| Overall: | D+ |
|---|---|
| Violence: | D |
| Sexual Content: | B |
| Language: | D |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | A |
| Run Time: | 106 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 03 Nov 2009 |
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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 is rated R: for violence and pervasive language.
Cast: Denzel Washington, John Travolta
Studio: 2009 Sony/ Columbia Pictures
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Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
