Stephen King's The Langoliers

Starring: Patricia Wettig, Dean Stockwell, David Morse, et al.

Passengers on a red-eye bound for Boston awaken to find a terrifying world inhabited by an unknown enemy. From the Stephen King story.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 017153100211
• Release Date: May 2003
• Rating: PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
• Publisher: Republic Pictures
• Director: Tom Holland
• Starring: Patricia Wettig, Dean Stockwell, David Morse, Mark Lindsay Chapman, Frankie Faison, Baxter Harris, Kimber Riddle, Christopher Collet, Kate Maberly, Bronson Pinchot
• Runtime: 3 hours, 12 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: color
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 4.3" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

A good variation on a standard theme.

The standard mix of people for an adventure is on a commercial jetliner. They fall asleep and wake up out of the normal time stream. This would not be so bad if it were not for the Langoliers. There have been movies and books containing themes on getting ahead of time and behind time. There have been movies and books on Airplanes and time. It has all been done before. However, this is a unique and watchable combination. This is a made for TV movies, so do not expect any spectacular graphics or exotic dialogue. The story holds its own, and the actors (well-selected) hold their own. See Dean Stockwell again in the made-for-TV movie “Paper Man” (1971), still available at other locations on the net. There are boring lingering parts. This is science fiction, so do not get hung up on obscure physics that would just distract from the story. This is very suspenseful, and everyone gets his/her “just due” based on his character and skills.