Return to The Twilight Zone
(Twilight Zone: The Movie 2)
Written by Justin D. Hurkman
Segment 1: "The Midnight Special (Revisited)"
It was a dark night, and out of this darkness two headlight appear, we begin to hear a song, "The Midnight Special", and the car drives past.
Inside, we have a driver and a passenger, both singing the song as they drive along. Then suddenly, the tape player screws up and the music stops.
"Aw! Man! It's broken! Now what are we going to do for entertainment?" The driver says.
"I don't know, I guess we'll just have to drive…" The passenger replies.
"Well, you know, wouldn't it be spooky if the headlights went out?" The driver says, turning off the head lights, "Whoa! What is this? We could hit a nun and we wouldn't even know it!"
"Hey! Hey! Turn the lights back on! This is dangerous!"
"You're no fun..."
"You shouldn't do that, it isn't safe."
"What else can I do to make things exciting here?"
"Well, let's play a game…"
"What kind of game?"
"What about a 'name that show tune' game. I hum, whistle, or otherwise recreate a show tune, and you try to name it, and if you get it right, you get to try and stump me…"
"Okay, I guess you start because you brought it up…"
"Okay..."
The passenger starts to hum the familiar tune of the Star Trek original series' theme.
"Duh! That's Star Trek! You're making it too easy!"
"Sorry, that's just the first round, mind you…"
"Well, it's my turn…"
The driver hums the tune to the original Batman T.V. series.
"That's the Batman television series, also easy…"
"Hey, I was just getting you back, and like you said, it's the first round…"
"Okay, well, here comes the second round…"
The passenger hums the theme to the Twilight Zone…
"Oh! The Twilight Zone! I love that show!"
"Yeah, me too!"
"Remember that episode were these aliens cause all these things to happen to the town and everyone to become suspicious of each other?"
"Yeah! And that one where the aliens come and give us a book called 'How to Serve Man', and it turns out to be a cook book!"
"Yeah, that was a great show…"
"Hey! You wanna see something really scary?"
"Sure…"
"But first, you need to pull over…"
"Why?"
"Just pull over…"
"Okay, okay!"
The driver pulls the car over.
"You ready?" The passenger asks.
"Yeah…" The driver replies anxiously.
"Okay…"
He turns around, and the headlights turn out.
"Hey, this isn't funny!" The driver says.
He taps the passenger on the shoulder, he turns around, but he is now A HORRIBLE CREATURE!
As we walk away, the car shakes violently around, and we look up toward the starry sky...
There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space, and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow - between science and superstition. And it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. Now, prepare to return to the area which we call the Twilight Zone.
(Twilight Zone: The Movie 2)
Written by Justin D. Hurkman
Segment 1: "The Midnight Special (Revisited)"
It was a dark night, and out of this darkness two headlight appear, we begin to hear a song, "The Midnight Special", and the car drives past.
Inside, we have a driver and a passenger, both singing the song as they drive along. Then suddenly, the tape player screws up and the music stops.
"Aw! Man! It's broken! Now what are we going to do for entertainment?" The driver says.
"I don't know, I guess we'll just have to drive…" The passenger replies.
"Well, you know, wouldn't it be spooky if the headlights went out?" The driver says, turning off the head lights, "Whoa! What is this? We could hit a nun and we wouldn't even know it!"
"Hey! Hey! Turn the lights back on! This is dangerous!"
"You're no fun..."
"You shouldn't do that, it isn't safe."
"What else can I do to make things exciting here?"
"Well, let's play a game…"
"What kind of game?"
"What about a 'name that show tune' game. I hum, whistle, or otherwise recreate a show tune, and you try to name it, and if you get it right, you get to try and stump me…"
"Okay, I guess you start because you brought it up…"
"Okay..."
The passenger starts to hum the familiar tune of the Star Trek original series' theme.
"Duh! That's Star Trek! You're making it too easy!"
"Sorry, that's just the first round, mind you…"
"Well, it's my turn…"
The driver hums the tune to the original Batman T.V. series.
"That's the Batman television series, also easy…"
"Hey, I was just getting you back, and like you said, it's the first round…"
"Okay, well, here comes the second round…"
The passenger hums the theme to the Twilight Zone…
"Oh! The Twilight Zone! I love that show!"
"Yeah, me too!"
"Remember that episode were these aliens cause all these things to happen to the town and everyone to become suspicious of each other?"
"Yeah! And that one where the aliens come and give us a book called 'How to Serve Man', and it turns out to be a cook book!"
"Yeah, that was a great show…"
"Hey! You wanna see something really scary?"
"Sure…"
"But first, you need to pull over…"
"Why?"
"Just pull over…"
"Okay, okay!"
The driver pulls the car over.
"You ready?" The passenger asks.
"Yeah…" The driver replies anxiously.
"Okay…"
He turns around, and the headlights turn out.
"Hey, this isn't funny!" The driver says.
He taps the passenger on the shoulder, he turns around, but he is now A HORRIBLE CREATURE!
As we walk away, the car shakes violently around, and we look up toward the starry sky...
There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space, and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow - between science and superstition. And it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. Now, prepare to return to the area which we call the Twilight Zone.