The 1983 film Twilight Zone: The Movie is an anthology film consisting of four segments, each based on an episode of the original Twilight Zone television series. The film was directed by four different directors, including John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, and George Miller.
The four segments are:
- Time Out (directed by John Landis): A racist driver is transported back in time to Nazi Germany.
- Kick the Can (directed by Steven Spielberg): A group of elderly residents of a retirement home discover a way to regain their youth.
- It's a Good Life (directed by Joe Dante): A young boy with the power to bend reality to his will becomes a danger to his own family and friends.
- Nightmare at 20,000 Feet (directed by George Miller): A man on a flight sees a gremlin attacking the wing of the plane.
The film was a critical and commercial success, and it is considered to be one of the best anthology films ever made. It is praised for its suspenseful stories, its strong performances, and its special effects.
The film's most famous segment is Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, which is a remake of the classic Twilight Zone episode of the same name. The segment stars John Lithgow as a man who sees a gremlin attacking the wing of the plane during a flight. The segment is known for its suspenseful atmosphere and its iconic gremlin creature.
Cast
Segment One:
Vic Morrow – Bill Connor
Doug McGrath – Larry
Charles Hallahan – Ray
Rainer Peets and Kai Wulff – German officers
Steven Williams – Bar Patron
Joseph Hieu and Al Leong – Vietnamese men
Myca Dinh Le and Renee Shin-Yi Chen – Vietnamese children (scene deleted due to the death of both [actors](Vic Morrow – Bill Connor
Stephen Bishop – Charming G.I.
Thomas Byrd, Vincent J. Isaac, Bill Taylor, and William S. Taylor – G.I.s
Eddy Donno, Michael Milgron, Tom Willett, and John Larroquette – Ku Klux Klan members) and Morrow during filming)
Stephen Bishop – Charming G.I.
Thomas Byrd, Vincent J. Isaac, Bill Taylor, and William S. Taylor – G.I.s
Eddy Donno, Michael Milgron, Tom Willett, and John Larroquette – Ku Klux Klan members
Segment Two:
- Scatman Crothers – Mr. Bloom
- Bill Quinn – Leo Conroy
- Martin Garner – Mr. Weinstein
- Selma Diamond – Mrs. Weinstein
- Helen Shaw – Mrs. Dempsey
- Murray Matheson – Mr. Agee
- Peter Brocco – Mr. Mute
- Priscilla Pointer – Miss Cox
- Scott Nemes – Young Mr. Weinstein
- Tanya Fenmore – Young Mrs. Weinstein
- Evan Richards – Young Mr. Agee
- Laura Mooney – Young Mrs. Dempsey
- Christopher Eisenmann – Young Mr. Mute
- Richard Swingler – Mr. Gray Panther
- Alan Haufrect – Mr. Conroy's Son
- Cheryl Socher – Mr. Conroy's Daughter-in-Law
- Elsa Raven – Nurse No. 2
Segment Three:
- Kathleen Quinlan – Helen Foley
- Jeremy Licht – Anthony
- Kevin McCarthy – Uncle Walt
- Patricia Barry – Mother
- William Schallert – Father
- Nancy Cartwright – Ethel
- Dick Miller – Walter Paisley
- Cherie Currie – Sara
- Bill Mumy – Tim
- Jeffrey Bannister – Charlie
Segment Four:
- John Lithgow – John Valentine
- Abbe Lane – Sr. Flight attendant
- Donna Dixon – Jr. Flight attendant
- John Dennis Johnston – Co-Pilot
- Larry Cedar – Gremlin
- Charles Knapp – Sky marshal
- Christina Nigra – Little girl
- Eduard Franz – Old man
- Jeffrey Weissman – Young man
Director: John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, George Miller
Writers: John Landis, George Clayton Johnson, Richard Matheson, Melissa Mathison
Box Office Gross: $29,450,919
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Release Date: June 24, 1983