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Nightmare at 20,000 Feet

  • Episode aired Oct 11, 1963
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 25m
IMDb RATING
9.1/10
5K
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William Shatner and Nick Cravat in The Twilight Zone (1959)
DramaFantasyHorror
A man, newly recovered from a nervous breakdown, becomes convinced that a monster only he sees is damaging the plane he's flying in.A man, newly recovered from a nervous breakdown, becomes convinced that a monster only he sees is damaging the plane he's flying in.A man, newly recovered from a nervous breakdown, becomes convinced that a monster only he sees is damaging the plane he's flying in.
IMDb RATING
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5K
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  • Director
    • Richard Donner
  • Writers
    • Richard Matheson
    • Rod Serling
  • Stars
    • William Shatner
    • Christine White
    • Ed Kemmer
  • Director
    • Richard Donner
  • Writers
    • Richard Matheson
    • Rod Serling
  • Stars
    • William Shatner
    • Christine White
    • Ed Kemmer
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 37User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    William Shatner in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    William Shatner, Asa Maynor, and Christine White in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    William Shatner and Nick Cravat in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    William Shatner and Nick Cravat in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    William Shatner in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    The Twilight Zone (1959)
    Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    William Shatner in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    William Shatner in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    Ed Kemmer and Christine White in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    William Shatner, Ed Kemmer, and Christine White in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    William Shatner and Christine White in The Twilight Zone (1959)

    Top cast

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    William Shatner
    William Shatner
    • Bob Wilson
    Christine White
    Christine White
    • Julia Wilson
    Ed Kemmer
    Ed Kemmer
    • Flight Engineer
    • (as Edward Kemmer)
    Asa Maynor
    Asa Maynor
    • Stewardess
    Leon Alton
    Leon Alton
    • Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    David Armstrong
    • Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Nick Cravat
    Nick Cravat
    • Gremlin
    • (uncredited)
    Rod Serling
    Rod Serling
    • Narrator
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    • Director
      • Richard Donner
    • Writers
      • Richard Matheson
      • Rod Serling
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Writer Richard Matheson said he was mostly pleased with Twilight Zone's version of his short story - except for the gremlin. He'd conceived it as a dark, creepy and nearly-invisible humanoid figure. "But this thing," he complained, "looked more like a panda bear."
    • Goofs
      Rain can be seen trickling straight down Bob's window, indicating that the "plane" is not moving. In flight the rain would be blown straight back. At the speed these old planes flew, you would only see tiny trickles of water, even in very heavy rainstorms.
    • Quotes

      Bob Wilson: There's a man out there.

    • Connections
      Featured in American Masters: Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Twilight Zone Theme
      (theme song)

      Composed by Marius Constant

      (seasons 2-5)

    User reviews37

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    10/10
    Shatner at his finest
    Gripping masterful darkness in the beginning prime of horror! Absolutely brilliant fear inducing mind blogging episode to the core; nice to see William Shatner so young too.
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    • UniqueParticle
    • May 22, 2019

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 11, 1963 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Cayuga Productions
      • CBS Television Network
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      25 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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