"An open-hydrant whooosh of an action thriller about a hijacked NYC subway train with passengers held as hostages -- caffeinated update of a 1974 city-on-fire cult classic that cracked wish with a cynical, now nostalgia-inducing, graffiti-era veracity." - Lis Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly)
ABOUT The Taking of Pelham 123
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.
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Directed By:
Tony Scott
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Written By:
Brian Helgelan
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Cast:
Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzman, John Turturro, Michael Rispoli
"An open-hydrant whooosh of an action thriller about a hijacked NYC subway train with passengers held as hostages -- caffeinated update of a 1974 city-on-fire cult classic that cracked wish with a cynical, now nostalgia-inducing, graffiti-era veracity." - Lis Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly)