The Terminal (2004)
Coming Out at 18 June 2004 in theaters
Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Terminal is comedy-drama film co-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 becomes stuck in New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport terminal when he is denied entry into the United States and at the same time is unable to return to his native country because of a military coup.
The film is partially inspired by the true story of the 18-year stay of Mehran Karimi Nasseri in Terminal 1 of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, from 1988 to 2006. After finishing his previous film, Catch Me If You Can, Spielberg decided to direct The Terminal because he wanted to make another film “that could make us laugh and cry and feel good about the world”. Due to a lack of suitable airports willing to provide their facilities for the production, an entire working set was built inside a large hangar at the LA/Palmdale Regional Airport, while most of the film’s exterior shots were from the Montréal–Mirabel International Airport.
Viktor Navorski (Tom Hanks), a traveler from the fictional nation of Krakozhia, arrives at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, only to discover that his passport is suddenly no longer valid. The United States no longer recognizes Krakozhia as an independent country after the outbreak of a civil war, and Viktor is not permitted to either enter the country or return home as he is now stateless. Because of this, U.S. Customs and Border Protection seizes his passport and airline ticket.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writers: Andrew Niccol, Sacha Gervasi, Jeff Nathanson
Stars: Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chi McBride, Stanley Tucci, Diego Luna, Barry Shabaka Henley
Cast:
| Tom Hanks | … | Viktor Navorski |
| Catherine Zeta-Jones | … | Amelia Warren |
| Stanley Tucci | … | Frank Dixon |
| Chi McBride | … | Mulroy |
| Diego Luna | … | Enrique Cruz |
| Barry Shabaka Henley | … | Thurman |
| Kumar Pallana | … | Gupta Rajan |
| Zoe Saldana | … | Dolores Torres |
| Eddie Jones | … | Salchak |
| Jude Ciccolella | … | Karl Iverson |
| Corey Reynolds | … | Waylin |
| Guillermo Díaz | … | Bobby Alima |
| Rini Bell | … | Nadia |
| Stephen Mendel | … | First Class Steward |
| Valeriy Nikolaev | … | Milodragovich |
| Michael Nouri | … | Max |
| Ana Maria Quintana | … | Government Inspector |
| Bob Morrisey | … | Government Inspector |
| Sasha Spielberg | … | Lucy |
| Susan Slome | … | Woman with Cart |
| Mik Scriba | … | Transportation Liaison |
| Jim Ishida | … | Yoshinoya Manager |
| Carlease Burke | … | Brookstone Manager |
| Stephon Fuller | … | Swatch Manager |
| Dan Finnerty | … | Discovery Store Manager |
| Anastasia Basil | … | La Perla Employee Julie |
| Lydia Blanco Garza | … | 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 | … | Benny Golson |
| Buster Williams | … | Bass |
| Mike Ledonne | … | Piano |
| Carl Allen | … | Drums |
| Scott Adsit | … | Cab Driver |
| Robert Covarrubias | … | Janitor |
| Terry Haig | … | CBP Inspector |
| Jeff Michael | … | Anchor |
| Dilva Henry | … | Anchor |
| Michelle Arthur | … | Field Reporter |
| Thinh Truong Nguyen | … | Passenger |
| Sandrine Kwan | … | Passenger |
| Carl Alacchi | … | Passenger |
| Tanya van Blokland | … | Passenger |
| Evelyne de la Chenelière | … | Passenger |
| Laurie Meghan Phelps | … | Homeland Security Officer |
| Hayati Akbas | … | Turkish Man |
| William Alva | … | Chess Player |
| Michael Arthur | … | Times Square Cop |
| Cass Asher | … | Ticket Counter Passenger |
| Claudia Barroso | … | Passenger |
| John Eric Brown | … | Passenger |
| Alex E. Burns | … | Security Guard |
| Hélène Cardona | … | Flight Attendant (voice) |
| Dan Chase | … | Verizon Wireless Employee |
| Guistina Chirco | … | Custom Boarder Patrol |
| Christine Chow | … | School girl |
| Jennifer Chu | … | Chinese Interpreter |
| Chad R. Davis | … | Dad |
| Antonella Elia | … | Actress |
| Michael Eliopoulos | … | Bulgarian Emigrant |
| Susan Engel | … | Stewardess |
| Hondo Flemming | … | African Tourist |
| Marston Fobbs | … | Young Passenger in Camouflage Coat |
| Riad Galayini | … | Chef |
| Ronald Gamble | … | UAL Pilot Captain |
| Jerald Garner | … | Food Court Patron |
| Charley Gilleran | … | CBP Officer |
| Justin Rodgers Hall | … | Haitian Passenger |
| Mohammed Hassan | … | Middle Eastern Airport Passenger |
| Ricky Hausz | … | Hugo Boss Attendant |
| Amber Havens | … | Flight Attendant |
| Ksenia Jarova | … | Russian Student #2 |
| Barry Julien | … | Co-Pilot |
| Christopher John Karr | … | Starbuck’s Patron |
| Boyd Kelly | … | Pilot |
| Svilena Kidess | … | (voice) |
| Kurt Larson | … | Young Marine |
| Corky Loesch | … | Traveler |
| Johnny Luckett | … | Steward |
| Kamal Marayati | … | Arab Man |
| Zuzana Monroe | … | Flight Attendant |
| Joram Moreka | … | Swahili Interpreter |
| Ismael Moreno | … | Harry and David Gourmet Foods Employee #1 |
| Toyin Moses | … | Passanger |
| Martha Neavill | … | Swahili Mom |
| Irene Nester | … | Gray Nun / Airline Passenger |
| Alyshia Ochse | … | Homecoming Queen |
| Rachel Oliva | … | Passenger |
| Benjamin A. Onyango | … | African Man with Wife and Child |
| Aleksandrs Petukhovs | … | CBP Officer |
| Nick Puga | … | Cuban Man #2 |
| Kingslee Purcell | … | Nathan’s Hot Dog Manager |
| Tulsi Ram | … | Voices (voice) |
| Nicole Rayburn | … | Swatch Employee ( |
| Mel Rodriguez | … | Man in Cast |
| Rhea Roma | … | Card Playing Traveler |
| Tony Sagastizado I | … | Salvadorian |
| Ani Sava | … | Arab Woman |
| Mikael Sharafyan | … | Traveler |
| Larry Sherman | … | Man at the airport |
| Kent Shocknek | … | Newscaster |
| Aleksandr Sountsov | … | Traveler |
| Clara Soyoung | … | Airport Traveler |
| Ryan Stockstad | … | Brookstone Employee |
| Tony Swift | … | Airline passenger |
| Bogdan Szumilas | … | Emigrant |
| Scott Alan Taylor | … | Bar Patron |
| Holly Traister | … | Nun |
| Kevin Vila | … | Traveler |
| Edward F. Villaume | … | Businessman / Passenger |
| Dionicio Virvez | … | Native Amrican BurgeKing |
| Andre Wacemberg | … | Passenger |
| Ken Weiner | … | Foreign Traveler |
| Cynthia Wilber | … | Amelia’s Friend |
| Tamir Yardenne | … | Chef |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia