metzger	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
William D. Moran	....	grip
Nick Morr	....	additional camera loader
Tony Nagy	....	Steadicam assistant
Tony Nagy	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Francine Natale	....	rigging electrician
Monty Nielsen	....	electrician
Bill O'Leary	....	chief lighting technician (as William S. O'Leary)
Wayne Paull	....	camera operator: second unit
Andrew Peck	....	additional second assistant camera
Andrew Peck	....	camera loader
Balint Pinczehelyi	....	rigging grip
Antonio Ponti	....	first camera assistant: "d" camera
Michael J. Prate	....	grip
Tom Prate	....	key grip
Guillaume Renberg	....	remote camera operator
Peter Reniers	....	camera operator: second unit
Kyle Repka	....	additional camera loader
Lance Rieck	....	scorpio head technician
Michael Rudolph	....	electrician
Donald Russell	....	camera operator: second unit
Darren Ryan	....	key 24 frame video operator
Joe Sarao	....	best boy: second unit
Joe Sarao	....	rigging grip: second unit
Daniel D. Sariano	....	assistant camera: day player
Mark Schmidt	....	camera operator: "d" camera
Elizabeth Singer	....	assistant camera: stunt unit
Christopher Skotchdopole	....	camera production assistant
John Skotchdopole	....	camera operator
Paul Steinberg	....	special effects lighting
Eric Swanek	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Rico Torres	....	still photographer
Robert Vuolo	....	gaffer: second unit
Michael Wacks	....	lamp operator
Alexander Witt	....	director of photography: second unit
Jamie A. Marlowe	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jolanda Anthony	....	extras casting assistant
Billy Dowd	....	extras casting
Toby Guidry	....	casting assistant
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Eliezer Meyer	....	extras casting: Hasidic background
Julie Schubert	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Meghan Corea	....	costume production assistant
MacKenzie Fallon	....	wardrobe assistant: re-shoots
Gail A. Fitzgibbons	....	costume supervisor
Georgette Gogniat	....	head tailor
Rhonney Greene	....	additional costumer
Kenn Hamilton	....	costume dyer/distresser
Vern Malone	....	key costumer
Winsome G. McKoy	....	costumer
Angela Mirabella	....	set costumer
Rob Muia	....	costume assistant
Brianna Patterson	....	costume assistant
Frank Perry Rose	....	costumer: Mr. Washington (as Frank Rose)
Christine Schultz	....	costumer
Elizabeth Shelton	....	assistant costume designer
Martha Smith	....	set costumer
Adam Watt	....	wardrobe assistant
Peter White	....	costumer: Mr. Travolta

Editorial Department
Joseph Bond	....	first assistant editor
Ulysses Guidotti	....	assistant editor
Christine Kim	....	assistant editor
Harry Muller	....	color timer
Erik Rogers	....	senior digital intermediate producer
Alex Romano	....	digital intermediate on-line editor
Larry D. Webster	....	post-production

