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Airport | New York City
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The Terminal is a drama comedy film that tells the heartwarming story of Viktor Navorski, a man from the fictional country of Krakozhia who is stranded in a New York airport after a coup in his home country renders his passport invalid. The movie's direction and cinematography are exceptional, with a visually stunning and immersive style that captures the hustle and bustle of the airport. Tom Hanks delivers a charming and nuanced performance as Navorski, and his character's optimism and resilience in the face of adversity are both inspiring and heartwarming. The film's themes of human connection, friendship, and the search for identity are explored in a compelling manner, and the movie's humour and wit make it an enjoyable and uplifting viewing experience. Overall, The Terminal is a well-crafted and engaging film that offers a fresh and unique take on the classic "fish out of water" story, and it's a must-watch for fans of comedy-dramas and Tom Hanks' performances.
Contemporary Film | 2005 | Brad
2005 | John
Casting Director of the Year | 2004 | Debra
Casting Director of the Year For and | 2004 | Debra
Best Original Score for a Comedy Film | 2004 | John
Best Male Voice | 2005 | Angelo
Best Art Direction | 2005 | Anne
Best International Actor | 2005 | Tom
Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features Dialogue ADR | 2005 | Vanessa
Best Romance | 2005
Budget 60,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 219,417,255 USD
The movie was inspired by the story of Mehran Karimi Nasseri. He landed at Charles De Gaulle Airport near Paris in 1988, after being denied entry into England because his Iranian passport and United Nations refugee certificate had been stolen. French authorities wouldn't let him leave the airport, so remained in Terminal One, a stateless person with nowhere else to go. He was eventually granted permission to either enter France or return to Iran, but he chose to live in the terminal and tell his story to anyone who will listen. Reportedly, his mental health deteriorated over the years. When given the opportunity to live in France, he refused because the documents did not identify him as "Sir Alfred", and he claimed to have forgotten his native Persian. He left the terminal in August 2006 to be hospitalized for an unspecified illness. Afterward, he lived in a hotel on the money received from the film (DreamWorks reportedly paid him $250,000 for the use of his biography). Nasseri moved back to Charles de Gaulle airport in October 2022. He died in terminal 2F on November 12, 2022.
The airport set built for the film was based on Düsseldorf International Airport. The set was a near-full-size replica built in a former hangar, with three working sets of escalators, and populated by many popular stores (e.g. Burger King, Mrs. Fields, W.H. Smith). Some of these brands were recruited by DreamWorks, while others approached the studio when word of the production got out. Many of the stores and restaurants were built by the construction crews that built the actual mall and airport stores for the respective companies, and some had fully-functioning equipment, such as ovens and cash registers. However, the inclusion of a brand on the set was not a guarantee of inclusion in the film; DreamWorks retained full control over editing, and some brands appear only briefly or not at all.
The note on the photocopy of the hand attached to the sign "All Gates" says "FREE THE GOAT."
In a deleted scene, Navorski gets help using a phone card and says, "Home phone, home phone!" Steven Spielberg cut it because he didn't want comparisons to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and the famous lines "Phone home."
Originally, Viktor was going to arrive from Slovenia. It was changed after the advice from Mark Rijavec, the former consul of Republic of Slovenia in the United States. Some people consider Slovenia to be the Switzerland of the Eastern Europe, and he said it wouldn't look credible if a civil war were to start in one of the new members of the European Union.
"Officer Dolores Torres: Let me ask you something, Mr. Navorski. Why do you wait here two hours every day when I've told you there's nothing I can do for you - that your new visa will not arrive until your country is recognized by the United States? Viktor Navorski: You... you have two stamp. One red, one green. Officer Dolores Torres: So? Viktor Navorski: So, I have chance go New York, 50-50. Officer Dolores Torres: [laughs] Yes, that's a beautiful way to look at it. But America doesn't work that way."
"Amelia: I have to go. Viktor Navorski: I have to stay. Amelia: Story of my life. Viktor Navorski: Me too."
