GoKawiilApple TV subscribers can now watch Propeller One-Way Night Coach, a film that not only marks John Travolta’s directorial debut, but was adapted by the actor from a children’s novel he wrote in 1997. Watch the trailer below.
Travolta’s directorial debut debuts on Apple TV
John Travolta’s Propeller One-Way Night Coach is now available to stream on Apple TV.
The movie is based on a homonymous children’s novel he wrote in 1997, and it stars Clark Shotwell, Kelly Eviston-Quinnett, Ella Bleu Travolta, and Olga Hoffmann. John Travolta (Pulp Fiction, Face/Off) is also credited as the narrator.
The movie premiered at the 79th Cannes Film Festival earlier this month, where Travolta also received a surprise honorary Palme d’Or for his lifetime achievement in cinema.
John Travolta cries as he accepts his surprise Palme d’Or at #Cannes: “This is beyond the Oscar”https://t.co/K2FMG42GC1 pic.twitter.com/bFdbEkj0Np — Variety (@Variety) May 15, 2026
Here’s the movie’s plot, according to Apple TV:
Set in the golden age of aviation, a young airplane enthusiast, Jeff (played by newcomer Clark Shotwell), and his mother (Kelly Eviston-Quinnett) set off on a one-way cross-country odyssey to Hollywood, which transforms a simple flight into the trip of a lifetime. Between airline meals, charming flight attendants (played by Ella Bleu Travolta and Olga Hoffmann), unexpected stopovers, larger-than-life passengers and a thrilling glimpse at first class, the journey unfolds in moments both magical and unexpected, charting the course for the boy’s future.
You can watch the trailer for Propeller One-Way Night Coach below:
Watch Propeller One-Way Night Coach on Apple TV
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