"The Outer Limits" Gettysburg (2000)

Director:

Mario Azzopardi

Writer:

Sam Egan (written by)

TV Series:

"The Outer Limits" (1995)

Original Air Date:

28 July 2000 (Season 6, Episode 17)

Genre:

Mystery | Horror | Sci-Fi | Fantasy | Thriller

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Futurism | Reboot Of Series | Female Nudity | Biohazard | Voice Interface

Cast

Joshua Leonard	...	Andy
Jonathan Scarfe	...	Vince
Alex Diakun	...	Nicholas Prentice
Aaron Pearl	...	Lt. Winters
Ocean Hellman	...	Pregnant Woman
Robert Moloney
Scott Bellis
Blu Mankuma	...	President
Meat Loaf	...	Col. Angus Devine (as Meatloaf)
Todd Talbot	...	Reed Hollingsworth
David Storch	...	Major Hinton
Jason Gaffney	...	Joe Benton
Adrian Holmes	...	James
Haig Sutherland	...	Will Monroe
James Lauder	...	General Lee

Trivia:

Per the title, Gettysburg is a small town in Pennsylvania where on 1-3 July 1863 a decisive battle occurred during the American Civil War stopping an invasion of the north by Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virigina. At the dedication of the military cemetery President Abraham Lincoln delivered a few remarks now known as "The Gettysburg Address" that is now regarded as one of the most elegant and important speeches in American history.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Colonel Devine tells his troops if they win at Gettysburg they can "march through the Shenandoah Valley to the steps of the Capitol". The Shenandoah Valley lies in Virginia, well to the south and west of Gettysburg and would take the troops away from Washington DC. The actual path from Gettysburg to Washington DC is due south, through Maryland.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Outer Limits: Time to Time (#7.15)" (2001)

The Outer Limits: Gettysburg

Andy and Vince are at Gettysburg to do a reenactment of the famous war. One is dressed as a Union soldier and the other is dressed as a Conferdate soldier. When they are asked to have there picture taken by a weird photographer. They then get transported to the Battle of Gettysburg a few days before the battle. As they stand there few soldiers and a Col. (Meat Loaf Aday) ride up on them dressed in Confederate uniforms. Arresting the men and saying that one is a prisoner and the other can join his army. As the show goes on and they come to find out they are in the past. But I can't tell you the rest other then it is a great episode.