Behold Eck! 

A two-dimensional alien inadvertently causes havoc in Los Angeles. The alien is stranded in our three-dimensional world and only a mild-mannered optician and his secretary have to power to help.

Director:

Byron Haskin

Writers:

John Mantley (teleplay by), William R. Cox (story by)

Stars:

Peter Lind Hayes, Joan Freeman, Parley Baer

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Peter Lind Hayes	...	Dr. James Stone
Joan Freeman	...	Elizabeth Dunn
Parley Baer	...	Dr. Bernard Stone
Douglas Henderson	...	Detective Lt. Runyan
Sam Reese	...	George Wilkenson (as Sammy Reese)
Marcelle Hebert	...	Miss Willet
Paul Sorensen	...	Grayson
Richard Gittings	...	TV Newscaster
Jack Wilson	...	Sgt. Jackson

Storyline

A two-dimensional alien inadvertently causes havoc in Los Angeles. The alien is stranded in our three-dimensional world and only a mild-mannered optician and his secretary have to power to help.

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Plot Keywords:

time travel | 

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Eck is shaped like some of the flashes of the energy monster in The Outer Limits: It Crawled Out of the Woodwork (1963).

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Goofs

Eck should not have been able to read the names and addresses of Dr. Stone's patients from his ledger, because it was later established that Eck was blind in our world.

User Reviews

After A While You Will Like It

A lighter story than usual, about contact with an alien being.

I find that whenever Outer Limits dares venture into light comedy (Controlled Experiment, etc) the show fails. For decades I thought this hour was the biggest load of crap all due to the absent minded genius and the poor effects work of the creature Eck.

But after a few repeat viewings I came to understand that the story is actually very good and the lesser elements to the episode can be forgiven if you just centre on what is actually happening in the clever story.

The budget was probably $20 but I can forgive that point as well.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 October 1964 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Daystar Productions, Villa Di Stefano, United Artists Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

51 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1