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Writers:
Joel Oliansky (teleplay) (segment)
Henry Slesar (story) (segment "Incident in a Small Jail")
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Release Date:
5 May 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery | Thriller more
Plot:
Four episodes are remakes of the original episodes from the original "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" series... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
For TV this was really good more (2 total)

Cast

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Ned Beatty ... Larry Broome (segment "Incident In A Small Jail")
Lee Ving ... Curt Venner (segment "Incident In A Small Jail")
Tony Frank ... Sheriff Noakes (segment "Incident In A Small Jail")
John Shearin ... Roker (segment "Incident In A Small Jail")
Arthur Taxier ... Skelly (segment "Incident In A Small Jail")
Walter Klenhard ... Gas Station Attendant (segment "Incident In A Small Jail")
Gene Ross ... Max Spaulding (segment "Incident In A Small Jail")
Richard Lineback ... Billy (segment "Incident In A Small Jail")
Jerry Curtin ... Mob Member (segment "Incident In A Small Jail")
Cynthia Hartley ... Young Girl (segment "Incident In A Small Jail")

John Huston ... Carlos / Narrator (segment "Man From The South")

Melanie Griffith ... Girl (segment "Man From The South")

Steven Bauer ... Gambler (segment "Man From The South")

Tippi Hedren ... Waitress (segment "Man From The South")

Kim Novak ... Rosa (segment "Man From The South")
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Additional Details

Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
Universal TV more

Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:
Remade as Don't Give Me the Finger (2005) more
Soundtrack:
Funeral March of the Marionettes more

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For TV this was really good, 2 May 2007
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Author: Wayne Malin (wwaayynnee51@hotmail.com) from United States

A pilot for an updated version of Alfred Hitcock's 1950s TV show. The stories have all been done before on the old show but here they're in color, updated and had a very well-known (for the time) cast. This went up against a stupid mini series called "Lace II" and clobbered it in the ratings. It led to a revival of the show with Hitchcock introducing and closing each episode (his bits were from the old show and were colorized). The show quickly crashed and burned which was too bad. I thought it was well-done.

This pilot film was just incredible. Never dull with good acting and direction. It was four half hour stories strung together. The ending story "An Open Window" with Annette O'Toole was easily one of the most chilling stories I've ever seen network TV. The ending had me shaking--and I don't scare easy! The chances of seeing this are probably VERY slim. I mean, how often do they show the pilot films for a failed TV series? Still see it if you get the chance.

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