Money Train (1995)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Joseph Ruben

Writers (WGA):

Doug Richardson (story)
Doug Richardson (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

22 November 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Get on, or GET OUT THE WAY!

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Brother | Train | New York | Subway | Loan Shark

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Wesley Snipes	...	John
Woody Harrelson	...	Charlie
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

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

103 min | Canada:110 min (Ontario)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Netherlands:12 | Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Philippines:R-18 | Brazil:14 | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The subway car used as the money train in the film is a modified R21 subway car. The car was modified by the Metropolitan Transit Authority and film crew in a way that looks absolutely nothing like the actual revenue collection trains used in the system. After production, the car was donated to the New York City Transit Museum. It currently is stored at the Coney Island Yard in Brooklyn as part of the museum car fleet and was briefly on display at the New York City Transit Museum.

Goofs:

Continuity: 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!

Quotes:

Grace Santiago: [to Charlie] Should we break this up? They're tuggin' at his collar for dear life over there.

Movie Connections:

References Die Hard 2 (1990)

Soundtrack:

I love you, I'll Kill You

Well, not really very good, but watchable

Not really a very good movie. Much of the plot is unbelievable and implausible.

However, I do find that I enjoy watching this from time to time. I seem to enjoy just about anything with Wesley Snipes. I believe he is very underrated. His easygoing, but dedicated cop in this works for me. He works hard, is smart, and seems to be someone you can rely on. He cares deeply for the "brother" who grew up in his house, but he is frustrated in constantly having to bail him out of trouble.

I suppose Woody Harrelson's character is probably the worst thing about this for me. His character is seriously annoying, and it would be hard to believe him surviving as a police officer, with all his personal problems. It's okay to suspend disbelief, but a movie like this should at least have an air of plausibility.

Robert Blake's subway manager is quite a bit over-the-top, but provides a real antagonism for the buddy/brother cops, and establishes himself as the real villain for the plot.

The plan, and the execution of the robbery, (and Snipes character going along with something like this), REALLY stretches plausibility, but there is an easy camaraderie between the 2 actors, and the action is good.

It ain't all that good, but it isn't unwatchable.