Christopher Cooke

Ten people awake on a red-eye flight from Los Angeles to discover that the other passengers, the flight crew and the pilots have disappeared. After a passenger (David Morse) manages to land the plane, the small group of survivors soon makes a startling discovery. Not only are they alone on the plane -- they're alone on the planet. The sole sound on Earth comes from the mysterious Langoliers, who are systematically destroying everything in their path.

After futilely hunting a mysterious arsonist dubbed "Firefly," upright police officer Jack (Stanley Baker) investigates youth gang leader Johnnie (David McCallum), falls in love with the lad's sister (Anne Heywood), and discovers connections between the boy and several blazes. Co-starring Peter Cushing as a stern but ultimately concerned priest, this juvenile delinquent drama culminates in a nail-biting climax.