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.
We know that he's planning to go to the Ramada Inn on Lexington. - Has he told you why he's in New York? - No. - Has he told you where he lives? - No. We just met at the airport. All I know is that he's a building contractor, living out of a suitcase. That's it. - He's a contractor? - Yeah. That's what he said?
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I guess you missed your flight again. Or maybe you have a bad travel agent. Please. Sit. It's okay, Viktor. All men lie. - At least you're not very good at it. - I did not lie. You told me you were delayed. You never said it was for nine months. Maybe you see the man the way you want see the man. So, what am I seeing? Who are you?
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