Turbulence (1997)
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17% of critics liked it
(18 reviews) -
23% of users liked it
(2,691 ratings)
Airplane travel is a precarious thing at best, and despite the billions of miles traveled safely, the notion of being trapped in a thin metal shell miles above the ground with someone who deliberately imperils lives never fails to chill. In this thriller, serial killer Ryan Weaver (Ray Liotta) gets… More Airplane travel is a precarious thing at best, and despite the billions of miles traveled safely, the notion of being trapped in a thin metal shell miles above the ground with someone who deliberately imperils lives never fails to chill. In this thriller, serial killer Ryan Weaver (Ray Liotta) gets loose in the plane which is taking him to prison. Suicidal, he manages to kill or incapacitate the pilot, copilot and navigator, only to have his death wish thwarted by the brave actions of flight attendant Teri Halloran (Lauren Holly). Teri manages to keep the plane in the air and more or less on course with groundside help from air traffic controller Sam Bowen (Ben Cross). Teri is Weaver's favorite type of victim and he has made her believe that he may be innocent. Will she be able to resist the killer's sinister charm and save the plane? ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Butler
- Written By
- Steven E. de Souza, John Herzfeld, Jonathan Brett
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure
- In Theaters
- Jan 10, 1997 Wide
- Studio
- HBO Video
Critic Reviews
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Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
Fasten your seat belts, folks. It's going to be a cliche-cluttered ride.
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Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
About the best thing that can be said about Turbulence is that you're unlikely to encounter it as an in-flight movie.
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Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum
Lame, lousy, horrid. No wonder Jim divorced Lauren.
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Cast
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Ray Liotta
as Ryan Weaver
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Lauren Holly
as Teri Halloran
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Brendan Gleeson
as Stubbs
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Hector Elizondo
as Lt. Aldo Hines
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Ben Cross
as Rachel Taper
- Rachel Ticotin
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Jeffrey DeMunn
as Brooks
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John Finn
as Sinclair
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Catherine Hicks
as Maggie
