Twilight Zone: The Movie
Twilight Zone The Movie is a 1983 American anthology sciencefiction fantasy horror film produced by Steven Spielberg and John Landis as a theatrical version of the 195964 TV series The Twilight Zone, created by Rod Serling. The film stars Vic Morrow, Scatman Crothers, Kathleen Quinlan and John Lithgow with Dan Aykroyd and Albert Brooks in the prologue segment. Burgess Meredith, who starred in four episodes of the original series, took on Serlings position as narrator. In addition to Meredith, six actors from the original series William Schallert, Kevin McCarthy, Bill Mumy, Murray Matheson, Peter Brocco, and Patricia Barry had roles in the film.
The film starts with a driver and his passenger driving very late at night, singing along to Creedence Clearwater Revivals cover of Midnight Special on a cassette, and the song ends when the tape breaks. The driver talks about a scary game he finds amusing he switches off the cars headlights and drives in the dark. After the passenger admits that he is uncomfortable, the driver laughs it off and keeps the lights on. With no tape or radio, the pair start a Name That Tune game with television theme songs such as Sea Hunt and Hawaii FiveO, and eventually the classic theme to The Twilight Zone. The conversation turns to what episodes of the series they found most scary, such as Burgess Meredith in Time Enough at Last and other classics. The passenger then asks the driver, Do you want to see something really scary? The driver obliges and reluctantly pulls over. The passenger turns his face away, then turns back around having transformed into a monster and attacks the driver.The scene then cuts to outside the car as the familiar Twilight Zone opening theme music and monologue begin spoken by the films narrator, Burgess Meredith ........
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