Tube stations in movies

[Mark O]

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[dremble wedge]

name='Mark O']Plus there was a fictional one in 'Daleks-Invasion Earth', can't remember what place or name was used, any ideas?

World's End (it's on the list!)

[Mark O]

name='dremble wedge']World's End (it's on the list!)

Thanks Dremble!.......I should've clicked the link first, that's why I deleted my post above!

[dylan]

Death Line: Aldwych, Holborn and Russell Square stations.



D.

[dremble wedge]

I also seem to remember that in the not-terribly-good Talos the Mummy a key scene takes place in Old Street tube station. However, I don't know if they actually used the real Old Street...

[Hugo]

What about Tube Tales (1999) a full length feature film made by Sky TV consisting of nine separate stories, all based on true incidents, and all taking place in and around tube trains.

[Steve Crook]

Sliding Doors starts off in a tube station, and returns to it a few times



Steve

[glyn horton]

I was writing a book some time ago about railways in British films and did some research re tube station appearances - there are scores of them!



Although it closed to the public in 1994 Aldwych station is still used for filming, recently appearing in such films Atonement and Rise of the Footsoldier. Holborn and Charing Cross seem to be popular too.



As well as Embankment, Sliding Doors uses Waterloo and Bank stations on the Waterloo and City line, another popular location over the years - it appears in The Liquidator (1965), Fragment of Fear (1970) and The Wisdom of Crocodiles (1998) amongst others.



Some other examples from older films -



Underground (1928) - Waterloo (Bakerloo platforms)

The Man who Wouldn't Talk (1958) - Victoria (Circle/District line platforms)

Butley (1973) - Kilburn Park

[pelam123]

An American Werewolf in London

[CaptainWaggett]

Useful locations list - link



A key plot point of The Bourne Ultimatum has Bourne arranging to meet his contact at the York Road entrance to Waterloo Station. This was where it dissolves into fantasy since, as any visitor to the South Bank knows, that entrance is never open when you want to use it.

[jonpsych]

They used a closed Tube station in the Bond film with the invisible car; the Prince Caspian film has Tube train action and a closed and disused tube station is used in Paperhouse

[jonpsych]

Quatermass and the Pit

[theuofc]

In DARLING (1965), there's a memorable exchange between Dirk Bogarde and Julie Christie going down the escalator in a London tube station, the name of which escapes me now.



Interesting thread.



Barbara

[Steve Crook]

name='theuofc']In DARLING (1965), there's a memorable exchange between Dirk Bogarde and Julie Christie going down the escalator in a London tube station, the name of which escapes me now.



Interesting thread.



Barbara

The IMDb mentions:

Notting Hill Gate, Notting Hill, London, England, UK

(Diana Scott and Robert Gold on escalator)



Steve

[theuofc]

name='Steve Crook']The IMDb mentions:

Notting Hill Gate, Notting Hill, London, England, UK

(Diana Scott and Robert Gold on escalator)



Steve

To the rescue as always! You saved me going over to check. Lovely fight scene, wasn't it?



Cheers,



Barbara

[julian_craster]

THE BLACK WINDMILL





THE PASSIONATE FRIENDS





FOUR IN THE MORNING (Earls Court tube)

[MB]

The tube plays a crucial role in 'Sliding doors'. It didn't surprise me that Peter Howitt used the tube timings for his inciting incident. I bet many a life has been altered forever by the seemingly arbitary timings of the tube.



For me it sums up everything I don't like about London (although I miss London, itself, quite a bit) and when you go back it is strikingly awful. The dust up your nose, the grime, the intrusive advertising, potential craziness, fierce commuter mode and lack of potential escape.



It is particularly bleak to be left on a tube station having just missed an important train. As it leaves it blows a waft of dust in your face for good measure and there you are, left with some odd person with no obvious reason for not getting on.. Plenty of drama to be had too.

[Steve Crook]

name='MB']The tube plays a crucial role in 'Sliding doors'. It didn't surprise me that Peter Howitt used the tube timings for his inciting incident. I bet many a life has been altered forever by the seemingly arbitary timings of the tube.



For me it sums up everything I don't like about London (although I miss London, itself, quite a bit) and when you go back it is strikingly awful. The dust up your nose, the grime, the intrusive advertising, potential craziness, fierce commuter mode and lack of potential escape.



It is particularly bleak to be left on a tube station having just missed an important train. As it leaves it blows a waft of dust in your face for good measure and there you are, left with some odd person with no obvious reason for not getting on.. Plenty of drama to be had too.

But if you do miss a train on the tube there will usually be another one in a few minutes. Even at the most extreme off-peak times they're still usually only 5 or 10 minutes apart.



I often travel on the tube, but not often at the height of the rush hour. When I am travelling in the rush hour I'll often let one go if it's very full and there's another one in a few minutes. If you're stuck on the platform you can always read the posters or watch the wildlife scurrying along the tracks



The most important one is the last train back home



Steve

[theuofc]

name='MB']The tube plays a crucial role in 'Sliding doors'. It didn't surprise me that Peter Howitt used the tube timings for his inciting incident. I bet many a life has been altered forever by the seemingly arbitary timings of the tube.



For me it sums up everything I don't like about London (although I miss London, itself, quite a bit) and when you go back it is strikingly awful. The dust up your nose, the grime, the intrusive advertising, potential craziness, fierce commuter mode and lack of potential escape.



It is particularly bleak to be left on a tube station having just missed an important train. As it leaves it blows a waft of dust in your face for good measure and there you are, left with some odd person with no obvious reason for not getting on.. Plenty of drama to be had too.

I hadn't noticed the dust, nor the wildlife! But cars do get very hot during crowded rush hours. Still, as Steve points out, they run frequently and that in itself is a marvel!



I find the never-ending flights of stairs at peak hours with people rushing pell mell a bit daunting esp. with luggage. And I must say it's getting very pricey. But on the whole, it's convenient to have mass transit that is clearly mapped out and frequent.



All the best,



Barbara

[DB7]

There was the Ray Davies (of Kinks fame) film Return to Waterloo, also the recentish horror Creep.