A collection of short stories. In one a woman who leaves her house late at night to drive to the store while a killer is loose encounters some problems. In the second an arcade whiz kid's obsession with a game leads to deadly consequences. In the third a small town priest loses his faith and decides to leave town, but in the desert is stalked by a mysterious black pick-up truck. In the final story, a family's problem with a rat is larger than they think.
Practical Effects
The Bishop of Battle's pixel-demon hybrid is unhinged genius
Acting
Lance Henriksen commits harder than this movie deserves
Sound
Arcade sound design that will haunt your nostalgia
Director
Joseph Sargent
Cristina Raines
Lisa the Wife (segment "Terror in Topanga")
Emilio Estevez
J.J. Cooney (segment "Bishop of Battle")
Lance Henriksen
MacLeod (segment "The Benediction")
Richard Masur
Steven Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
Veronica Cartwright
Claire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
Moon Unit Zappa
Pamela (segment "Bishop of Battle")
Tony Plana
Father Luis Del Amo (segment "The Benediction")
Robin Gammell
The Bishop (segment "The Benediction")
Bridgette Andersen
Brooke Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
Albert Hague
Mel Keefer (segment "Night of the Rat")
Lee Ving
William Henry Glazier (segment "Terror in Topanga") (as Lee James Jude)
Mariclare Costello
Adele Cooney (segment "The Bishop of Battle")
Louis Giambalvo
Jerry Cooney (segment "The Bishop of Battle")
William Sanderson
Gas station attendant (segment "Terror in Topanga") (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Bishop of Battle' arcade cabinet was a custom build—no actual game existed, crushing the dreams of retro collectors everywhere.
This anthology stitched together four failed Twilight Zone: The Movie segments, explaining the wildly uneven tone and why it feels like four different films.
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