You Can't Get There from Here (11 Apr. 1968)

Sister Bertrille crash lands on a remote and seemingly deserted island after the wind dies on one of her flights. Unfortunately her cornette lands in the water and is torn, and she is thus ... See full summary »

Director:

Bruce Kessler

Writers:

Harlan Ellison, Tere Rios (novel),

Stars:

Sally Field, Marge Redmond, Alejandro Rey

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Sally Field	...	Sister Bertrille
Marge Redmond	...	Sister Jacqueline (voice)
Alejandro Rey	...	Carlos Ramirez
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bridget Hanley	...	April Chance

Storyline

Sister Bertrille crash lands on a remote and seemingly deserted island after the wind dies on one of her flights. Unfortunately her cornette lands in the water and is torn, and she is thus stranded at least until her cornette is repaired and is dried and starched. But she is not alone as she sees a footprint in the sand. Her island mate turns out to be Carlos Ramirez, who is also stranded on the island as his date, April Chance, pushed him off his yacht when he got too fresh with her and sailed off without him. So now it's a matter of survival for the pair. They manage to build a fire and catch fish for food. But when they go in opposite directions to find fresh water, Sister Bertrille stumbles on yet another person on the other side of the island. It's April, who accidentally sank Carlos' yacht. She too is stranded. Sister Bertrille keeps the two feuding lovers apart and unknown that the other is on the island. They all individually try to repair Sister Bertrille's cornette, while ...

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Plot Keywords:

coconut milk | screenwriter credited under pseudonym

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 April 1968 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Harlan Ellison has repeatedly claimed that he only wrote this episode so he could get the chance to ask Sally Field on a date.

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