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"The second segment is a remake of the episode "Kick the Can", directed by Spielberg." "The third segment is a remake of the episode "It's a Good Life", directed by Dante." "Remake of the "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" episode, directed by Miller."
Shouldn't that read: "The second segment, directed by Spielberg, is a remake of the episode "Kick the Can"."
As it is now, it's not clear whether the original TV episode of "Kick the can" was directed by Spielberg or not! It was not, but any reader with no knowledge of The Twilight Zone show might be confused.
The same for the other two sentences.
If only to avoid confusion...
Onaryc 18:59, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
I removed this section as added in this edit as it appears to be unreferenced speculation by a random internet user. - Mgm| (talk) 09:43, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
I redid and added some more external links that pertained to ths article -- Chad 09:08, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
Does anyone have a link to the clip? Apparently it was shown in full on ABC this week, and many people seem to have seen the footage before this. A link to the clip would be good in the article. 172.200.47.202 19:02, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
I thought the re-made episode was named '35,000 ft? for the movie? GoodDay 18:50, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
How is The Simpsons Episode a reference to this? The movie was a reference to the TV show. You can't parody an homage. Just because there is a crossover in "talent" (Nancy Cartwright) does not mean its a reference. Dkkicks 02:31, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
The National Geographic Society supposedly adopted the lyrics used in this movie as "official" and had them on their website, but all the links I've found are dead. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bizzybody ( talk • contribs) 23:04, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
The opening paragraphs of this article state that the children who died in the Vic Morrow segment were hired illegally, but I don't recall that being the case. If anyone can provide proof that this is true, please add it to this article. If not, then the statement needs to be changed. talk to SailorAlphaCentauri —Preceding undated comment was added at 18:20, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
During the Vietnam part of the Landis segment, I believe that a soldier makes a reference to shooting Niedermeyer. I assume that this is a reference to Niedermeyer from Landis' Animal House, who was an ROTC student who was said to have gone on to get killed by his own troops in Vietnam. 75.121.145.8 ( talk) 03:41, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
It's referred to in the "Novelization" section, but not detailed there. Any one know what the the original plot was? 70.88.213.74 ( talk) 23:10, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
Is anyone aware of any sources that describe whether there was discussion of not releasing the movie or excluding the John Landis segment because of the death of the the three actors? Additionally, are there any sources describing the circumstances of production that allowed the segment to still be completed? Were the producers "lucky" in that the helicopter sequence was the last to be filmed or were they able to creatively edit and change the segment to use their previously filmed material? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.6.185.21 ( talk) 19:46, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
The "Time Out" segment with Vic Morrow shares some similarities with a Rod Serling novella, titled "Color Scheme", which appeared in Serling's anthology book, "The Season to be Wary". I no longer have my copy, but a reviewer at imdb, discussing Playhouse 90, provides a synopsis. The story concerns King Connacher, a white racist stump speaker, who encourages lynching of blacks. Twilight Zone-style irony has Connacher becoming black and falling prey to a lynch mob himself.
Sammy Davis, Jr. provided the idea to Serling and mentions it in his (Davis') autobiography "Yes, I Can." Serling then wrote the story as a script for Twilight Zone, but back in the 60's, that storyline was too controversial. Serling then rewrote it as a prose story. He mentions Davis' inspiration in the introduction to "The Season to Be Wary." I don't have copies of Davis' or Serling's books to reference and am going by descriptions online. If this information is correct, is the similarity between Serling's story and the segment in the movie worth noting? Just1thing ( talk) 15:58, 24 July 2010 (UTC)
I love this descriptive of what Dan Akroyd turn into in the prologue segment, but is it based on any solid description offered by the movie makers or artistic description on behalf of the writer of the recap? -- RedKnight ( talk) 14:45, 4 October 2010 (UTC)
The driver pulls the car by the road and passenger turns into a monster and attacks the driver, ..ok, ..however, the million dollar question is - "how" is the driver attacked? A cracking sound can be heard, thus, we can speculate a bite happens (either into neck or even nose maby). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.182.80.249 ( talk) 04:51, 29 October 2014 (UTC)
The description of Time Out is poorly written and confusing. Specifically the part "With no apparent possibility of redemption or rescue, Bill sees and uselessly screams for help to his friends from the bar, who have come out to the parking lot and cannot hear his cries, nor see him or the train as it pulls away to a concentration camp, thus leaving to wonder about his whereabouts." Someone on a train to a concentration camp would have no prospect of rescue, it is not even necessary to say it. As for "redemption", that is meaningless in the context. His screaming cannot be heard because he is somewhere else. There is no reason why his friends would wonder about his whereabouts, as he was in the bar all along. As for being fragged in Vietnam, that suggests he is a American officer, not a Vietnamese civilian. Royalcourtier ( talk) 02:29, 20 June 2016 (UTC)
I'm removing the bit which says that "Time Out" is 'loosely based on the original Twilight Zone episode "A Quality of Mercy"'. It appears to be WP: Original research; indeed, checking the article history reveals that until an IP address editor removed it, the article said it was based on both "A Quality of Mercy" and "Death's Head Revisited". Moreover, "Time Out" and "A Quality of Mercy" aren't enough alike to suppose one is based, even loosely, on the other. Apart from sharing a theme of racism and a protagonist who involuntarily journeys across space and time, they're completely different stories, as is "Death's Head Revisited".-- Martin IIIa ( talk) 13:00, 16 June 2017 (UTC)
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