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| Directed by | Robert Butler |
| Produced by | Martin Ransohoff David Valdes |
| Written by | Jonathan Brett |
| Starring | Ray Liotta Lauren Holly |
| Studio | Rysher Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | January 10, 1997 (USA) |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $55,000,000 |
| Box office | $11,538,235 |
Turbulence is a 1997 action thriller film directed by Robert Butler. It stars Ray Liotta and Lauren Holly and was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
It was also released in the United States on January 10, 1997.
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After Ryan Weaver is arrested for a murder that he says he did not commit, he must be transported to Los Angeles. He and another prisoner are escorted by four air marshals on a Boeing 747 on a commercial flight. Even though it is Christmas Eve, the plane is nearly empty, with only eight people on board.
During the flight, Stubbs, the other prisoner being escorted, breaks free and begins a shootout with the marshals. Amidst the chaos, both the pilot and co-pilot are killed. Weaver frees himself and attempts to save the last remaining marshal, but fails when both Stubbs and the marshal are shot dead.
Weaver appears to be horrified by the ordeal, increasing the passengers' trust in him. Because of the death of the pilots, Teri Halloran, a stewardess, makes her way into the cockpit and learns she is the only one left capable of keeping the plane from crashing. To make matters worse, the plane is heading for a Category 6 storm.
Weaver's behavior becomes increasingly erratic. He locks the passengers in the crew's cabin and strangles Maggie, one of the other flight attendants. His motives had become clear to Teri after she spoke, via the plane's radio, with the detective who arrested him.
Being the only hope for the plane's survival, Halloran must be instructed by radio how to land. Halloran's first attempt is unsuccessful, with the plane skimming an office building and a car park due to Weaver's meddling with the flight controls. She then must turn the plane around and leave L.A. airspace.
Halloran begs LAX not to have her shot down as a result of her failed first attempt and insists that she can land the plane. At this point, Weaver, at the peak of his madness, breaks into the cockpit and tries to murder her. Halloran spies one of the marshals' guns, which she uses to kill Weaver. She returns to the cockpit and safely lands the plane. Despite the boasts of Weaver that he killed them all, the passengers are found alive.
The film was received poorly. The site Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rating of 18% with 3 fresh and 14 rotten out of 17 reviews. The average rating was 3.3 out of 10 [1]. Turbulence was a box office flop, grossing less than $12 million over a $55 million budget. Lauren Holly's performance in the film earned her a Razzie Award nomination for Worst Actress.
The film becomes a trilogy with two new sequels. They are Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying and Turbulence 3: Heavy metal, each with different actors and actresses.
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