Episode complete credited cast: | |||
Susan Harrison | ... | The Ballerina | |
William Windom | ... | The Major (as Bill Windom) | |
Murray Matheson | ... | The Clown | |
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Kelton Garwood | ... | The Tramp |
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Clark Allen | ... | The Bagpiper |
Carol Hill | ... | Woman | |
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Mona Houghton | ... | Little Girl |
It all starts when an army major wakes up in a small cylindrical room with no way out. The walls are too high to climb and they're too hard to puncture. Trapped inside with him is a clown, a bagpiper, a ballerina, and a hobo. They have all woken up inside there and have no idea where they are, what they're doing there, how long they've been there or even who they are or how long they'll be there. They apparently are unable to feel anything, and every now and then a loud clanging sound makes them all fall down. All of them have tried various ways of finding an exit, unsuccessfully. The army major especially is determined to escape. He tries all sorts of ways to find an exit, but he cannot find one. Even when he hits the walls with his sword, it shatters. The major suggests that they are in Hell, so there IS no way out. Eventually the five characters decide that the only way out is to make a human tower. But then when the ballerina nearly reaches the top, the clanging sound goes again ... Written by almightyone
Cube (1997) is based on this spectacular episode & it's vastly intelligent; abundantly benevolent and nightmarishly perfect!