Turbulence

"If you weren't afraid of flying before, you will be now."

Jan 10 1997 R 1h 40m
Action, Thriller

On a flight transporting dangerous convicts, murderer Ryan Weaver manages to break free and cause complete chaos throughout the plane. As various people on board fall victim to Weaver, it is ultimately down to flight attendant Teri Halloran to keep the aircraft from crashing, with on-ground support from an air traffic controller. While Halloran struggles to pilot the plane, Weaver continues to terrorize the surviving members of the crew.

Official Trailer
Plot

Ryan Weaver romances beautiful women before he kills them. Ryan is arrested, convicted, and is part of a Christmas Eve transfer of prisoners on a transcontinental 747 commercial flight. Other airlines at JFK may have holiday passengers waiting on stand-by, but this jumbo jet takes off with a lot of empty seats. Ryan and another prisoner overpower and kill their guards. The few civilian passengers are herded into a "pantry" on the plane and are not seen again until the end of the movie. Ryan eliminates the other prisoners and all the crew members except Teri Halloran. The remainder of the movie follows a "cat-and-mouse" game between Ryan and Teri on the 747.

Written by

Jonathan Brett

Directed by

Robert Butler

Cast

Ray Liotta, Lauren Holly, Brendan Gleeson

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Rysher Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

4 nominations total

Trailers
Turbulence - Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
13,431
Average Rating
5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA