The Terminal Movie Review 2004

Viktor Navorski (Hanks), traveling to New York, must stay in the airport's international zone because his home country has fallen into civil war and technically no longer exists. With plucky resolve Navorski creates a makeshift life for himself while winning allies among the terminal's workforce. Central players are good: Tucci as cruel airport overseer; Zeta-Jones as love interest; and Hanks always appealing as the confused but intrepid traveler. Often clever, but basically cotton candy: sweet, but way too fluffy. Based on the true story of an Iranian immigrant who got stuck in Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris.

Distribution

DreamWorks SKG, 1000 Flower St., Glendale, CA 91201, Phone: (818)695-5000, Fax: (818)695-7775, URL: http://www.dreamworks.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 128 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Immigration, Stewardesses, Producers: Steven Spielberg, Romantic Comedy, Director/Star Teams: Spielberg & Hanks

Screenplay

Andrew Niccol, Jeff Nathanson, Sacha Gervasi

Cast

Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci, Chi McBride, Diego Luna, Barry (Shabaka) Henley, Zoe Saldana, Eddie Jones, Michael Nouri, Kumar Pallana, Jude Ciccolella, Corey Reynolds, Guillermo Diaz, Rini Bell, Stephen Mendel, Valery (Valeri Nikolayev) Nikolaev

Cinematography

Janusz Kaminski

Director

Steven Spielberg

Music

John Williams

Other

Ronald Judkins, Michael Kahn, Bradford Ricker, Isabelle Guay, Mary Zophres, Alex McDowell

Producer

Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, Parkes/McDonald, Amblin Entertainment, Dreamworks Pictures