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19/05/1994 Fantasy, Thriller, Mystery, Horror, Science Fiction, TV Movie 1h 29m
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Overview

James Earl Jones hosts this film based on two stories by the late Rod Serling, who wrote the stories of the original 'The Twilight Zone' (1959) series. In "The Theatre," a young woman attends a movie only to find that her life story is being revealed on the screen. In "Where the Dead Are," a Boston surgeon in 1868 searches for a scientist who may have the answer to a medical mystery.

  1. Robert Markowitz

    Director

  2. Rod Serling

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. James Earl Jones

    Host

  2. Amy Irving

    Melissa Sanders (segment "The Theatre")

  3. Gary Cole

    James (segment "The Theatre")

  4. Patrick Bergin

    Dr. Benjamin Ramsey (segment "Where the Dead Are")

  5. Julia Campbell

    Maureen, Barmaid (segment "Where the Dead Are")

  6. Jack Palance

    Dr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "Where the Dead Are")

  7. Heidi Swedberg

    (segment "The Theatre")

  8. Priscilla Pointer

    Woman in cinema (segment "The Theatre")

  9. Scott Burkholder

    (segment "The Theatre")

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Reviews

A review by GenerationofSwine
Written by GenerationofSwine on 2023-01-11
OK, it has James Earl Jones hosting it so it gets 10 stars and a note that I'm still disappointed that he was replaced as the goto narrator. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love Morgan Freeman too, but I do miss the days where you were guaranteed Jones or Nimoy as hosts and narrators.

So Jones brings it to the 10 star mark, even though it was only two episodes and the first episode was so forgettable that, honestly, I literally forgot about it... which is a pretty poor showing for a VHS that consists of only two episodes.

But the second is good, it has the irony, it has an H.G. Wells/Mary ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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