If nothing else, this movie might help me start watching. Its just two guys trying to entertain themselves while on the road. Une serie creee par rod serling avec bill mumy anthony fremont, john larch m. Forty years ago, rod serling introduced us to a monster, a monster so powerful he was able to make the world disappear just by using his mind.
Four horror and science fiction segments, directed by four famous directors, each of them being a new version of a classic story from rod serlings landmark television series. The cloverfield series was on its way to becoming the great modern twilight zone movie franchise of our time scifi horror anthology films with a bit of social commentary, especially 10 cloverfield lane, which was heavily inspired by at least one twilight zone. Little anthony fremont controls an entire town with his ability to read minds and make people do as he wishes. Bringing together four shorts inspired by episodes of the tv show, twilight zone.
Its a good episode, and the story is certainly interesting, but something keeps it from being in the upper echelon of twilight zone episodes for me, though im not quite sure what. So its neat that a phrase, which is said in jest, is turned around and used to be literal for the story. The twilight zone its a good life tv episode 1961 imdb. Trump increasingly reminds me of anthony freemont, the monster child in a twilight zone episode called its a good life. The movie and a few years after that, it was delightfully lampooned on one of the simpsons treehouse of horror episodes. Its a good life is episode 73 of the american television series the twilight zone. With john larch, cloris leachman, don keefer, bill mumy. Each podcast my cohost, the projectionist and i will discuss a particular horror movie or horror themed tv episode from the retroist vault and this time we chose a segment from 1983s twilight zone. The movies its a good life segment is a remake of the original episode directed by joe dante. Helen foley doesnt know it yet, but her waiting has. I do not own the story its a good life or the twilight zone episodes its a good life and its still a good life and in regards to chapter 3 i do not own the story or the movie the children of the corn. In the omen series, a humanlike demon has supernatural powers similar to a main character. This, as you may recognize, is a map of the united states, and theres a little town there called peaksville.
Produced by steven spielberg, who also directed a segment, it united some of the eras hottest talents under the familiar banner of spooky anthology storytelling. Got into twilight zone a few weeks ago and was watching some of the classic episodes. With forest whitaker, cloris leachman, liliana mumy, bill mumy. Fortunately, the movies absolutely saved by george miller and joe dante. Holy shit, the premise and whole concept here is really unsettling and fucked up. Its a good life a very bad man by the twilight zone.
Its a good life the twilight zone sonicwb wikia fandom. This segment has the most fun with the original story and the twilight zone idea. John landis time out, the first vignette, became notorious before the film opened, thanks to an onset. In a small town in ohio, anthony fremont is born with godlike powers. It is based on the 1953 short story its a good life by jerome bixby and is considered by some, such as time magazine and tv guide, to be one of the best episodes of the series. How the 80s twilight zone honored and extended rod. Its a good life the twilight zone, a 1961 episode of the 1959 tv series its a good life, the third segment. By the early 1980s goldsmith was a master in every genre of film, from. Its a good life is the 73th episode of the the twilight zone. Season 3, episode 8 its a good life the townspeople of peaksville bow in fear before a sixyearold billy mumy, who has the power to create and destroy at will. This clip is a tribute to our late pal warren hamilton, jr, who cut the fx.
This year marks the 35th anniversary of twilight zone. In one of the most memorable episodes of the entire original series, a young boy learns that with great power comes great, evil mischief. Moviechat forums the twilight zone discussion cant handle it s a good life. Wpix twilight zone marathon its a good life bumper duration. The story adapts the its a good life episode of the twilight zone and instead of controlling an entire town, anthony just controls a home and the ending is quite different. Republicans kowtow to him, because he might throw a tantrum and send them away into the cornfield if they dont. Its still a good life the twilight zone wiki fandom. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. There was also the movie version, or the 80s sequel. The movie genres drama, fantasy, horror, science fiction, thriller overview four directors collaborated to remake four episodes of the popular television series the twilight zone for this movie. The 1980s movie version had a reimagining of the episode but nothing could compare to the original. Tonights story on the twilight zone is somewhat unique and calls for a different kind of introduction. Welcome back friends to the saturday frights podcast. Its still a good life 2003 holds the record 41 years and three months for the longest interval between a television episode and its sequel.
