Inside 'The Terminal' Page #2

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I need to see

your boarding pass and club card, sir.

I'm sorry, sir.

This is a private lounge.

The public lounge is downstairs.

The tiniest nation in the region

has been shaken by another uprising.

Krakozhia has been involved in civil war

throughout the late '80s and '90s

as it has tried

to transition from Communist rule.

- Watch it!

- Please.

Please, telephone?

Telephone?

Telephone?

Please. Please.

Please. Please.

For security reasons, please

keep your luggage with you at all times.

Unattended luggage will be removed

for inspection and may be destroyed.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God, you broke my bag!

I got this in Paris.

This is my favorite bag.

I can't believe you just broke my bag!

Mom, Dad! He broke my bag!

- Food document.

- Excuse me. Stop it. Stop it.

Do you have an appointment?

I don't let anyone to look

at my trash without an appointment.

I have an opening next Tuesday.

Tuesday. Tuesday,

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Tuesday.

It will be good time for you

to come back and get lost.

OK, goodbye. Sorry.

Tuesday.

Don't shoot!

She sleeps 12, Frank. Has a

She looks amazing.

She's my pot of gold

at the end of the rainbow.

She's a beautiful boat

and I hope you get her soon.

- You've earned her.

- Thank you, Frank.

- You have.

- Actually, I bought her yesterday.

Come on. Congratulations!

I'm nominating you to take my place.

You will assume the duties

of acting Field Commissioner

until you get approval from Washington.

Really? I don't know what to say.

- Jesus. Richard, is this real?

- It's real, Frank, it's real.

Don't pretend to be surprised.

You've been waiting for me to retire

or drop dead for years now.

No, I haven't been

waiting for you to retire.

That's all right, Frank.

My retirement will become official

the day you get sworn in.

- You've waited a long time for this.

- I have.

Just be careful

about the inspection process.

I will.

I've been here for 17 years...

We're talking about

the Field Commissioner position.

People are going to look to you

for leadership, to set an example.

What are you saying?

I'm saying the job is yours to lose.

Ship the Colombians

off to asylum hearings,

and call the parents

of those kids from Long Island.

Tell them it was a bad idea

to let them go to Jamaica.

Come on, let's go. South America

and Madrid are on the tarmac.

I want them out of here in half an hour.

Mr. Thurman.

There's a man walking around

the terminal in a bathrobe.

I know, sir. You put him there.

Welcome to the United States.

Next!

I need visa.

Where's your green form?

I can't do anything without it.

Go to the wall.

Next!

Sir.

The light green form.

I love it!

Light green.

Mr. Navorski, you cannot

get into New York without a visa.

You cannot get a visa

without a passport,

and you cannot get

a new passport without a country.

There's nothing

we can do for you here.

I give you light green.

I'm sorry,

but you've wasted an entire day.

At this time you are simply...

- Unacceptable.

- Yes.

Unacceptable.

Why is he still here?

You released him, sir.

You put him there.

Why doesn't he walk out the doors?

Why doesn't he try to escape?

- Sir, you told him to wait.

- I didn't think he'd actually do it.

I mean, he's in a crack.

Who the hell waits in a crack?

No news from the State Department,

but we can deport him in a few days.

Yeah, it could be a few days.

It could be a week, two weeks, a month.

Who knows what this guy is thinking,

what gulag he escaped from.

Next!

Everything he does comes back to me.

- You want him back in the holding cell?

- No, I'll show him the door.

Hello.

Hello.

- Do you have an appointment?

- Yes. 9.30.

Food document, trash. Tuesday.

Tuesday. I hate the Tuesday.

Excuse me.

Airports are tricky places,

Mr. Navorski.

I'm about to tell you something.

Something you can

never repeat to anyone.

Do you understand? It's a secret.

- Secret?

- Yes, a secret.

At 12 o'clock today, the guards

at those doors will leave their posts

and their replacements

are going to be five minutes late.

Late five minutes.

Yes. Late five minutes. At 12 o'clock.

Just today. Just this once.

No one is going

to be watching those doors.

- And no one will be watching you.

- So, America not closed.

No.

America, for five minutes, is open.

Have a nice life, Mr. Navorski.

Catch and release. It's simple.

Sometimes you land a small fish.

You unhook him

and place him back in the water.

You set him free so that somebody else

can have the pleasure of catching him.

All right, here we go.

OK. Call them off.

Johnson, clear the doors.

All right. Go.

Get out of there.

All right, there's the door.

All right.

Here we go.

Now where is he?

- There he is.

- No, that's not him.

There he is.

All right, Viktor.

Here we go.

What's so complicated? Exit, Viktor.

Come on. In a few minutes,

you'll be somebody else's problem.

He wants to make sure

nobody's watching.

I told him nobody would be watching.

Come on. All right, here we go.

- Call the Airport Police.

- He's on his way.

Excuse me.

You got it. There we go.

He's got to get a running start,

I guess.

Just leave. Just leave.

Leave. Leave.

What are you doing?

Why is he kneeling? Is he praying?

No. He's tying his shoelace.

Come on, leave.

Get the cameras.

Where is he? Where is he?

- To the left of here.

- No. He was at the door.

- Just go a little left.

- All right. All right.

I wait.

What are you looking at?

Go back to work. Thank you.

Oh, God. Oh, sh*t.

- This belong you?

- Thank you.

Oh, sh*t.

See? Wet floor.

That you.

I'm so late.

Buenos Aires.

I can't remember the gate.

Gate 24.

- You sure?

- Yes.

Thanks.

Ladies and gentlemen...

Wait.

For you. Payless Shoes.

Second floor.

Sensible heels.

- Hi, baby.

- Come here, you.

I think he's CIA.

The CIA put him here to spy on us.

You don't know what you're talking

about. He doesn't speak English.

If he could learn to speak, this guy.

He can't speak English, how could he

have a meeting with a beautiful woman?

A flight attendant.

- So, she's CIA, too?

- No.

She look like a Russian.

KGB. She gave him heel of her shoes.

And he gave her a piece of the paper.

- Was it microfilm?

- A coupon from Payless Shoes.

Must be some kind of the code.

You been spending too much time

inhaling them cleaning products.

I'm warning you guys.

You watch yourself.

This guy is here for a reason.

And I think that reason is us.

Excuse me, buddy.

What's going on?

It's Navorski.

He's figured out the quarters.

Good afternoon. Welcome to Burger King.

May I take your order?

Keep the change.

Excuse me.

OK, go. Go.

Good boy. Thank you.

Bye-bye.

Welcome to Burger King.

May I take your...

"Crisis. Crisis in Krakozhia."

Now that heavy fighting has subsided

and both sides have dug in

for the long winter ahead,

it's clear that the future of Krakozhia

may be in doubt for some time to come.

Meanwhile, the people of Krakozhia

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