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I remember I saw this in my junior English class. I loved it. We, also, had to read the story and summarize it. I got a really good grade on it. Anways, this movie was really good. But, still not as good as the story(of course). I recommend this movie and story to everyone.
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you can watch it at http://www.netbroadcaster.com/movies/classics/owlcreek.html
sharethanx for the link
"If I was in charge of how people talk, everybody would just shut up" Jason Morganshare
This film was a Twilight Zone episode??? When I saw it, i didn't see Rod Serling narrating.
Can someone confirm to me this was a TZ episode?
the horror...the horror...
It won an emmy as a Twilight Zone episode. It also won an oscar for best short film, making it the only film to ever win both an emmy and an oscar.
shareSerling bought the rights to the film after it was created, thus the absence of his ubiquitous Twilight Zone narrarations. It was then aired as an official episode of The Twilight Zone, for which it won its Emmy & Oscar.
shareIt is avail. on Treasures of the Twilight Zone, along with a never before seen episode called "The Encounter" with George Takei
that episode was a trip, too!
It's also available on Netflix.
shareOeuf, the netbroadcaster.com video's quality is terrible. Though it is illuminating to see the original French credits.
Check Youtube instead, they have the Twilight Zone ep up'd.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=BqqsKEdlFvA&search=owl%20creek
Mr. Stephenfield's 6th grade english class - Tallahassee, FL.
shareIn Canada Movieola the short movie channel is running it. I watched it last night for the first time in about 25 years and it is still incredible. It is amazing how many films have stolen the premise and placed their own spin on it.
shareCould you name a couple?
I don't mean to sound accusing, I'm just curious. I've never noticed that.
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We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold... --Raoul Duke, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Could you name a couple?
I don't mean to sound accusing, I'm just curious. I've never noticed that.
That's okay, you just asked a question. I will give you a few off the top of my head.
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The two that immediately spring to mind are Carnival of Souls (Woman is in car crash, imagines life if she had gotten away only to return to the car as it is pulled from the water) and Jacob's Ladder (Man gets wounded during army training, imagines returning home only to see his worst nightmares until he stops fearing death and accepts it and immediatly dies on the operating table).
This is a classic story, people when faced with death imagine the life they could have had only to be drawn at the moment of their passing. Another one that played with the theme was Brazil, with the hero making a great escape in which he is reunited with his dream girl and flees the city for his ideal life only to have the audience realize that he is still being tortured and this was all in his mind.
Once you become familiar with this story you begin to see just how influential it really is.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000I20F/103-1150925-8214239?n=130
Found it.
Youtube.com has it. Just gotta search it. 25 minutes long, free.
shareThe Sixth Sense shows the influence of Bierce's story, as do some of the alternate endings of The Jacket (2005.) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366627/
When there is no more room in Hell, The Devil will reapply to the Zoning Commission.
The final episode of Season 4 of Boardwalk Empire also uses the premise of this story / film, in showing Richard Harrow having the life he wanted, only to then see him dead . . .
"Forget it, Jake - - it's Chinatown!"
I got a copy of this as a bonus on the Critic's Choice DVD of "Patterns."
Patterns is a superb film from 1956, and it truly deserves a fully remastered and restored edition. This edition released by Critic's Choice happens to be the best copy I have seen so far, and it's usually very cheap to buy. (under $10.00 )
When I saw the "bonus" being offered, a 28 minute short with the English title of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek", I thought it was going to be nothing more than filler. Imagine my surprise when I discovered one of the best shorts I've ever seen. This short may actually be better than the feature film....and that's saying quite a lot. The quality is actually good for "Owl Creek," although I'm certain that the newer solo release is better, and it's also a LOT more expensive.
It's also available on the DVD: Johnny Legend Presents Golden Age Ghost Tales. You can get in on Amazon or from his company Raunchy Tonk.
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