Retro Movie Adventures: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

Brief thoughts:

• Remember when movies were allowed to have a guy like Walter Matthau be the star of the show?
• As soon as the music starts you know you’re in for a good time.
• Héctor Elizondo? Did Garry Marshall direct this?
• Features some classic 1974 racism, sexism, and homophobia!
• I thought the mayor was a caricature of Ed Koch, but he didn’t become mayor of New York until 1978.

For today’s poster, I spent far too much time making the movie logo. Then I couldn’t find decent images of Matthau or Robert Shaw that would work for the central image. My “solution” makes it look like this stars Elizondo and Jerry Stiller, with a special appearance by Walter Matthau as the moon. Works for me!