The Langoliers (1995) (TV)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Tom Holland

Writers (WGA):

Stephen King (novel)
Tom Holland (teleplay)

Release Date:

14 May 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Prepare yourself for the flight of your life!

Plot:

Most of the passengers on an airplane disappear, and the remainder land the plane in a mysteriously barren airport.

Plot Keywords:

Airplane | Businessman | Airport | Time Warp | Aviation

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Patricia Wettig	...	Laurel Stevenson
Dean Stockwell	...	Bob Jenkins
David Morse	...	Captain Brian Engle
Mark Lindsay Chapman	...	Nick Hopewell
Frankie Faison	...	Don Gaffney
Baxter Harris	...	Rudy Warwick
Kimber Riddle	...	Bethany Simms
Christopher Collet	...	Albert Kaussner
Kate Maberly	...	Dinah Catherine Bellman
Bronson Pinchot	...	Craig Toomey
Tom Holland	...	Harker
Julie Arnold Lisnet	...	Aunt Vicki
Michael Louden	...	Richard Logan
Kymberly Dakin	...	Doris Heartman
David Forrester	...	Danny Keene

Also Known As:

Stephen King's The Langoliers (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence and some sci-fi terror.

Runtime:

180 min | 60 min (3 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-16 | Australia:M | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Bangor International Airport - 287 Godfrey Boulevard, Bangor, Maine, USA

Company:

Laurel Entertainment Inc.

Trivia:

When Dean Stockwell's character says that it is not possible to travel through time, he mentions stopping the Kennedy assassination. In "Quantum Leap" (1989), Dean Stockwell's character helped Sam (Scott Bakula) try to stop the Kennnedy assassination through time travel.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the plane is flying over the supposedly lifeless Maine landscape, a herd of cows can be seen grazing on a hillside.

Quotes:

Bob Jenkins: Now we know...
Laurel Stevenson: We know what?
Bob Jenkins: We know what happens to today when it becomes yesterday... It waits for them... the timekeepers of eternity!

Movie Connections:

References Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

A GREAT time-travel thriller

First of all, I don't understand why so many viewers "trashed" this novella-turned-TV movie.....I read "Four Past Midnight", and once I heard that it was being made into a TV movie, I couldn't wait to see it. Let me tell you, I was NOT disappointed, and felt that it followed the story very well. While it's true that the special effects for "The Langoliers" themselves weren't the greatest, the actors (ESPECIALLY Bronson Pinchot as the psychotic, paper-shredding "Craig Toomey") made up for this glitch 100%! Dean Stockwell as "Bob Jenkins" was exceptionally good, as he & Bronson were the 2 best characters in the movie & DEFINITELY kept things interesting!

Bronson Pinchot made a GREAT career decision taking on the role of "Craig Toomey", as he's the complete opposite of "Balki" from "Perfect Strangers"; he was BRILLIANT, and sent a definite chill down my spine!

This novel & movie REALLY makes you wonder what it would be like if humans could travel back in time, even as little as 15 minutes, and what exactly would happen to us.....I give this a 9 out of 10 rating (9 due to the poor special effects of the time-chomping Langoliers), and DEFINITELY recommend it to any sci-fi fan!