When it comes to the many fiends in the twilight zone s plentiful rogues gallery, none tops young anthony fremont billy mumy, the sixyear old maniac who controls his town with an evil. As is the case with movie anthologies, twilight zone the movie is hit and miss. It stars scatman crothers as a mysterious old man who turns up at an old folks home one day and literally gives the residents what they think they want. This twilight zone episode was one of the most imaginative ever done in the series and its a great one to end the series run. Its all presided over by a kindly old woman aunt ti played by georgia simmons who got the career role of her life. But on this monthslong episode of the twilight zone. The movie, directed by steven spielberg and starring scatman crothers. Little girl lost is episode 91 of the american television anthology series the twilight zone. Bloom departs from sunnyvale for another retirement home, to spread his good natured magic among other senior citizens. Every year at oscar time, somebody comes up with the bright idea of making the academy awards into a fair fight. A hasbeen, drunk gunslinger finds his fastdraw abilities magically restored. Steven spielberg directed the 2nd segment about elderly people in a nursing home given a chance to become young again. The movie elderly people in nursing home including mrs. Simple, lasting truth kick the can has a special personal appeal to many of us baby boomers because weve lived the stories from both ends of the characters timelines.
Bloom scatman crothers has just moved into sunnyvale retirement home. Instead of making the voters choose among five widely different performances, they say, they ought to have five actors playing the same scene. The twilight zone classic official site watch on cbs all. The third tale is about a young woman who becomes entrapped. Like segment 1, its unfortunately not subtle about its message, and is so syrupy sweet that it really doesnt fit in with the other segments here. Twilight zone, a movie in four segments, takes us back to rod serlings television dimension where things are not what they seem and fate is full of devious twists and turns. In a nursing home, the elder inhabitants learn that. The easily anticipated lesson is that one lifetime is enough. The basic story was later incorporated into the omnibus theatrical feature twilight zone.
On july 23, 1982, a bell uh1 iroquois helicopter crashed at indian dunes in valencia, santa clarita, california, during the making of twilight zone. The twilight zone has achieved a certain mythology about itmuch like star trek. Kick the can is episode 86 of the american television anthology series the twilight zone. Bloom has just moved into sunnyvale retirement home. Twilight zone outdoor cinema is located in minneapolis st. In the original episode that aired on television, one of the old folks at the home came up with the idea himself that he had grown old because he had stopped playing. Rod serlings the twilight zone was revisited several times in the ensuing 25 years. Scary scene from twilight zone the movie by jerycho4. In other words, the conclusion discloses that the old man has gone further off the deep end. The second story is set in a retirement home where a new guest makes the old residents rediscover their youth. Rod serlings the twilight zone is a series of adaptations by mark kneece and rich ellis based on original scripts written by serling.
The grave is a marvelous tale of the old west, which twilight zone tackled on more than one occasion and usually didnt fare as well as this. The incident led to years of civil and criminal action and was responsible. The first segment is about a bigot who got what he payed for. Outdoor or indoorcinema style or drivein movies, games, ads. An old man living in a rest home thinks hes found the secret of youth in childrens games. Movie ww2 plane crash and crew were ghosts information. I first saw the episode in 1962 at 12 yrs old but didnt understand the emotional pathos involved in grandparents wanting to return to the childhood i happily took for. Inside the old folks home, charles can hear the neighborhood kids shouting. While doing my latest location visits, i decided to check out a couple places where they shot the film.
The movie, directed by steven spielberg and starring scatman crothers as mr. The twilight zone the bewitchin pool tv episode 1964. Several episodes were adapted into novel form for pulp fiction books by serling himself. The film offers some interesting observations about elderly. Four short, horrorific tales are anthologized in this film as a tribute to rod serling and his popular television series. Carey, this insane, farfromdull movie begins with a 12. In short, its about the old becoming young again, literally, where a group of seniors from a retirement home, led by a dissatisfied old man. Based on the classic tv show by rod serling,it featured four stories and a very disquieting opening sequence. The crash killed three people on the ground actor vic morrow and child actors myca dinh le and renee shinyi chen and injured the six helicopter passengers. Annabelle comes home, saw, the twilight zone willie and talky tina doll, dead. But the film falls short partially due to the expectations of the fans of the tv show and partially due to the fans expectations of the results of the four directors. Im actually surprised the sequence is even still in the movie. He listens to the other elders reminisce about the joys they experienced in their youth.
