Money Train

Plot synopsis:
On Christmas, we meet foster brothers John and Charlie. They work as transit cops patrolling the New York City subway. When a mugging occurs, John and Charlie chase the mugger into a subway tunnel, and all trains traveling in their direction are halted. But their harsh transit captain Donald Patterson, allows the money train to continue. John and Charlie avoid getting hit by the train; however, when transit police at the next station witness the mugger running toward the money train, they shoot him dead. The mugger is revealed to be a young teenage boy, which triggers a brawl between John, Charlie, and the other transit officers. Patterson blames the two for causing his money train to arrive late.
Charlie asks John to borrow $300 to buy a Christmas present, but Charlie instead uses the money to pay off some of his gambling debts to the sleazy night club owner Mr. Brown. Brown intends to have Charlie killed by throwing him off a building, but John bursts in and interrupts, telling Brown that he has the money Charlie owes him. Brown reveals to John that Charlie is $15,000 in debt, so John offers to have the money delivered in a few days. Brown accepts and lets Charlie live.
During their night shift, John and Charlie are introduced to Grace Santiago, a decoy transit officer newly assigned to their unit. Both brothers immediately take a liking to her. During their patrol, a serial killer known as the Torch robs a token booth and sets it on fire. John and Charlie rescue the booth worker and put out the fire, but the Torch manages to escape.
At a local bar, Charlie reveals a plan to rob the money train in order to pay off their debts, but John, judging the caper impossible, rejects the idea. Later that night, the two brothers and Grace are assigned to patrol the money train. As Charlie discovers a grate in the floor and a ladder leading to Central Park, a brawl breaks out between John and another officer, quickly involving the entire squad. Patterson again blames the two for the incident and also accuses them of taking some train money, but even after it is found that a collection agent miscounted, Patterson continues to insult them. At the bar, Charlie tells John that the best time to rob the money train would be on New Year's Eve because of looser subway security and because the subway makes the most money on that date: up to $500,000. The plan involves entering the train through the metal grate when the train has stopped, driving it to the maintenance ladder, and escaping into Central Park. John remains reluctant to attempt the theft.
John gives Charlie the $15,000 he needs to pay back Mr. Brown, but on the train, Charlie loses it to a thief. He goes to Brown to explain but is brutally beaten by his men. When Charlie comes back home, he looks at John's house from his window and he sees Grace and John sleeping together. Charlie later tells John that he's happy for him, but he's clearly saddened by Grace's rejection.
To nab Torch, an ambush is arranged for which Grace is disguised as an attendant at a station token booth. Torch notices this and, to distract the police, pushes a man in front of a moving train, killing him. Torch sprays gasoline on Grace, but before he can light it, Charlie alerts the other officers, who shoot at Torch. John pursues him into another station, where they fight. Torch is burned by the gasoline he's carrying and pushed under a moving train, killing him. Patterson fires Charlie for ruining the ambush, and when John tries to defend Charlie, he's fired as well.
John then heads to the strip club of the mobsters who beat up his brother and were threatening him for failing to pay up his gambling debts and, after storming inside, beats them all up utilizing his Kung-Fu skills,including knocking down the criminal boss of the organization, Brown, with a 360-degree kick.
Charlie decides to go ahead with his robbery plan. John is reluctant to do anything about this, but Grace persuades him to save Charlie from trouble. When the money train stops at one of the stations, Charlie enters the train from beneath and drives it to the maintenance ladder, but he can't escape with the money due to the presence of a group of policemen. Meanwhile, John reaches the train and persuades Charlie to drive further to prevent their arrest. Knowing that Patterson will direct his team to trip the train's brakes, the duo bleeds the brakes. Patterson then orders a steel barricade erected to stop the train, but John increases the speed of the money train to its maximum so that it smashes through the barricade. Transit control officer Kowalski declares the money train a runaway and starts clearing tracks, but Patterson diverts the money train onto a track occupied by a passenger train to keep it from having a clear path, putting innocent people at grave risk. The money train rams into the passenger train and then slows down, but speeds up again because it's in full throttle and rams the train again. It repeatedly keeps ramming the passenger train with the increasing risk of derailing it and killing everyone on board.
