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Ray Liotta, Lauren Holly, Brendan Gleeson

After a shootout on a flight transporting prisoners, a stewardess must outwit a smooth-talking serial killer and land the plane herself.

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R, 100 min.

Directed by: Robert Butler

Release Date: January 10, 1997

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DVD Release Date: December 24, 1997

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  • SirPant
    September 28, 2009
    SirPant
    One of the worst films ever! Watch the editing at the end. One minute Lauren Holly is flying the plane, the next she is locked out of the cockpit and being strangled, and then flying the plane again! Its sooo fucking bad. Robert Butler and John Duffy , you are both a disgrace to ...( read more)your professions!
  • RiderOfTheStorms
    June 2, 2008
    RiderOfTheStorms
    Ray was good!
  • Deano78
    March 2, 2008
    Deano78
    This is a fairly good action film with a lot of recognizable faces in it. Not the greatest plot but plenty of action. Not heard of it before but passable for a nights viewing.
  • weelee18
    February 1, 2009
    weelee18
    Ray Liotta is great in this..
  • DrLappos
    July 29, 2007
    DrLappos
    Not too bad really
  • SeetheChild
    November 3, 2009
    SeetheChild
    Ray Liotta is kind of entertaining, the movie fucking sucks.
  • deano
    July 23, 2009
    deano
    Ray Liotta riffs wickedly on the cunning psycho groove he developed in Unlawful Entry in this good thriller film. Holly does a respectable job as the heroine. The airplane, the set design, and the special effects steal the show.
  • steven544
    April 1, 2009
    steven544
    In the tradition of hilariously bad movies like "Roadhouse" and "The Postman", "Turbulence" truly delivers the goods. Convicted serial killer, Ray Liotta, is on his way to LA to take up residence on death row. What follows makes one wonder if they're watching a twisted remake of ...( read more)"Airplane." After the lampooning that air disaster movies took with that landmark spoof, you would think filmmakers would be wary about returning to the skies with such a half-baked, over the top implausi-fest. I get the feeling that after a while they realized the comic potential of the movie and started playing it for laughs. How else to explain the truck stuck on the landing gear sequence, the "she's not a stewardess, she's a flight attendant" quote, and the plugging of a gun fire induced hole in the fuselage with a briefcase. Of course, my favorite is when Liotta finds himself in the avionics bay, and discovers what appears to be a tomahawk like ax. Ground control notes his presence and gasps that "He may take out the autopilot." Cue the next shot, a sign on a panel "Caution: Autopilot controls" which is dutifully smashed by our ax wielding friend. The landing sequence is hilarious as well. If you're looking for a serious, thoughtful action movie, skip this one.
  • xxxcli213xxx
    December 10, 2008
    xxxcli213xxx
    no thanks not my kinda thing
  • jamestalkalot
    December 3, 2008
    jamestalkalot
    It's christmas eve, there's a 747, Ray Liotta and Lauren Holly and that's pretty much the movie. Ray Liotta is on top form in this, he plays the good/bad guy so well and in this movie he's a total fruit.

    This movie is so far fetched, but if you turn off your brain you might ju...( read more)st enjoy this Christmas movie... Well it's not really a Christmas movie, but it's set on christmas eve and there's christmas lights in just about every scene in the movie and you have It's a wonderful Life in the background showing as the in flight movie.

    Catherine Hicks and Brendan Gleeson are wasted here with sweet f all to do and hardly any screen time, and it seems strange having this huge plane for about 15 people. The setting works well though and it always feels like it's christmas thanks to the million lights all over the plane.

    It's a silly movie, but it's one I always enjoy and one of the better 'on a plane' movies.

    "Wait a minute, wait a minute. You've got a 747 beat to hell by level 6 turbulence, your flight crew is dead, you've got an armed convicted serial killer loose on board, eight passengers have disappeared, and your stewardess is locked in the goddamned cockpit. Have I left anything out?
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