Craig had previously referred to the creatures as Langoliers, which Bob deduces feed on time which has passed. As the group board the now nearly refuelled plane, they encounter strange creatures that consume everything, including time. As Brian prepares to refuel and take off in the hope of returning to normal time, others attempt to find Craig, who has escaped upon discovery, he stabs Dinah and Don, killing the latter. Nick and Albert subdue him after discovering that the strange environment has rendered the gun's bullets harmless.Īlbert discovers that the "present time" is still on the plane, and objects brought from the airport regain normal behavior after a short time once on-board. Dinah, who has some telepathic ability, warns the others about Craig, who becomes increasingly unstable and violent after finding a gun in an airport locker. Dinah reports hearing a strange sound in the distance, while Bob postulates they may have passed through an aurora borealis and entered a time rip, sending them a few minutes into the past. They soon discover that everything around them is dull and lifeless, with matches failing to light, sounds lacking echo, and food having no taste. The remaining passengers, who were asleep at the time, include pilot Brian Engle, deadheading on the flight, along with a mysterious Englishman named Nick, schoolteacher Laurel Stevenson, tool and die worker Don Gaffney, violinist Albert Kaussner, troubled teen Bethany Sims, mystery author Bob Jenkins, blind girl Dinah Bellman, sleepy businessman Rudy Warwick, and mentally ill executive Craig Toomy.Īfter failing to establish communication with either air traffic control or other flights, Brian is able to land at Bangor International Airport, where the group finds the airport deserted and without power. The miniseries originally aired May 14–15, 1995 on the ABC network.ĭuring a red-eye flight from Los Angeles to Boston, a passenger plane flies through a strange light that causes most of the passengers and crew to disappear, leaving behind only their personal belongings.
The series was produced by Mitchell Galin and David R. It was directed and written by Tom Holland and based on the novella by Stephen King from the four-part anthology book Four Past Midnight. The Langoliers is a horror miniseries consisting of two parts of 1½ hours each.
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