Money Train (1995)

A vengeful New York City transit cop decides to steal a trainload of subway fares. His foster brother, a fellow cop, tries to protect him.

Director:

Joseph Ruben

Writers:

Doug Richardson (story), Doug Richardson (screenplay)

Stars:

Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson, Jennifer Lopez

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wesley Snipes	...	John
Woody Harrelson	...	Charlie Robinson
Jennifer Lopez	...	Grace Santiago
Robert Blake	...	Donald Patterson
Chris Cooper	...	Torch
Joe Grifasi	...	Riley
Scott Sowers	...	Mr. Brown
Skipp Sudduth	...	Kowalski
Vincent Laresca	...	Subway Robber
Nelson Vasquez	...	Subway Robber
Vincent Patrick	...	Frank the Bartender
Aida Turturro	...	Woman on Platform
Alvaleta Guess	...	Woman on Platform
Vincent Pastore	...	Gambler
David Tawil	...	Gambler

Storyline

Two foster brothers work as transit cops. While one's life is as good as it gets, the other's is a pit. After losing his job, getting dumped by his brother, and getting the crap kicked out of him by a loan shark for the umpteenth time, He implements his plan to steal the "money train," a train carrying the New York Subway's weekly revenue. But when things go awry, will his brother be able to save him in time?

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Plot Keywords:

train | subway | loan shark | new year's eve | runaway train | 

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Taglines:

Get on or get out of the way

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive strong language, violence and a sex scene

Did You Know?

Trivia

Cameron Diaz and Catherine Zeta-Jones auditioned for the role of Grace Santiago.

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Goofs

John rides his motorcycle into Times Square station, onto the platform, and then onto the track to ride in front of an advancing train. The signs on the escalator he uses show him heading for the 7 train's platform, but signs for the S train can be glimpsed on the platform, while the train is a 3 train!

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Quotes

John: Patterson!
Charlie: came as soon as we could
John: hey, we heard over the scanners. WOO, what a mess. Look, if there's anything we could do to help
Charlie: all you gotta do is ask
Donald Patterson: What are you two bags of shit doing here? You aren't cops no more
John: look man, we here trying to help
Donald Patterson: Hey, sweet pie. How's your cock working now that you ain't got a badge no more?
John: WHAT?
Donald Patterson: Here's what I think of *you fuck-up*
[spits in John's face]
[...]

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Connections

References Hawaii Five-O (1968)

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Soundtracks

Oh Baby
Written by Alexander Richbourg, McKinley Horton, Tony Hightower, Sammy Crumbley, Jason Sylvain and Ron Jackson
Produced by Richbourg
Executive Producers: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Performed by 4.0
Courtesy of Perspective/Savvy Records

User Reviews

Simple entertainment

Don't think, just watch. Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes once again are, after 'White Men Can't Jump', a pretty funny team. Don't care for the plot, just see these two actors having a lot of fun with their characters and the situations they find themselves in.

Here they play two brothers, sort of. They are both cops, operating in and around a metro station. A criminal nick-named Torch (Chris Cooper), you can imagine what his crime is, is the villain they are trying to catch. There are also problems with Donald Patterson (Robert Blake), the man who controls the tracks. He puts his "money train" above everything, so when Charlie (Harrelson) and John (Snipes) delay that train with their police work, he gets mad. Another thing about money: Charlie is a bad gambler and owns a man named Mr. Brown (Scott Sowers) a lot of it. Jennifer Lopez, she plays Officer Grace Santiago, is the love interest for one of the two leads, of course leading to friction between them.

The film is called 'Money Train' so you understand the main story has to do with that train. I liked that story. The other stories seem to be there for Harrelson or Snipes and the fun they can have with them. The Lopez-character is necessary to explain certain actions that follow, the Cooper-character provides the film with some extra action-sequences. I didn't mind those things. They make sure the film delivers what it promises us. Action and comedy. Every scene between Snipes and Harrelson makes you smile. As a team they come close to Owen Wilson with anybody (Ben Stiller, Jackie Chan). If you don't expect too much there is a very good chance you will enjoy 'Money Train'.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 November 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Money Train

Filming Locations:

John Street, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$68,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,608,297, 26 November 1995

Gross USA:

$35,431,113

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$35,431,113

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Peters Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min 105 min (video)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1