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The Twilight Zone
S1.E27
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The Big Tall Wish

  • Episode aired Apr 8, 1960
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 25m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
2.7K
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Ivan Dixon, Kim Hamilton, and Steven Perry in The Twilight Zone (1959)
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An aging boxer finds himself the winner of a match he thought he had lost, the result a six-year-old's frantic wish. But can a world-weary, embittered man still believe in miracles, or will ... Read allAn aging boxer finds himself the winner of a match he thought he had lost, the result a six-year-old's frantic wish. But can a world-weary, embittered man still believe in miracles, or will he turn his back on them?An aging boxer finds himself the winner of a match he thought he had lost, the result a six-year-old's frantic wish. But can a world-weary, embittered man still believe in miracles, or will he turn his back on them?
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6.7/10
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    • Director
      • Ron Winston
    • Writer
      • Rod Serling
    • Stars
      • Rod Serling(voice)
      • Ivan Dixon
      • Steven Perry
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Ron Winston
    • Writer
      • Rod Serling
    • Stars
      • Rod Serling(voice)
      • Ivan Dixon
      • Steven Perry
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    • 27User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Walter Burke and Ivan Dixon in The Twilight Zone (1959)
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    Ivan Dixon in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    Ivan Dixon and Steven Perry in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    Ivan Dixon and Steven Perry in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    Steven Perry in The Twilight Zone (1959)
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    Steven Perry in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    Steven Perry in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    Ivan Dixon and Steven Perry in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    Kim Hamilton and Steven Perry in The Twilight Zone (1959)

    Top cast

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    Rod Serling
    Rod Serling
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Ivan Dixon
    Ivan Dixon
    • Bolie Jackson
    Steven Perry
    Steven Perry
    • Henry Temple
    Kim Hamilton
    Kim Hamilton
    • Frances Temple
    Walter Burke
    Walter Burke
    • Joe Mizell
    Henry Scott
    Henry Scott
    • Thomas
    Wesley Gale
    • Tenant
    • (uncredited)
    Joseph Glick
    Joseph Glick
    • Handler
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Horvath
    Charles Horvath
    • Joey Consiglio
    • (uncredited)
    Mike Lally
    • Handler
    • (uncredited)
    Carl MacIntire
    • Announcer
    • (uncredited)
    Dan Terranova
    Dan Terranova
    • Call Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Frankie Van
    • Referee
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Ron Winston
    • Writer
      • Rod Serling
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      After airing this episode, with its nearly all-black cast being revolutionary for American television, The Twilight Zone (1959) was awarded the 1961 Unity Award for Outstanding Contributions to Better Race Relations.
    • Quotes

      Rod Serling - Narrator: [opening narration] In this corner of the universe, a prizefighter named Bolie Jackson, one-hundred and eighty-three pounds and an hour and a half away from a comeback at St. Nick's Arena. Mr. Bolie Jackson, who, by the standards of his profession is an aging, over-the-hill relic of what was, and who now sees a reflection of a man who has left too many pieces of his youth in too many stadiums for too many years before too many screaming people. Mr. Bolie Jackson, who might do well to look for some gentle magic in the hard-surfaced glass that stares back at him.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Svengoolie: The Leech Woman (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Twilight Zone Theme
      (theme song)

      Composed by Bernard Herrmann

      (season 1)

    User reviews27

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    Top review
    8/10
    Probably Not Well Received at the Time
    A boxer finds himself magically winning a fight he actually lost. It is due to the wishes of small boy who admires him. This allows him to move on to a more important fight. This is about the idea of faith and hope. As the episode goes along that faith and hope disintegrates. The boy becomes a victim. The issue that is more important is the color blindness of Rod Serling. I would imagine a cast featuring two African Americans would have been extremely bold at this time. I wonder how Joe Six Pack would have received this, even if he were a fan of the Twilight Zone. The acting is good and it was good to see the late Ivan Dixon (Hogan's Heroes) doing quite an outstanding acting job. It makes you wonder how many wonderful actors were locked out of the industry. Serling was a visionary.
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    • Release date
      • April 8, 1960 (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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    • Runtime
      25 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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