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The Outer Limits
S1.E30
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Production and Decay of Strange Particles

  • Episode aired Apr 20, 1964
  • 51m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
445
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The Outer Limits (1963)
FantasyHorrorSci-Fi

An accident at a nuclear research facility creates a dimensional doorway in which aliens need to widen to invade our world. A scientist races to discover a way to reverse the damage and clos... Read allAn accident at a nuclear research facility creates a dimensional doorway in which aliens need to widen to invade our world. A scientist races to discover a way to reverse the damage and close the doorway.An accident at a nuclear research facility creates a dimensional doorway in which aliens need to widen to invade our world. A scientist races to discover a way to reverse the damage and close the doorway.

  • Director
    • Leslie Stevens
  • Writer
    • Leslie Stevens
  • Stars
    • George Macready
    • Rudy Solari
    • Joseph Ruskin
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    445
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Leslie Stevens
    • Writer
      • Leslie Stevens
    • Stars
      • George Macready
      • Rudy Solari
      • Joseph Ruskin
    • 13User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    George Macready
    George Macready
    • Dr. Marshall
    Rudy Solari
    • Griffin
    Joseph Ruskin
    Joseph Ruskin
    • Collins
    Leonard Nimoy
    Leonard Nimoy
    • Konig
    Signe Hasso
    Signe Hasso
    • Laural Marshall
    Allyson Ames
    • Arndis Pollard
    Barry Russo
    Barry Russo
    • Dr. Terrell
    • (as John Duke)
    Willard Sage
    Willard Sage
    • Coulter
    Paul Lukather
    Paul Lukather
    • Official
    Robert Fortier
    • Dr. Paul Pollard
    Vic Perrin
    Vic Perrin
    • Control Voice
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    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Leslie Stevens
    • Writer
      • Leslie Stevens(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Allyson Ames (Arndis Pollard) was married to Leslie Stevens, the writer and director of this episode and the creator of the series, from 1965 to 1966.
    • Goofs
      When reaction technicians move radiation shields on casters, they maneuver them so easily that it's obvious the shields aren't made of real lead.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Marshall: I did it. I placed the heavy elements in the Cyclotron, particles from... out there, from quasi-stellar sources. I bombarded it. I split a crack in time and space. It'll widen... and tear. Gravity will collapse. Radiation. Contagion. It'll burn us! Burn us!

    • Connections
      Featured in La Une est à vous: Episode #1.16 (1973)

    User reviews13

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    9/10
    The most science fiction-y of them all!
    This post is less a review and more of a discourse of why I thought this ep was so...awesome...

    "The Production and Decay of Strange Particles" borrowed heavily from physics and lent the idea that life or at least consciousnesses could come from atomic particles. Man, that's awesome! The ep really introduced infinity and the possibilities that infinity could provide.

    The lead was played George Macready and Mr. Macready was easily the most dignified actor on the American screen. If you needed a diplomat, scientist, pope or executive, Macready always delivered.

    The plot was weak; a new life form arrived somehow, possessed humans and caused a big explosion. Macready had to understand and counter act the the events and with inspiration from his wife he ...."used his brain!".

    There was plenty of stock footage used and in fact went over the line into classic stock but I forgave all of that just to hear all of the chemical compound names and even more.... chemical compound names plus isotopes! The over the top nerdiness was much more rewarding than the morality lectures of the Bellero Shield et all. Even a nuke explosion and then a another nuke explosion to put everything back! Dude!

    TOS was scary because the intro parroted civil defense drills, every Outer Limits episode was a nuclear attack warning and this ep took you right to the fission.

    I'm more experienced in life now and more critical but this ep's thrill is not gone. I don't visit the quality of the ep any longer, I visit the quality of the experience.
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    5
    • pdmanske
    • Feb 18, 2012

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 20, 1964 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Daystar Productions
      • Villa Di Stefano
      • United Artists Television
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      51 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 4:3

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