John GodeyFilmography

Born:: Brooklyn, NY
Occupation:: Book Author
Biography:: John Godey is the pseudonym for Morton Freedgood, whose novels have served as the bases for several motion pictures. The Brooklyn-born Freedgood attended City College of New York in the 1930s and, after service in the army during World War II, went to work as a publicist for United Artists before...Read More

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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

Crew: Book Author

Actors: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, James Gandolfini, John Turturro, Luis Guzman, Michael Rispoli

Synopsis: A New York City subway dispatcher draws on his extensive knowledge of the subway system in order to outsmart a dangerous criminal mastermind who's hijacked a subway train in this remake of the 1974 thriller inspired by John Godey's best-selling book. Walter Garber (Denzel Washington) is drifting Read More

6/12/09
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

Crew: Book Author

Actors: Vincent D'Onofrio, Donnie Wahlberg, Edward James Olmos

Synopsis: Made for television, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three is adapted from the suspense novel by John Godey, previously filmed as a theatrical feature in 1974. The earlier version was highlighted by the verbal cat-and-mouse game between a cynical veteran NYPD detective, played by Walter Matthau, and Read More

1998
Johnny Handsome

Crew: Book Author

Actors: Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovern, Morgan Freeman, Forest Whitaker

Synopsis: Small-time crook Mickey Rourke is mockingly named Johnny Handsome because of his grotesquely deformed face. While in stir on a robbery rap, Rourke is knifed by convicts in the employ of his former partner--and now bitter enemy--Lance Henriksen. While in the prison hospital, Rourke is cared for by Read More

9/29/89
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

Crew: Book Author

Actors: Thomas LaFleur, Maria Landa, William Snickowski, Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, Hector Elizondo, Earl Hindman

Synopsis: On a quiet midday in New York, along the Lexington Avenue subway line, the train designated "Pelham One Two Three" -- so named for its station of origin and time of departure -- makes its way down the East Side of Manhattan. One by one, three men board the train, and at 28th Street, a fourth man Read More

1974
Never a Dull Moment

Crew: Book Author

Actors: Dick Van Dyke, Edward G. Robinson, Dorothy Provine, Henry Silva, Joanna Moore

Synopsis: Jack Albany (Dick Van Dyke) is an actor in a television series who is mistaken for a real-life murderer Ace Williams (Jack Elam). Comedy ensues when gangster Leo Smooth (Edward G. Robinson) goes after Jack. Robinson reprises the role of the gangster tough guy he made famous in the 1930s. He leads Read More

1968

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