The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics (1994)

★ 6.6 1h 29m IMDb
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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.

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

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James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones as Host Died 2024 · Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA James Earl Jones (January 17, 1931 – September 9, 2024) was an American actor. He was described as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile" actors for his performances on stage and screen,...
Amy Irving
Amy Irving as Melissa Sanders (segment "The Theatre") Age 72 · Palo Alto, California, USA Amy Davis Irving (born September 10, 1953) is an American actress and singer, who worked in film, stage, and television. Her accolades include an Obie Award, two Golden Globe Award nominations, and on...
Gary Cole
Gary Cole as James (segment "The Theatre") Age 69 · Park Ridge, Illinois, USA Gary Michael Cole (born September 20, 1956) is an American stage and screen actor, best known for his supporting roles in numerous television and film productions such as Jack "Nighthawk" Killian in...
Patrick Bergin
Patrick Bergin as Dr. Benjamin Ramsey (segment "Where the Dead Are") Age 75 · Dublin, Ireland Patrick Connolly Bergin (born February 4, 1951) is an Irish actor and singer. He may be best-known internationally for playing the menacing husband of Julia Roberts' character in the thriller Sleeping...
Julia Campbell
Julia Campbell as Maureen, Barmaid (segment "Where the Dead Are") Age 63 · Huntsville, Alabama, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Julia Campbell (born March 12, 1962) is an American actress, who is best known for her role as the "mean girl," Christie Masters-Christensen, in the feature fil...
Jack Palance
Jack Palance as Dr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "Where the Dead Are") Died 2006 · Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA Jack Palance (born Volodymyr Palahniuk; February 18, 1919 – November 10, 2006) was an American actor. Known for playing tough guys and villains, he was nominated for three Academy Awards, all for Best...

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GenerationofSwine 10/10 Jan 11, 2023
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 Shelly feel to it set in the Civil War and a path to hell that is all good intentions. It is good old fashioned Twilight Zone irony right there.

But it still doesn't have that classic Twilight Zone feel to it, so you don't really get what you expected. It's a little too modern for the early 60s, but the story is there... at least in the second, which was a strong finish for a two episode video tape that was only half good.

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