Twilight Zone - The Movie
May 9th 2008 02:09
The original television series began in 1959 and was a huge success. It had its rivals such as The Outer Limits and Night Gallery, but The Twilight Zone was always the show people remembered, especially its ironic twists and strict moral code. It was inevitable a big screen version would be made, but it took a while.
Scatman Crothers and friends
You wanna see something scary?
The late Vic Morrow (who was killed on set in a helicopter crash along with two children) plays an embittered, racist bigot. He’s spitting fire to his colleagues in a bar about Jews, niggers and kooks, then after a confrontation with two Afro-American men at another table he storms out, only to discover the streets outside have transformed to the streets of wartime Germany. Next thing he knows he’s running for his life from Nazi officers.
Actor Vic Morrow trapped in time
Landis’ segment is second equal with the third segment written by Richard Matheson and directed by Joe Dante. In this, the most bizarre tale of the four, a young teacher (Kathleen Quinlan) driving home ends up befriending a young boy (Jeremy Licht) on a bicycle whom she accidentally backs her car into. He invites her back to his place to meet his family, whom he really doesn’t care much for.
One of Rob Bottin's scary creatures gives Kevin McCarthy a fright
Actor John Lithgow needs a double Scotch pronto
Of course no one else can see the demon, so they think the man is delusional. And the turbulence and storm outside only aggravates the problem. The crew need to get the situation under control. Sure, one of the engines is out, but it was struck by lightning. Or was it?
Nightmare at 20,000 feet
Here's the second half of the last segment:
And here's the last part of the original tale from the television series:
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Comment by David O'Connell
Screen Fanatic
I've seen it a few times over the years and totally agree - the last segment, Nightmare at 20,000 ft is the standout story and worth the price alone; it's brilliantly directed and the nerve-jangling, string-based score by Jerry Goldsmith is a classic work. It all comes together beautifully with a very memorable John Lithgow performance. Great memories!
Comment by Bryn
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Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
"You wanna see something really scary":..........."Oh let the midnight special shine its light down on me"
When i was about 7 years old I watched my first Twilight Zone episode and it effectively rewired my brain.
The movies 3 stories are all rewrites from the original 50's series I think. (Haven't seen the movie in about 15 years).
Vic Morrow and the two kids dying on set was brutal...there is video of it somewhere that is very disturbing.
Comment by Damo
The first two were a bit weak.
But the last one made up for it.
Loved the Gremlin.
Comment by Bryn
Horrorphile
Damo, yeah, go the gremlin. I'm suprised they haven't remade this, or at the very least got four new directors and done a followup with four new tales from The Twilight Zone ... Great idea, make 'em for adults, with lots of sex and violence!!
Comment by Cibbuano
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I saw this movie back in the 80s, and I remember feeling the creepiness...
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Comment by Bryn
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