Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground 27 years old

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.

Credits

Rosie Perez as

Christine Lahti as

Peter Sarsgaard as Boy No. 1

Denis Leary as

Anne Heche as

Mercedes Ruehl as

Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground Cast

Name	Character
Rosie Perez She was 32, now 60 years old
Christine Lahti She was 47, now 74 years old
Peter Sarsgaard He was 26, now 53 years old	as Boy No. 1
Denis Leary He was 39, now 67 years old
Anne Heche She was 28, now 55 years old
Mercedes Ruehl She was 49, now 76 years old
Bonnie Hunt She was 35, now 63 years old
Sam Rockwell He was 28, now 56 years old
Lili Taylor She was 30, now 57 years old
Taral Hicks She was 22, now 50 years old
Steve Zahn He was 29, now 57 years old
Mekhi Phifer He was 22, now 49 years old
Gretchen Mol She was 24, now 52 years old
Michael Rapaport He was 27, now 54 years old
Jerry Stiller He was 70, now 97 years old
Sarita Choudhury She was 30, now 58 years old
KRS-One He was 31, now 59 years old
Kevin Corrigan He was 28, now 55 years old
Gregory Hines He was 51, 57 years old when he died
Danny Hoch He was 26, now 53 years old
Nicole Ari Parker She was 26, now 54 years old
Bill Irwin He was 47, now 74 years old
N'Bushe Wright She was 26, now 54 years old
Ajay Naidu He was 25, now 52 years old
Michael McGlone He was 24, now 52 years old
Andre B. Blake
Kenny Garrett He was 36, now 64 years old
Jeremy Jordan He was 12, now 40 years old
Paul Lazar He was 47, now 74 years old

Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground Crew

Name	Department
Elizabeth Kling as Editor.	Editing
Richard Guay as Producer. He was 44 (now 71) years old	Production
Jeffrey Wolf as Editor. He was 51 (now 78) years old	Editing
Tony C. Jannelli as Director of Photography.	Camera
Andy Keir as Editor.	Editing
Angelo Corrao as Editor.	Editing
Jonathan Demme as Director. He was 53 (73) years old when He died	Directing
Jonathan Demme as Executive Producer. He was 53 (73) years old when He died	Production
Edward Saxon as Executive Producer. He was 40 (now 68) years old	Production
Adam Brooks as Writer. He was 40 (now 68) years old	Writing
Tom Hurwitz as Director of Photography. He was 50 (now 77) years old	Camera
Abel Ferrara as Director. He was 46 (now 73) years old	Directing
John Guare as Writer. He was 59 (now 86) years old	Writing
Alison Maclean as Director. She was 39 (now 66) years old	Directing
Ken Kelsch as Director of Photography.	Camera
Joe Viola as Writer. He was 44 (now 71) years old	Writing
Danny Hoch as Writer. He was 26 (now 53) years old	Writing
Julie Dash as Director. She was 44 (now 72) years old	Directing
Julie Dash as Writer. She was 44 (now 72) years old	Writing
Colleen Sharp as Editor.	Editing
Seth Zvi Rosenfeld as Director. He was 35 (now 63) years old	Directing
Seth Zvi Rosenfeld as Writer. He was 35 (now 63) years old	Writing

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Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground (27 years)

Release day: Thursday, July 24, 1997
Runtime: 80 minutes