Monsters!/A Small Talent for War/A Matter of Minutes 

Emile Francis Bendictson appears to be a kind senior citizen, but there's more to him than meets the eye. / An alien ambassador attends a meeting of the United Nations. / Michael and June ... See full summary »

Directors:

Sheldon Larry, Bill Norton (as B.W.L. Norton)

Writers:

Rod Serling (created by), Robert Crais

Stars:

Ralph Bellamy, Oliver Robins, Kathleen Lloyd

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Ralph Bellamy	...	Emile Francis Bendictson (segment "Monsters!")
Oliver Robins	...	Toby Michaels (segment "Monsters!")
Kathleen Lloyd	...	Mrs. Michaels (segment "Monsters!")
Bruce Solomon	...	Mr. Michaels (segment "Monsters!")
Lewis Dauber	...	Lou Calderon (segment "Monsters!")
Mary Margaret Lewis	...	Liz (segment "Monsters!")
Roger Hampton	...	Mover #1 (segment "Monsters!")
Eve Brenner	...	Neighbor #1 (segment "Monsters!")
Teryn Jenkins	...	Neighbor #2 (segment "Monsters!")
John Glover	...	Alien Ambassador (segment "A Small Talent for War")
Peter Michael Goetz	...	American Ambassador Fraser (segment "A Small Talent for War")
Stefan Gierasch	...	Russian Diplomat (segment "A Small Talent for War")
Fran Bennett	...	UN Chairman (segment "A Small Talent for War")
José Angel Santana	...	Aide (segment "A Small Talent for War") (as José Santana)
Gillian Eaton	...	British Delegate (segment "A Small Talent for War")

Storyline

Emile Francis Bendictson appears to be a kind senior citizen, but there's more to him than meets the eye. / An alien ambassador attends a meeting of the United Nations. / Michael and June Wright awaken to find their home overrun by faceless laborers.

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Plot Keywords:

title co directed by female | united nations | monster | ambassador | alien | 

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Genres:

Sci-Fi | Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller | Horror

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 January 1986 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Persistence of Vision Films (I),CBS Entertainment Production

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Toby claims that he has seen every Hammer film at least six times.

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Goofs

When the mother comes to give the kid medicine, it is 12:05. When the clock shows again, right after he takes the pills, it changes from 12:06 to 12:07. Then when the kid asks what midnight is, right after the pills, the clock shows the time change from 12:09 to 12:10 - a very quick time change.

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Connections

References The Thing from Another World (1951)

User Reviews

Fooled You/Fooled Them/Fooled Time

"Monsters" has to do with a vampire who is tired of being alive. He enlists the help of an impressionable boy and his unwitting family to finally be done. This reminds me of the 1960's, sentimental fantasy writers. The second episode is just plain stupid. It's the old bit where a group of overlords decide to come and punish Earth. Finally, a man and his wife get caught between minutes in a time thing. It's sort of like Schrodiger's Cat and quantum physics, two things existing in space in different places at the same time.