Music Department
Halli Cauthery	....	composer: additional music
Meri Gavin	....	assistant music editor
Tom Hardisty	....	music scoring engineer
Hybrid	....	music programmer
Costa Kotselas	....	music engineer
Stephanie Lowry	....	music editor
Jamie Luker	....	music scoring engineer
Malcolm Luker	....	music scoring mixer
Hugh Marsh	....	musician: electric violin
Ladd McIntosh	....	orchestrator
Peter Rotter	....	music contractor
Richard Whitfield	....	music editor
Esther McIntosh	....	orchestration coordinator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Frank Bonsangue	....	set dresser truck driver
Robert Buckman	....	transportation co-captain
Brent Godek	....	picture cars
Robert Griffon Jr.	....	picture car coordinator
Michael Hyde	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Matthew Alexander	....	computer and video coordinator
Amy Allen	....	assistant: Mr. Waldman (as Amy E. Allen)
Malcolm Alston	....	location production assistant
Brian K. Barnes	....	assistant location manager: second unit
Monica Barraza	....	assistant production coordinator
Breta Bas	....	production secretary
Vanessa Bendetti	....	researcher
Sara Bermejo	....	production team assistant
Patrick Bevilacqua	....	production assistant: first team
Jenna Block	....	assistant: Mr. Block & Mr. Blumenthal
Lacy Boughn	....	assistant: Mr. Tisch
Jeffrey A. Brown	....	assistant location manager
Vince Brown	....	production assistant
Lenny Broytman	....	production assistant
Nicholas Bryan	....	production assistant
Myo Campbell	....	production assistant
Steven W. Carbajal	....	location assistant: second unit
Nick Carr	....	location scout
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
James Coker	....	production assistant
Christina Cortez	....	production assistant
Erin Death	....	additional production assistant
Adrienne Dine	....	production assistant
Daniel Dougherty	....	production secretary
Connor Driscoll	....	production assistant
Logan Wolfe Edler	....	key production assistant: second unit
Steve Faughnan	....	location assistant
Jesus Felix	....	production assistant
Rich Fellegara	....	set medic
Jason Fesel	....	set production assistant: re-shoots
Joshua A. Friedman	....	production assistant
Sonja Beck Gingerich	....	additional production assistant
Dawn Glaves	....	intern
Sandi Greenberg	....	production assistant: second unit
Christopher Hall	....	production assistant
Omar Hernandez	....	production assistant
Jason Hess	....	production intern
Ashley Hillis	....	assistant: Mr. Black & Mr. Blumenthal
Jule Ann Jappe	....	location assistant: second unit
Tish Johnson	....	production accountant
Paul Kahil	....	additional production assistant
Matthew Kania	....	location assistant: second unit
Chiemi Karasawa	....	script supervisor: second unit
Peter Keeling	....	additional production assistant
John J. Kelly III	....	additional set production assistant
Richard Kincaid	....	stand-in
Rich Koski	....	production assistant
Rich Koski	....	production assistant: second unit
Katie Kramer	....	production assistant: action unit
Michael Kriaris	....	location manager: second unit
Julie Kuehndorf	....	unit publicist
Phillip Leung	....	production assistant
Kimberly Lisner	....	production assistant
Michael Lloyd	....	runner
Robert Lopez	....	key production assistant
Richard T. Lynch	....	production assistant
Steve Major	....	production assistant
Colin Markowitz	....	production assistant
David Ray Martin	....	location manager
Perry Mateson	....	location assistant
Honor Maxfield	....	production secretary: second unit
Cathleen McFadyen	....	production assistant
David M. McGuire	....	assistant location manager
Sarah McKaig	....	script coordinator
Amy Meisner	....	production assistant
Melissa A. Messick	....	set production assistant: second unit
Frank Mobilio	....	additional production assistant
Tom Moran	....	executive assistant: Mr. Scott
Spencer Morin	....	additional production assistant
Jared Morrison	....	stand-in
Elizabeth Neveu	....	additional production assistant
Patrick Ng	....	intern
Mario Nila	....	production assistant
Robert Noonan	....	location production assistant: second unit
Alexander Norton	....	production assistant
Eli Obus	....	intern
Timothy O'Malley	....	accounting clerk
Timothy D. Orr	....	helicopter pilot
Dana Palmer	....	production assistant
Hugo Pazmino	....	location unit assistant
Rita Pearson	....	assistant: Mr. Washington
Joseph Perron-Kozar	....	office production assistant
Erika Peterson	....	intern
Catherine Pierce	....	stand-in
Janice Polley	....	supervising location manager
Emma Rees-Scanlon	....	additional production assistant
Mike Reiersen	....	production assistant
Steven Robbins	....	assistant: Mr. Scott (as Steve Robbins)
Buck P.B.D. Rodgers	....	production assistant
Peter Sabat	....	production coordinator - 2nd unit
Erika A. Salter	....	production assistant
Rafael Sanz	....	set production assistant: re-shoot
R. Zachary Shildwachter	....	production assistant: second unit
Neville Shulman	....	special consultant: Mr. Scott
Jason Simmonds	....	assistant: Mr. Waldman
Jason Stant	....	construction accountant
Jason Sterman	....	assistant: Mr. Scott
Christopher Sylvester	....	assistant: Mr. Travolta (as Christopher John Sylvester)
Heather Verbeke	....	production assistant
Dan Walton	....	payroll accountant
Jamie Waxman	....	second second assistant accountant
Ricky R. Weaver	....	assistant: Mr. Washington
Rebecca White	....	first assistant accountant
Nils Widboom	....	assistant location manager
Joshua Williams	....	production assistant
Kay Wilson	....	accounting clerk
Igor Yankilevich	....	production assistant
Igor Yankilevich	....	production assistant: second unit
Brenda Yoo	....	construction accountant
Will Zullo	....	production assistant
Stephen Ananicz	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Albertine Anderson	....	special thanks (as Alberteen Anderson)
John Battista	....	special thanks
Michael Bloomberg	....	special thanks (as Michael R. Bloomberg)
Patricia Kaufman	....	special thanks (as Pat Swinney Kaufman)
Katherine Oliver	....	special thanks (as Katherine L. Oliver)

