The Twilight Zone
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The Big Tall WishEpisode Number: 27 Season Num: 1 First Aired: April 8, 1960 Prod Code: 173-3630 |
A boxer breaks his hand before a fight. He is then, of course, he is beaten up so badly in the fight, that he is easily knocked down. But suddenly time freezes, and he switches places with the other boxer. He thinks it is a miracle, but his neighbor, a boy named Henry, says it is because he made a "big, tall wish".
| Writer: | Rod Serling |
| Director: | Ron Winston |
| Star: | Rod Serling (Narrator/Host), Ivan Dixon (Bolie Jackson) |
| Guest Star: | Steven Perry (Henry), Kim Hamilton (Frances), Walter Burke (Joe), Henry Scott (Thomas), Charles Horvath (Joey Consiglio), Carl McIntire (Announcer), Frankie Van (Referee) |
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Boxer Archie Moore was originally cast in the role of Bolie Jackson.
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Included on volume 26 of Image-Entertainment's DVD collection.
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Narrator: Mr. Bolie Jackson, a hundred and eighty-three pounds, who left a second chance lying in a heap on a rosin-spattered canvas at St. Nick's Arena. Mr. Bolie Jackson, who shares the most common ailment of all men, the strange and perverse disinclination to believe in a miracle, the kind of miracle to come from the mind of a little boy, perhaps only to be found in the Twilight Zone. (edit) (Opening Narration)
Narrator: In this corner of the universe, a prizefighter named Bolie Jackson, one hundred eighty-three pounds and an hour and a half away from a comeback at St. Nick's Arena. Mr. Bolie Jackson, who by the standards of his profession is an aging, over-the-hill relic of what was, and who now sees a reflection of a man who has left too many pieces of his youth in too many stadiums for too many years before too many screaming people. Mr. Bolie Jackson, who might do well to look for some gentle magic in the hard-surfaced glass that stares back at him. (edit)
Narrator: Mr. Bolie Jackson, a hundred and eighty-three pounds, who left a second chance lying in a heap on a rosin-spattered canvas at St. Nick's Arena. Mr. Bolie Jackson, who shares the most common ailment of all men, the strange and perverse disinclination to believe in a miracle, the kind of miracle to come from the mind of a little boy, perhaps only to be found in the Twilight Zone. (edit) (Opening Narration)
Narrator: In this corner of the universe, a prizefighter named Bolie Jackson, one hundred eighty-three pounds and an hour and a half away from a comeback at St. Nick's Arena. Mr. Bolie Jackson, who by the standards of his profession is an aging, over-the-hill relic of what was, and who now sees a reflection of a man who has left too many pieces of his youth in too many stadiums for too many years before too many screaming people. Mr. Bolie Jackson, who might do well to look for some gentle magic in the hard-surfaced glass that stares back at him. (edit)
When Bolie goes to visit Henry on the roof of the building, Henry is tending to two rabbits in a cage. When Bolie arrives, Henry closes the door of the cage, but it swings open slightly. However, when Henry walks back to the cage, the door is closed.
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The Big Tall WishGood "Above average" An interesting episode that touches on the power of believing. Continue » Posted Mar 27, 2006 3:01 am PST |
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