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.
Did you know the croissant was invented in Romania? - Tell me. - Okay. It's 1742, and the Turks invade Bucharest, making a surprise attack under the cover of night. But the town bakers... Sorry. So, the bakers? - No, never mind. It's a dumb story. - No, please. I'm sorry, Viktor. Nobody really cares where the croissant was invented. I'll bet the Romanians themselves don't give a shit. I care. Is histories. Is truth.
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I was 18 years old when I started working for the airlines. I've been doing this over 20 years. And now there's no more pretending. This is it. It's why my address book is by city, and my pager goes off during dinner. You can switch off pager. I wish I could. I've been waiting for a phone call for seven years. I know it's coming, Viktor. That's why I can't break it off. That's why I live out of hotels and have my little suitcase packed, ready to go, just in case he wants to meet me for the weekend. Yeah. I've been waiting my whole life. Just don't know what the hell for. I'm so sorry.
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I live here. - What? - I live here, in terminal. Gate 67. - You live at the airport? - Yes. Day and night. This home, like you. They tell me to wait. So I wait. All frequent fliers feel the same way you do, Viktor. Everybody's waiting. Everybody. - For a flight, for a meeting... - I don't wait for flight or meeting.
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