Money Train (1995)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Joseph Ruben

Writers (WGA):

Doug Richardson (story)
Doug Richardson (screenplay) ...
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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 | Subway | Loan Shark | Central Park New York City

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
Ron Ryan	...	Gambler
Gregory McKinney	...	Guard (as Greg McKinney)
Mitch Kolpan	...	Guard
Jeremy Roberts	...	Guard
John Norman Thomas	...	Detective
Oni Faida Lampley	...	Dispatcher
Jack O'Connell	...	Dispatcher
Saul Stein	...	Brown's Enforcer
Manny Siverio	...	Brown's Enforcer
John Cenatiempo	...	Brown's Enforcer (as Johnny C.)
Enrico Colantoni	...	Dooley
Christopher Anthony Young	...	Guard with Dooley
Dean Norris	...	Guard with Dooley
Richard Grove	...	Motorman
Steven Randazzo	...	Guy at Bar
William Charlton	...	Businessman
Moss Porter	...	Mickey
Keith Leon Williams	...	Darryl
José Zúñiga	...	Victor (as Jose Zuniga)
Thomas G. Waites	...	Barricade Captain
Leikili Mark	...	Punk Girl
Kevin Guy Brown	...	Punk Guy
Bill Nunn	...	Crash Train Motorman
Sharon Schaffer	...	Token Clerk
Angel Caban	...	Decoy Cop
Joe Bacino	...	Decoy Cop
Jose Soto	...	Hood
Larry Gilliard Jr.	...	Hood
Flex Alexander	...	Hood (as Flex)
Michael Artura	...	Captain #2
Mark Weil	...	Stockbroker
Joseph Wilson Ayesu	...	Little Joe
Katie Gill	...	Crosswalk Child
Cody Gill	...	Crosswalk Child
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anthony Backman	...	Man on Platform (uncredited)
John Bryant Davila	...	Subway Rider (uncredited)
Catherine Dudley	...	Cop's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Harrison Freed	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Patricia Holihan	...	Bar patron (uncredited)
Scott McKinley	...	Transit Cop (uncredited)

Directed by
Joseph Ruben

Writing credits (WGA)
Doug Richardson		(story)
Doug Richardson		(screenplay) and
David Loughery		(screenplay)

Produced by
Tracy Barone	....	executive producer
Neil Canton	....	producer
Doug Claybourne	....	co-producer
Adam Fields	....	executive producer
Russ Kavanaugh	....	associate producer
Jon Peters	....	producer
Frederick S. Pierce	....	executive producer (as Frederick Pierce)
Michael E. Steele	....	co-producer (as Michael Steele)

Original Music by
Melissa Etheridge
Mark Mancina

Cinematography by
John Lindley		(director of photography) (as John W. Lindley)

Film Editing by
George Bowers
Bill Pankow

Casting by
Francine Maisler

Production Design by
Bill Groom

Art Direction by
Dennis Bradford
Sarah Knowles

Set Decoration by
Beth A. Rubino		(as Beth Rubino)

Costume Design by
Ruth E. Carter

Makeup Department
Margot Boccia	....	makeup artist
Clifford Booker	....	hair stylist
Laini Thompson	....	makeup artist
Melissa A. Yonkey	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Timothy M. Bourne	....	production manager
Paul A. Levin	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stephen Lee Davis	....	assistant director
Seth Edelstein	....	second second assistant director
Jack Gill	....	second unit director: New York
Kristie Hart	....	assistant director
Terry Leonard	....	second unit director: Los Angeles
Michael E. Steele	....	first assistant director
Alexander Witt	....	second unit director: New York

