[Dixielandjazz] Re: Jackie McLean

[Bill Haesler]

Dear Fred,
The 2004 film was called 'The Terminal'.
It was directed by Stephen Spielberg and starred Tom Hanks and
Catherine Zeta-Jones.
We did not see it, but it is due on cable here this month, so will do so
when it appears.
The plot (from Internet Movie Data Base): An Eastern European visitor
(Hanks) becomes a resident of a New York airport terminal when a war breaks
out and erases his country from the map, voiding his passport. He makes
friends with the airport staff and falls in love with a flight attendant.
[BGW Claw.]
  also
Viktor Navorski, a man from an Eastern European country arrives in New York
but after he left his country; war broke out and because of that Navorski is
a man without a country that the U.S. cannot recognize, thus he is denied
entrance to the U.S. However, he also can't be deported so he is told by the
Security Manager that he has to remain in the airport until his status can
be fixed. And also Navorski doesn't speak English well, so no one can talk
to him and he can't talk to anyone. But he somehow adapts and sets up
residence in the airport, which makes the man who placed him there unhappy
cause, it seems he is line for a promotion but Navroski's presence might
complicate that. So he tries to get Navorski to leave but Navorski remains
where he is. Navorski makes friends with some of the people who work in the
airport and is attracted to a flight attendant he runs into whenever she
comes in.
[r.g.clark at gte.net]

What is not mentioned in the above is that Navorski has a copy of the Great
Day in Harlem photograph and wants to contact the musicians. Benny Golson
plays himself in the film.
Kind regards,
Bill.