Synopsis
We are going to kill one passenger a minute until New York City pays us 1 million dollars.
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?
1974 Directed by Joseph Sargent
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?
Walter Matthau Robert Shaw Martin Balsam Héctor Elizondo Earl Hindman James Broderick Dick O'Neill Lee Wallace Tom Pedi Jerry Stiller Rudy Bond Kenneth McMillan Doris Roberts Christopher Murney Julius Harris Bill Cobbs Joe Seneca Tony Roberts Mari Gorman Cynthia Belgrave Anna Berger Gary Bolling Alex Colon Joe Fields Michael Gorrin Thomas La Fleur Maria Landa Louise Larabee George Lee Miles Show All…
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Astounding. A truly smart, thrilling movie that feels imbued with such a modern blockbuster energy. The distinct personalities feel so full and bounce off each other so well I almost wish it was longer- Shaw’s detailed, uncompromising villain against Matthau’s annoyed, almost bumbling transit worker is such a good pairing, made even better with each having psychopath associates (Mr. Blue with Mr. Grey, Garber with Frank) who each threaten to derail (pun not intended but my best alternative was “hijack,” so) their respective partners’ goals. It’s wild how they manage to keep the humor afloat with such a tension-rich premise without sacrificing that tension! They let all the humor stay above ground while having the constant threat of death feel…
Forty-five years later still a perfect examination of how the NYC subway is a bad and miserable place
"Even great men have to pee."
Yes, even Walter Matthau.
The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three is a film that had the misfortune of being a thriller made in the 1970s. What this meant was that instead of getting the absolute widespread plaudits, awards and huge box office that it quite obviously deserves, it ended up bubbling under a fair amount of the massive numbers of other similar films made in the decade.
It's not the fault of the film or anyone involved - it just happens like that sometimes. There is no doubt in my mind, though, that this is not only every bit as deserving as other more iconic films from the decade such as The French…
Lovely acting by all, especially Matthau, obviously. Brilliant how bored he plays this. Rest In Peace Jerry Stiller, not the style he’s known for but a well-cast, effortless performance.
Very funny but never let’s go of the danger, I don’t think you see a lot of movies with this sort of tone anymore or really at all, probably some immediately post-Vietnam War stuff that people don’t access anymore, I dunno maybe I dunno! I literally do not know!!
Train platforms look like shit, I want to be on one. The taking of pelham one, two, three, four stars!
It’s my birthday today, and I’m 33!
That means only one thing…BRING IT IN, GUYS!!!
*four middle aged men dressed as cartoon perverts covertly enter the Pelham 123 train and take it ransom, killing one passenger a minute until New York City pays them one million dollars for a HUGE party*
The gritty urban landscape of 1970s New York City spanwed a great deal of notable crime films, and Taking of Pelham One Two Three definitely ranks amongst the best. Not sure how this oneevaded me for such a long time, because this quickly became an instant favourite.
The NYC transit system is already notorious for being unsafe and poorly-managed, which isn't helped when a gorup of armed men board a subway carriage and take the passengers on-board hostage. A man identifying himself as "Mr. Blue" only wants one thing and one thing only, $1 million in ramson, for which he'll begin to execute passengers if the demands are not met within one hour. As the timer counts down, transit officer…
Been sick in bed with a nasty cold. Decided to finally watch this and Charley Varrick—two films I’ve put off for years, fearing they’d not meet my high expectations.
An idiot. That’s what I am.
This is better than Die Hard, and Varrick probably just usurped Eddie Coyle as my favourite crime drama.
Most importantly, I feel great again. So all you doctors and scientists can put away your microscopes; I figured it out. The cure for the common cold is Walter Matthau.
The mayor of New York in this is a bumbling, whining rube who gets loudly booed just for showing up at the site of a crisis, and after living through the last year I'm convinced this is the most accurate portrayal of an American mayor ever put to film.
The New Yorkiest movie that ever New Yorked! New Yorkier than a bagel and a slice and a cup of bodega coffee in a blue Anthora cup! Ayyyyy!
Four men hijack a New York subway car and start asking for a million dollars to be delivered within an hour or they start killing hostages at the rate of one per minute. The transit authority and the police on the other end figure out what to do.
(The Taking of Pelham One Two Three) is a brilliant straightforward no-nonsense heist thriller from start to finish. It's a relatively simple setup on paper but the way it's executed is quite remarkable and totally unpredictable. The action is crisp and to the point, the script is funny, the characters are quirky and the Dialogues are smartly written. Directed superbly by Joseph Sargent, the film has one of the best closing shot in…
You know it’s a classic New York movie when literally every character has an attitude.
It's a shaggy heist movie in the mean tubes of New York. Like Dog Day Afternoon with a mean sense of humor.
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