The Twilight Zone (TV Series)
Joy Ride/Shelter Skelter/Private Channel (1987)
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- TV-PG
- Drama, Fantasy
- 21 May 1987
- TV Episode
A joy ride is disrupted by the car's dead owner. At the onset of a nuclear war, Harry Dobbs and Nick Gatlin race to a fallout shelter and soon face cabin fever. A mishap turns airline flier Keith Barnes' radio into a mind-reading device.
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Cast
| Robert Knepper | ... |
Alonzo (segment "Joy Ride")
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| Brooke McCarter | ... |
Greg (segment "Joy Ride")
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| Heidi Kozak Haddad | ... |
Adrienne (segment "Joy Ride")
(as Heidi Kozak)
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| Tamara Mark | ... |
Deena (segment "Joy Ride")
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Burr Middleton | ... |
Policeman (segment "Joy Ride")
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Danny Spear | ... |
Policeman (segment "Joy Ride")
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| Randy Hall | ... |
Fireman (segment "Joy Ride")
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| Joe Mantegna | ... |
Harry Dobbs (segment "Shelter Skelter")
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| Joan Allen | ... |
Sally Dobbs (segment "Shelter Skelter")
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| Jon Gries | ... |
Nick Gatlin (segment "Shelter Skelter")
(as Jonathan Gries)
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Adam Raber | ... |
Jason Dobbs (segment "Shelter Skelter")
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| Danica McKellar | ... |
Deidre Dobbs (segment "Shelter Skelter")
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Lauren Levinson | ... |
Wendy (segment "Shelter Skelter")
(as Lauren Levian)
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| Diana Lewis | ... |
Reporter (segment "Shelter Skelter")
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Tamara Taylor | ... |
Newscaster (segment "Shelter Skelter")
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Geoff Witcher | ... |
Announcer (segment "Shelter Skelter")
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| Scott Coffey | ... |
Keith Barnes (segment "Private Channel")
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| Andrew Robinson | ... |
Mr. Williams (segment "Private Channel")
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Claudia Cron | ... |
Gloria (segment "Private Channel")
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| Louise Lewis | ... |
Mrs. Feldman (segment "Private Channel")
(as Louise Fitch)
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| Joan Foley | ... |
Girl (segment "Private Channel")
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| Rebeccah Bush | ... |
Clerk (segment "Private Channel")
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| Alex Daniels | ... |
Host (segment "Private Channel")
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| Jackson Hughes | ... |
Paul (segment "Private Channel")
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| Juliet Sorci | ... |
Little Girl (segment "Private Channel")
(as Juliette Sorci)
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| Charles Aidman | ... |
Narrator (segment "Private Channel") (voice)
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| Julie Araskog | ... |
Woman (segment "Private Channel") (uncredited)
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Roger Nolan | ... |
Man (segment "Private Channel") (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Gil Bettman | ... | (segment "Joy Ride") (directed by) |
| Martha Coolidge | ... | (segment "Shelter Skelter") (directed by) |
| Peter Medak | ... | (segment "Private Channel") (directed by) |
Written by
| Rod Serling | ... | (created by) |
| Cal Willingham | ... | (segment "Joy Ride") (written by) |
| Ron Cobb | ... | (segment "Shelter Skelter") (teleplay by) |
| Robin Love | ... | (segment "Shelter Skelter") (teleplay by) |
| Ron Cobb | ... | (segment "Shelter Skelter") (story by) |
| Ed Redlich | ... | (segment "Private Channel") (written by) |
| Rockne S. O'Bannon | ... | (story consultant) |
Produced by
| Howard Brock | ... | associate producer |
| Philip DeGuere Jr. | ... | executive producer (as Philip DeGuere) |
| Harvey Frand | ... | producer |
| Anthony Lawrence | ... | supervising producer |
| Nancy Lawrence | ... | supervising producer |
| Hali Paul | ... | associate producer |
| Ken Swor | ... | line producer |
Music by
| Robert Folk | ... | (segment "'Private Channel'") (music by) |
| Merl Saunders | ... | (segment "'Joy Ride' and 'Shelter Skelter'") (music by) |
| Michael Wetherwax | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Bradford May | ... | (segment "'Private Channel'") director of photography |
Editing by
| Tom Pryor | ... | (segment "'Joy Ride' and 'Private Channel'") (edited by) |
| Noel Rogers | ... | (segment "Shelter Skelter") (edited by) |
Production Management
| Ann Kindberg | ... | unit production manager |
| Ken Swor | ... | production manager |
| Paul Wurtzel | ... | unit production manager |
Visual Effects by
| Jim Michaels | ... | visual effects producer |
| Fred Raimondi | ... | compositor |
Stunts
| David LeBell | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Denis McCallion | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Marius Constant | ... | composer: original theme |
| Grateful Dead | ... | composer: new title theme (as The Grateful Dead) |
| Richard Nash | ... | musician: trombone |
| Merl Saunders | ... | composer: new title theme |
| Henry Sigismonti | ... | musician: french horn |
| Vince De Rosa | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| James Thatcher | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Kenneth Gilbert | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Bernadette Caulfield | ... | production coordinator |
| Rockne S. O'Bannon | ... | story consultant |
| Reid Reilich | ... | craft service (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- CBS (1987) (United States) (tv)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
"Joy Ride": The joy ride that two couples take in a stolen car is disrupted by the car's deceased owner, who isn't done with the car yet. "Shelter Skelter": Two men race to a private fallout shelter at the onset of a nuclear blast. For months, they battle cabin fever and loneliness until one decides to venture out of the shelter and faces a horrific landscape of destruction and darkness - yet everything is not as it may seem. "Private Channel": An accident turns an obnoxious young man's radio headset into a receiver of other people's thoughts. Written by Good2Go |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Some of the exterior plane scenes are a reuse of footage from Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983). See more » |
| Goofs | Harry states that the bunker has three foot thick concrete walls. However, when people enter & exit the bunker through the door, the wall is only approximately a foot thick. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Top 15 1980s Twilight Zone Episodes - A Quick Look At... (2016). See more » |
| Quotes |
Narrator:
[opening narration for "Private Channel"]
Modern technology has staged a revolution in the art of isolation. Turn up the volume on your headphones, and the world outside drops away. Sixteen-year-old Keith Barnes has lived in this public seclusion for some time now. But tonight, the tiny radio on which he depends to keep people out is about to start pulling them in, thanks to a very special frequency that can only be picked up... in the Twilight Zone. See more » |