The taking of Pelham 123.

Resource Information

The work The taking of Pelham 123. represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Merrimac Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The taking of Pelham 123.

Statement of responsibility

Columbia Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures present in association with Relativity Media, a Scott Free/Escape Artists production ; produced by Todd Black, Tony Scott, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch ; screenplay by Brian Helgeland ; directed by Tony Scott

Title variation

Taking of Pelham one-two-three

Contributor

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Escape Artists (Firm)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
• Relativity Media
• Scott Free Productions
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Black, Todd
• Blumenthal, Jason
• Gandolfini, James
• Godey, John, 1912-2006
• Guzmán, Luis, 1956-
• Helgeland, Brian
• Rispoli, Michael
• Scott, Tony, 1944-2012
• Tisch, Steve
• Travolta, John, 1954-
• Turturro, John, 1957-
• Washington, Denzel, 1954-

Subject

• Action and adventure films
• Crime films
• Criminal behavior -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Hostage negotiations -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• New York (N.Y.), Police Department -- Drama
• New York City Transit Authority -- Drama
• Subways -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Action and adventure films
• Crime films
• Drama
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• eng
• eng

Summary

New York Metropolitan Transit Authority train dispatcher Walter Garber's day is turned upside down when he must face-off against Ryder, the criminal mind that has hijacked the passengers of subway train, Pelham 1-2-3. Ryder is the leader of a highly-armed gang of four, including a henchman who used to work for the MTA. NYPD Hostage Negotiator Detective Camonetti initially takes charge of the situation, but quickly realizes that Ryder will only deal with Garber. Garber begins to employ his vast knowledge of the subway system in a battle to outwit Ryder and save the hostages

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Music, Harry Gregson-Williams

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; violence and pervasive language

Language note

English or dubbed French dialogue, English or French subtitles; closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1997.2

LC item number

.T35 2009

PerformerNote

Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro, Luis Guzman, Michael Rispoli, James Gandolfini

Runtime

106

Target audience

general

Technique

live action