SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground (1997) (TV)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Directors:

Bob Balaban
Patricia Benoit

Writers:

Adam Brooks (segment)
John Guare (segment)

Release Date:

17 August 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Every ride is as unpredictable as the city itself.

Plot:

The actual experiences of New York City subway riders are dramatized in a collection of 10 intriguing and very different vignettes...

Plot Keywords:

Subway | New York | Train | Anthology

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Bill Irwin	...	Himself (segment "Subway Car From Hell")
KRS-One	...	Vendor (segment "Subway Car From Hell") (as Kris Parker 'KRS-ONE')
Tina North	...	Grandmother (segment "Subway Car From Hell")
Paul Lazar	...	Mr. Nervous (segment "Subway Car From Hell")
Andre B. Blake	...	Knish Buyer (segment "Subway Car From Hell")
Anthony S. Calypso	...	Knish Buyer (segment "Subway Car From Hell")
Robert W. Castle	...	Knish Buyer (segment "Subway Car From Hell")
Marlon Cherry	...	Musician (segment "Subway Car From Hell")
Carl J. Ferrazza	...	Hot Dog Buyer (segment "Subway Car From Hell")
Daniel Freedman	...	Strange Man (segment "Subway Car From Hell")
Marc Mueller	...	Musician (segment "Subway Car From Hell")
Simon Seven	...	Musician (segment "Subway Car From Hell")
Joe Toutebon	...	Knish Buyer (segment "Subway Car From Hell") (as Joseph Toutebon)
Daniel Wolff	...	Knish Buyer (segment "Subway Car From Hell")
Mari Danzi	...	Girl Dancer (segment "Subway Car From Hell")

Also Known As:

Subway (UK) (DVD box title)

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Iceland:L | Argentina:16 | Germany:12 | USA:R | UK:15

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Clinica Estetico

Trivia:

HBO held a contest asking New Yorkers to submit interesting true stories that happened on the subways. The winning stories were then adapted for the film.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the segment, "The 5:24", the Tuesday train is shown entering the station and traveling throughout the scene from left to right, but at the end the car is seen rolling into a station right to left with Tucker and the Old Man in the same seats.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Venice Report (1997) (TV)

Great stories, amazing singer

I liked all the stories. Fern's Heart of Darkness was a nice little turn on a rich white woman when she was faced with being...well, I won't ruin it. Each story was a wonderful look at life and its tragedies, celebrations, and hopes. The one that got to me the most was Taryl Hicks singing to her dying mother. That not only sent a tear to my eye, but sent chills down my spine with the power and emotion displayed in her voice. There are rarely any singers that I would call even special in their talents, but this absolutely is the one I remember. Every time I see her portion in the vignettes it still sends chills down my spine and a tear to my eye.