- In the film, Victor's home country, Krakozhia, is completely fictitious, similar to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
- The flight schedules displayed on the airport information boards and monitors are all from JFK International Airport.
- Bernie Mack was unable to star in the film due to a conflict of appointments.
- In the first draft of the script, Victor is from Slovenia. This design was opposed by the former Slovenian consul in the United States.
- In the film’s cast and crew subtitles, each person’s name comes from his own autograph.
- The film is the opening film of the 2004 Venice Film Festival.
- The girl with a suitcase that Victor tries to help is played by Steven Spielberg's daughter.
- All the shopping stalls in the Kennedy International Airport in the film are professional salespeople in the real world.
The Terminal behind the scenes gags
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Zechariah 2022-03-25 09:01:05
What's the matter... It's messy and incomprehensible. It's just like boiled water. The score is so high. I was looking forward to it. I tried my best for an hour and then I dragged it to the end.
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Julien 2022-03-23 09:01:12
Pure warm story, free imagination in the inner world~ Pure warm story, free imagination in the inner world~
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Amelia: Do I know you from someplace?
Viktor Navorski: Sensible heels. Payless Shoes. Second floor.
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Joe Mulroy: Gupta, relax, would you? He isn't a spy.
Gupta Rajan: How do you know? He could be recording everything we say. A wire in his shirt. A microphone up in his ass.