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Film · 1974 · Action thriller
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Directed by Joseph Sargent
1974
★ 5.0 editorial score
Tarantino took the color-coded aliases straight from this for Reservoir Dogs: four men hijack a subway car under Manhattan and Walter Matthau negotiates with them by radio, entirely deadpan.
“This is gritty, entertaining 1970s filmmaking at its finest. Four thugs with color names ("Mr. Blue," "Mr. Gray," etc.) methodically take over a [New York] subway car filled with passengers/hostages. Sargent gets a wonderful, vivid New York feel as each character assert his or her own strong city-bred personality and attitude; even the passengers aren't afraid to speak up to their captors.”
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1974Depicts 1970s
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