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. The film is partially inspired by the true story of Mehran Karimi Nasseri who lived in Terminal 1 of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, from 1988 to 2006. After finishing Catch Me If You Can, Spielberg decided to direct The Terminal because he wanted to next make a film "that could make us laugh and cry and feel good about the world". As no suitable airport was willing to provide their facilities, an entire working set was built inside a large hangar at the LA/Palmdale Regional Airport, with most of the film's exterior shots taken from the Montreal–Mirabel International Airport. The film was released in North America on June 18, 2004, to generally positive reviews and was a commercial success, earning $219 million worldwide.
Sir, we have a situation upstairs. - It'll have to wait. - No. This won't wait. When the 9:12 from Toronto landed, they found four prescriptions without an MPL. They tried to take the pills away, and he went nuts. There he is. We think they're for his father. Sir, sir, calm down. Put your weapons down. Everybody keep your weapons... All right. We're here to help you. We're here to help you, sir. All right. Give me the knife. - Where's he from? - Russia. The only interpreter we got is in Newark. - We have to get someone to talk to him. - I have an idea, sir.
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His name is Milodragovich. He lives near you. He may not speak your dialect, but I need you to translate and help me out. - I help you? Why? - I don't want anybody to get hurt. This guy's very upset. Just calm him down, and I'll let you back in the terminal. No. New York. No red stamp. Green. I green. - New York. - Okay, yes. - You say yes? - Yes.
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