Since the money train now had no braking power and the throttle lever is jammed at full power, the brothers decide to throw it into reverse, derailing it and killing both of them but allowing the passengers to live. Charlie comes up with an idea and positions an iron bar in such a way that when the money train rams the other train once more, the bar trips the reverse lever. Both of them climb on top of the train and proceed to the front. When the trains collide one more time, the reverse lever is activated and both brothers jump across to the other train as the money train derails tumbles around several times knocking over several support beams (much to the horror of Patterson who witnesses the whole crash) before finally screeching to a stop on its side just before the station.
The brothers try to escape during the commotion but are spotted by Patterson. They pretend to have come to help him, but Patterson rudely insults them. Fed up with his constant abuse, the brothers punch him in the face. As he shouts out to his team to arrest them for assault, Grace comes rushing in and arrests Patterson for endangering the lives of the people on the passenger train. When the two brothers exit the station, they are in Times Square as the countdown for the New Year begins. During the celebration, John realizes Charlie is carrying a money bag containing over $500,000, much to his dismay. The film ends with John and Charlie walking into the distance arguing over the money.

Tags: comedy, humor, murder, violence, romantic

Review:
The Money Train tries to be more than a lot of the action films that came out and simply disappeared in the early 90s, but falls a little short.
While the film certainly isn't bad, it isn't considered a classic of the genre, and, while not a financial failure, relatively few people saw it and even fewer remember it.The film reunites the stars of White Men Can't Jump, Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes as a pair of law enforcement officers John (Snipes) and Charlie (Harrelson) who basically decide to steal from their boss (Robert Blake) who is a real piece of work.
My favorite moment comes when Robert Blake, after having been informed of the possibility of civilian casualties if the hijacked Money Train continues to speed ahead on the local line, responds with the now-classic line, "That's what we live with." I was laughing so hard that tears were squirting out of my eyes.
It's okay to suspend disbelief, but a movie like this should at least have an air of plausibility.Robert Blake's subway manager is quite a bit over-the-top, but provides a real antagonism for the buddy/brother cops, and establishes himself as the real villain for the plot.The plan, and the execution of the robbery, (and Snipes character going along with something like this), REALLY stretches plausibility, but there is an easy camaraderie between the 2 actors, and the action is good.It ain't all that good, but it isn't unwatchable..
There is not much of a plot to the film just an average screw your average ass-hole boss movie which I like at this point and time because it reminds me of the relationship I have with my boss not to mention the slight money problems I'm having .
I don't want to be fussy and pick out several little pieces and analyse them , this film was a simple time killing pop-corn movie that should viewed when you don't feel like watching something heavy or you'd rather check this out rather than Santa's Slay .
Money Train is a great popcorn movie and Snipes and Harrison once again show the chemistry that makes a good buddy movie.
With all the time wasted on those tangents there is very nearly nothing in the way of story development for what is supposed to be the main plot.Granted the main characters need a motive and the mob provides it, but it shouldn't take literally two-thirds of the movie to establish a motive.The insidious thing about it is that, when you have to wait so long for the plot to start, you have an incentive to sit through the long prelude only to be disappointed by the most ridiculous, and simply lame, heist in memory.Skip this garbage.
The first part of this film is not too bad for an action, we get the normal buddy jokes and some great lines from money train carer Robert Blake.
Money Train is a great film with excellent acting by Wesley Snipes as John, Woody Harrelson as Charlie Robinson, Jennifer Lopez as Grace Santiago, Robert Blake as Donald Patterson and Chris Cooper as Torch.
The film has awesome action, great humour and some awesome fight scenes where Wesley Snipes character John uses his very powerful Martial Arts moves.
