Movie called "3 And Out" or "A Deal is a Deal"

[jeffmorris]

I watched the movie this morning about a London Underground tube train operator. After his train killed two men accidentally, his co-workers told him about a rule that says if his train kills three people in a month, he'll "retires" with a big fat check. He looked for someone who wanted to kill himself/herself and found him ready to jump off the bridge. After spending a weekend with the man and his family, the train operator changed his mind. When he saw the man standing on the tracks, he stopped his train for a few minutes but the man told him "A deal is a deal". He ran down the man.

 

[wholbr]

Hi Everybody.
jeffmorris I have not seen the film you have posted about and would not wish to. The theme of the movie would seem to be an insult to the dedicated staff that manage, maintain and operate the London Underground. Many people have and still do commit suicide in the London tube system. In many cases the drivers and other staff of the underground are so often so shocked and traumatised by the event that occurs while they are carrying out their duties that they can spend many months off work undergoing remedial treatment or in some cases never return to the to their jobs Again.

The above always has devastating effects on the drivers and other staff families and is obviously also devastating to the families of those who take their lives in this way. I cannot understand how anyone would wish to " De-mentally glorify" such tragic events for the warped gratification of others. Isn't there enough real-life senseless violence in the world already without this kind of film grotesquely adding to it.

Bill

 

[Paulsw2]

I note this from the Wikipedia entry on the film:

Three and Out flopped,[SUP] [/SUP]entered at number 12 in the UK box office chart with an opening weekend take of £189,454.

Apparently the premier of the film was also picketed by the train drivers union in protest.

Paul

 

[jeffmorris]

In the movie, the train operator tried to tell the man that he changed his mind about killing him with the train and when he saw the man on the street, he stopped the train and cried. Why did he go ahead and kill the man with the train? I'm not sure if there are any windows where passengers can look into cabs like NYCTA R44 and newer subway cars and if so, the passengers can see the man on the tracks and do something. I know that some people quit their jobs after killing someone with their buses and trains.

 

[mity22]

I have seen that film it sucks in my opinion you may want to check out this film Creep. Its also on the London Underground and is quite good and scary.