Art Department
Fred Apolito	....	propmaker
Lisa A. Corbin	....	on-set dresser
Gerald DeTitta	....	leadman: New York
Rolf Esterhammer	....	model maker
Douglas Fox	....	property master
David Gulick	....	property master
Laura Iler	....	props
Marion Kolsby	....	assistant art director
Keith A. Kropf	....	head painter
Fireball Tim Lawrence	....	storyboard artist (as Tim Lawrence)
Nicholas Lundy	....	assistant art director
Charles E. McCarry	....	assistant art director
John Peter Melendez	....	set dresser
Lou Mouneu Sr.	....	plasterer
Jeff Naparstek	....	set dresser
Christopher Nelson	....	set dresser
John J. Passanante	....	stand-by painter
Randall Richards	....	assistant art director
Brieann Rich	....	construction medic
Karl Shefelman	....	storyboard artist
Carol Silverman	....	set decorator: additional photography
John Snow	....	stand-by painter
Michael P. Sweeney	....	assistant property master
Tom Talley	....	welding foreman
Joe Wood	....	construction coordinator
Gary Cergol	....	art department coordinator (uncredited)
Eryka Seimona Henderson	....	construction buyer (uncredited)
Carlos Menéndez	....	set designer (uncredited)
David Russell	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Clare Scarpulla	....	set designer (uncredited)
Randall D. Wilkins	....	set designer (uncredited)
Ron Yates	....	set designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Louis Bertini	....	foley editor
Elisha Birnbaum	....	foley artist
Stan Bochner	....	supervising sound editor
Missy Cohen	....	assistant adr editor
Paul Coogan	....	cable operator
Pam DeMetruis-Thomas	....	sound effects editor (as Pam DeMetruis)
Lee Dichter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Stuart Emanuel	....	sound editor
Marlena Grzaslewicz	....	assistant sound editor
Richard King	....	sound effects editor
George A. Lara	....	foley mixer
Tony Martinez	....	dialogue editor
David Novack	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Jacob Ribicoff	....	adr editor
Jac Rubenstein	....	foley supervisor
James Sabat	....	sound mixer (as James J. Sabat)
Earl Sampson	....	boom operator
Ira Spiegel	....	sound effects editor
Dominick Tavella	....	sound re-recording mixer
Susumu Tokunow	....	sound mixer
Brian Vancho	....	foley artist
David Wahnon	....	assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
Douglas Calli	....	special effects foreman
Terry Chapman	....	special effects
Phil Cory	....	special effects
Martin J. Gibbons	....	special effects technician
Ken Mieding	....	special effects
Ian O'Connor	....	miniature pyrotechnics supervisor
Edward T. Reiff Jr.	....	special effects crew
Steve Riley	....	special effects key
Michael A. Tice	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Victor Abbene	....	gaffer: visual effects unit
Victor Abbene	....	visual effects: chief lighting technician
Kevin Bales	....	visual effects camera assistant
Jeanette Brill	....	visual effects coordinator (as Jeanette Volturno)
Anthony Ceccomancini	....	production coordinator
David Drzewiecki	....	visual effects director of photography
Jack M. Guberman	....	best boy electric: visual effects unit
Don MacBain	....	production manager: miniature crash sequence
Alan McFarland	....	miniature train lighting effects
Mickey McGovern	....	visual effects producer
Tim McGovern	....	visual effects supervisor
George Merkert	....	visual effects executive producer
Dennis Rogers	....	first assistant camera: visual effects
Todd W. Spencer	....	miniature lighting technician
R. Gern Trowbridge	....	electrician: visual effects unit
David Cornelius	....	motion control programmer (uncredited)
Mykel Denis	....	model maker (uncredited)
Mykel Denis	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)

Stunts
John Alden	....	stunts
Nancy Ellen Anzalone	....	utility stunts
Joni Avery	....	stunts
Rick Avery	....	stunts
Sandy Berumen	....	stunts (as Sandra Berumen)
Tony Lee Boggs	....	utility stunts
Simone Boisseree	....	stunts
Clay Boss	....	stunts
May Boss	....	stunts (as May R. Boss)
Janet Brady	....	stunts
Nick Brett	....	utility stunts
Charlie Brewer	....	stunts
Bob Brown	....	stunts
Jophery C. Brown	....	stunts (as Jophery Brown)
Troy Brown	....	stunts
Peter Bucossi	....	stunts
Mariah Cassidy	....	stunts
Michael Cassidy	....	stunts
Pete Corby	....	stunts
Kerrie Cullen	....	stunts
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw	....	stunts (as Jeff Dashnaw)
Steve M. Davison	....	stunts (as Steve Davison)
Tim A. Davison	....	stunts (as Tim Davison)
Stracy Diaz	....	utility stunts
Eddy Donno	....	stunts
Kiante Elam	....	stunts
Annie Ellis	....	stunts
Danny Epper	....	stunts
Eurlyne Epper	....	stunts
Gary Epper	....	stunts
Jeannie Epper	....	stunts
Kurtis Epper	....	stunts
Richard Epper	....	stunts
Tony Epper	....	stunts
Debbie Evans	....	stunt driver
Linda Fetters	....	stunts
George Fisher	....	stunts
Teri Garland	....	stunts
Andree Gibbs	....	stunts
Andy Gill	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Jack Gill	....	stunt coordinator
Tabby Hanson	....	stunts
Gene Harrison	....	stunts
Anita Hart	....	stunts
Freddie Hice	....	stunts
Tommy J. Huff	....	stunts (as Thomas J. Huff)
Jeff Imada	....	stunts
Terry Jackson	....	stunts
Mike Justus	....	utility stunts
Donna Keegan	....	stunts
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunt double: Vincent Laresca
Gene LeBell	....	stunts
Jalil Jay Lynch	....	stunt double: Wesley Snipes
Jalil Jay Lynch	....	stunts
Chrisie Paola	....	stunts
Anthony T. Pennello	....	stunts (as Tony Pennello)
Manny Perry	....	stunts
Pee Wee Piemonte	....	stunts
J. Suzanne Rampe	....	stunts (as Suzanne Rampe)
Spiro Razatos	....	stunts
Jimmy Romano	....	stunts
Shelby Swatek	....	stunts
Keith Tellez	....	stunts
Jan Thomas	....	stunts
Tim Trella	....	stunts
Jeff Ward	....	stunts
Earl Wiggins	....	utility stunts
Keith Woulard	....	stunts
Dick Ziker	....	stunts
Edward Conna	....	stunts (uncredited)
Peter Epstein	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Alicia Brauns	....	loader
Richard L. Carden	....	dolly grip
Linda R. Chen	....	still photographer
John Chickanis	....	electrician
Ted Chu	....	assistant camera
Henry Cline	....	first assistant camera
Michael Condro	....	first assistant camera
Lisa Guerriero	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Michael J. Hogan	....	video assist operator
Lawrence Karman	....	camera operator
Tom Keefer	....	rigging key grip
Billy Kerwick	....	key rigging grip
Scott Kincaid	....	electrician
Stan McClain	....	camera operator: Wescam camera
Geary McLeod	....	camera operator
Michael Douglas Middleton	....	still photographer: Sony Imageworks Publicity
Gary Molyneux	....	rigging grip
A. Lee Morris	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Gary Muller	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Tim Norman	....	camera trainee
David Norris	....	camera technician: Wescam camera
Douglas Pellegrino	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Christopher Prampin	....	lighting technician
Pamela Rittelmeyer	....	second assistant camera
Marc Rogers	....	gaffer
Chris Rosen	....	electrician
James J. Sabat Jr.	....	video assistant
David Schmalz	....	second video assist operator
Douglas W. Shannon	....	best boy electric
Jim Shelton	....	key grip
Allen Stillman	....	electrician
Michael Stone	....	Steadicam operator
Michael Stone	....	camera operator
Victor Svimonoff	....	rigging gaffer
Eric Swanek	....	Steadicam assistant
Eric Swanek	....	first assistant camera
Brian Tilden	....	electrician
Jimi Udel	....	rigging grip
Ron Wisnesky	....	rigging best boy
Alexander Witt	....	director of photography: New York second unit