I know that both John and Charlie punched Patterson towards the end of the film and that Patterson got arrested and that other characters in the film such as the other Train Driver etc were very angry with Patterson but it would have been great if he got attacked by John using his Martial moves in the subway platform scene when Patterson was rude and horrible to John and Charlie because Patterson deserved to suffer for his very ruthless, malicious actions and rudeness.
When Money Train was first released to poor reviews and low box office in winter of 1995 it caused quite a controversy as a pointless, tasteless, and tacked-on subplot in which a weirdo lights subway cashiers on fire came true in real life.
It finally came out here in the UK in May of 1996 (essentially summer, for a Xmas/New Year- themed movie) and was slapped with an utterly ridiculous and unjustifiable 18-rating.Wesley and Woody play brothers (don't ask) John and Charlie, apparently without last names, who are New York transit cops.
I'm not kidding, Jennifer Lopez does nothing in this film and serves absolutely zero purpose other than to have Wesley extremely unerotically hump her in a ridiculous, unnecessary, and anatomically-incorrect sex scene.Then, after what seems like a freaking aeon, Woody finally decides to rob the money train, an apparently heavily guarded single car train filled with millions of dollars in daily subway revenue.
It's all just random, haphazard drivel.Jennifer Lopez does nothing in this film.Money Train really should have been a heist movie.
There was a lot of potential here, but as I have said several times already this is a train that goes nowhere.Jennifer Lopez does nothing in this film.Is it worth watching?
Sure, but there's very, very little to bring you back unless you're a train movie junkie.Jennifer Lopez does nothing in this film..
Employed as transit cops and unappreciated by their moody boss, two foster brothers contemplate hijacking a revenue train in this action comedy starring Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson.
Chris Cooper has an excellent turn as a malevolent pyromaniac who constantly eludes the brothers, but he is oddly relegated to a mere subplot with the second half of the film powered by the ongoing question or whether they will or will not attempt to rob the train.
Wesley Snipes has some well done fight scenes, Woody Harrelson is the main reason of the film's humor.
It is a typical action film with some funny moments, great actors (Wesley and Woody), cool action scenes and hot Jennifer Lopez but don't wait any point or even a plot..
Wesley Snipes,(John),"7 Seconds",'05, plays a real cool cop who has become very close friends with his co-worker, Woody Harrelson,(Charlie),"North Country",'05 and manages to steal Charlie's girl friend, Jennifer Lopez,(Grace Santiago),"Monster-in-Law",'05.
He puts his "money train" above everything, so when Charlie (Harrelson) and John (Snipes) delay that train with their police work, he gets mad.
Jennifer Lopez, she plays Officer Grace Santiago, is the love interest for one of the two leads, of course leading to friction between them.The film is called 'Money Train' so you understand the main story has to do with that train.
Officer John and his partner Charlie (Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson) are two disgruntled police officers who have discovered their chief cares more about his train and its on-time schedule, than for the public safety.
The camaraderie between Wesley and Woody is excellent-i can only imagine the 'tricks' they got up to onset-the pair of them together are a great comedy duo!J Lo was a bit irritating but her personally I don't think her acting is up to much but at the end of the day the film is worth watching even if she irritates the life out of you!.
In "Money Train", the combination of the three leads plus the sleazy performance of future prison resident, Robert Blake made this at least halfway enjoyable.John and Charlie are brothers.
Jennifer Lopez shows that she is just as good an actress as she is a singer, and Wesley Snipes is excellent once again as Woody's foster brother/transit cop partner.
You find the same kind of street-slang jokes and buddy camaraderie in both movies, but whereas the two cops in Bad Boys were childhood friends, in Money Train they are actually brothers.
And not only are they foster-brothers, but partners in some New-York cop department which protects the Underground tube system.Unfortunately, the chemistry between Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson isn't even close to that between Smith and Lawrence.
And who can forget the horrible acting from nearly everyone, including Woody Harrelson, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Lopez, Robert Blake, and they suck because it seemed like they were auditioning rather than giving a good performance.
