Twilight Zone: The Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)

Timing: 1:41 (101 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1983-06-24

Country

United States

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, Amblin Entertainment

Genre

Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Budget

$10 000 000

Revenue

$29 450 919

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Director

Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, John Landis, George Miller

Actors

Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks, Scatman Crothers, John Lithgow, Vic Morrow, Kathleen Quinlan, Charles Hallahan, Doug McGrath, Murray Matheson, Bill Quinn
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

John Landis

Producer

Steven Spielberg, John Landis, George Miller, Frank Marshall

Operator

Allen Daviau

Composer

Jerry Goldsmith

Artist

Audition

Jane Feinberg, Mike Fenton, Marci Liroff

Editing

Michael Kahn, Malcolm Campbell, Tina Hirsch
All team (106)

• In the opening credits, when discussing another dimension of sound, vision, and imagination, an image of Rod Sterling – the creator of the original series – can be seen in a large eye.
• The scene filmed during the death of Vic Morrow (1929-1982) was added to the script to show his character, Bill Connor, in a more positive light: while fleeing an American attack on a Vietnamese village, he sees two orphaned children, decides to save them at all costs, and carries them across the river to safety. He then finds himself back in Nazi-occupied France, and the children have traveled through time with him. The Nazis are about to execute the children, and Bill is sent to a train. Due to an accident involving a helicopter crash, in which Morrow and both children, aged 7 and 6, perished, all scenes with the children were cut from the film. The initially scripted final scene with Bill remained.
• John Lithgow always carefully considers his scenes, and here too he meticulously planned his actions in the scene in the airplane seat with lightning flashing outside. Unfortunately, during filming, the crew member responsible for simulating the lightning flashes was either turning on the lighting too early or too late, constantly throwing Lithgow off rhythm. Initially, this angered him greatly, but after watching the film, he concluded that it was actually better, as it fully reflects his character's state and reaction to the lightning flashes outside the window.
• Actor Vic Morrow died during filming when the rotating helicopter blades, which went out of control of the technical crew during a special effects explosion, decapitated him at full speed. Two child actors – Mick Dean Lee (7 years old) and Rene Chen (6 years old) – also perished during this tragic episode. This event became a catalyst for the review and amendment of US legislation regarding child labor and safety measures on film sets.
• Actor Vic Morrow died during filming. Rotating helicopter blades, which went out of control during an explosion, severed his head. During this tragic episode, two child actors – Myca Dinh Lee (7 years old) and Renee Chen (6 years old) – also died. This event became a catalyst for the review and revision of US legislation regarding child labor and safety measures used on film sets.
• The scene filmed at the time of Vic Morrow's death was added to the script to somehow portray his character, Bill Connor, in a positive light: fleeing during an American attack on a Vietnamese village, he sees two orphaned children, decides to save them at all costs, and carries them across the river to safety. He then finds himself again in Nazi-occupied France, and the children time-traveled with him. The Nazis are about to execute the children, while Bill is sent to a train. Due to a helicopter crash that killed Morrow and both children, all scenes with the children were cut from the film. The originally scripted final scene with Bill remained.
• In the opening credits, when it comes to another dimension of sound, sight, and imagination, the image of Rod Sterling – the creator of the original series – can be seen in the large eye.
• John Lithgow carefully considered his actions in the scene in the airplane seat with lightning flashing outside. During filming, the technician responsible for simulating the lightning flash would turn on the lighting either too early or too late, constantly throwing Lithgow off rhythm. Initially, this angered him greatly, but after watching the film, he decided it was even better, as it reflected the nervous state of his character.