Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground

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.

Full Cast of Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground

Jerry Stiller

as Old Man (segment "The 5:24")

Gerald Isaac Stiller (June 8, 1927 – May 11, 2020) was an American actor and comedian. He spent many years as part of...

Steve Zahn

as Tucker (segment "The 5:24")

Steven James Zahn (born November 13, 1967) is an American actor and comedian. His films include Reality Bites (1994),...

Bill Irwin

as Bill Irwin (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

William Mills Irwin (born April 11, 1950) is an American actor, clown, and comedian. He began as a vaudeville-style s...

KRS-One

as Vendor (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Andre B. Blake

as Knish Buyer (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Andre B. Blake is an American film and television actor.

Robert W. Castle

as Knish Buyer (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Tina North

as Grandmother (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Paul Lazar

as Mr. Nervous (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Anthony S. Calypso

as Knish Buyer (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Marlon Cherry

as Musician (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Carl J. Ferrazza

as Hot Dog Buyer (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Daniel Freedman

as Strange Man (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Marc Mueller

as (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Paul Mueller

as (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Simon Seven

as (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Joe Toutebon

as Knish Buyer (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Daniel Wolff

as Knish Buyer (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Mari Danzi

as (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Lara McFarlane

as (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Angie Utt

as Distinguished Rider (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Audrey Meyers

as Distinguished Rider (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

Denis Leary

as Wheelchair Man (segment "The Red Shoes")

Denis Colin Leary (born August 18, 1957) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director and film producer. Leary is...

Christine Lahti

as Red Shoe Woman (segment "The Red Shoes")

Christine Ann Lahti (born April 4, 1950) is an American actress and filmmaker. She was nominated for the Academy Awar...

N'Bushe Wright

as Young Girl (segment "The Red Shoes")

Marie Barrientos

as Ragged Woman (segment "The Red Shoes")

O.L. Duke

as News Seller (segment "The Red Shoes")

Ellen Gould

as Shopper (segment "The Red Shoes")

John C. Vennema

as Executive (segment "The Red Shoes")

Sixto Ramos

as Security Guard (segment "The Red Shoes")

Erika Greene

as (segment "The Red Shoes")

Bonnie Hunt

as Fern McDermott (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness")

Bonnie Lynne Hunt (born September 22, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, writer, director, television producer a...

Richard Spore

as White Man (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness")

Mekhi Phifer

as Man in Hallway (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness")

Mekhi Thira Phifer (born December 29, 1974) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his multi-year role as...

José Ramón Rosario

as Transit Worker (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness")

José Ramón Rosario is an actor.

Nancy Ticotin

as Business Woman (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness")

John Ford Noonan

as Blanket Man (segment "Fern's Heart of Darkness")

Lili Taylor

as Belinda (segment "The Listeners")

Michael Rapaport

as Jake (segment "The Listeners")

American actor and a comedian Michael David Rapaport has acted in more than forty films since the early 1990s. For hi...

Israel Horovitz

as Older Man (segment "The Listeners")

Mercedes Ruehl

as Leyla (segment "Underground")

Zachary Taylor

as Wayne (segment "Underground")

Peter Sarsgaard

as Boy No. 1 (segment "Underground")

John Peter Sarsgaard (born March 7, 1971) is an American actor. His first feature role was in Dead Man Walking in 199...

Jeremy Jordan

as Boy No. 2 (segment "Underground")

Bruce Smolanoff

as Boy No. 3 (segment "Underground")

Rob Clasen

as Boy No. 4 (segment "Underground")

Jay Bailey

as Subway Musician (segment "Underground")

Sarita Choudhury

as Humera (segment "Honey-Getter")

Nicole Ari Parker

as Sharon (segment "Honey-Getter")

Nicole Ari Parker Kodjoe (born October 7, 1970 in Baltimore, Maryland, height 5' 8" (1,73 m)). She graduated from New...

Ajay Naidu

as Prashant (segment "Honey-Getter")

Ajay Kalahastri Naidu (born 12 February 1972) is an American actor. Naidu was born in Evanston, Illinois and raised ...

Danny Hoch

as Edward (segment "Honey-Getter")

Steven Randazzo

as Officer Mulioli (segment "Honey-Getter")

Gi Shen

as Subway Musician (segment "Honey-Getter")

Kenny Garrett

as Sax Player (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")

Sam Rockwell

as Man Eating (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")

Sol Frieder

as Old News Man (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")

Tammi Cubilette

as Denise (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")

Kavi Ladnier

as D'Jamila (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")

Bruklin Harris

as Dorcas (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")

Taral Hicks

as Woman with Flowers (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")

Daniel Rous

as Jewish Cantor (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")

Will Hare

as Homeless Man (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")

Will Hare was born on March 30, 1916 and passed away 27 years ago at the age of 81 on August 31, 1997.

Rosie Perez

as The Girl (segment "Love on the A Train")

Rosa María Perez (born September 6, 1964) is an American actress, community activist, talk show host, author, dancer,...

Michael McGlone

as John T. (segment "Love on the A Train")

Michael McGlone is an American actor, singer and songwriter. He is perhaps best known as the film noiresque spokesman...

Gretchen Mol

as Wife (segment "Love on the A Train")

Gretchen Mol (born November 8, 1972) is an American actress and former model. She is known for her role as Gillian Da...

Gregory Hines

as Jack (segment "Manhattan Miracle")

Anne Heche

as Pregnant Girl (segment "Manhattan Miracle")

Anne Celeste Heche (May 25, 1969 – August 11, 2022) was an American actress. She first came to recognition portraying...

George T. Odom

as Miracle Old Man (segment "Manhattan Miracle")

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