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Release Date:
24 June 1983 (USA)
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Tagline:
You're travelling through another dimension. A dimension, not only of sight and sound, but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. Next stop, the Twilight Zone!
Plot:
Four horror/sci-fi segments directed by four famous directors which are their own versions of classic stories from Rod Serling's landmark television series. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win
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5 nominations
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(33 articles)
50 Influential Scream Queens: Part 2
(From Fangoria. 27 October 2009, 10:57 PM, PDT)
Blu-Ray Review: ‘Trick ‘r Treat’ is Shockingly Tasty Horror Anthology
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 26 October 2009, 12:00 AM, PDT)
(From Fangoria. 27 October 2009, 10:57 PM, PDT)
Blu-Ray Review: ‘Trick ‘r Treat’ is Shockingly Tasty Horror Anthology
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The TV shows were better...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Dan Aykroyd | ... | Passenger / Ambulance Driver (Prologue / Segment #4) |
 | Albert Brooks | ... | Car Driver (Prologue) |
 | Vic Morrow | ... | Bill Connor (Segment #1) |
 | Doug McGrath | ... | Larry (Segment #1) |
| Charles Hallahan | ... | Ray (Segment #1) |
| Rainer Peets | ... | German Officer (Segment #1) (as Remus Peets) |
| Kai Wulff | ... | German Officer (Segment #1) |
| Sue Dugan | ... | Waitress No. 1 (Segment #1) |
 | Debby Porter | ... | Waitress No. 2 (Segment #1) |
| Steven Williams | ... | Bar Patron (Segment #1) |
| Annette Claudier | ... | French Monther (Segment #1) |
| Joseph Hieu | ... | Vietnamese (Segment #1) |
| Al Leong | ... | Vietnamese (Segment #1) |
| Stephen Bishop | ... | Charming G.I. (Segment #1) |
| Thomas Byrd | ... | G.I. (Segment #1) |
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101 min | UK:97 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Argentina:16 |
Canada:14A (Ontario) |
Iceland:14 |
France:Unrated |
Singapore:PG |
New Zealand:PG |
Netherlands:12 |
South Africa:10V |
UK:12 (re-rating) (2009) |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-12 |
Norway:16 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:PG (certificate #27045) |
West Germany:16
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The original conception of the film ending was that after the segments had been completed, that each character would intersect with one another. This idea was scrapped, but it briefly appears as Dan Aykroyd's character does appear at the very end of the Nightmare at 20,000 feet segment and comforts 'John Lithgow''s character from the segment by playing "The Midnight Special" by Creedence Clearwater Revival, which was also used in the prologue of the film.
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Crew or equipment visible: In the prologue, a technician's hand can be seen out the passenger window of the car.
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Co-Pilot:
[John Valentine's just been taken away in the ambulance after the plane has landed] That hadn't broke we would've never gotten this baby down. Hell of a night. We got the storm. We got the flame out. Then that freak show.
Old Woman: Not to mention the gun. The gun was awful.
Sky Marshal: He didn't have a gun.
Old Man: He didn't have a gun?
Sky Marshal: No, no. He didn't have a gun. It was my gun. I'm FAA.
Jr. Stewardess: He was so crazy. He smashed the window. What was he trying to do, get out?
Sky Marshal: It's claustrophobia! They'd rather fall to the ground, than stay aboard! I've seen it happen! I've seen it!
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Old Woman: Not to mention the gun. The gun was awful.
Sky Marshal: He didn't have a gun.
Old Man: He didn't have a gun?
Sky Marshal: No, no. He didn't have a gun. It was my gun. I'm FAA.
Jr. Stewardess: He was so crazy. He smashed the window. What was he trying to do, get out?
Sky Marshal: It's claustrophobia! They'd rather fall to the ground, than stay aboard! I've seen it happen! I've seen it!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Snuff Video: Volume Red (1997) (V)
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Soundtrack:
NIGHTS ARE FOREVER
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FAQ
Do the scenes that led to the death of Vic Morrow and the children remain in the final film?Did someone die during the making of this movie?
Is there any mention of the deaths in the credits?
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After the opening prologue with DAN AKYROYD and ALBERT BROOKS, as bored drivers on a lonely country highway who like to play pranks, TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE offers four stories, supposedly in the vein of stories that Rod Serling wrote for the famous TV series. Not until the final segment, NIGHTMARE AT 20,000 FEET does it offer the kind of fright stuff worthy of being in this anthology.
And it's a minor gem of its kind with JOHN LITHGOW giving an amazingly deft performance as a man totally afraid of flying who should have taken tranquilizers before he peered out the window. What he saw on the wing of the plane would have frightened anyone out of their wits--and, of course, no one believes him.
It's this final episode that makes the film itself worth watching. None of the other segments have enough punch to keep the viewer awake, let alone entertained. VIC MORROW's unfortunate accident came about during filming of a Vietnam sequence which does not appear in this version of the film--but he does give a convincing portrait of a bigot who gets his comeuppance. Very ironic.
Summing up: All of these stories were told with more style and suspense on the old TV shows. Strictly second-rate.