If you have nothing better to do and are counting on watching Money Train then build a sandcastle instead.Two foster brothers, one white and one black, work as transit cops at a local subway station.
I remember that when this movie came out, lots of people were trying to convince me it is an absolute must but I waited 9 years to see it on telly and really, it wasn't one second too late as this is a typical actionmovie with zero brains, no story (okay a moneytrain will be robbed, dissapointing acting (from Woody Harrelson I expect lots more than this and Jennifer Lopez looks beautiful, but that's it)and a story that goes over the top (even The Dukes Of Hazard were more realistic!).
Money Train (1995) ** (out of 4)Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson are foster brothers who also work as transit cops for NYC.
Charlie (Harrelson) decides to rob the transit cash flow to get back at his chief (Robert Blake) sho obviously John (Snipes) must go along to protect him.I still remember walking into MONEY TRAIN when it first opened.
As the film started there were a few scattered laughs but by the halfway point people were starting to get restless and by the time the movie was over most people left disappointed.I think it's pretty easy tos ee why WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP still packs a great punch today while MONEY TRAIN has pretty much been forgotten.
Blake is great chewing up the scenes and Jennifer Lopez is nice eye candy but the four are pretty much left in a film without much of a screenplay..
Released in 1995, "Money Train" is a crime thriller about two transit cops in New York City who are also foster brother (Wesley Snipes & Woody Harrelson).
Nevertheless, "Money Train" is entertaining for what it is and I found myself caught up in the world of the characters by the second half.Unfortunately, the message of the film is bad.
Stuff happens, but it's more day to day, episodic peeks at the lives of two NYPD cops, and adoptive brothers, played by Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson, as opposed to a focused narrative with actual story beats.
And here we have the pleasure of Harrelson and Snipes working the chemistry they already showed in White Men Can't Jump.To be honest, I can not say this film is a gem.
John (Wesley Snipes) and Charlie (Woody Harrelson) are a couple of transit cops and foster brothers.
The bad guys still want their money from Charlie and he decides to rob the train.The chemistry for the Snipes Harrelson duo is off.
On these same subway platforms, two cops, John (Wesley Snipes) and Charlie (Woody Harrelson), are brothers, foster brothers, to be specific.
With heavy cover from fellow officers, they often pose as drunks in an effort to bait muggers and other common street scum.But trouble arises when they run afoul of transit system chief and local hard a** Donald Patterson (Robert Blake, who gets some of the best lines and hams it up in a thankless villain role), who considers it his life's mission to care for his precious revenue train and make hell for John and Charlie.
Charlie, meanwhile, has already begun plans to knock off the money train, partly to get himself out of debt and also to f**k with Patterson.This is your average buddy-cop flick with an established and effortless portrait of comradeship between veterans Snipes and Harrelson, who are teaming up again following the success of 1992's "White Men Can't Jump." It seems Hollywood was fishing for the latest in cop careers, and somehow found success in making these guys working for the New York transit authority.
Fleshed-out villains, aside from Patterson, aren't all that apparent either, except for maybe Chris Cooper as subway pyromaniac Torch.The film concludes with a big chase through the New York subway (which I guess was inescapable too, since this is billed as an action movie) but it's just best to let it go; get on, or get out of the way - that's "Money Train's" motto.Next stop, "White Men Can't Jump off of Money Trains, part III" - coming soon.6/10.
An unimaginative script, poor acting and a half-humoured tag line does justice for 'Money Train'.Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson, come across some action packed, problematic dilemmas, which obviously need some careful consideration........
Snipes does convey steel while Harrelson gives off his just-under-the-surface danger, especially when he grins at smarmy boss Robert Blake in one subway scene.Pitching in for the Latina female is Jennifer Lopez who, without being as angry and nasal and in-your-face as Rosie Perez, actually manages to be engaging though this is early in her career, before she decided to punch out and play her (bland) self once she became the trademark known as J.
Wesley and Woody had fantastic chemistry together, and i was really surprised, by how much i enjoyed the film!, plus Jennifer Lopez surprised me, by giving a very good performance!.
