History Film / TheTakingOfPelhamOneTwoThree

Remade as a 1998 Creator/{{ABC}} MadeForTVMovie (starring Creator/EdwardJamesOlmos and Creator/VincentDOnofrio), and once again as a 2009 theatrical film (starring Creator/DenzelWashington and Creator/JohnTravolta). The 2009 version splits the Garber character into two persons, MTA Dispatcher Walter Garber (Washington) and NYPD Hostage Negotiator Detective Camonetti (Creator/JohnTurturro). Travolta co-stars as Ryder, the criminal mastermind and leader of the highly-armed gang of hijackers, including a subway-knowledgeable henchman named Ramos (Creator/LuisGuzman). Adding to the trouble, Ryder refuses to speak with Camonetti, forcing Garber to negotiate with him on his own. As the tension mounts beneath his feet, Garber employs his vast knowledge of the subway system in a battle to outwit Ryder and save the hostages.

Remade as a 1998 MadeForTVMovie (starring Creator/EdwardJamesOlmos and Creator/VincentDOnofrio), and again as a 2009 theatrical feature (starring Creator/DenzelWashington and Creator/JohnTravolta). The 2009 version splits the Garber character into two persons, MTA Dispatcher Walter Garber (Washington) and NYPD Hostage Negotiator Detective Camonetti (Creator/JohnTurturro). Travolta co-stars as Ryder, the criminal mastermind and leader of the highly-armed gang of hijackers, including a subway-knowledgeable henchman named Ramos (Creator/LuisGuzman). Adding to the trouble, Ryder refuses to speak with Camonetti, forcing Garber to negotiate with him on his own. As the tension mounts beneath his feet, Garber employs his vast knowledge of the subway system in a battle to outwit Ryder and save the hostages.

Remade in 1998 (starring Creator/EdwardJamesOlmos and Creator/VincentDOnofrio), and 2009 (starring Creator/DenzelWashington and Creator/JohnTravolta). The 2009 version splits the Garber character into two persons (Creator/DenzelWashington as MTA Dispatcher Walter Garber, and Creator/JohnTurturro as NYPD Hostage Negotiator Detective Camonetti). Travolta co-stars as Ryder, the criminal mastermind and leader of the highly-armed gang of hijackers, including a subway-knowledgeable henchman, (played by Luis Guzman). Adding to the trouble, Ryder refuses to speak to Detective Camonetti, forcing Garber to negotiate with him on his own. As the tension mounts beneath his feet, Garber employs his vast knowledge of the subway system in a battle to outwit Ryder and save the hostages.

* GenderLift: Mr. Brown in the 1998 remake is Ms. Brown. So is the conductor.

* KickTheDog: The conductor's death is one for Mr. Blue, since the conductor was the one who treated Ms. Brown's gunshot wounds.
* PurelyAestheticGlasses: Mr. Blue. He's the only one of the hijackers with glasses in this version and is only shown wearing them while on the platform and has clearly removed them before making his move on the motorman.

* NewMeat: Bud Carmody.

* NonUniformUniform: All the hijackers in the original wear similar hats, glasses, and have mustaches; their long coats are different colors: blue, green, grey, and brown. To illustrate his status as the LooseCannon, Mr. Grey wears a flat cap compared to his compatriots' fedoras.

* FlippingTheBird: [[spoiler:Mr. Green]] does this to Mr. Blue before trying to shoot him. Unfortunately Blue is faster on the draw.

* AdaptationalNameChange: Garber's first name is changed from Zachary to Walter.

* NonUniformUniform: All the hijackers in the original wear similar hats, glasses, and have mustaches; their long coats are different colors: blue, green, grey, and brown.

* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Caz Dolowicz]]’s death at the hands of Mr. Grey is what finally establishes that a serious crisis is going on.

* ShootOutTheLock: (Ramos sees there's a padlock on the power switchboard and starts griping. Bashkim just draws his gun and shoots it.

* GenderLift: Mr. Brown in the 1998 remake is Ms. Brown.

