The Taking of Pelham 123
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What a model would be handed about it, for corpus:ask.
Who talked about it
Blank Check — Patreon
Came from
What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.
No line says it drew on another film or person.
Led to
What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.
The Taking of Pelham 123 (Tony Scott remake): 1 line the host's read ×1
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lineage (remake):
The Taking of Pelham 123 ⇒ The Taking of Pelham 123 (Tony Scott remake) (the host's read).
Patton's contrast: the remake needs Denzel Washington, the original has Matthau eating a stale hot dog.
“you look at the Tony Scott remake, and the guy has to be Denzel Washington”
Blank Check — Patreon · The Killing with Patton Oswalt (Ad-Free) · 0:42:23 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)
Connected to
The Taking of Pelham 123 (Tony Scott remake): 1 line lineage ×1
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lineage (remake):
The Taking of Pelham 123 → The Taking of Pelham 123 (Tony Scott remake).
Patton's contrast: the remake needs Denzel Washington, the original has Matthau eating a stale hot dog.
“you look at the Tony Scott remake, and the guy has to be Denzel Washington”
Blank Check — Patreon · The Killing with Patton Oswalt (Ad-Free) · 0:42:23 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)
Where it came up
- passing in Blank Check with Griffin & David · Look Who's Talking with Hillary Busis, first at 0:08:48, 1 time
- recommended in The Rewatchables · ‘Domestic Disturbance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey, first at 0:25:24, 1 time
- compared in Blank Check — Patreon · The Killing with Patton Oswalt (Ad-Free), first at 0:42:06, 3 times
What was said about it, by kind
lineage (1)
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lineage (remake):
The Taking of Pelham 123 → The Taking of Pelham 123 (Tony Scott remake).
Patton's contrast: the remake needs Denzel Washington, the original has Matthau eating a stale hot dog.
“you look at the Tony Scott remake, and the guy has to be Denzel Washington”
Blank Check — Patreon · The Killing with Patton Oswalt (Ad-Free) · 0:42:23 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)
Fun items about it
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fun, about
The Taking of Pelham 123:
Why Matthau works: the original's one man who can handle it is hung over, ill-fitting suit, stale hot dog.
“he's hung over in an ill-fitting suit eating a stale hot dog”
Blank Check — Patreon · The Killing with Patton Oswalt (Ad-Free) · 0:42:32 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)
Who the speakers said made it
As said on the shows, not checked against the real credits.
- Tony Scott: director (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Look Who's Talking with Hillary Busis)
- Walter Matthau: lead (Blank Check — Patreon, The Killing with Patton Oswalt (Ad-Free))