Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground (1997)

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1h 20min | Comedy, Drama, TV Movie | Jul 24, 1997 | Released

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.

Director: Craig McKay Bob Balaban Jonathan Demme Ted Demme Abel Ferrara Julie Dash Alison Maclean Seth Zvi Rosenfeld Patricia Benoit Lucas Platt

Producer: Richard Guay Valerie Thomas

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Cast & Crew

Cast (34 Members)

Peter Sarsgaard

Boy No. 1 (segment "Underground")

Man in Hallway (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness")

Leyla (segment "Underground")

Belinda (segment "The Listeners")

Michael Rapaport

Jake (segment "The Listeners")

The Girl (segment "Love on the A Train")

Fern McDermott (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness")

Man Eating (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")

Pregnant Girl (segment "Manhattan Miracle")

Wife (segment "Love on the A Train")

Woman with Flowers (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")

Tammi Cubilette

Denise (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")

Michael McGlone

John T. (segment "Love on the A Train")

Vendor (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Mr. Nervous (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Bruce Smolanoff

Boy No. 3 (segment "Underground")

Miracle Old Man (segment "Manhattan Miracle")

White Man (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness")

Old News Man (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")

D'Jamila (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")

(segment "The Red Shoes")

Shopper (segment "The Red Shoes")

Distinguished Rider (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

(segment "Subway Car from Hell")

(segment "Subway Car from Hell")

(segment "Subway Car from Hell")

(segment "Subway Car from Hell")

(segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Carl J. Ferrazza

Hot Dog Buyer (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Musician (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Knish Buyer (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Boy No. 4 (segment "Underground")

Subway Musician (segment "Underground")

Subway Musician (segment "Honey-Getter")

Peter Sarsgaard Boy No. 1 (segment "Underground")

Mekhi Phifer Man in Hallway (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness")

Mercedes Ruehl Leyla (segment "Underground")

Lili Taylor Belinda (segment "The Listeners")

Michael Rapaport Jake (segment "The Listeners")

Rosie Perez The Girl (segment "Love on the A Train")

Bonnie Hunt Fern McDermott (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness")

Sam Rockwell Man Eating (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")

Anne Heche Pregnant Girl (segment "Manhattan Miracle")

Gretchen Mol Wife (segment "Love on the A Train")

Taral Hicks Woman with Flowers (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")

Tammi Cubilette Denise (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")

Michael McGlone John T. (segment "Love on the A Train")

KRS-One Vendor (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Paul Lazar Mr. Nervous (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Bruce Smolanoff Boy No. 3 (segment "Underground")

George T. Odom Miracle Old Man (segment "Manhattan Miracle")

Richard Spore White Man (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness")

Sol Frieder Old News Man (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")

Kavi Ladnier D'Jamila (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")

Erika Greene (segment "The Red Shoes")

Ellen Gould Shopper (segment "The Red Shoes")

Audrey Meyers Distinguished Rider (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Lara McFarlane (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Mari Danzi (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Simon Seven (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Paul Mueller (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Marc Mueller (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Carl J. Ferrazza Hot Dog Buyer (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Marlon Cherry Musician (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Daniel Wolff Knish Buyer (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Rob Clasen Boy No. 4 (segment "Underground")

Jay Bailey Subway Musician (segment "Underground")

Gi Shen Subway Musician (segment "Honey-Getter")

Crew (34 Members)

Executive Producer

Director

Director of Photography

Director

Director

Executive Producer

Writer

Elizabeth Kling

Editor

Director

Director

Producer

Director of Photography

Editor

Tony C. Jannelli

Director of Photography

Editor

Writer

Editor

Writer

Writer

Director

Director of Photography

Director

Editor

Seth Zvi Rosenfeld

Director

Patricia Benoit

Director

Albert Innaurato

Writer

Editor

Writer

Producer

Director

Writer

Writer

Music

Victoria Westhead

Associate Producer

Rosie Perez Executive Producer

Craig McKay Director

Adam Kimmel Director of Photography

Bob Balaban Director

Jonathan Demme Director

Edward Saxon Executive Producer

Adam Brooks Writer

Elizabeth Kling Editor

Ted Demme Director

Abel Ferrara Director

Richard Guay Producer

Ken Kelsch Director of Photography

Jeffrey Wolf Editor

Tony C. Jannelli Director of Photography

Andy Keir Editor

John Guare Writer

Angelo Corrao Editor

Joe Viola Writer

Danny Hoch Writer

Julie Dash Director

Tom Hurwitz Director of Photography

Alison Maclean Director

Colleen Sharp Editor

Seth Zvi Rosenfeld Director

Patricia Benoit Director

Albert Innaurato Writer

Donna Stern Editor

Lynn Grossman Writer

Valerie Thomas Producer

Lucas Platt Director

Marla Hanson Writer

Angela Todd Writer

Mecca Bodega Music

Victoria Westhead Associate Producer

Age At Time Of Release

Peter Sarsgaard

26

22

49

30

Michael Rapaport

27

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