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures (presents)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents) (as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures)
• Scott Free Productions (as Scott Free)
• Escape Artists
• Relativity Media (in association with)

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• ACME (2009) (Lithuania) (theatrical)
• Alexandra Films (2009) (Bulgaria) (theatrical)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Falcon (2009) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• ITA Film (2009) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
• InterCom (2009) (Hungary) (theatrical)
• InterCom (2009) (Romania) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (UK) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Malaysia) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2009) (Poland) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Finland (2009) (Finland) (all media)

Special Effects

• Asylum VFX (visual effects) (as Asylum)
• Eye-Spy Productions (additional visual effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Company 3 NY  dailies
• Company 3 NY  digital intermediate
• Company 3  dailies (as Company 3 LA)
• Company 3  digital intermediate (as Company 3 LA)
• David Haddad  transportation equipment
• Gotham Sound  walkies provided by
• Haddad's  transportation equipment
• LCW Props  set equipment
• Media Magik Entertainment  post-production
• New York City Transit Authority  special thanks (as MTA New York City Transit)
• On Tour Productions  provided the dog
• On Tour Productions  transportation services
• Pacific Title  end titles
• Professional Sound Services  sound equipment provided by
• Rockbottom Rentals  cellular fax rentals
• Skip Film  main titles
• Tony's Food Service  catering

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and pervasive language.

Runtime:

121 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #44271) | UK:15 | South Korea:15 | Ireland:15A | Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:K-15 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Sweden:15 | South Africa:16LV | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Portugal:M/12 | Denmark:15 | Netherlands:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | New Zealand:R16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Mexico:B15

Filming Locations:

Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures

Trivia:

Denzel Washington character, Garber, is accused of taking a bribe from a Japanese train manufacturer. In the original The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) Walter Matthau's Lt. Garber is giving a tour to a group of Japanese train executives.

Goofs:

Factual errors: On the exterior of the train, the car number was 8837. But in the motorman's cab, the car number was 7426. For the R142A Subway car, the numbers would be in the 7400 number range. 8837 would be in the 8800 number range for the R160B Subway cars

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Ryder: Life is simple now. They just have to do what I say.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV)

Soundtrack:

99 Problems

Check Me

Greetings again from the darkness. For some reason, I keep thinking director Tony Scott will re-capture his magic of "Crimson Tide". Instead, he thrives on being the center of attention, rather than letting the story and characters unfold on screen. How he mangles the great cat-and-mouse game of the original "Taking of Pelham One Two Three" is pure torture to watch.

In the original Walter Matthau and the icy cold Robert Shaw were brilliant. Here Travolta is way over-the-top with all his "MF'ers". Denzel, for all his greatness, is simply miscast as the nice, working class hero. In the original, NYC shots were gritty and real ... here they are Tony Scott disco complete with flying cars. Since when does a car collision send one of the vehicles soaring and somersaulting? And why does a skilled motorcycle cop ram right into a parked vehicle? Just a ridiculous action sequence.

Also in the original, Martin Balsam, Hector Elizondo and Earl Hindman (Wilson from Home Improvement) were Shaw's team and each had their own personality. Here Luis Guzman is given little to do and I couldn't pick the other two out of a line-up after just watching the film! John Tuturro and James Gandolfini are the only others with much to say. Gandolfini is a nice combo of Giuliani and Bloomberg, and provides at least a touch of humor. The story is expanded from a pure heist film to a bit of distorted revenge by Travolta, a disgraced Wall Street stud.

Just not much good to say about this one since I don't believe it stands on its own and it certainly can't hold a candle to the original.