Subway Stories

Subway Stories
Produced by	Richard Guay Valerie Thomas
Music by	Mecca Bodega
Distributed by	Home Box Office
Release date(s)	17 August 1997
Running time	80 min
Language	English

Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground was a film made in 1997 and produced by Home Box Office for television. It began as a contest among New Yorkers who submitted stories of their experiences within the New York City Subway. HBO picked ten of the stories and cast mostly well-known or accomplished actors (such as Denis Leary, George T. Odom, Rosie Perez and Bill Irwin), writers and ten well-respected directors (such as Jonathan Demme, Ted Demme, Abel Ferrara, Craig McKay, and Bob Balaban).

Critical reaction

Subway Stories continues to be acclaimed by prominent critics and viewers alike. 3blackchicks.com states it as "honest, humorous and even moving at times."

Commercial releases

Despite such acclaim for the film, HBO initially only released it on VHS in the United States, although it was later released on Region 4 DVD (Australasia, and Central and South America). HBO released the film on Region 1 DVD (North America) on October 16, 2007.

See also

• Tube Tales - two years later, BSkyB made a London equivalent.

External links

• SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground at the Internet Movie Database