This "Twilight Zone" episode, while it concerns a group of American astronauts, is more an examination of human stress under duress than the more usual other-worldly, sometimes supernatural fare otherwise depicted on the show. This might make it one of the least "Twilight Zoney"-entries but it still packs a reasonable, if slightly predictable twist at the end, which itself arguably anticipates the famous climax at the end of the "Planet Of The Apes" movie which came along later in the decade.
Whilst I couldn't imagine the U.S. space programme putting as many as seven men into orbit in the first place or any of these normally highly trained individuals going space-happy like Dewey Martin's ruthless and selfish character does, the story moves along methodically but surely to its surprising and bathetic conclusion.
Aptly shot on location in the Hollywood hills , probably at not much cost, and well acted by its three leads, this satisfying character study of grace under pressure made for another rewarding outing in the Zone.
Whilst I couldn't imagine the U.S. space programme putting as many as seven men into orbit in the first place or any of these normally highly trained individuals going space-happy like Dewey Martin's ruthless and selfish character does, the story moves along methodically but surely to its surprising and bathetic conclusion.
Aptly shot on location in the Hollywood hills , probably at not much cost, and well acted by its three leads, this satisfying character study of grace under pressure made for another rewarding outing in the Zone.