Non-Stop (2014)
- During the filming of Non-Stop, Liam Neeson improvised one of the most famous lines in the movie.
- Jaume Collet-Serra originally wanted a completely different ending for the film, but test audiences preferred the one we see today.
- Many of the practical effects used in the climax were achieved without any CGI.
Non-Stop is a 2014 American action thriller directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. Liam Neeson stars as Bill Marks, a disillusioned, alcoholic U.S. air marshal on a transatlantic flight from New York to London who begins receiving anonymous text messages demanding that $150 million be transferred to a bank account โ or a passenger will die every 20 minutes. As Marks tries to identify the sender among 150 passengers and crew, the evidence is manipulated to make it appear that Marks himself is hijacking the plane, turning the passengers against him.
Jaume Collet-Serra, who would direct Neeson in four films, demonstrated particular skill with confined-space thrillers, using the airplane's claustrophobic layout to create tension from the simple act of watching a man walk down an aisle while every face is potentially the enemy. The text message gimmick was cleverly deployed on screen. Non-Stop earned $222 million worldwide on a $50 million budget.
