Doc Films
1212 E 59th St
773.702.8575
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
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Thursday Feb 9 (7pm)
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$5
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“Skip the 2009 Washington & Travolta rendition of The Taking of Pelham One Two Three — another in Hollywood's eternal conga line of follow-the-leader remakes. Tonight's Doc Films screening proves yet again that the original can't be eclipsed. In this classic NYC metro thriller, Walter Matthau's half-empty-leaning transit lieutenant becomes the negotiator when four armed men methodically hijack a midday train. Marshaled by Robert Shaw and his sonorous voice, the ad-hoc crew — each anonymous robber called Mr. Blue, Grey, Green, and so on (hey there, Reservoir Dogs) — demands a million-dollar ransom for the passengers before setting a tense and ingenious getaway in motion.”
Jason Jude Chan, Flavorpill
