Subway Stories: Tales From the Underground
Brief Synopsis
Dramatization of 10 real-life New York subway stories, about the people who work and ride in them. Writers and filmmakers from New York string together many tales of varying lengths. Based on stories submitted in a special contest.
Cast & Crew
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Bob Balaban
Director ("5:24")
Jay Bailey
("Underground"), Subway Musician
Marie Barrientos
Ragged Woman ("The Red Shoes")
Andre B Blake
Knish Buyer ("Subway Car From Hell")
Anthony S Calypso
Knish Buyer ("Subway Car From Hell")
Robert Castle
Knish Buyer ("Subway Car From Hell")
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Anthology
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Axium International; Duart Film And Video; Great Northern/ Reiff & Associates; Great Northern/ Reiff & Associates (Ny); HBO Films; HBO Network- Home Box Office; Hbo Entertainment; Ru-Bear Security Inc; Sony Music Studios, London; Sound One
Distribution Company
HBO Home Video
Location
New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 22m
Synopsis
Dramatization of 10 real-life New York subway stories, about the people who work and ride in them. Writers and filmmakers from New York string together many tales of varying lengths. Based on stories submitted in a special contest.
Directors
Bob Balaban
Director ("5:24")
Patricia Benoit
Director ("Fern'S Heart Of Darkness")
Julie Dash
Director ("Sax Cantor Riff")
Jonathan Demme
Director ("Subway Car From Hell")
Ted Demme
Director ("Manhattan Miracle")
Abel Ferrara
Director ("Love On The A Train")
Alison Maclean
Director ("Honey-Getter")
Craig Mckay
Director ("The Red Shoes")
Lucas Platt
Director ("Underground")
Seth Zvi Rosenfeld
Director ("The Listeners")
Rosie Perez
Creator
Patricia Benoit
Director
Cast
Jay Bailey
("Underground"), Subway Musician
Marie Barrientos
Ragged Woman ("The Red Shoes")
Andre B Blake
Knish Buyer ("Subway Car From Hell")
Anthony S Calypso
Knish Buyer ("Subway Car From Hell")
Robert Castle
Knish Buyer ("Subway Car From Hell")
Marlon Cherry
Musician ("Subway Car From Hell")
Sarita Choudhury
Humera ("Honey-Getter")
Rob Clasen
Boy No 4 ("Underground")
Kevin Corrigan
The Writer ("The Red Shoes")
Tammi Cubilette
Denise ("Sax Cantor Riff")
Mari Danzi
Girl Dancing ("Subway Car From Hell")
O. L. Duke
News Seller ("The Red Shoes")
Carl J. Ferraza
Hot Dog Buyer ("Subway Car From Hell")
Daniel Freedman
Strange Man ("Subway Car From Hell")
Sol Frieder
Old News Man ("Sax Cantor Riff")
Kenny Garrett
The Sax Player ("Sax Cantor Riff")
Ellen Gould
Shopper ("The Red Shoes")
Erika Green
Nurse ("The Red Shoes")
Will Hare
Homeless Man ("Sax Cantor Riff")
Bruklin Harris
Dorcas ("Sax Cantor Riff")
Anne Heche
Pregnant Girl ("Manhattan Miracle")
Taral Hicks
Woman With Flowers ("Sax Cantor Riff")
Gregory Hines
Jack ("Manhattan Miracle")
Danny Hoch
Edward ("Honey-Getter")
Israel Horovitz
Older Man ("The Listeners")
Bonnie Hunt
Fern Mcdermott ("Fern'S Heart Of Darkness")
Bill Irwin
Himself ("Subway Car From Hell")
Jeremy Jordan
Boy No 2 ("Underground")
Christine Lahti
Red Shoe Woman ("The Red Shoes")
Paul Lazar
Mr Nervous ("Subway Car From Hell")
Denis Leary
Wheelchair Man ("The Red Shoes")
Lara Mcfarlane
Girl Dancing ("Subway Car From Hell")
Mike Mcglone
John T ("Love On The A Train")
Audrey Meyers
Distinguished Rider ("Subway Car From Hell")
Gretchen Mol
Wife ("Love On The A Train")
Marc Mueller
Musician ("Subway Car From Hell")
Paul Mueller
Musician ("Subway Car From Hell")
Ajay Naidu
Prashant ("Honey-Getter")
John Ford Noonan
Blanket Man ("Fern'S Heart Of Darkness")
Tina North
Grandmother ("Subway Car From Hell")
George Odom
Miracle Old Man ("Manhattan Miracle")
Kris Parker
Vendor ("Subway Car From Hell")
Nicole Ari Parker
Sharon ("Honey-Getter")
Rosie Perez
The Girl ("Love On The A Train")
Mekhi Phifer
Man In Hallway ("Fern'S Heart Of Darkness")
Kavitha Ramachandran