A 1974 HeistFilm [[TheFilmOfTheBook adapted from]] John Godey's thriller novel published the previous year, directed by Joseph Sargent and starring Creator/WalterMatthau as NYC Transit Police lieutenant Zachary Garber and Creator/RobertShaw as "Mr. Blue".

Remade in 1998 (starring Creator/EdwardJamesOlmos and Creator/VincentDOnofrio), and 2009 (starring Creator/DenzelWashington and Creator/JohnTravolta). The 2009 version of ''The Taking of Pelham 123'' splits the Garber character into two persons (Creator/DenzelWashington as MTA Dispatcher Walter Garber, and Creator/JohnTurturro as NYPD Hostage Negotiator Detective Camonetti). Both have an ordinary day thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a UsefulNotes/NewYorkCitySubway train that is in Garber's charge.

Travolta co-stars as Ryder, the criminal mastermind who, as leader of a highly-armed gang of four, including a subway-knowledgeable henchman, (played by Luis Guzman), threatens to execute the train's passengers unless a large ransom is paid within one hour. Adding to the trouble, Ryder refuses to speak to Detective Camonetti, forcing Garber to negotiate with him on his own. As the tension mounts beneath his feet, Garber employs his vast knowledge of the subway system in a battle to outwit Ryder and save the hostages.

* RaisedCatholic: Ryder who, for a robber, talks about God an awful lot.

* AffablyEvil: Mr. Blue. He is unfailingly polite to the hostages, rebukes Mr. Grey for using excessive force and harassing a female hostage, is angered when Mr. Brown is wounded [[spoiler: and subsequently killed]], makes sure that [[spoiler: Mr. Green gets away]] but doesn't even get angry when Garber corners him. He only kills two people, one of them a colossal Jerkass who had become a liability to his team and another because he had made a threat to do so unless his conditions were met, and they were not met, so he had to carry it out. When he kills the [[spoiler: train motorman]], he does it by politely asking him to go off up the tunnel to meet the cops carrying the money, so that the man won't know he's about to be shot.

* AffablyEvil: Mr. Blue. He is unfailingly polite to the hostages, rebukes Mr. Grey for using excessive force and harassing a female hostage, is angered when Mr. Brown is wounded [[spoiler: and subsequently killed]], makes sure that [[spoiler: Mr. Green gets away]] but doesn't even get angry when Garber corners him. He only kills two people, one of them a colossal Jerkass who had become a liability to his team and another because he had made a threat to do so unless his conditions were met, and they were not met, so he had to carry it out.

-->'''Dolowicz:''' You're like the captain of the ship, you're supposed to go ''down'' with it!

--->'''Dolowicz:''' Why didn't you go grab a goddamn airplane like everybody else?

* BadassMoustache: All the hijackers have fake moustaches as their disguises.

* FamousLastWords:
--> '''[[spoiler:Ryder (2009):]]''' You're my goddamn hero.

* FamousLastWords:
--> '''[[spoiler:Caz Dolowicz (1974):]]''' The Hell with you, I'm comin' on board!
--> '''[[spoiler:Mr. Grey (1974):]]''' Blow it out of your ass, Mr. Blue.
--> '''[[spoiler:Mr. Blue (1974):]]''' Pity.

* LemmingCops: In both the 1974 and 2009 versions the escort bringing the money is rushing, fitting the mood, however throwing caution to the wind so RealityEnsues.

* RealityEnsues: When an unarmed and unprepared Caz Dolowicz tries to be a hero by trying to charge into the subway car with the armed hijackers, the outcome is inevitable. Also qualifies as IdiotBall.

* LemmingCops: In both the 1974 and 2009 versions the escort bringing the money is rushing, fitting the mood, however throwing caution to the wind so RealityEnsues.

A 1974 HeistFilm [[TheFilmOfTheBook adapted from]] John Godey's thriller novel published the previous year, directed by Joseph Sargent and starring Creator/WalterMatthau as NYC Transit Police lieutenant Zachary Garber and Creator/RobertShaw as (leader of the hijackers) "Mr. Blue".