"NBC Experiment in Television" The Cube (1969)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Jim Henson

Writers:

Jim Henson (writer)
Jerry Juhl (writer)

TV Series:

"NBC Experiment in Television" (1967)

Original Air Date:

23 February 1969 (Season 3, Episode 3)

Genre:

Documentary | Animation | Comedy | Drama | Music

Plot:

A man is trapped inside a mysterious cube.

Plot Keywords:

Trapped | Room | Professor

Cast

Richard Schaal	...	The Man in the Cube
Hugh Webster	...	Arnie
Rex Sevenoaks	...	Manager
Jack Van Evera	...	Prisoner
Jon Granic	...	Straight Man / Sergeant
Guy Sanvido	...	Comic Fritz
Eliza Creighton	...	Seductress
Don Crawford	...	Black Militant
William Osler	...	Scientist
Jerry Nelson	...	Monk
Sandra Scott	...	Decorator
Claude Rae	...	Dr. Conners
Don McGill	...	Professor
Ralph Endersby	...	Guitarist
Trudy Young	...	Liza #1
Ruth Springford	...	Liza #2
Moe Margolese	...	Father-in-Law / Dr. Bingham
Alice Hill	...	Mother-in-Law / Mrs. Stratton
Loro Farrell	...	Margaret
Eric Clavering	...	Dr. Bradowski / Old Man
Jean Christopher	...	Nurse

Directed by
Jim Henson

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jim Henson		writer
Jerry Juhl		writer

Produced by
Jim Henson	....	producer
David M. Robertson	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Walter E. Sear		(electronic music) (as Walter Sear)

Film Editing by
Ed Brennan		(video tape)
Keith Robinson		(video tape)

Makeup Department
Max Axler	....	hair stylist
Carol Davidson	....	makeup artist
Janet Nethercot	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jack Spiers	....	unit manager

Art Department
Gerry Holmes	....	set dresser
David Jaquest	....	set dresser
Jack McAdam	....	set designer

Sound Department
John Grimsditch	....	audio

Camera and Electrical Department
Percy Brinkworth	....	video operator
Howard Galbraith	....	lighting director

Casting Department
Pat Barney	....	casting

Other crew
Gerry Bean	....	floor director
Joan Chilcott	....	production assistant
Jay Gellner	....	technical director

Production Companies

• Henson Associates (HA)

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Other Companies

• Glen Warren Productions  production facilities

Runtime:

53 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

CFTO-TV Studios, Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Henson Associates (HA)

Quotes:

Professor: Excuse me, I know this is a bad time but I just wanted to congratulate you and shake your hand.
The Man in the Cube: Oh? On what?
Professor: Well, as I interpret what you're doing here, this is all a very complex discussion of Reality versus Illusion. The perfect subject for the television medium!
The Man in the Cube: What do you mean, television?
Professor: Well, this is a television play.
The Man in the Cube: What?
Professor: Oh, you don't believe that?
The Man in the Cube: Of course not!
Professor: I should have thought you'd want to. After all, there's only one other possible explanation.
The Man in the Cube: Which is?
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Cube (1997)

I Sawr It I Sawr It!

Like so many others here, I too saw it, when it was first run, as a teenager - WOW. And yes, I too can't get it out of my head, and just today learned that it was Jim Henson!!! The man WAS a genius!!! And, like the rest of you - I want a copy!!! Just to prove to my friends that I'm not as crazy as you think I am.

I remember the band playing "You'll never get out.. You'll never get out... you'll never get out of the cube.."

Towards the ending, when he's shown the casket... and given the gun... oh man.. that scene is vivid in my mind right now, 30+ years later after having seen it that one time, in', as we used to say, living color.

But really.. isn't life all just strawberry jam?