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:

The aircraft used in the movie is a Lockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar (N31018) belonging to the now defunct Trans World Airlines.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When the captain is taking off from Bangor, the indicator reads "Minimum takeoff speed 150 mph". This is wrong in two ways. First, in aviation, all speeds are in knots. Second, there is not only one takeoff speed, there are three: engine out safety speed (V1), speed of rotation (Vr) and climb safety speed (V2).

Quotes:

Roger Toomy: Are you gonna look at the big picture or do I have to let *them* have you?
[Turns Craigs head toward the window]
Craig Toomy: They don't even exist!
Roger Toomy: Oh yes. They exist. They were here and they'll be back.
[Grabs Craig by the ear and pulls him up]
Roger Toomy: They'll be back for you, you lazy sack of dirt!
Craig Toomy: What can I do? What can I do?
Roger Toomy: [Mimics him cruelly] "What can I do?" "What can I do?" You do whatever you have to do, and you get to Boston! Because if you don't, Craiggy Weggy, they are gonna chew your eyes right out of your head!

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A very entertaining film

I have seen this film several times and still enjoy watching it. The

first viewing is obviously the best as the mystery of what happened to the plane is still unknown to you. The way the passengers

onboard the plane cope with the situation makes (for me)

fascinating viewing. My one small critical comment would be that the film is fairly long, however despite this I would still regard it as probably my favourite film.