D'Jamila ("Sax Cantor Riff")
Steven Randazzo
Officer Mulioli ("Honey-Getter")
Sixto Ramos
Security Guard ("The Red Shoes")
Michael Rapaport
Jake ("The Listeners")
Raphael & Company
Dancers And Drummers ("Subway Car From Hell")
Sam Rockwell
Man Eating ("Sax Cantor Riff")
Jose Ramon Rosario
Transit Worker ("Fern'S Heart Of Darkness")
Daniel Rous
Jewish Cantor ("Sax Cantor Riff")
Mercedes Ruehl
Leyla ("Underground")
Peter Sarsgaard
Boy No 1 ("Underground")
Simon Seven
Musician ("Subway Car From Hell")
Gi Shen
Subway Musician ("Honey-Getter")
Bruce Smolanoff
Boy No 3 ("Underground")
Richard Spore
White Man ("Fern'S Heart Of Darkness")
Jerry Stiller
Old Man ("5:24")
Lili Taylor
Belinda ("The Listeners")
Zachary Taylor
Wayne ("Underground")
Nancy Ticotin
Business Woman ("Fern'S Heart Of Darkness")
Joseph Toutebon
Knish Buyer ("Subway Car From Hell")
Angle Utt
Distinguished Rider ("Subway Car From Hell")
John C Vennema
Executive ("The Red Shoes")
Daniel Wolff
Knish Buyer ("Subway Car From Hell")
N'bushe Wright
Young Girl ("The Red Shoes")
Steve Zahn
Tucker ("5:24")
Mecca Bodega
Performer
Jeremy Jordan
Jeremy Jordan
John Vennema
Bill Irwin
Himself
Crew
Dionne Alexander
Hair Stylist
John Allen
Assistant Editor
John Allen
Assistant Editor
Bill Almeida
Electrician
Albertine Anderson
Other
Jennifer Apel
Assistant Editor
Paul Arianas
Post-Production
Neda Armian
Assistant
Judy Arthur
Publicity
Tim Aten
Set Production Assistant
Daniel Beaman
Key Grip
Molly Bernstein
Assistant Editor
Donna Berwick
Costume Designer
Craig Blackenhorn
Photography
Kent Blocher
Assistant Editor
Mecca Bodega
Music
Jesse Bodine
Office Assistant
Marcus Book
Other
Dave Boujon
Adr
David Boulton
Adr
Adam Brooks
Screenplay ("Subway Car From Hell")
Patrick Capone
Camera Operator
Shari Carpenter
Script Supervisor
Jay Carrado
Stunt Man
Aimee Cavenecia
Art Assistant
Ben Cheah
Foley
Ed Check
Production Designer
Evan Chen
Assistant Sound Editor
Judy Chin
Makeup Artist
Richard Clarke
Music
John Clifford
Photography
Luis Colon
Craft Service
Angelo Correo
Editor
Keith Croket
Assistant Editor
Daisy Curbeon
Hair Stylist
Lynne Curtis
Wardrobe Supervisor
Julie Dash
Screenplay ("Sax Cantor Riff")
Jennifer A Davidoff
Assistant Editor
Timothy Davies
Grip
William Edward Decelle
On-Set Dresser
Peter Decurtis
On-Set Dresser
Victor Dejesus
Production Supervisor
Annie Demille
Hair Stylist
Jonathan Demme
Executive Producer
Jim Denault
Best Boy
Dan Denitto
Dolly Grip
Michael Domanech
Craft Service
Liz Dykhouse
Production Auditor
Robin Fajardo
Production Supervisor
Richard Fellegara
Medic
Audrey Fontaine
Publicity
Lisa Freeman
Set Production Assistant
Jenn Gerould
Assistant Director
Shaun Gilbert
Electrician
Lewis Goldstein
Sound Editor
Marko Gostanzo
Foley Artist
Andrea Greer
Script Supervisor
Lynn Grossman
Screenplay ("5:24")
John Guare
Screenplay ("The Red Shoes")
Richard Guay
Producer
Keith Gunthorpe
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Eitan Hakami
Post-Production Supervisor
Marla Hanson
Screenplay ("Love On The A Train")
Marius C Harding
Production Auditor
Michelle Harrison
Assistant Editor
Shannon Hawkins
Dga Trainee
Barbara Henley
Other
Samuel Henriques
Assistant Camera Operator
Pedro Hernandez
Dolly Grip
Tracey Hinds
Assistant Director
Danny Hoch
Screenplay ("Honey-Getter")
Tod Holcomb
Music
Mark Horstmann
Construction Coordinator
Tom Hurwitz
Director Of Photography
Albert Innaurato
Screenplay ("Underground")
Kalina Ivanov
Storyboard Artist
Sheila Jaffe
Casting
Kenton Jakub
Adr Editor
Anthony Jannelli
Director Of Photography
Lisa Janowski
Assistant Director
Bobby Johansen
Adr
Paul Johnson
Security
Andy Keir
Editor; Supervising Editor
Ken Kelsch
Director Of Photography
Bill Keyes
Camera Assistant
Lara Khachooni
Assistant Editor
Tyler Kim
Assistant Property Master
Adam Kimmel
Director Of Photography
David Kirkman
Assistant Editor
Elizabeth Kling
Editor
Robert Kummert
Key Grip
Laura Lambert
Art Department Coordinator
