Product Details

• Actors: Vic Perrin, Bob Johnson, Ben Wright, Robert Culp, Robert Duvall
• Format: Black & White, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
• VHS Release Date: September 26, 1995
• Run Time: 51 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6301978811
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #14,311 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An example of literate sci-fi on television, February 8, 2003

By	Reginald D. Garrard "the G-man" (Camilla, GA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

"The Outer Limits", like "The Twilight Zone" before it, introduced literate storytelling to a genre that had been looked at as "kiddy fare". Each week, with few exceptions, the landmark show would take viewers on an excursion through alien landscapes or otherworldly encouters; however, humanity's strengths and weaknesses were gloriously portrayed in the well-crafted scripts and brilliant performances of the guest actors.

In "Sixth Finger", David McCallum is a village "doofus" that becomes the pawn of an experiment by scientist Edward Mulhare. The experiment results in McCallum's character becoming an evolutionary freak.

The effects may be dated, but the story is so powerful, as is the fine acting by McCallum, Mulhare, and Jill Haworth (Mrs. McCallum)that one can overlook the then-state-of-the-art technology.

Fans of the genre should note that Janos Prohoska is the "actor" in the monkey suit. He appears in several other episodes of the series as well as the classic "Bewitched" episode "Allergic to Macedonian Dodo Birds".

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still great after all these years!, January 1, 2001

By	Lee Hartsfeld (Heath, OH United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

David McCallum is superb in this classic episode of the original "Outer Limits" TV series. I believe this was the first in the series to begin with a "teaser" (a strategically selected scene from the epsiode), and I remember being jolted out of my seat by it back in 1963. The episode clip involves a large-domed McCallum in his final phase of induced evolution staring down two motorcycle cops and saying, "Your ignorance makes me ill and angry!" One psychokinetic zap later, one of the officers is on the ground. The brief scene speeds by with the noise and force of a freight train, and I'm not sure I ever recovered from it.

Not that I would want to! Possibly the best episode of this outstanding series.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a truly great work, April 21, 2001

By	brian akers (Atlanta formerly) - See all my reviews

This is on the top shelf of all Outer Limits episodes, with everything in its favor. It beautifully illustrates the enormous range and appeal of OL. The makeup effects (by John Chambers, best known for "Planet of the Apes") are spectacular, both in technical execution and design artistry, while their presentation in lighting and photography does them total justice. The story and characters are flawlessly conceived, and put the show on par dramatically with Shakespeare. I especially enjoy the sisters, with their contrasting personalities, and the harassment of the one by a village lunk. The performances are deadly accurate, the direction is taut, and the story builds like an unstoppable steamroller, leading to a gripping, delicately cathartic end. If you have only heard about the original Outer Limits, and wondered what the fuss was over, you could do worse than to check out this masterpiece of science fiction--it has few equals. They just don't make 'em like this anymore.