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Overview

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5.8/10   8,212 votes
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Director:
Tom Holland
Writers (WGA):
Stephen King (novel)
Tom Holland (teleplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
14 May 1995 (USA) more
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. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
Bag Of Bones movie sets its sights on Maine
 (From Fangoria. 13 March 2009, 2:16 PM, PDT)

Stephen King’s ‘It’ Coming To The Big Screen
 (From Screen Rant. 13 March 2009, 12:05 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
A GREAT time-travel thriller more

Cast

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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

Chris Hendrie ... James Deegan

Jennifer Nichole Porter ... Gate Agent
John Griesemer ... Roger Toomy
Christopher Cooke ... Craig Toomy (9 years old)

Stephen King ... Tom Holby
David Kelly ... Little Boy
Stephanie Dunham ... Little Girl
John Winthrop Philbrick ... Father
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Directed by
Tom Holland 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Stephen King (novella "From Four Past Midnight")

Tom Holland (teleplay)

Produced by
Mitchell Galin .... producer
David R. Kappes .... producer
Richard P. Rubinstein .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Vladimir Horunzhy 
 
Cinematography by
Paul Maibaum 
 
Film Editing by
Ned Bastille 
 
Production Design by
Evelyn Sakash 
 
Art Direction by
Harry Darrow 
 
Costume Design by
Linda Fisher 
 
Makeup Department
Joel Harlow .... special makeup effects artist
Tom Irvin .... special makeup effects artist: XFX Inc. (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Charles Miller .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Green .... first assistant director
David R. Kappes .... second unit director
Jeffrey Lazar .... additional first assistant director
 
Sound Department
Neil Cedar .... foley recordist
John Hassler .... foley artist
Bill Marino .... sound designer
Grant Maxwell .... sound re-recording mixer
Dow McKeever .... adr editor
Jay Meagher .... production sound mixer
Regina Mullen .... supervising adr editor
Ray Palagy .... sound effects editor
Tony Pipitone .... sound editor
Randolph Saucedo .... sound recordist
Randy Smith .... boom operator
 
Special Effects by
Vincent J. Guastini .... modeler/creature designer
Vincent Montefusco .... special effects supervisor: pyro/mech
Beecher Tomlinson .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Marc Lougee .... visual effects
Steven Meyer .... visual effects producer
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Douglas L. Adam Jr. .... assistant camera
Edwin M. Figueroa .... second unit: key grip
S. William Hinzman .... director of photography: additional photography
David R. Kappes .... camera operator: second unit
Eric Lee .... still photographer
Thom Willey .... second assistant camera
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Cheryl G. Smith .... costumer
 
Other crew
Steven Caouette .... assistant: Mr. Pinchot
Eric Chase .... stand-in
Aaron Curran .... production assistant
R. Kappes .... location manager
Matt LaPointe .... assistant production coordinator
Norm Nelson .... production secretary
Elizabeth J. Nevin .... production coordinator
Pamela Williamson .... assistant location manager
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Stephen King's The Langoliers (USA) (complete title)
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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 more
Sound Mix:
Ultra Stereo

Fun Stuff

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. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: In cruise flight, the camera zooms in on main panel. The indicated airspeed reads zero. more
Quotes:
Nick Hopewell: [after Capt. Engle rolled up to the tarmac in Bangor] Thank you for that welcome, my friend. My deep appreciation stems from the fact that it appears you're the only one who's going to extend one. This place is utterly, totally deserted! more
Movie Connections:
References Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) more

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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
A GREAT time-travel thriller, 2 November 2002
Author: Theresa Howard (Resa71@webtv.net) from Port Charlotte, Florida

First of all, I don't understand why so many viewers "trashed" this novella-turned-TV movie.....I read "Four Past Midnight", and once I heard that it was being made into a TV movie, I couldn't wait to see it. Let me tell you, I was NOT disappointed, and felt that it followed the story very well. While it's true that the special effects for "The Langoliers" themselves weren't the greatest, the actors (ESPECIALLY Bronson Pinchot as the psychotic, paper-shredding "Craig Toomey") made up for this glitch 100%! Dean Stockwell as "Bob Jenkins" was exceptionally good, as he & Bronson were the 2 best characters in the movie & DEFINITELY kept things interesting!

Bronson Pinchot made a GREAT career decision taking on the role of "Craig Toomey", as he's the complete opposite of "Balki" from "Perfect Strangers"; he was BRILLIANT, and sent a definite chill down my spine!

This novel & movie REALLY makes you wonder what it would be like if humans could travel back in time, even as little as 15 minutes, and what exactly would happen to us.....I give this a 9 out of 10 rating (9 due to the poor special effects of the time-chomping Langoliers), and DEFINITELY recommend it to any sci-fi fan!

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