Four different stories are combined to pay tribute to the Twilight Zone television series. It opens with the story of a racist man who is transported to Nazi Germany, a Ku Klux Klan gathering, and taken back to his days in war. The next story is about a man who travels to retirement homes giving the residents a chance to become children again. In the third story, a woman drives a young boy home after backing into him with her car. She later finds out that he has the ability to wish anything he wants into existence and has been abusing that power. The final story is about a man who is incredibly anxious about the flight he is on,. As the plane flies through a storm, he sees a mysterious being out on the wing destroying the engines. He later comes face to face with the monster in an attempt to kill it.
While the movie isn't fantastic, the events that took place on the set forever changed the film industry. While filming a Vietnam battle scene, a helicopter crashed, killing Victor Morrow as well as child actors Renee Shinn Chen and Myca Dinh Le. Four men, including John Landis, the special effects coordinator, and the helicopter pilot were charged with involuntary manslaugher. This was reportedly the first time a film director had faced such charges for an on set accident that occured during filming, Lawsuits were also filed against Warner Brothers and Steven Spielberg. Landis violated mutliple child labor laws. Violations of of safety laws were taken more seriously and major studios began issuing the Injury and Illness Prevention Program to all employees. There was also an increase in the amount of risk- management specialists on movie sets. I honestly didn't think the movie was that great. I really like the Twilight Zone television series, and I was hoping that the movie would do well in paying tribute to the show. I was really disappointed. I felt like they could've done more with the story about Anthony using his powers. I wanted it to be creepier. I also didn't like how that story had a happy ending. Out of all of the stories, I think that one was my least favorite. I liked the "Kick the Can" scene, but I felt that it was kind of out of place in the movie. I know they couldn't completely re-make some of the episodes they drew inspiration from, but the movie definitely didn't feel like I was watching anything related to the Twilight Zone. The creepiest part was the monster on the plane, and that wasn't even really suspenseful or surprising. I wouldn't recommend the movie, but the history behind it is interesting.
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May 2019
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