It is not quite the masterpiece of another twilight zone story about old folks in a rest home kick the can. With ernest truex, russell collins, john marley, hank patterson. Extraction and 1br are among four new movies worth. Upon his arrival, he sits around kindly and smiles as he. The twilight zone kick the can tv episode 1962 imdb. Perhaps the most notable of these endeavors was the cbs series revival of 198587. The senior residents of sunnyvale decide that the secret to youth is acting young, and in particular playing a childhood game called kickthecan. Segment 2, steven spielbergs remake of kick the can, sees wonderfully genial scatman crothers injecting some magic into the lives of senior citizens in an old folks home. A bigot finds himself thrust back into time, a magical stranger offers youth to residents of an old folks home, a child has amazing mental powers, and a troubled man believes he sees a monster destroying the wing of a plane. The film stars vic morrow, scatman crothers, kathleen quinlan, and john lithgow, with dan aykroyd and albert brooks in the prologue segment. Twilight zone outdoor cinema fans tell us what they love most about outdoor movie events. Kick the can was remade into a segment in twilight zone. Its an impractical idea, but twilight zone the movie does almost the same thing.
The movie is a 1983 american science fiction horror anthology film produced by steven spielberg and john landis as a cinematic interpretation of the 195964 tv series created by rod serling. He tracks down mel and her sleazy boyfriend, jeff willis schreiber, at a mexican resort. If there was a movie destined to have four short stories that were all home runs it was this one. The movie was doomed before its release due to the death of three people on the set. The first one concerns a loudmouthed bigot who finds himself transported back in time. It is about a old man that brings joy to his friends with a game. First up is the halfway house diner, which appears in numerous productions. Charles and the other seniors used to play it this time of year. Inflatable movie screen rental twilight zone outdoor. Watch the twilight zone classic season 1 episode 3. While the story and individual moments are very sweet it goes absolutely nowhere. The made for tv movie sole survivor was based on a real lost plane called the lady be good, which went down in 1943. Like earl hamner, pittman had an ear for how people of a certain place and time talked and acted. The twilight zone kick the can tv episode 1962 the.
Event testimonials twilight zone outdoor cinema services. The movie seemed to fall short of the expectations preceding the helicopter tragedy, and it certainly turned out differently than planned. The movie 1983 and has since been mercilessly lampooned in tv comedy series ranging from the simpsons to. Good to see so many familiar movie vets picking up a payday. There was a 1960 episode of the twilight zone with robert cummings called king nine will not return that was based on that incident. In short, its about the old becoming young again, literally, where a group of seniors from a retirement home, led by a dissatisfied old man, discover the secret to being young again, despite the. Scatman crothers magically transports residents of an old folks home into the wondrous world of childhood. Twilight zone 1959 the twilight zone 1959 ernest truex in the twilight zone 1959. We bring the outdoor movie experience to the next generation in minnesota, wisconsin, iowa, north dakota and south dakota. Twilight zone the movie was a very good sci fi film. The second story has a magical visitor scatman crothers to an oldfolks home, giving the seniors a chance to start life over as sixyearolds if they want to. On the 57th anniversary of the twilight zone s first episode, airing october 2nd, 1959, we look back at some of our favorite episodes. Its the tale of residents of an old folks home who encounter a new resident who promises them something no one of this earth could possibly give them.
Next we have an even dumber account, this one about a bunch of cute codgers in an old folks home who are lured into playing kick the can by a sweet black guy. Twilight zone has five different screen sizes to accommodate any audience size. It is about a young girl who has accidentally passed through an opening into another dimension. However, because its my channel, we also take a lo. Another takes a trip to an old age home where the arrival of a special man turns some of the residents into youthful people once again. This somehow turns the wrinkly old farts into children. Aging private detective harry ross newman, an excop, is working on a case to return 17yearold runaway mel ames witherspoon to her parents home. The twilight zone is not the only serling work to reappear. Seeing the twilight zone movie was very tough after what. The residents of an old folks home get transported backwards in time when they play a game called.