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Directed By
John Landis, Steven Spielberg, George Miller, Joe Dante
Written By:
John Landis, Richard Matheson, George Clayton Johnson
Cast:
Steven Williams, Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks, Vic Morrow, Kathleen Quinlan, John Lithgow, Billy Mumy, Scatman Crothers, Kevin McCarthy, Bill Quinn, Selma Diamond, John Larroquette, Patricia Barry, William Schallert, Burgess Meredith, Cherie Currie, Nancy Cartwright, Dick Miller, Stephen Bishop, Jeremy Licht, Al Leong, Abbe Lane
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Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
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Movie Review by Ron
July 5th, 2007
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This review is based on the version I saw...
which happened to be edited for television. The movie starts out with two people (Dan Aykroyd and Albert Brooks) driving down a deserted highway at night. After that begins the first of four short films directed by the likes of John Landis, Joe Dante, Steven Spielberg, and George Miller.
The first segment was my favorite. It was directed by John Landis. It is about a surly old man (Vic Morrow) who has just been fired from his job. After losing his job he meets up with his "friends" at their usual dive bar. While talking to his friends he manages to insult quite a few different ethnic groups. This sets him up for an interesting trip into the Twilight Zone!
The second part was directed by Steven Spielberg and I found it to be pretty weak. It is the story of a retirement home and how the occupants regain their youth. It was alright I guess. It was just a little too sweet of a story to be grouped along with the other three which were at least suspenseful or scary.
Part three is directed by Joe Dante and is about a young boy whose dreams become reality. The special effects were good for the time, seeing as how they didn't have computers back in 1983. It was weird and creepy with a good story behind it.
The last segment is a remake of the old Twilight Zone episode about the gremlin on the plane. The original starred William Shatner, this has John Lithgow instead. It is directed by George Miller. The gremlin looks scary as it was supposed to. The acting is over the top but still manages to keep you on the edge of your seat.
Bottom Line: I'm sure the unedited version would be better. I would recommend seeing this movie if you were/are a fan of the original Twilight Zone.
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