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Every exterior shot in The Taking of Pelham 123

44 points by evakhoury 2mo ago

rspeele 2mo ago
This is such a great time capsule movie. You can smell the cigarette smoke when you watch it. It also has the most perfect ending shot I've ever seen.
- asdfqwertzxcv 2mo ago
  I also love the old switchboards and office furniture. It is indeed a time capsule.
  - lelandfe 2mo ago
    Speaking of, the NYT got a pretty rare peek at said switchboards last year: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/04/20/nyregion/nyc-subway-signals.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/04/20/nyregion/nyc-...
    - asdfqwertzxcv 2mo ago
      Kind of reminds me of this, too: https://www.nytimes.com/video/insider/100000004687429/farewell-etaoin-shrdlu.html https://www.nytimes.com/video/insider/100000004687429/farewe...
- dboreham 2mo ago
  Watch it along with "The Conversation", from the same era. Watch "Breakdown: 1975" for the context..
e40 2mo ago
One of the best action movies of that era, the 1970s. The actors are all first rate. Here's the IMDB link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072251/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072251/ for those interested. I grew up on Walter Matthau movies. He was such an unlikely action hero, but I loved watching him.
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- derf_ 2mo ago
  Hopscotch (1980) is another great Walter Matthau movie. He is just having fun the whole time.
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- qmr 2mo ago
  "So uh, pretty good script huh?" "The script sucks kid! I owe my bookie two million dollars!" Walter Maththau to Kevin Pollok on the set of "Grumpy Old Men"
yoz 2mo ago
Let's also hear it for David Shire's fantastic theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOXD_g0cSpw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOXD_g0cSpw "I figured it out. They're gonna fly the train to Cuba."
redsocksfan45 2mo ago
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Triphibian 2mo ago
This is fairly timely since you'd probably be hard pressed to do the same thing with the new Spider-Man movie, which was apparently shot in Glasgow?
echelon_musk 2mo ago
> The guy who's talking's got a heavy English accent. He could be a fruitcake Always amuses me. Great film.

44 points by evakhoury 2mo ago

This is such a great time capsule movie. You can smell the cigarette smoke when you watch it. It also has the most perfect ending shot I've ever seen.

asdfqwertzxcv 2mo ago
I also love the old switchboards and office furniture. It is indeed a time capsule.
- lelandfe 2mo ago
  Speaking of, the NYT got a pretty rare peek at said switchboards last year: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/04/20/nyregion/nyc-subway-signals.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/04/20/nyregion/nyc-...
  - asdfqwertzxcv 2mo ago
    Kind of reminds me of this, too: https://www.nytimes.com/video/insider/100000004687429/farewell-etaoin-shrdlu.html https://www.nytimes.com/video/insider/100000004687429/farewe...
dboreham 2mo ago
Watch it along with "The Conversation", from the same era. Watch "Breakdown: 1975" for the context..

e40 2mo ago

One of the best action movies of that era, the 1970s. The actors are all first rate. Here's the IMDB link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072251/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072251/ for those interested. I grew up on Walter Matthau movies. He was such an unlikely action hero, but I loved watching him.

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derf_ 2mo ago
Hopscotch (1980) is another great Walter Matthau movie. He is just having fun the whole time.
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qmr 2mo ago
"So uh, pretty good script huh?" "The script sucks kid! I owe my bookie two million dollars!" Walter Maththau to Kevin Pollok on the set of "Grumpy Old Men"

yoz 2mo ago

Let's also hear it for David Shire's fantastic theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOXD_g0cSpw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOXD_g0cSpw "I figured it out. They're gonna fly the train to Cuba."

redsocksfan45 2mo ago

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Triphibian 2mo ago

This is fairly timely since you'd probably be hard pressed to do the same thing with the new Spider-Man movie, which was apparently shot in Glasgow?

echelon_musk 2mo ago

> The guy who's talking's got a heavy English accent. He could be a fruitcake Always amuses me. Great film.