![]() But this episode is as good as the best in any of the earlier season, written by Richard Matheson. (That's show business.) Writer Charles Beaumont was suffering from a degenerative neurological disorder and farming "his" stories out to other writers. Highly recommended viewing!īy the fifth and last season a lot of steam had run out of "The Twilight Zone." Serling had just about written himself out, and Buck Houghton, an effective producer, had left for greener pastures. I cant say how this episode stands up to the best of the rest of The Twilight Zone - but in it's own right it's damn good, and miles better than most of the rubbish they put on TV these days. This episode stars future Captain Kirk, William Shatner - who does a fine job as the paranoid lead, and an interesting little bit of trivia, is that it's directed by Lethal Weapon director Richard Donner. Upon peering out of the window, he spots a gremlin trying to take the plane apart - only problem is, it disappears whenever anyone else looks out and nobody is willing to take his word for it! The reason why this little tale is so good is because of the way it draws us into the lead character's plight this really is an impossible situation, and watching him get out of it is lots of fun, and often very funny! Almost the entire episode is set inside of an aeroplane, which gives the tale a very claustrophobic feel, which in turn helps it to be more frightening. We follow an aeroplane passenger who has recently been the victim of a nervous breakdown. I've just seen this episode, however, and have just had a stark reminder of how good these twenty five minute episodes of terror can be! Nightmare at 20,000 feet is one of the most famous episodes of The Twilight Zone, partly because of the excellent Simpsons' parody of it. I can't say I'm a big fan of The Twilight Zone I used to watch it now and again as a kid but, to be honest, I've forgotten most of what I've seen. Really a well done episode mostly remembered for Shattner and the terror on a plane with a creature on the wing, this episode just plays with your mind and imagination so well. And boy does his imagination take a turn for the worst when he sees outside on the wing of the plane a furry like creature! This creature stares him in the face! The big question is it really real, or just a test of imagination, because he's the only one to see it. In fact his last breakdown was due to a flight. The plot has the Shattner character as a man that's just recently gotten out of rehab, because he had suffered a mental and nervous breakdown, and getting on a plane will almost certain test his limits. ![]() This episode is wonderfully done, and well remembered for one of the Twilight Zone's best and is well known over the years in pop culture memory. "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" directed by Richard Donner one of his first works, is just wonderful it features William Shattner as a panic stricken man on an airplane. That creature was a bit more threatening. Match this up with John Lithgow's more frenetic performance in Twilight Zone The Movie. I know I am nit picking but it has always bothered me. His face is more interesting, but that doesn't help much. He is obviously wearing some kind of pajamas with those feet that girls wore when I was in college. He is about as idiotic looking as one can imagine. This said, the one thing that I can't forgive is the monster. He manages to be a hero, even though no one may know it. Things move along quite nicely where he gets so frustrated that he utters the words, "Even if we crash." But he will not be dissuaded. It's a rainy night an he sees that furry thing on the wing, tearing up one of the engines. He is trying so hard to act normally, but the spirits are out to get him. ![]() It wouldn't be hard for some nut case to do just about anything on an airplane. ![]() ![]() Obviously this episode is way before airline regulations. She manages to keep her calm for quite a while as he fidgets and twists in his seat. He's suffered a breakdown and is on another plane with his cute wife. William Shatner, the only one who can see it. ![]()
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