The Terminal [Blu-ray]

Director: Steven Spielberg, Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald

Overview

Shot almost entirely on a two-and-a-half-story recreation of a full-size operating airport terminal, this romantic comedy from director Steven Spielberg revolves around an Eastern European man by the name of Viktor Navorski (Tom Hanks), whose plans of immigrating to New York were hastened by a violent coup in his home country. Unfortunately, Viktor finds himself on the wrong end of a nasty technicality while en route to America: His passport was issued from a country, which, during its upheaval, ceased to exist in an official capacity. Unauthorized to leave Kennedy Airport upon his arrival and unable to return home, Viktor finds himself exiled inside the terminal's international transit lounge. Though airport official Frank Dixon (Stanley Tucci) views Viktor as an annoying bureaucratic glitch, other airport employees -- including a beautiful flight attendant by the name of Amelia (Catherine Zeta-Jones) -- come to see him as a welcome, if unofficial, addition to their numbers. As the days stretch on into months, the terminal transforms from an intimidating atmosphere of forced assimilation into a country within itself, complete with culture, ambition, status, complex diversity, and the need for love. The supporting cast includes Diego Luna, Chi McBride, Kumar Pallana, Zoe Saldana, Eddie Jones, and Jude Ciccolella.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/06/2014
UPC:	0032429150042
Original Release:	2004
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	DREAMWORK
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:09:00
Sales rank:	4,818

Special Features

Booking the flight: the script, the story; Waiting for the flight: building The Terminal; Boarding: the people of The Terminal: Tom Hanks is "Viktor" - Catherine Zeta-Jones is "Amelia"; Viktor's world; Take off: making The Terminal; In flight service: the music of The Terminal; Landing: airport stories; Photo gallery; Theatrical trailers (HD)

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Tom Hanks	Viktor Navorski
Catherine Zeta-Jones	Amelia
Stanley Tucci	Frank Dixon
Chi McBride	Mulroy
Diego Luna	Enrique Cruz
Kumar Pallana	Gupta Rajan
Zoe Saldana	Torres
Eddie Jones	Salchak
Michael Nouri	Max
Jude Ciccolella	Karl Iverson
Corey Reynolds	Waylin
Guillermo Diaz	Bobby Alima
Rini Bell	Nadia
Stephen Mendel	First Class Steward
Valera Nikolaev	Milodragovich,Milodragovich
Ana Maria Quintana	Covernment Inspector
Bob Morrisey	Government Inspector
Sasha Spielberg	Lucy,Actor
Susan Slome	Woman with Cart
Mik Scriba	Transportation Liaison,Transportation Liaison
Carlease Burke	Brookstone Manager
Stephon Fuller	Swatch Manager
Dan Finnerty	Discovery Store Manager
Anastasia Basil	La Perla Employee Julie
Lydia Blanco	Burger King Employee
Joseph Davis	Burger King Employee
Tonya Ivey	Godiva Employee
Kevin Mukherji	Soundworks Dave
John Eddins	CBP Officer
Kenneth Choi	CBP Officer
Cas Anvar	CBP Officer
Conrad Pla	CBP Officer
Danette Mackay	CBP Officer
Ian Finlay	CBP Officer
Janique Kearns	CBP Officer
Eddie Santiago	Man on Phone
Kevin Ryder	Businessman
Dusan Dukic	Young Drug Trafficker
Mark Ivanir	Cab Driver Goran
Matt Holland	Ramada Inn Clerk
Benny Golson	Himself
Buster Williams	Bass,Actor,Actor,Composer
Mike Ledonne	Piano
Carl Allen	Drums,Drums
Scott Adsit	Cab Driver
Robert Covarrubias	Janitor
Terry Haig	CBP Inspector
Jeff Michael	Anchor
Dilva Henry	Anchor
Michelle Arthur	Field Reporter
Thinh Truong	Passenger
Sandrine Kwan	Passenger
Carl Alacchi	Passenger
Tanya Van Blokland	Passenger
Evelyne de la Cheneliere	Passenger
Laurie Meghan Phelps	Homeland Security Officer
Barry Shabaka Henley	Thurman
Lydia Garza	Burger King Employee
Jim Ishida	Yoshinoya Manager
H?l?ne Cardona	Voices
Svilena Kidess	Voices
Tulsi Ramsay	Voices
Sacha Gervasi	Actor
Jeff Nathanson	Actor
Laurie MacDonald	Actor
Walter F. Parkes	Actor
Jason Hoffs	Actor
Andrew Niccol	Actor
Patricia Whitcher	Actor
Janusz Kaminski	Actor
Michael Kahn	Actor
Debra Zane	Actor
Alex McDowell	Actor
Isabelle Guay	Actor
Brad Ricker	Actor
Anne Kuljian	Actor
Christine Wada	Actor
Mary Zophres	Actor
Richard Franklin	Actor
Andrea Carter	Actor
Helene LaMarre	Actor
Michael Lantieri	Actor
Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr.	Actor
Charles Gibson	Actor
Robert Stromberg	Actor
Lucie Robitaille	Actor
Tannis Vallely	Actor
Cha Blevins	Actor
Peter Myles	Actor
John DeLuca	Actor
Jessica Lichtner	Actor
Mitch Dubin	Actor
Bruce MacCallum	Actor
George Billinger III	Actor
Merrick Morton	Actor
Steven Meizler	Actor
Kevin Blauvelt	Actor
Brian Lukas	Actor
Clay Liversidge	Actor
Dawn Lunsford	Actor
Alicia Stevenson	Actor
Odin Benitez	Actor
Doug Jackson	Actor
Gary Wright	Actor
Charles L. Campbell	Actor
Julia Nessling-Douglas	Actor
Patrick Crane	Actor
Michael Trent	Actor
Kim Santantonio	Actor
Paul LeBlanc	Actor
Karyn Huston	Actor
Thomas Real	Actor
Johanne Paiement	Actor
Edouard F. Henriques	Actor
Daniel C. Striepeke	Actor
Johanne Gravel	Actor
Greg Funk	Actor
Zoltan Elek	Actor,Actor
Doug Harlocker	Actor
Vidar Neuhof	Actor
Vanessa Lapato	Actor
R.J. Kizer	Actor
Mildred Iatrou Morgan	Actor
Ron Judkins	Actor
Barry Shabak-Henley	Thurman

