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- One of the most significant alterations between the two projects is the period when the story takes place. In the story told by John Godey, the incidents take place in 1970s New York, while ‘The Taking of Pelham 123’ is set in the late 2000s.
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- (Joseph Sargent, 1974) “Screw the passengers! What do they expect for their 35 cents — to live forever?!” The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three originally came to the big screen with the tagline “Everybody read it, now you can live it.”
- (Félix Enríquez Alcalá, 1998) “Gesundheit.” Did you know that Quentin Tarantino borrowed Reservoir Dogs’ colourful codenames from Sargent’s film?
- (Tony Scott, 2009) “You know, we all owe God a death.” On the other hand, when Tony Scott’s film departs from Pelham Station in the first 10 minutes, it makes an even bigger departure from the source material and both previous versions of it.
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It's fair to say that 1974 was an altogether less tactful time for both cops and robbers. One Two Three is punctuated with casual misogyny ("I gotta watch my language just because they let a few broads in?"), racism ("shut your mouth, nigger") and xenophobia: a supposedly comic set piece sees Matthau referring to Japanese visitors as "Chinamen" and...
The mayor in One Two Three is a sickly sort, witty in his way but embattled, indecisive and struggling against voter unpopularity and budget shortfalls. "Goddammit," he blurts out when the ransom demand comes through, "this city hasn't got a million dollars!" John Lindsay, the generally unpopular New York mayor from 1966 to 1973, may have been some...
Shaw's villain in One Two Three is a military veteran with experience as an international mercenary, an urbane, understated manner and a steely determination to have things run according to plan. Travolta's character is a former equity trader with a tendency to fly off the handle, yammer on about his personal life and throw caution to the wind. Thi...
The false moustaches worn by Shaw's gang are intended as disguises and perhaps even meant to look a little silly, to distract witnesses from other identifiable facial features. Travolta's pointy beard, on the other hand, seems to be a sincere fashion statement on the part of his character and, by extension, the film-makers. It's not quite clear wha...
Jun 12, 2009 · Today, Tony Scott's rendition of The Taking of Pelham 123 hits theaters. Lovers of Pelham subway-related film will know that the movie is based on a novel by Morton Freedgood (psuedonym: John ...
Dec 28, 2022 · In the story told by John Godey, the incidents take place in 1970s New York, while ‘The Taking of Pelham 123’ is set in the late 2000s. Naturally, the technological difference between these two eras is quite evident and leads to some prominent plot point differences.
Jul 23, 2009 · It is the relationship between the two leads that really gives The Taking Of Pelham 123 both its dramatic centre and emotional heart. Washington, in particular, gives a typically...
The Taking of Pelham 123 is a 2009 American action thriller film directed by Tony Scott from a screenplay by Brian Helgeland. It is the third film adaptation of the John Godey novel of the same name (following the 1974 theatrical film and 1998 television film ).
Jun 11, 2009 · CNN. LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Denzel Washington's new movie, "The Taking of Pelham 123," is not a remake, even though Walter Matthau starred in a film by the same name in 1974, the...
