The Langoliers 

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

Stars:

Patricia Wettig, Dean Stockwell, Tom Holland

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Tom Holland	...	Harker 2 episodes, 1995
Patricia Wettig	...	Laurel Stevenson 2 episodes, 1995
Kate Maberly	...	Dinah Bellman 2 episodes, 1995
Mark Lindsay Chapman	...	Nick Hopewell 2 episodes, 1995
Julie Arnold Lisnet	...	Aunt Vicki 2 episodes, 1995
Frankie Faison	...	Don Gaffney 2 episodes, 1995
Baxter Harris	...	Rudy Warwick 2 episodes, 1995
Michael Louden	...	Richard Logan 2 episodes, 1995
Christopher Collet	...	Albert Kaussner 2 episodes, 1995
Kymberly Dakin	...	Doris Heartman 2 episodes, 1995
Kimber Riddle	...	Bethany Simms 2 episodes, 1995
David Morse	...	Brian Engle 2 episodes, 1995
David Forrester	...	Danny Keene 2 episodes, 1995
Bronson Pinchot	...	Craig Toomy 2 episodes, 1995
Chris Hendrie	...	James Deegan 2 episodes, 1995
Jennifer Nichole Porter	...	Gate Agent 2 episodes, 1995
Dean Stockwell	...	Bob Jenkins 2 episodes, 1995
John Griesemer	...	Roger Toomy 2 episodes, 1995
Christopher Cooke	...	Craig (9 Years) 2 episodes, 1995
Stephen King	...	Tom Holby 2 episodes, 1995
David Kelly	...	Little Boy 2 episodes, 1995
Stephanie Dunham	...	Little Girl 2 episodes, 1995
John Winthrop Philbrick	...	Father 2 episodes, 1995

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.

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Plot Keywords:

boston massachusetts | psychic | gifted child | englishman abroad | 1990s | 

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Taglines:

The grand master of suspense transports you to another dimension.

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 May 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Stephen King's The Langoliers

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Laurel Entertainment Inc., Spelling Films International, Worldvision

Technical Specs

Runtime:

180 min 60 min (3 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the novella, there is no wind, not even a light breeze when they are in Bangor. Since this was virtually impossible to execute for the movie they simply created dialogue to explain that even with a wind down here the clouds are not moving.

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Goofs

The distance from the plane to the terminal decreases for one shot.

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Quotes

Craig Toomy: I bought a ticket to Boston, and Boston is where I'd like to go.

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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.

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Connections

Featured in Nostalgia Critic: Little Nemo (2011)

User Reviews

Great film

I have to say I enjoyed this film a lot. I hadn't heard of it before but I found the film interesting. This film provides an interesting take on time travel not depicted in other time travel movies.

To be perfectly honest I did not see this as a scare film. It was not remotely frightening to me, but that did not prove to be a negative part to it. The story is brilliantly told, and the sfx weren't that bad. It was clearly an unreal format of effects, but this added to the unique structure.

Overall I enjoyed the Langoliers, a story of mystery and adventure crammed with plot twists.