Twilight Zone: The Movie is a 1983 American
anthology science-fiction fantasy horror film produced by
Steven Spielberg and
John Landis as a theatrical version of the 1959–64 TV series
The Twilight Zone, created by
Rod Serling. The film stars
Vic Morrow,
Scatman Crothers,
Kathleen Quinlan and
John Lithgow with
Dan Aykroyd and
Albert Brooks in the prologue segment.
Burgess Meredith, who starred in four episodes of the original series, took on Serling's position as narrator. In addition to Meredith, six actors from the original series (
William Schallert,
Kevin McCarthy,
Bill Mumy,
Murray Matheson,
Peter Brocco, and
Patricia Barry) had roles in the film.