Definitely this is better than (Wesley Snipes & Woody Harrelson)'s last movie (White Men Can't Jump) which is not up to this one's lovely time, let alone being one of the silliest movies ever!
I like (Money Train).I think if you forgot about it as a train movie or heist one you'll discover that it's a fun ride with some well-made action, J-lo too, and happy end a la' Hollywood; where everybody wins and the evil guy goes to hell.
'Money Train' is a gruesome exercise in the worn-out cop buddy movie franchise offering nothing new except the cast which adhere to the formula as if changing them would be a sacrilege.The movie stars Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson, paired up after their success in the delightful 'White Men Can't Jump' as stepbrothers who are paired as buddies on the NYPD.
The crook they are chasing is killed by cops guarding the money train that collects the day's fares from the various stations.A movie like this has to have it's token characters and believe me their all here.
I really did not need that, nor did the movie But my biggest problem with 'Money Train' is the relentless shouting matches between Snipes and Harrelson, they go off on each other about a half a dozen times in this movie and you wonder if they ever have a moment when they are just talking.
I get a lot of time to wonder about things during a movie like 'Money Train' because there isn't anything else to do beside count down to the next cliché..
But when things don't go according to plan, will his brother be able to save him in time....It was inevitable that after the success of White Men can't Jump and Bad Boys, that Hollywood re-team this pair because of the chemistry they had in that 1992 comedy.Make them cops, and you have a sure fire hit on your hands..Well you would if the main focus was on the killer The Torch, played wonderfully by Chris Cooper, rather than Harrelson trying to steal because he's gambled his life away.And this is why the film doesn't work.
Money Train (1995): Dir: Joseph Ruben / Cast: Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson, Jennifer Lopez, Robert Blake, Chris Cooper: Title suggests theft in that the money is the riches and the train is the getaway.
Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson who previously starred in White Men Can't Jump are brothers and undercover cops in the subway area.
woody harrelson character was so stupid in this movie he was a white brother of a black guy played by Wesley snipes.all he ever did was wasting life living on brothers money & creates trouble for himself & others.the time Jennifer Lopez made and entrance in the film i was relaxed because the stupid comedy of snipes & woody was pissing me off.the money train is about 2 cops friends/bros they work on a N.Y subway station.Charlie plans to rob the money train which collects millions of revenue from the station.despite the action scenes in train & stunts the film fails to deliver .but this film is a timpass movie & will rob you of your money & times if you by it on DVD.that just happened to me.ill avoid Wesley snipes movie from now on the guy has lost itmy rating is 3/10.worth looking for J.LO.
Snipes and Harrelson play brothers who steal a train (eventually).
John and Charlie Robinson are step brothers who work on the New York subway as transit cops.
With nowhere else to find the money Charlie's thoughts turn to the money train.This isn't a great film but I rather enjoyed it.
Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson have a decent chemistry as the two very different foster brothers and Jennifer Lopez is good as love interest Grace.
"White Men Can't Jump Two: The Great Train Robbery": the greatest movie of all time?.
Money Train is set in New York where Christmas is fast approaching, subway decoy squad cop Charlie (Woody Harrelson) owes $15,000 of gambling debts to Mr. Brown (Scott Sowers) a very unpleasant mobster.
Brown wants his money or he'll hurt him, Carlie's foster brother & fellow New York subway decoy squad cop John (Wesley Snipes) gives him the $15,000 but Charlie loses it.
The acting is alright with Snipes & Harrelson putting in likable performances while Jennifer Lopez is as awful as ever & luckily she has no more than a cameo role & as such doesn't ruin things that much.Money Train was a disaster at the box-office, it's generally disliked by both critics & the public but I have to say I quite liked it, it isn't any sort of masterpiece but it just about kept my interest & came away from it feeling entertained & feeling I had fun.
The second plot would be how one of the cops, played byWoody Harrelson, very slowly builds himself up into robbing aparticular train that carries all the subway's money.