The Twilight Zone (TV Series)
The Big Tall Wish (1960)
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- TV-PG
- 25min
- Drama, Fantasy
- 08 Apr 1960
- TV Episode
An aging boxer finds himself the winner of a match he thought he had lost, the result a six-year-old's frantic wish. But can a world-weary, embittered man still believe in miracles, or will he turn his back on them?
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| Rod Serling | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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| Ivan Dixon | ... |
Bolie Jackson
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| Steven Perry | ... |
Henry Temple
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| Kim Hamilton | ... |
Frances Temple
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| Walter Burke | ... |
Joe Mizell
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| Henry Scott | ... |
Thomas
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Wesley Gale | ... |
Tenant (uncredited)
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| Joseph Glick | ... |
Handler (uncredited)
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| Charles Horvath | ... |
Joey Consiglio (uncredited)
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| Mike Lally | ... |
Handler (uncredited)
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Carl McIntire | ... |
Announcer (uncredited)
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Lillian Taylor | ... |
Tenant (uncredited)
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| Dan Terranova | ... |
Call Boy (uncredited)
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Frankie Van | ... |
Referee (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Ron Winston | ... | (as Ronald Winston) |
Written by
| Rod Serling | ... | (written by) |
| Rod Serling | ... | (created by) (uncredited) (creator) |
Produced by
| Buck Houghton | ... | producer |
| Rod Serling | ... | executive producer: Cayuga Productions |
Music by
| Jerry Goldsmith | ||
Cinematography by
| George T. Clemens | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Bill Mosher | ||
Art Direction by
| George W. Davis | ||
| Merrill Pye | ||
Set Decoration by
| F. Keogh Gleason | ... | (as Keogh Gleason) |
| Henry Grace | ||
Production Management
| Ralph W. Nelson | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Kurt Neumann | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Franklin Milton | ... | sound (as Frank Milton) |
| Philip Mitchell | ... | sound |
| Van Allen James | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
Animation Department
| Sam Clayberger | ... | background artist- opening title sequence (uncredited) / layout artist- title sequence (uncredited) |
| Rudy Larriva | ... | animator/animation director - opening titles (uncredited) |
| Joe Messerli | ... | effects painter-title sequence (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Herbert Klynn | ... | title designer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- CBS (1960) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- Image Entertainment (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
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- Pacific Title (titles and opticals)
Storyline
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Bolie Jackson is a professional boxer whose best years are behind him. He's well-liked in his neighborhood and adored by Henry, a young lad who lives next door. He hurts his hand in an altercation with sleazy boxing manager and as a result is badly beaten in a televised boxing match. He's apparently down and out for the count but young Henry has a special ability - something his mother calls the big wish - that changes the outcome of the match. When Bolie learns what he's done he refuses to believe in what Henry's done with the inevitable consequences. Written by garykmcd |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | After airing this episode, with its nearly all-black cast being revolutionary for American television, The Twilight Zone (1959) was awarded the 1961 Unity Award for Outstanding Contributions to Better Race Relations. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Big Tall Wish (2020). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Twilight Zone Theme See more » |
| Quotes |
Rod Serling - Narrator:
[opening narration]
In this corner of the universe, a prizefighter named Bolie Jackson, one-hundred and eighty-three pounds and an hour and a half away from a comeback at St. Nick's Arena. Mr. Bolie Jackson, who, by the standards of his profession is an aging, over-the-hill relic of what was, and who now sees a reflection of a man who has left too many pieces of his youth in too many stadiums for too many years before too many screaming people. Mr. Bolie Jackson, who might do well to look for some gentle magic in the hard-surfaced glass that stares back at him. See more » |