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SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground poster
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MASTER SCORE 66.8 / 100
1997·Drama / TV Movie / Comedy·1h 20m

SUBWAYSTORIES: TALES FROM THE UNDERGROUND

“Every ride is as unpredictable as the city itself.”

An anthology of 10 stories depicting real-life incidents of subway riders in New York City, which range from compassion and love to violence and loss.

Above the Line
Bob Balaban, Patricia Benoit, Julie Dash·DirectorAdam Brooks·WriterJoe Viola·WriterTom Hurwitz·Director of PhotographyMecca Bodega·Original Music ComposerColleen Sharp·Editor
Cast
Sarita Choudhury·Humera (segment "Honey-Getter")Anne Heche·Pregnant Girl (segment "Manhattan Miracle")Taral Hicks·Woman with Flowers (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")Gregory Hines·Jack (segment "Manhattan Miracle")Danny Hoch·Edward (segment "Honey-Getter")Israel Horovitz·Older Man (segment "The Listeners")Bonnie Hunt·Fern McDermott (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness")Bill Irwin·Bill Irwin (segment "Subway Car from Hell")Christine Lahti·Red Shoe Woman (segment "The Red Shoes")Denis Leary·Wheelchair Man (segment "The Red Shoes")
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 10
Bob Balaban·DirectorPatricia Benoit·DirectorTed Demme·DirectorAbel Ferrara·DirectorCraig McKay·DirectorSeth Zvi Rosenfeld·DirectorLucas Platt·DirectorJulie Dash·DirectorJonathan Demme·DirectorAlison Maclean·Director
Writing· 6
Adam Brooks·WriterJoe Viola·WriterAlbert Innaurato·WriterJohn Guare·WriterSeth Zvi Rosenfeld·WriterLynn Grossman·Writer
Camera· 3
Tom Hurwitz·Director of PhotographyKen Kelsch·Director of PhotographyAdam Kimmel·Director of Photography
Editing· 5
Colleen Sharp·EditorAndy Keir·EditorAngelo Corrao·EditorElizabeth Kling·EditorDonna Stern·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Mecca Bodega·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 1
Ed Check·Production Design
Production· 4
Valerie Thomas·ProducerRosie Perez·Executive ProducerRichard Guay·ProducerEdward Saxon·Executive Producer
By the Numbers
66.8
OF 100
Master Score
6.5
OF 10
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