The Twilight Zone
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The Rip Van Winkle CaperEpisode Number: 60 Season Num: 2 First Aired: April 21, 1961 Prod Code: 173-3655 |
Thieves put themselves into suspended animation for 100 years after hiding a million dollars worth of gold bars.
| Writer: | Rod Serling |
| Director: | Justus Addiss |
| Star: | Rod Serling (Narrator/Host), Oscar Beregi (Farwell), Simon Oakland (DeCruz) |
| Recurring Role: | Robert L. McCord (Brooks's Stunt Double) |
| Guest Star: | Lew Gallo (Brooks), John Mitchum (Erbie), Wallace Rooney (Man on Road), Shirley O'Hara (Woman on Road), Dave Armstrong (DeCruz's Stunt Double) |
Plot Keywords: greed / survival
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Features the futuristic vehicle prop from the classic 1956 film Forbidden Planet.
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Included on volume 36 of Image-Entertainment's DVD collection.
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Closing Narration
Narrator: "The last of four Rip Van Winkles who all died precisely the way they lived, chasing an idol across the sand to wind up bleached dry in the hot sun as so much desert flotsam, worthless as the gold bullion they built a shrine to. Tonight's lesson...in the Twilight Zone." (edit) Opening Narration
Narrator: "Introducing four experts in the questionable art of crime. Mr. Farwell, expert on noxious gases, former professor with a doctorite in both chemistry and physics. Mr. Erbie, expert in mechanical engineering. Mr. Brooks, expert in the use of firearms and other weaponry. And Mr. DeCruz, expert in demolition and various forms of destruction. The time is now and the place is a mountain cave in Death Valley, U.S.A. In just a moment, these four men will utlize the services of a truck placed in cosmoline, loading with a hot heist cooled off by a century of sleep, and then take a drive into the Twilight Zone." (edit)
Narrator: "The last of four Rip Van Winkles who all died precisely the way they lived, chasing an idol across the sand to wind up bleached dry in the hot sun as so much desert flotsam, worthless as the gold bullion they built a shrine to. Tonight's lesson...in the Twilight Zone." (edit) Opening Narration
Narrator: "Introducing four experts in the questionable art of crime. Mr. Farwell, expert on noxious gases, former professor with a doctorite in both chemistry and physics. Mr. Erbie, expert in mechanical engineering. Mr. Brooks, expert in the use of firearms and other weaponry. And Mr. DeCruz, expert in demolition and various forms of destruction. The time is now and the place is a mountain cave in Death Valley, U.S.A. In just a moment, these four men will utlize the services of a truck placed in cosmoline, loading with a hot heist cooled off by a century of sleep, and then take a drive into the Twilight Zone." (edit)
It was very short sighted of DeCruz to wreck a 100 year old Ford panel truck in mint condition. It would probably be worth at least as much as the gold they stole.
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When they show a close up of Decruz's shoes in the panel truck, they are polished to a high shine.
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