Crypt 

The runners find an underground room with six survivors of the nuclear holocaust cryogenically frozen. A series of earthquakes complicate efforts to rescue the frozen humans.

Director:

Michael Caffey

Writers:

Alfred Hayes (teleplay) (as Al Hayes), Harlan Ellison (story)

Stars:

Gregory Harrison, Heather Menzies-Urich, Donald Moffat

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Gregory Harrison	...	Logan
Heather Menzies-Urich	...	Jessica (as Heather Menzies)
Donald Moffat	...	Rem
Randy Powell	...	Francis (credit only)
Christopher Stone	...	David Pera
Ellen Weston	...	Rachel Greenhill
Soon-Tek Oh	...	Dexter Kim (as Soon-Teck Oh)
Neva Patterson	...	Victoria Mackie
Liam Sullivan	...	Frederick Lyman
Adrienne Larussa	...	Sylvia Reyna (as Adrienne LaRussa)
Peggy McCay	...	Dr. Mildred Krim
Richard Roat	...	Man on Video Screen

Storyline

Logan, Jessica and Rem come across a civilization which was devastated by the holocaust. They find a recording wherein they learn that there was a plague that nearly wiped out everyone. But 6 were chosen to rebuild what was destroyed and were kept in suspended animation till a cure could be found. Fortunately a cure was found but no one was left who could administer it. So they ask whoever sees this recording to bring the cure to them. They try but an earthquake destroys one of the two flasks. They awake the six and when they learn what happened only three of them can receive the cure. So they put it in their hands to decide who should get the cure. And while they try to decide someone is killing the six one at a time.

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Plot Keywords:

earthquake | suspended animation | plague | crypt | cryogenic suspension | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 November 1977 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Goff-Roberts-Steiner Productions, MGM Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Victoria Mackie: I'm amazed at the difference.
Rem: The difference, Miss Mackie?
Victoria Mackie: The difference between you and a robot.
Rem: The robot is my remote relative - as the ape is yours... human beings, I mean.
Victoria Mackie: Touché.

User Reviews

Summary on Episode 7 - The Crypt

Logan, Jessica and Rem found one strange location where 6 people are frozen to wait for the cure for a disease. There were 2 flasks where the "antidote" are saved waiting for the right time to be used. Unfortunately one flask is smashed during a earthquake. There is, also, one impostor that was not supposed to be there (he/she is not among the 6 original chosen survivors). There is an weakness in the episode as the impostor doesn't show to the others his/her area of expertise, while the others have, each one, one very specific expertise and was chosen for that. Rem listens a recording from the time they were frozen and they start to say and to show the realizations they did in the past or that they could do in the present. The impostor is the only one that doesn't have something to show. When the impostor is pressed on he/she confess his/her situation. The problem is that the impostor kills someone and when the impostor confesses they, including Logan's trio, find themselves in a difficult situation. The final conclusion is very interesting and surprising; we should keep in mind that the series is a "politically correct" set up. Good episode with a remarkable conclusion!