The Terminal
The Terminal is a 2004 American comedy-drama film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Stanley Tucci. The film 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.
Plot
Viktor Navorski, a traveler from Krakozhia, arrives at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport and learns that a coup d'état has occurred in his country while he was in the air. The United States does not recognize Krakozhia's new government, rendering Viktor's passport invalid and leaving him unable to either enter the United States or return to Krakozhia. U.S. Customs and Border Protection seize his passport and return ticket, pending resolution of the issue, leaving him stranded at the airport with only his luggage and a Planters peanut can.
More details
| author | Jeff Nathanson Sacha Gervasi |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Steven Spielberg |
| editor | Michael Kahn |
| events | aviation |
| genre | comedy-drama romance |
| keywords | a great day in harlem act bet change of heart coup d\'etat disillusion dying father embarrass flight attendant government official guide book hear help hungarian hungary india jazz john f. kennedy international airport married new york city\'s obsess planter police officer read return home run strand truck driver u.s. customs and border protection young man |
| musicBy | John Williams |
| producer | Laurie MacDonald Steven Spielberg Walter F. Parkes |
| productionCompany | Amblin Entertainment Parkes/MacDonald Productions |
| publisher | DreamWorks Pictures |
| recordedAt | Montreal |