The Terminal
The Terminal is a 2004 American comedy-drama movie produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Stanley Tucci. The movie is about an Eastern European man who is stuck in New York's John F. Kennedy Airport terminal when he is denied entry to the United States, but is unable to return to his native country because of a military coup.
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| Directed by | Steven Spielberg |
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| Music by | John Williams |
| Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński |
| Edited by | Michael Kahn |
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| Distributed by | DreamWorks Pictures |
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Running time | 128 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $60 million[2] |
| Box office | $219 million[2] |
The movie is partially inspired by the true story of Mehran Karimi Nasseri who lived in Terminal 1 of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, from 1988 to 2006.[3]
After finishing Catch Me If You Can (2002), Spielberg decided to direct The Terminal because he wanted to make a film "that could make us laugh and cry and feel good about the world". As no suitable airport was willing to provide their facilities, an entire working set was built inside a large hangar at the LA/Palmdale Regional Airport, with the customs hall, offices and most of the movie's exterior shots filmed at the Montreal–Mirabel International Airport.[4]
The movie was released in North America by DreamWorks Pictures on June 18, 2004, to generally positive reviews and was a commercial success, grossing $219 million worldwide.
Cast
- Tom Hanks as Viktor Navorski
- Catherine Zeta-Jones as Amelia Warren
- Stanley Tucci as Frank Dixon
- Chi McBride as Joe Mulroy
- Diego Luna as Enrique Cruz
- Barry Shabaka Henley as Thurman
- Kumar Pallana as Gupta Rajan
- Zoë Saldana as Dolores Torres
- Eddie Jones as Richard Salchak
- Jude Ciccolella as Karl Iverson
References
- ↑ Ebert, Roger. The Terminal Movie Review & Film Summary (2004). RogerEbert.com (June 18, 2018)Ebert Digital LLC. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Terminal at Box Office Mojo
- ↑ Gilsdorf, Ethan. Behind 'The Terminal,' a true story. The Christian Science Monitor (June 21, 2004). Retrieved December 5, 2010.
- ↑ The Terminal (2004) - Filming & Production. IMDb.com. Retrieved 2022-11-08.