Casting Department
Danielle Diller	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandi Figueroa	....	costumer
Askia Won-Ling Jacob	....	costumer
Carmen Rodríguez	....	wardrobe production assistant
Bess Stansell	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Laura Behary	....	assistant film editor
Laurie Butler	....	assistant editor
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer
Joe Hathaway	....	digital colorist
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Geoffrey O'Brien	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Robb Boyd	....	score music coordinator for Mark Mancina (as Robbie Boyd)
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Michael Dilbeck	....	music supervisor
Thomas S. Drescher	....	music editor
Bruce Fowler	....	orchestrator
Joseph Magee	....	music scoring mixer
Gregg Silk	....	assistant score engineer
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
John Van Tongeren	....	composer: additional music
Christopher Ward	....	composer: additional music
Boris Zelkin	....	music copyist (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Manny Demello	....	driver
Gregory Dultz	....	driver
Mike Fenster	....	transportation captain
Michael Hyde	....	transportation coordinator
Randy White	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Adam Baer	....	location scout
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
John DeSimone	....	production coordinator
Anne C. Ford	....	key assistant accountant
Jennifer Zolten Freed	....	post-production accountant
Ethan Goldman	....	assistant to director
Louis Guerra	....	production assistant
Kimberly P. Harmon	....	additional payroll accountant
Stephanie Higgins Frey	....	production assistant
Elizabeth Holder	....	production assistant
Joseph Lombardi	....	key construction accountant
Tava R. Maloy	....	associate to producer
Margaret Mitchell	....	production accountant
David Penotti	....	production assistant
Patricia Porter	....	payroll accountant
Kim Pucci	....	executive assistant: Jon Peters
Philip Ramos	....	production assistant
Gregory Routt	....	location manager: second unit
Michael Stricks	....	location manager
Shawn Sweeney	....	location assistant
Douglas Tirola	....	location manager: second unit
Al Valentine	....	location manager: New York additional photography
Mario West	....	production assistant
Eric Yellin	....	production assistant: second unit
Corey B. Yugler	....	script supervisor (as Corey Yugler)
Vanessa Grayson	....	stand-in: Jennifer Lopez (uncredited)
Jennifer L. Pearlman	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Nelson Pereyra	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Rik Walters	....	financing consultant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Peters Entertainment

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1995) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Film (1996) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España (1996) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films AB (1996) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures (1996) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (1996) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Italia (1996) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Film Distributors (1996) (UK) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1996) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Encore Entertainment (1996) (UK) (video) (laserdisc)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (1998) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2004) (UK) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (DVD)
• Fox Network (1998) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• V8 (2002) (Netherlands) (TV)

Special Effects

• Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI)

Other Companies

• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  hair and make-up trailers
• Movie Movers  transportation
• On Tour Productions  transportation services
• RIDICULOUS Pictures  music video
• Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI)  money train wreck sequence and digital composites
• Trevanna Post  post-production accounting

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:18+ | 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 prop train used for the Money Train was an actual retired NYC subway train that was destined to be scrapped. After the film was completed, it was donated to the NYC Transit Authority and currently resides in the Coney Island Rapid Transit Yard.

Goofs:

Factual errors: A crash that sends a railway car rolling along several tracks does not short out the power supply. Normal lighting is visible in the B train, and its route signs are lit, when people are getting off it.

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:

Referenced in "Family Guy: Family Gay (#7.8)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Making Love

Fun

The movie doesn't have much of a plot but it's still a pretty entertaining movie. Which features great performances from the cast. It's nice for a Saturday night at the movies.

3(***)out of 4(****)stars