Why is the movie called “The Taking Of Pelham 123”? PART ONE PART ONE What is Garber’s Job? Why is the movie called “The Taking Of Pelham 123”? Who was the man shot down by Emri? What did Ryder and his men do to the other half of the train? Who is John Johnson? What did Ryder demand in return for the hostages? How much time did Ryder give the Mayor to collect the ransom money? What will Ryder do if he doesn’t get the $ 10,000,000 dollars by 3.13pm? Why was the Mayor travelling by train? What is lieutenant Camonetti’s specialty?

How did Ryder react when Lieutenant Camonetti started talking to him? PART ONE PART ONE How did Ryder react when Lieutenant Camonetti started talking to him?

What did Ryder discover about Garber on the web? PART TWO How does Ryder keep track of what the media say about the situation and how it affects the stock market? What did Ryder discover about Garber on the web? Why did Lieutenant Camonetti want to get a warrant to search Garber’s house? What did Garber confess to Ryder about his previous position with the MTA? What did Garber spend the bribe money on? Who is Phil Ramos, one of the hijackers? What deal did Ryder suggest to the Mayor?

Why did Ryder kill one of the hostages? PART THREE PART THREE Why did Ryder kill one of the hostages? Ramos was killed by a sniper in an “accidental shot”. Why did this happen? What did Ryder ask Garber about the delivery of the money? What did Garber’s wife ask him to bring home? What did the police hide in one of the money bags? Why did Ryder ask Garber to board the train? What happens if a train passes a closed signal? What did Ryder do after leaving the train? What did Ryder want to achieve with the hijacking of Pelham 123?

Why did Ryder ask Garber to shoot him? PART THREE PART THREE Why did Ryder ask Garber to shoot him?

THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 (2009) Walter Garber (Denzel Washington) The Mayor (James Gandolfini) Lieutenant Camonetti (John Turturro) John Johnson (Michael Rispoli)

THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 (2009) "Ryder" (John Travolta) Bashkim (Victor Gojcaj) Emri (Robert Vataj) Phil Ramos (Luis Guzmán)

THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 (2009) PART 1 What is Garber’s Job? He’s an employee at the MTA (Metropolitan Transportation Authority) in New York (S) Why is the movie called “The Taking Of Pelham 123”? Ryder and his three accomplices hijacked the a New York City Subway 6 train that left Pelham Bay Park Station at 1:23 pm (S) Who was the man shot down by Emri? A policeman What did Ryder and his men do to the other half of the train? They set them free. Who is John Johnson? He’s the supervisor at the control center (S) What did Ryder demand in return for the hostages? 100 000 §100 dollar bills in cash = § 10 000 000 dollars (S) How much time did Ryder give the Mayor to collect the ransom money? 2.13 – 3.13 pm = 60 minutes (S)

THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 (2009) PART 1 What will Ryder do if he doesn’t get the § 10 000 000 dollars by 3.13pm? He will kill a passenger every extra minute. (S) Why was the Mayor travelling by train? Measure to increase his popularity. What is lieutenant Camonetti’s speciality? He specializes in hostage negotiations (S) How did Ryder react when Lieutenant Camonetti started talking to him? He killed the train driver because he wanted to talk to Garber. ________________________________________________________________________ PART 2 How does Ryder keep track of what the media say about the situation and how it affects the stock market? He is connected to the web via WLAN What did Ryder discover about Garber on the web? That he took a bribe (S) Why did Lieutenant Camonetti want to get a warrant to search Garber’s house? To look if he had any money from the bribery.

THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 (2009) PART 2 (ctd.) What did Garber confess to Ryder about his previous position with the MTA? He was assistant chief transportation officer, went to Japan and accepted a bribe of $35,000 to recommend a Japanese car manufacturer for the next subway car contract. (S) What did Garber spend the bribe money on? He used it for his children’s education (S) Who is Phil Ramos one of the hijackers? A former motor man who killed several people 10 years ago. (S) What deal did Ryder suggest to the Mayor? That he would exchange the 17 hostages for him. ____________________________________________________Police car crash PART 3 Why did Ryder kill one of the hostages? The money was not on time Ramos was killed by a sniper in an “accidental shot”. Why did this happen? The sniper was startled by a rat in his trousers.

THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 (2009) PART 3 (ctd.) What did Ryder ask Garber about the delivery of the money? He wanted Garber to bring it himself. What did Garber’s wife ask him to bring home? A gallon of milk What did the police hide in one of the money bags? A revolver for Garber Why did Ryder ask Garber to board the train? Because he needs a motor man to drive the train. What happens if a train passes a closed signal? It trips the brakes What did Ryder do after leaving the train? He started the train going (S) What did Ryder want to achieve with the hijacking of Pelham 123? He knew that the hijacking would cause the value of stocks to fall and the price of gold to rise at Wall street. His $ 2,000,161.25 investment in gold is now worth § 307,057,918.78

THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 (2009) PART 3 (ctd.) Why did Ryder ask Garber to shoot him? Because he didn’t want to go to prison.