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:

Most of the subway scenes were filmed on a 4000-foot-long set built to resemble a typical four-track New York subway trunk line. It included three stations, all of which were built as local stops with the platforms on the outside of the outer tracks. Included were I-beams between each track, spaced five feet apart just as they are in New York. The ceiling, however, was much higher than on any actual New York subway line.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Also, at the beginning the Wall Street station indicates that the 4, 5, and 6 trains stop there. The 6 train does not stop there, it terminates at the Brooklyn Bridge Station.

Quotes:

John: No, you ain't gonna hit him.
Charlie: Why not?
John: Because I'm gonna hit him!
[smacks a transit cop in the face]

Movie Connections:

Featured in "HBO First Look: Money Train (#2.5)" (1995)

Soundtrack:

I love you, I'll Kill You

Good opening, terrible film

The first part of this film is not too bad for an action, we get the normal buddy jokes and some great lines from money train carer Robert Blake. But the film as a whole is fairly poor. It turns fairly serious after about 45 minutes and is generally down hill all the way after that. There really is not much to recommend this film, except for the scenes with Robert Blake, who, in his over the top performance, delivers some comic lines. Jennifer Lopez's character Grace has very little to do, and just really does not seem to fit in or be particularly believable in the role she is meant to play. More fine tuning of the script may have been a good idea, but then they probably thought who needs a good script or any type of continuity when we have two very bankable stars? Meaning even though the film is bad, people will unfortunately still pay money to see it. A total waste of time & money.