Product Details

• Actors: Rod Serling, Robert McCord, Jay Overholts, Vaughn Taylor, James Turley
• Writers: Rod Serling
• Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: April 3, 2001
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004L8IN
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,140 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Twilight Zone: Vol. 9" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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TWILIGHT ZONE VOL 9 - DVD Movie

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellently Conceived Volume, June 28, 2002

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gobirds2 (New England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Twilight Zone: Vol. 9 (DVD)

THE PRIME MOVER from the Second season aired on March 24, 1961 and was written by Charles Beaumont and is an episode that deserves repeated viewing. Dane Clark and Buddy Ebsen operate a small diner. When Clark discovers that Ebsen has telekinetic powers he drags him off to Vegas to make a killing at the casinos. This is a good-natured episode as opposed to THE FEVER on the allure and pitfalls of gambling. What really makes this episode so repeatedly viewable are the performances of Dane Clark and Buddy Ebsen. It's like water and oil. Clark is the "fly by the seat of your pants - happy go lucky guy" who will try anything for a dime. Ebsen stands for reason and patients. Ultimately we learn to use the tools we are given with a sense of responsibility tempered with passion. This is an excellently conceived and delivered episode. IT'S A GOOD LIFE from the Third season aired on November 3, 1961. It was written by Rod Serling and is one of the most famous episodes of the series. Serling's introduction, which leads up to Billy Mumy's wide-eyed stare into the camera, is an indelible and disturbing image. The jack-in-the-box scene is also unforgettable and equally disturbing. Even Serling's dialogue is so memorable and conjures up images of fear. Just the mention of "the cornfield" sends chills down the back. Anyone who has seen this episodes knows what I am referring to. Anyone who has not must see it! The excellent cast includes John Larch, Cloris Leachman, Tom Hatcher and we must not forget Billy Mumy. Director Jim Sheldon really captured the fear and terror of the captive inhabitants of this rural community. NICK OF TIME from the Second season aired on November 18, 1960 and was written by Richard Matheson. Traveling newlyweds William Shatner and Patricia Breslin stop in a luncheonette while their car is being repaired. While in a booth an ever-confident Shatner puts a coin into a fortune-telling machine adorned with the bobbling head of a smiling plastic devil. Each question and answer begins to make Shatner question his fate to the point that he becomes unraveled about his future. Thematically this is similar to THE FEVER where just one more coin in the machine may give you solace. This is a fascinating episode that bears repeated viewing just to observe the ease at which one can be drawn in. However, the denouement makes the morality of the story clear. THE MIND AND THE MATTER directed by Buzz Kulik from the Second season aired on May 12, 1961 and was written by Rod Serling. Clerk, Shelly Berman eliminates people from the face of the earth by using the power of thought that he mastered from a book given to him. He soon repopulates the planet with people who look exactly like him with disconcerting results. Though lighthearted in nature this episode attempts to reveal life as others view each of us. Be careful of what you wish for. Volume 9 is a good well-balanced representation of THE TWILIGHT ZONE.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Your Normal DVD, October 14, 2000

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Twilight Zone: Vol. 9 (DVD)

Not one of the best, but a very fun one. "Nick of Time" stars a young William Shatner. In that one, he gets hooked on a machine that gives you fortunes.

"The Prime Mover" stars Buddy Ebsen as Jimbo Cobb. He can move things with his mind, so he and his partner Ace set out for Las Vegas to win a million bucks.

"The Mind and the Matter" is a black comedy with Shelly Berman. He learns how to use mind powers, and eliminates every man and woman on earth.

"It's a Good Life" is one of the greatest episodes ever made. It stars Billy Mumy as Anthony Fremont, who has mind control. When someone thinks something bad about him, he'll wish that person into the cornfield. One of the best, with John Larch and Cloris Leachman as co stars.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Behold the power of the mind only at the Twilight Zone., July 14, 2000

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CinemaNET - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Twilight Zone: Vol. 9 (DVD)

This is one of the few DVD's in the collection that you could actually consider conceptual: somehow all episodes deal with the powers of the mind. Who wants to know the future? William Shatner's character does, but does he realizes the price? Find out in "Nick of Time" (Season 2). "The Prime Mover" (Season 2), is about telekinesis at the service of a gambler... and that equals risky business. "It's a Good Life" (Season 3), stars a very young Billy Mummy with incredible and dangerous powers. Finally "The Mind and the Matter" (Season 2) shows a guy how the power of thought can create his perfect world.