Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Strong
- Frights
- Mild
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- It goes hard on violence — not a wind-down.
The story
In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers while the authorities question about the method of their escape.
- new york city
- ransom
- kidnapping
- hostage
- liberation of hostage
- 1970s
- mayor
- hijacking
- hostage-taking
- remake
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Earl Hindman — Brown
- James Broderick — Denny Doyle
- Dick O'Neill — Correll
- Lee Wallace — The Mayor
- Tom Pedi — Caz Dolowicz
- Jerry Stiller — Lt. Rico Patrone
- Beatrice Winde — Mrs. Jenkins
- Nathan George — Ptl. James
- Rudy Bond — Police Commissioner
- Kenneth McMillan — Borough Commander
- Doris Roberts — Mayor's Wife
- Directed
- Joseph Sargent
- Written
- Peter Stone
Production
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 · 652 ratings
- Studio
- Palomar Pictures International, Palladium Productions
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