In 1974, creator rod serling finished a screenplay for a feature film version of. Bill mumy discusses the twilight zone episode its a good life. In the sequel to the 1961 episode, its a good life, anthony fremontthe young boy bill mumy who once terrorized his town with his. The twilight zone its still a good life tv episode. Like the best twilight zone episodes, 1961s its a good life has traveled far. It is based on the 1953 short story its a good life by jerome bixby and is. The movie and wishing we had just watched a few episodes of the show. Finally, before we get to hear the twilight zone end credits, we get to hear a true thrilling track titled nightmare at 20,000 feet.
Its a good life is one of those famous twilight zone episodes, one of those episodes where its hard to find much to say that hasnt already been said. Its still a good life is the sequel to the original series episode its a good life. Its a good life was given a sequel over forty years later with its still a good life, an episode of the second twilight zone revival series, which ran for one season twentytwo episodes from 20022003 on the upn network. Things like the idea of being wished out into the cornfield or the creepy child who holds immense power have been so thoroughly digested by our popular culture that its hard to. The twilight zone saison 3 ep8 its a good life cest une belle. Mumys real life daughter liliana mumy played anthonys daughter audrey, who is even more powerful than he is. With dan aykroyd, albert brooks, vic morrow, doug mcgrath.
The twilight zone is often my goto show when i find myself dissatisfied about the current state of. First he disappears all the people in the house and gets away with it. The series was hosted by forest whitaker and followed a onehour format typically comprised of two thirty. The movie, the 1983 anthology film inspired by the classic rod serling tv series. No composer was better suited to score the bigscreen twilight zone adaptation than jerry goldsmith. To get a better view, you can click on the image to enlarge.
A girl from our dimension finds herself in the middle of the episode its still a good life. Its a good life is episode 73 of the american television anthology series the twilight zone. Enter the twilight zone for surreal life lessons usa today. It follows the shows anthology format by presenting four segments all but one remakes of classic episodes, which are directed by four different directors. The movie is a 1983 american science fiction horror anthology film produced by steven spielberg and john landis as a cinematic interpretation of the 19591964 tv series created by rod serling. A good life is not quite the kind of music i love to hear from goldsmith, but i must admit that it fulfills its mission of conveying weirdness, with a little tribute to carl stalling on the side. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Its a good life the 10 greatest twilight zone episodes. An introduction and an epilogue to book end the movie. Written by rod serlingdirected by james sheldonoriginally broadcast nov.
Im genuinely shocked dante was trusted with a segment in this before hed go on to direct gremlins. And, just because no twilight zone episode is complete without him. An anthology film based on the 1959 twilight zone television series, released in 1983. Saturday frights episode 21 twilight zone the movies it. Popular videos the twilight zone the twilight zone topic. As schoolkids we always talked about what wed seen on twilight zone firday night the following monday. Heres a little rod serling thrown in for good measure. On a given morning not too long ago, the rest of the world disappeared and peaksville was left all alone. The movie is certainly uneven, but at least its sections spring from the same well. I just finished watching an episode of the twilight zone on netflix.
On a long road trip to a new home, a schoolteacher named helen foley meets anthony, who in this version is ten years old and has the ability to venture outside of his isolated. This episode was remade into the third segment of 1983s twilight zone. Its still a good life is the sequel to the original series episode its a good life, continuing on the story of anthony fremont and starring bill mumy and cloris leachman, reprising their roles. View cd page at fsm site more details one of jerry goldsmiths greatest scififantasy scores comes to cd in complete form. Sixyearold anthony fremont has godlike mental powers, including mindreading. The movie 1983 discussion its a good life its a good life. Imdb id tt0086491 release date 24 june 1983 title twilight zone. No matter what dimension you call home, the twilight zone offers life lessons that can do more than just save you from being eaten by aliens. For the residents of peaksville, ohio, the nightmare. I couldnt imagine how terrifying it must be to live in fear of an omniscient allpowerful kid, cut off from the rest of the. On an isolated family farm, a young boy with vast mental powers, but lacking emotional development, holds his terrified family in thrall to his every juvenile wish.
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