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The Langoliers (1995)

TV Series  -  PG_13 180 min  -  Drama | Horror | Mystery
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Most of the passengers on an airplane disappear, and the remainder land the plane in a mysteriously barren airport.

Director:

Tom Holland

Writers:

Stephen King (novel), Tom Holland (teleplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patricia Wettig ...
Dean Stockwell ...
David Morse ...
Mark Lindsay Chapman ...
Frankie Faison ...
Baxter Harris Baxter Harris ...
Kimber Riddle Kimber Riddle ...
Christopher Collet Christopher Collet ...
Kate Maberly ...
Bronson Pinchot ...
Tom Holland Tom Holland ...
Julie Arnold Lisnet Julie Arnold Lisnet ...
Michael Louden Michael Louden ...
Kymberly Dakin Kymberly Dakin ...
David Forrester David Forrester ...
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Storyline

On a red eye flight to Boston from LA 10 people wake up to a shock. All the passengers and crew have vanished. When they try to contact the ground they make no connections. They land the plane only to discover that things haven't changed. But its like the world is dead. No one is there, the air is still, sound doesn't echo, the food is tasteless. And a distant sound is heard coming closer. A race of monstrous beings bent on their destruction is heading for them, eating everything in sight. Written by Anonymous  

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Plot Keywords:

Airport | Airplane | Pilot | Time Warp | Businessman  | See more »

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The grand master of suspense transports you to another dimension. See more »

Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence and some sci-fi terror See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Stephen King's The Langoliers See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (3 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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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, Dean Stockwell's character helped Sam (Scott Bakula) try to stop the Kennnedy assassination through time travel. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the different outside views of the aircraft shots, the aircraft changes back and forth between an L1011 and a DC-10. Difference is mainly the body width and the rear engine setup. See more »

Quotes

Bob Jenkins: Let's say that every now and then a hole appears in the stream of time. Not a time-warm. A rip. A time rip. A rip in the central fabric.
Don Gaffney: That's the craziest thing I ever heard of!
Craig Toomy: Amen!
Bob Jenkins: Mr. Gaffney, the situation we're in right now, this is crazy. So let's say that such rips do occur every now and then. It would be similar to rare weather phenomenons that are reported. Upside-down tornadoes, circular rainbows, daytime starlight.
Captain Brian Engle: The aurora borealis.
Bob Jenkins: [Bob looks to Brian in surprise] What?
Captain Brian Engle: There was an aurora borealis over the Mojavi Desert when we left LAX. We were supposed to fly right into it.
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Crazy Credits

Cloud cover (presumably the view of the sky from a cockpit window) forms the backdrop for the opening credits. See more »

Connections

References Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) See more »