The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror - Preshow

"One stormy night long ago, five people stepped through the door of an elevator and into a nightmare. That door is opening once again, but this time it's opening for you."

1994 0h 4m EN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 3

HorrorAdventureFantasy

Synopsis

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On a gloomy Halloween night in 1939, patrons at the Hollywood Tower Hotel were riding the elevator when a violent storm struck the building… and they were never seen again. The hotel closed down and has stood empty ever since.

“One stormy night long ago, five people stepped through the door of an elevator and into a nightmare. That door is opening once again, but this time it's opening for you.”

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Cast

Rod Serling
Narrator (Physical)
Mark Silverman
Narrator (Voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joe Dante

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1 / 7

RUNTIME

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Tight 4-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 7

ERA

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32 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Rod Serling and Mark Silverman carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

RUNTIME

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Marketing tagline: "One stormy night long ago, five people stepped through the door of an elevator and into a nightmare. That door is opening once again, but this time it's opening for you.".

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Joe Dante directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 4-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
332 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Rod Serling and Mark Silverman carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "One stormy night long ago, five people stepped through the door of an elevator and into a nightmare. That door is opening once again, but this time it's opening for you.".
7Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.