Technical Credits

Jeff Nathanson

Sacha Gervasi

Andrew Niccol

Jeff Nathanson	Screenwriter
Sacha Gervasi	Screenwriter
Jason Hoffs	Executive Producer,Producer
Doug Coleman	Stunts
Michael Lantieri	Special Effects
Laurie MacDonald	Producer
Andrew Niccol	Executive Producer,Screenwriter,Producer
Walter F. Parkes	Producer
Steven Spielberg	Producer
Patricia Whitcher	Executive Producer,Producer
Debra Zane	Casting
Sergio Mimica-Gezzan	Producer
Mark Bero	Special Effects
Frank L. Bare II	Stunts
Anna Behlmer	Sound Effects
Odin Benitez	Sound Effects
Norman Bernard	Sound Effects
David Betancourt	Sound Effects
Charles L. Campbell	Sound Effects
Marco Aiello	Special Effects
Alex Friderici	Special Effects
Marcello Bezina	Stunts
Ryan Roundy	Special Effects
James R. Kwiatkowski	Key Grip
Lucie Robitaille	Casting
Sandy Justus	Stunts
Thomas Prate Jr.	Key Grip
Leslee Feldman	Casting
Charles Gilleran	Key Grip
Robert Bruce Baylis	Key Grip
St?phane Pilon	Key Grip
Brian Machleit	Stunts
Shawn Murphy	Sound Mixer

Editorial Reviews

Producer-director Steven Spielberg and actor Tom Hanks always collaborate superbly, and in The Terminal they pull off the amazing feat of turning a busy New York airport into a magical kingdom. Based on a true story (but rather fancifully elaborated to achieve the desired narrative effect), the film stars Hanks as Viktor Navorski, a native of the tiny eastern European nation Krakozhia. Just as his plane is landing at JFK, Viktor’s government is overthrown by rebels, rendering his passport useless. Forbidden by the airport’s security chief (Stanley Tucci) from entering the United States, the befuddled but resourceful Krakozhian takes up residence in the terminal itself, running errands to earn food money and sleeping in darkened areas closed for renovation. Eventually he becomes smitten with lovelorn flight attendant Amelia Warren (Catherine Zeta-Jones), a hopeless romantic who realizes no good can come from her current affair with a married man. The story is crammed with improbabilities; yet, Spielberg’s skill and Hanks’s earnest performance make it remarkably convincing. Thanks to their efforts, it is relatively easy to suspend disbelief and get caught up in the film’s life-affirming exuberance. As the camera glides through the bustling terminal, you’ll get the feeling that you’re right there alongside Viktor, whose fervent self-reliance and generous spirit have a transformative effect on everyone he encounters. It’s a wonderful role for Hanks, who’s never better than when he is playing an Everyman buffeted by the winds of change. But even he couldn’t have sustained this illusion on his own; the supporting players are terrific as well, especially Chi McBride and Diego Luna as initially suspicious airport staffers who eventually embrace Viktor as part of the “family.” Tucci has a special gift for playing tightly wound authoritarians, and he makes a wonderful “heavy” as the ambitious bureaucrat whose impending promotion depends on his handling of the Krakozhian matter. The Terminal wastes no time in weaving its magical spell, and we guarantee you’ll be swept up almost immediately.