Commuter Film Coming in Jan. 2018

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A movie titled The Commuter starring Liam Neeson will debut in Jan. of 2018.

I'm no expert on the movie, but IMDB indicates it was filmed in four locations:

Sacramento, California, USA

New York City, New York, USA

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Surrey, England, UK

So, the actual stations and trains sets used are unknown to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Den9BuwI7GI
 
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Hmmm... doesn't resemble my commute!
Ha! Mine neither. But I guess it would be hard to make a 2-hour Hollywood movie out of a "normal" commute.

Scene 1: Boards train

Scene 2: Train moves

Scene 3: Train stops at next station

Scene 4: Train moves

Scene 5: Train waits in siding for late outbound train

Scene 6: Train moves again...

Etc.
 
Hmmm... doesn't resemble my commute!
Ha! Mine neither. But I guess it would be hard to make a 2-hour Hollywood movie out of a "normal" commute.

Scene 1: Boards train

Scene 2: Train moves

Scene 3: Train stops at next station

Scene 4: Train moves

Scene 5: Train waits in siding for late outbound train

Scene 6: Train moves again...

Etc.
They'd call that a "documentary".
 
Hmmm... doesn't resemble my commute!
Ha! Mine neither. But I guess it would be hard to make a 2-hour Hollywood movie out of a "normal" commute.

Scene 1: Boards train

Scene 2: Train moves

Scene 3: Train stops at next station

Scene 4: Train moves

Scene 5: Train waits in siding for late outbound train

Scene 6: Train moves again...

Etc.
However, if it's an intercity train, Norway makes a show out of it.
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The seven-hour episode is also available on Netflix.
 
Hmmm... doesn't resemble my commute!
Ha! Mine neither. But I guess it would be hard to make a 2-hour Hollywood movie out of a "normal" commute.

Scene 1: Boards train

Scene 2: Train moves

Scene 3: Train stops at next station

Scene 4: Train moves

Scene 5: Train waits in siding for late outbound train

Scene 6: Train moves again...

Etc.
Gonna have to wait for the Director's Cut Extended Version with Deleted Scenes for that one!
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However, if it's an intercity train, Norway makes a show out of it.
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The seven-hour episode is also available on Netflix.
The Pluto Channel on Roku has the Slow TV Ch.437 where you can watch the 7 hour version.
 
Eh, my theater of choice had been apologizing for the movies that have been coming out recently. This doesn't look like it will change his mind.
 
A movie titled The Commuter starring Liam Neeson will debut in Jan. of 2018.

I'm no expert on the movie, but IMDB indicates it was filmed in four locations:

Sacramento, California, USA

New York City, New York, USA

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Surrey, England, UK

So, the actual stations and trains sets used are unknown to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Den9BuwI7GI
According to the articles I've seen online, the story is supposed to take place aboard a Metro North train departing Manhattan (NYC) on up north to Poughkeepsie along the Hudson line.
 
IIRC there was a CTV show that was set on a Go Transit commuter car, and the show was timed out to match the length of the commute in question.

(I wonder if the train was ever late to accommodate a reduced commercial schedule?)
 
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