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: At the end of the film when the travelers are waiting to catch up with time at LAX a woman in a black t-shirt wearing a backpack and baseball cap walks by twice going the same direction.

Quotes:

Albert Kaussner: Gentlemen, the cola is very, very good today.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Cinemania: Stephen King: O vasilias tou tromou" (2009)

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.