The eye of the beholder facing history and ourselves. With alfred hitchcock, pat buttram, collin wilcox paxton, william marshall. Ask anyone to name a twilight zone episode off the top of their heads and theres a good chance theyll say something about the pig face doctors and nurses, and for good reason. Eye of the beholder is an episode of the the twilight zone. Episode notes the masks was directed by ida lupino, who had starred in the firstseason episode the sixteenmillimeter shrine. In this remake of the classic twilight zone episode, a beautiful woman molly sims in a futuristic society where everyone is hideous undergoes her 11th atte. The twilight zone eye of the beholder tv episode 1960. Several episodes of the twilight zone are classics theres the one where a bookworm played by burgess meredith rejoices when an atomic bomb eliminates everyone else from the world, giving him time to read as much as he wants, only to see him break his glasses on the steps of the library. Twilight zone episode eye of the beholder clip youtube.
Contentsshow episode details opening narration mister jason foster, a tired ancient who on this particular mardi gras evening will leave the earth. The costume is heavily inspired by the iconic 1960 twilight zone episode eye of the beholder, about a beautiful young woman, whos. The episode was adapted from a short story written by lynn venable pen name of marilyn venable. Once the bandages were off, we saw only the face of donna douglas the. Earlier this week, the singer teased that she was wearing something inspired by the twilight zone episode eye of the beholder, in which doctors with pig like faces attempt to.
She starred in one of the most iconic twilight zone episodes of all time. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. He buys it from the owner, but his wife thedy sue is frightened and wants it thrown out. See more ideas about twilight, twilight zone episodes and classic tv. Eye of the beholder also titled the private world of darkness when initially rebroadcast in the summer of 1962 is episode 42 of the american television anthology series the twilight zone. Check back each thursday for more twilight zone classic videos. Twilight zone tv show, metal silver 4 planter pot, pig. But arguably the most famous episode of the twilight zone dealt with plastic surgery. She was the only person in the history of the original twilight zone to have acted in one episode and directed another.
Another horrific twilight zone moment that burnt itself into the minds of a generation is that one with the pig doctors. Its an episode that most fans will mention if you bring up the show. I started on it in january 2000 and there was a combined threeyear period wherein it. This episode is great because it presents a real dreamlike atmosphere, and its easy to believe that this story really is taking place in the the twilight zone. What i thought was going to turn out to be just a deviation on the french classic eyes without a face turned out to be something much, much more. Wow that was actually pretty creepy right until i burst out laughing at the pig faces. Janet tyler donna douglas learns that shes not like the other girls.
Eye of the beholder is the bizarre episode where a woman who looks normal is considered hideous while all the hospital staff around her have pig nosed, gruesome faces. This is an episode with twist after twist, ending with a darkly comic final revelation that makes you appreciate the creative minds at work on television in the. Eye of the beholder the 10 greatest twilight zone episodes. Written by rod serlingdirected by douglas heyesoriginally broadcast nov. Ariana grande halloween pig mask from twilight zone ep. Surgeons have just labored to repair the hideously disfigured face that has made her a lifelong outcast. Apr 1, 2012 every time i see an episode of the twilight zone, i have to check if its the pig face one. The film stars vic morrow, scatman crothers, kathleen quinlan, and john lithgow, with dan aykroyd and albert brooks in the prologue segment. Eye of the beholder is episode 42 of the american television anthology series the twilight. Iconic pig mask from the twilight zone goes up for auction.
One of the more notable items is from rod serlings masterpiece series the twilight zone, which ran from 1959 to 1964. The twilight zone the after hours tv episode 1960 imdb. The twilight zone season 1 episodes ranked a list of 36 titles created 9 months ago the twilight zone a list of 47 titles. A huge consignment of american tv memorabilia is going up for auction and one item has true collectors in awe.
In this remake of the classic twilight zone episode, a beautiful woman molly sims in a futuristic society where everyone is hideous undergoes. The episode was titled the eye of the beholder and it originally aired on november 11. Herein you will find critical commentary on and summaries of each episode of the original twilight zone series that aired from 1959 to 1964 on cbs tv network. Worlds of science fiction about seven years before the television episode first aired.
The nurse mask featured in the first two photographs can also be found in this shop. The singer opted for a less than flattering costume of pig face in a nod to cult classic tv show the twilight zone. In the ring she sees the faces of people from her hometown telling her she. Most famous twilight zone episode dealt with plastic. The twilight zone eye of the beholder short clip youtube. Twilight zone eye of the beholder doctor mask etsy.
Ariana grande looks terrifying in iconic pig face costume for halloween the 26yearolds costume was heavily inspired by the iconic 1960 twilight zone episode. Charlie hill is mesmerized by a strange jar at a carnival sideshow. Ariana grande dons pig face makeup inspired by twilight zones. The story is simplewoman has plastic surgery to stop being ugly, doctors claim it fails, she looks beautiful, turns out she lives in a world where everyone looks all messed up. Each mask is individually pulled from a plaster mold and painted by hand. The twilight zone is one of the greatest shows of all time. With robert keith, milton selzer, virginia gregg, brooke hayward. Every time i see an episode of the twilight zone, i have to check if. Her face is described as a pitiful twisted lump of flesh by. There have been four versions of the anthology television series the twilight zone. Join retroland as we take a fond look back at the iconic sciencefiction series, the twilight zone. Every episode of the twilight zone, ranked from worst to. The original the twilight zone anthology series began on october 2, 1959 and ended.
The costume is heavily inspired by the iconic 1960 twilight zone episode eye of the beholder, about a beautiful young woman, whos ostracized in a society consisting of pigfaced people. Miss janet tyler, hospital patient 307, lives in a private world of darkness. The alfred hitchcock hour the jar tv episode 1964 imdb. The eye of the beholder the twilight zone wiki fandom. The 26yearold teased the costume, based on the shows eye of the beholder. Eye of the beholder the twilight zone, 1959 wikipedia. Twilight zone tv show, metal silver 4 planter pot, pig face, the masks episode. From the beauty is in the eye episode of rod serlings twilight zone. Twilight zone pig face episode was crazyyyy scary when i was a kid it gave me nightmares.
We take you through all 156 episodes of the original twilight zone, ranked from worst to best. Watch the twilight zone episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. She was also the only woman to direct an episode of the twilight zone. A young woman lying in a hospital bed, her head wrapped in bandages, awaits the outcome of a surgical. Now you can own the nurses pig snout prosthetic from the episode eye of the beholder. Tyler is first shown with her head completely bandaged so that her face cannot be seen. The twilight zone eye of the beholder tv episode 1960 imdb. The movie is a 1983 american science fiction horror anthology film produced by steven spielberg and john landis as a cinematic interpretation of the 19591964 tv series created by rod serling. Our heroine is kept wrapped up in bandages for almost the entire running time, and with that in mind its not unreasonable to expect a huge payoff once the bandages are removed. Wealthy jason foster is dying and he invites his greedy heirs to a mardi gras party where they must wear the masks he specially had made for them or else be cut off from their inheritance.
Time enough at last is the eighth episode of the american television anthology series the twilight zone. In the eye of the beholder, a 2010 hong kong costume drama television series this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title eye of the beholder. The short story appeared in the january 1953 edition of the science fiction magazine if. Just in time for the tail end of halloween, heres my ranking of the top ten best twilight zone episodes. Every time i see an episode of the twilight zone, i have to check if its the pig face one. From plastic surgery pig faces to computer dating obsessions, it seemed so farfetched. Ariana grande dons twilight zone inspired pig face.