The Taking of Pelham 123 Page #4

Synopsis: In early afternoon, four armed men hijack a subway train in Manhattan. They stop on a slight incline, decoupling the first car to let the rest of the train coast back. Their leader is Ryder; he connects by phone with Walter Garber, the dispatcher watching that line. Garber is a supervisor temporarily demoted while being investigated for bribery. Ryder demands $10 million within an hour, or he'll start shooting hostages. He'll deal only with Garber. The mayor okays the payoff, the news of the hostage situation sends the stock market tumbling, and it's unclear what Ryder really wants or if Garber is part of the deal. Will hostages, kidnappers, and negotiators live through this?
Director(s): Tony Scott
Production: Sony/Columbia Pictures
  1 win & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Metacritic:
55
Rotten Tomatoes:
51%
R
Year:
2009
106 min
$65,452,312
Website
1,140 Views


Where's that, Jersey?

Yeah, you watch it.

I was born there man.

No, no I'm just saying...

You're up in the motorman's cab so

it means you know your on the radio,

which means that

your an easy target...

You gotta know the drill.

Yeah, I know that soon I won't be

alone and if I'm the first to get shot.

I'm the first of many to get shot!

That's correct, but then

you'll still be dead.

Death is an improvement on alot of

things I can think of, buddy boy!

Sounds like he slept with my ex.

You know we all owe, god a death.

I'm a man who pays his debt's.

are you a man who pay's his debt's?

Yeah, yeah, sure... TV, cable, and my mortgage...

That's a little like dying once a month.

This is only a part.

Oh you're married!

You're a married man.

- Maybe...

- No, you're married, man!

Married men have mortgages.

What about you?

You got a mortgage?

I don't know, Garber. Why don't you

tell me and then we'll both know?

I do not know... I mean you, I'm sure

someone out there loves you dearly and a...

you know would

be worried about you.

Like I said, your in the motorman's

cab, you got no covers, cops on the way...

You know circumstances are "my" protection,

Cause right now, you know...

hostages are a good insurance,

by the way I see it.

I'm pretty well protected.

You know this reminds me

of being in a confession.

Are you a, catholic? I'm

married, are you a catholic?

Maybe... I don't know.

Your a catholic and a

catholic, a good catholic

would know that his got a

train load of innocent people.

I mean you don't want to kill

innocent people, do you?

A good, catholic knows

that know body is innocent.

and I'm not going to kill all these

hostages and give up my leverage.

No. I hope you know, what you're doing.

Yeah well it's running like

a swiss watch down here.

So don't worry about it.

So, what do I call you, anyway?

Call me, Ryder.

As in "train rider"?

Call me with Ryder...

with a "Y". Ryder...

I like you, Garber!

I do like you, man.

You may be the last

friend I ever make.

Well, I hope your wrong, Mr. Ryder.

But uh... you know I'm just a guy...

I'm just a guy on the

other end of the mike.

Oh, you don't think

this was meant to be?

you don't think this

was fate, you and me?

I don't know, you know, things

happen that lead to other things...

and maybe this was one

of them but a... thats it,

I never... get excited about coincidence.

Well you got 50 f***ing

minutes, so check me.

That's right, 50 minutes. Check.

Then don't call me, unless you got news.

- You got it.

- Mother f***er!

GB, you're f***ing good, man!

Okay, move it the other way.

Alright, come on move it!

The other way!

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Brian Helgeland

Brian Thomas Helgeland (born January 17, 1961) is an American screenwriter, film producer and director. He is most known for writing the screenplays for L.A. Confidential (for which he received the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay), Mystic River, and A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master. Helgeland also wrote and directed 42 (2013), a biopic of Jackie Robinson, and Legend (2015), about the rise and fall of the Kray twins. more…

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