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Warner Brothers recently re-released the Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) Blu-ray. Read on to find out more about it...

[ SYNOPSIS ]

1959. Friday nights. We time-traveled. Witnessed surprising twists. Entertained aliens. Experienced Fear. And first journeyed to The Twilight Zone of Rod Serling's memorable TV series. And guided by four imaginative moviemakers, we traveled there again in 1983. Directors John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, and George Miller fashion stories based on or inspired by classic episodes. Landis weaves the tale of a bigot who gets a walloping dose of his own hatred. Spielberg takes over with a fable of senior citizens offered a magical rejuvenating. Dante serves up a terror trip with a child who uses his cartoon-inspired powers to enslave his family. Then fright goes aloft with Miller's finale about a neurotic passenger who sees a monster on the jetliner's wing. Or does he?

[ SPECIFICATIONS ]

The movie is presented in a 1.78:1 aspect ratio with a runtime of 1:41:16. The movie has been rated PG. Audio languages include English (5.1 & 2.0), Spanish, French. Subtitle languages include English SDH, Spanish, French, Chinese, Portuguese.

[ SPECIAL FEATURES ]

All of the content listed below can be found on the Blu-ray disc.

• Original Theatrical Trailer (1:17) - Presented in 4:3, encoded at 720x480.

[ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ]

No digital copy code voucher is included inside the standard one-disc blue Blu-ray case.

[ NOTES ]

Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) is available on Blu-ray and DVD. Both of these are 2025 MOD re-releases; the Blu-ray being a factory-pressed disc, and the DVD being unknown if it's recorded or pressed. The film was originally released in both formats back in 2007. The original Blu-ray, presumably, still plays fine, but the 2007 DVD is one of the time-bombed WB DVDs that doesn't play anymore. Furthermore, the 2007 Blu-ray went out of print and commands high prices on the second-hand market. This new 2025 re-release, which uses the same disc master, thankfully puts it back in print at an affordable price.

As for the movie, it's an anthology of four segments and a prologue (and epilogue of sorts). Three of the four segments are remakes of episodes from the original 1959-1964 Rod Serling-hosted series, directed by some big names. Steven Spielberg helms "Kick the Can", Joe Dante is behind "It's a Good Life", and George Miller oversees "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet". John Landis directs the prologue (starring Dan Aykroyd and Albert Brooks) and the film's most controversial segment, "Time Out" (starring Vic Morrow). Morrow, as well as two small children, lost their lives in a helicopter accident that occurred on set. You won't learn anything about that here, as the trailer is the only extra. Maybe one day Warner Brothers will allow an in-depth documentary to be included with the film that details what happened.

As for the other iterations of The Twilight Zone... The 1959 series is available on Blu-ray (Blu-ray in thick DVD case) and DVD. The 1985 series is available on DVD. The 2002 series is available on DVD. The 2019 series is only available as a Complete Series set on DVD (reviewed here). If you want it on Blu-ray, you'll have to buy the two seasons individually: Season 1 and Season 2. Finally, there is one other movie that is only available on DVD: The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics.

This item has been provided by Warner Brothers for review on this site.