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   Darrin T to Mack A. Damia   
   Re: Name of film eludes me   
   21 Oct 22 20:43:04   
   
   From: darrint68@aol.com   
      
   On Friday, October 21, 2022 at 7:22:56 PM UTC-4, Mack A. Damia wrote:   
   > On Fri, 21 Oct 2022 09:53:25 -0700 (PDT), Darrin T    
   > wrote:   
   > >This is one of rare times when my total recall has hit an impasse. I   
   believe it was a comedy from the Big '80s or 90s that featured a scene   
   lampooning a group of East Asian tourists with their cameras.   
      
   > Recently watched "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3".   
   >   
   > A group of Japanese officials from Tokyo's subway system are touring   
   > the command headquarters of the New York subway system. They are   
   > taking photographs with cameras while New York City Transit Police   
   > lieutenant Zachary Garber, played by Walter Matthau, shows them   
   > around. >   
      
   > He makes fun of them and doesn't realize that they speak English until   
   > they have to leave because of the subway hijack. >   
      
   > A 1974 film, though.>>   
      
   You got it, Toyota! eh Old Mack is back, eh? eh Thanks a mill. On a related   
   note, it's also unfortunate that we now have to preface films by date, as   
   unoriginal Hollywood continues to make horrid remake after remake.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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