Diane Langone
Production Auditor
Tom Leavey
Transportation Captain
David C. Lee
Photography
Kurt Lennig
Rigging Gaffer
Nancy Lesser
Publicity
Victor Littlejohn
On-Set Dresser
Dennis Livesey
Assistant Camera Operator
Roberto Lopez
Location Assistant
Craig Lucas
Screenplay ("Fern'S Heart Of Darkness")
M. J. Magbanua
Assistant Production Coordinator
Gabrielle Mahon
Assistant
Tina Manfredi
Storyboard Artist
Jamie Marlowe
Camera Trainee
Michelle Martini
Assistant Costume Designer
Jim Mcconkey
Steadicam Operator
Tony Mccrea
Security
Byrd Mcdonald
Assistant
Kent Mcgrew
Color Timer
Ade Mcmullen
Set Production Assistant
Jill Merritt
Wardrobe
Katia Milani
Post-Production Supervisor
Don Muchow
Gaffer
Richard W Murphy
Boom Operator
Margo Myers
Production Auditor
Virgil Nafarreti
Audio
Ed Newins
Key Grip
James Nichols
Music
Joel Ossenfort
Other
Glenfield Payne
Sound Effects Editor
Rosie Perez
Executive Producer
Suzana Peric
Music Editor
Todd R Pfeiffer
Assistant Director
Michael Pinckney
Set Production Assistant
Michael Pinckney
Set Production Assistant
Joseph Proscia
Dresser
Bruce Prose
Foley
Exile Ramirez
Set Production Assistant
Alex Raspa
Audio
Ken Regan
Photography
Dawn Murphy Riley
Production Coordinator
Ulysses Rivers
Audio
Clifford B Robinson
Other
Seth Zvi Rosenfeld
Screenplay ("The Listeners")
Anton Sanko
Music
William Sarokin
Sound Mixer
Gerard Sava
Assistant Camera Operator
Anthony Scalzo
On-Set Dresser
Maggie Schmidt
Publicity
Mark Schwentner
Best Boy
Collen Sharp
Editor
Carol Silverman
Set Decorator
Craig Simpson
Grip
Justin Simpson
Grip
Bella Sirugo
Makeup Artist
Dwayne Smith
Location Assistant
Jonathan Starch
Assistant Director
Reilly Steele
Adr
Reilly Steele
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Donna Stern
Editor
Alex Steyermark
Music Supervisor
Jay Stuart
Grip
Mary Sunshine
Production Auditor
Ben Telford
Art Assistant
Jessy Terrero
Extras Casting Assistant
Ulysses Terrero
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Valerie Thomas
Producer
Zeborah Tidwell
Assistant Editor
J Miller Tobin
Assistant Director
Angela Todd
Screenplay ("Fern'S Heart Of Darkness")
Steve Treadway
Assistant Camera Operator
Al Valentino
Location Manager
John G. Velez
Electrician
Sam Verni
Craft Service
Joe Viola
Screenplay ("Manhattan Miracle")
Steve Visscher
Foley Editor
Magdaline Volaitis
Dialogue Editor
Peter Waggoner
Adr
Georgianne Walken
Casting
Jeff Ward
Stunt Coordinator
Holly Watson
Assistant
Paul Weathered
Property Master
Tom Weissler
Transportation Co-Captain
Maisie Weissman
Assistant
Victoria Westhead
Unit Production Manager
Victoria Westhead
Associate Producer
Jeffrey Wolf
Editor
Alan Zaleski
Assistant Sound Editor
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Anthology
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Axium International; Duart Film And Video; Great Northern/ Reiff & Associates; Great Northern/ Reiff & Associates (Ny); HBO Films; HBO Network- Home Box Office; Hbo Entertainment; Ru-Bear Security Inc; Sony Music Studios, London; Sound One
Distribution Company
HBO Home Video
Location
New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 22m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video February 10, 1998
Aired in United States August 17, 1997
Aired in United States October 16, 2007
Aired in United States July 29, 1997
Aired in United States September 1997
Shown at Bryant Park Film Festival, New York City, New York July 29, 1997.
Shown at Deauville Film Festival (Panorama) September 5-14, 1997.
Based on stories submitted in a special contest. Fifteen winners received a year of HBO and a year's supply of New York City subway tokens, as well as onscreen credit.
Completed shooting August 26, 1996.
Began shooting June 1996.
The 10-minute segment written and directed by Spike Lee, "Niggerican," was cut from the anthology when Lee reportedly refused to make cuts in the segment which producers felt was too long.
