In Popular Culture
- The hijackers' system of referring to each other as colors, such as "Mr. Blue" was later used by Quentin Tarantino in his film Reservoir Dogs and a group of productions, notably the TV series The Unit, in this case to hide the operators' military ranks and real names.
- The movie was the inspiration for Carter USM's song "The Taking of Peckham One Two Three".
- A reference to the movie appears in the lyric of the Beastie Boys' song "Sure Shot", on the 1994 album Ill Communication: "Well, it's the taking of Pelham, one, two, three / If you want a doodie rhyme then come see me"
- The song "We Took Pelham" by Deadly Avenger, an artist on Shadow Records, is inspired by this film.
- The end title theme is a featured track on the DJ Food & DK album Now, Listen!.
- The title of the Doctor Who novel The Taking of Chelsea 426 by David Llewellyn is likely a play on the title of this film.
- Story and title loosely referenced in the BraveStarr episode "The Taking of Thistledown 123"
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