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Release Date:
24 June 1983 (USA)
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Tagline:
You're travelling through another dimension. A dimension, not only of sight and sound, but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. Next stop, the Twilight Zone!
Plot:
Four horror/sci-fi segments directed by four famous directors which are their own versions of classic stories from Rod Serling's landmark television series. full summary | add synopsis
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Remake
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Nazi
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Retirement Home
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Kick The Can
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Anthology
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Awards:
1 win
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5 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(35 articles)
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Good homage to the classic anthology TV series
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Dan Aykroyd | ... | Passenger / Ambulance Driver (Prologue / Segment #4) |
 | Albert Brooks | ... | Car Driver (Prologue) |
 | Vic Morrow | ... | Bill Connor (Segment #1) |
 | Doug McGrath | ... | Larry (Segment #1) |
| Charles Hallahan | ... | Ray (Segment #1) |
| Rainer Peets | ... | German Officer (Segment #1) (as Remus Peets) |
| Kai Wulff | ... | German Officer (Segment #1) |
| Sue Dugan | ... | Waitress No. 1 (Segment #1) |
 | Debby Porter | ... | Waitress No. 2 (Segment #1) |
| Steven Williams | ... | Bar Patron (Segment #1) |
| Annette Claudier | ... | French Monther (Segment #1) |
| Joseph Hieu | ... | Vietnamese (Segment #1) |
| Al Leong | ... | Vietnamese (Segment #1) |
| Stephen Bishop | ... | Charming G.I. (Segment #1) |
| Thomas Byrd | ... | G.I. (Segment #1) |
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Runtime:
101 min | UK:97 min
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Colour (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Argentina:16 |
Canada:14A (Ontario) |
Iceland:14 |
France:Unrated |
Singapore:PG |
New Zealand:PG |
Netherlands:12 |
South Africa:10V |
UK:12 (re-rating) (2009) |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-12 |
Norway:16 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:PG (certificate #27045) |
West Germany:16
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Smithee: [Andy House]The Second Assistant Director. Second Assistant directors work primarily on getting exterior filler shots or them work on action scenes, and the tragedy on Segment 1 might have had something to do with this "Smithee" credit.
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Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: In Segment #3 "It's A Good Life", shadows of the crew can be seen moving on the ground next to the large tree as the camera pans following Helen Foley's car as it arrives at Anthony's house.
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Quotes:
Ambulance Driver:
So, you had a pretty big scare up there, huh?
John Valentine: Oh yeah!
Ambulance Driver: You wanna see something really scary?
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John Valentine: Oh yeah!
Ambulance Driver: You wanna see something really scary?
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror II (#3.7)" (1991)
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Soundtrack:
THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
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FAQ
Do the scenes that led to the death of Vic Morrow and the children remain in the final film?Was the accident that killed Vic Morrow filmed?
Is there any mention of the deaths in the credits?
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"Twilight Zone: The Movie" is a mostly entertaining anthology film based on Rod Serling's classic TV series of the 1960s. Four bizarre tales are told through the minds of four different filmmakers: John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, and George Miller (Landis and Spielberg also produced). "Twilight Zone: The Movie" starts with a brief prologue starring Dan Aykroyd and Albert Brooks. Then comes segment #1, directed by Landis. This is the part of the movie that made headlines around the world when a freak accident killed actor Vic Morrow and two children while shooting a helicopter scene (which is not seen in the film). This story is about an angry man (played by Morrow) who is not happy with America because of all the different races that are living in the country. Then something strange happens. When the man steps outside of a bar, he finds himself on a street in Nazi Germany; a few minutes later he's confronted by the Klu Klux Klan; then he discovers he's in the middle of the Vietnam War; and so on. As for how this segment goes, it's only so-so. However segment #2, directed by Spielberg, is the weakest story of the bunch. Scatman Crothers stars as an elderly man who comes to live at a retirement home. After making friends with some of the elderly people living there, he talks them into playing a spirited game of kick the can. This is no ordinary game. Let's just say that its a game with a fountain of youth twist to it. I found this segment real boring. Up to this point, "Twilight Zone: The Movie" is disappointing. But then the film picks up with the strong last two segments. Segment #3, directed by Dante, stars Kathleen Quinlan as a woman who meets a little boy after accidentally knocking him off of his bike with her car. She decides to give the boy a ride home. But this is no ordinary home. It's a house where every TV set has a cartoon on, and the boy's family act like a bunch of crazy people (like their cartoons themselves). Quinlan begins to realize that this kid is not normal. This segment works because it's creepy (the look of the house on the inside is fascinating) and funny (every member of the kid's family is a complete nut). Ah, but the best segment comes last. Segment #4, directed by Miller, is a truly scary tale starring John Lithgow (from TV's "3rd Rock From the Sun") as a terrified passenger of an airplane flying through a severe thunderstorm. Things get worse when Lithgow see's something on the wing of the plane. What is it? A man? Or is it a monster? This segment literally had me on the edge of my seat. It's an excellent finale to "Twilight Zone: The Movie". So my advice is skip the first two segments, but watch the last two.
Here's my separate ratings for each segment (out of four stars):
Segment #1: **1/2; Segment #2: *1/2; Segment #3: ***1/2; Segment #4: ****
This adds up for an estimated combined rating of *** stars.