nick of time (the twilight zone)

Nick of Time is an episode of the television series The Twilight Zone.

Details

Episode number: 43 Season: 2 Production code:3643 Original airdate: November 18, 1960 Writer: Richard Matheson Director: Richard L. Bare Music: stock

Cast

Don Carter:William Shatner Pat Carter:Patricia Breslin Counter Man: Guy Wilkerson

Synopsis

When their car breaks down, honeymooners Don and Pat Carter find themselves stranded in a small town in Ohio. To pass the time, they go to a cafe to have lunch, but Don quickly becomes obsessed with a fortune-telling device at their booth that seems to be truly prescient. Thanks to his determined wife, he is able to break free of the machine, but another couple proves not so lucky.

Themes

Matheson's warning to not use superstitious beliefs and mystical concepts as substitutes for self-confidence. An opposing theme is offered in The Old Man in the Cave.

Critical Response

"I thought the two performances were marvelous. They played together so well. And the direction was nice. I thought it worked beautifully."

Richard Matheson quoted in The Twilight Zone Companion

References

Zicree, Marc Scott: The Twilight Zone Companion. Sillman-James Press, 1982 (second edition)

Back to: The Twilight Zone, Episode List, Season 2

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