Turbulence (1997)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Robert Butler

Writer (WGA):

Jonathan Brett (written by)

Release Date:

10 January 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

Fear is in the air

Plot:

After a shootout on a flight transporting prisoners, a stewardess must outwit a smooth-talking serial killer and land the plane herself.

Plot Keywords:

Marshal | Christmas | Cat And Mouse | Axe | Black Comedy

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Ray Liotta	...	Ryan Weaver
Lauren Holly	...	Teri Halloran
Brendan Gleeson	...	Stubbs
Hector Elizondo	...	Lt. Aldo Hines
Rachel Ticotin	...	Rachel Taper
Jeffrey DeMunn	...	Brooks
John Finn	...	FBI Agent Frank Sinclair
Ben Cross	...	Captain Samuel Bowen
Catherine Hicks	...	Maggie
Heidi Kling	...	Betty
Gordy Owens	...	Carl
J. Kenneth Campbell	...	Captain Matt Powell
James MacDonald	...	1st Officer Ted Kary
Michael Harney	...	Marshal Marty Douglas
Grand L. Bush	...	Marshal Al Arquette

MPAA:

Rated R for terror, strong violence and language.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Singapore:PG | Brazil:16 (cut)

Filming Locations:

Clinton, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

The toy store in the movie in reality is a bookstore on the Main Street in Clinton, New Jersey, USA. There is a toy store on Main Street but it is in an alley and the director didn't like the exterior of the building. The bookstore's front window was decorated with toys for the week of filming.

Goofs:

Factual errors: This aircraft cannot fly inverted without the engines flaming out from fuel starvation.

Quotes:

Ryan Weaver: [after Maggie is strangled to death by Ryan] You rubbed me the wrong way.

Movie Connections:

References The Shining (1980)

The most unintentionally hilarious film I have ever seen.

If I was a director and wanted to make a film that set out to parody the action-thriller genre I think I would have produced something like Turbulence.

It is so packed with ludicrous sequences, stereotyped characters and predictable plot lines that it becomes impossible to take it seriously. This film ends up being entertaining, but for all the wrong reasons. It is so unbelievably bad that you won't be able to help yourself but laugh at it - should you actually decide to ever see this piece of nonsense.

Its a killer ride alright - its so hilarious you'll kill yourself laughing! This is to action movies what 'Plan 9' is to Science Fiction.

So awful its amazing!