Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground (1997)
The actual experiences of New York City subway riders are dramatized in a collection of 10 intriguing and very different vignettes. The tales showcase an ensemble of familiar faces, and range from stories of compassion and love to reflections on violence and loss. Among them: a disabled beggar quarrels with a woman and ruins her shoes with his wheelchair, provoking onlookers to wrath and pity; a skittish tourist proves to be her own worst enemy; a newlywed trysts with a mysterious sexpot; a commuter helplessly witnesses a suicide attempt; and, in the most affecting segment, a young woman grieves over her mother's imminent death.
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- Jonathan Demme
- Ted Demme
- Alison Maclean
- Abel Ferrara
- Julie Dash
- Seth Zvi Rosenfeld
- Bob Balaban
- Patricia Benoit
- Craig McKay
- Lucas Platt
Writing:
- Seth Zvi Rosenfeld
- Adam Brooks
- John Guare
Stars:
Release Date: 1997-07-24
7.1/10
7.1/10
- Country: US
- Language: English
- Runtime: 80
Jack (segment "Manhattan Miracle")
Old Man (segment "The 5:24")
Tucker (segment "The 5:24")
Belinda (segment "The Listeners")
Leyla (segment "Underground")
Fern McDermott (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness")
Edward (segment "Honey-Getter")
Knish Buyer (segment "Subway Car from Hell")
John T. (segment "Love on the A Train")
Wheelchair Man (segment "The Red Shoes")
Jake (segment "The Listeners")
Boy No. 1 (segment "Underground")
Prashant (segment "Honey-Getter")
Man in Hallway (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness")
Wife (segment "Love on the A Train")
Pregnant Girl (segment "Manhattan Miracle")
The Girl (segment "Love on the A Train")
Bill Irwin (segment "Subway Car from Hell")
Red Shoe Woman (segment "The Red Shoes")
Humera (segment "Honey-Getter")
Young Girl (segment "The Red Shoes")
Sharon (segment "Honey-Getter")
Woman with Flowers (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")
Vendor (segment "Subway Car from Hell")
Mr. Nervous (segment "Subway Car from Hell")
Man Eating (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")
Boy No. 2 (segment "Underground")
Knish Buyer (segment "Subway Car from Hell")
Executive (segment "The Red Shoes")
White Man (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness")
Business Woman (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness")
Boy No. 3 (segment "Underground")
Officer Mulioli (segment "Honey-Getter")
Denise (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")
D'Jamila (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")
Dorcas (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")
Jewish Cantor (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")
Homeless Man (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")
Miracle Old Man (segment "Manhattan Miracle")