The Twilight Zoneis one of the most influential television shows of all time.
Usfollows a family who is being hunted by doppelgangers who are intent on replacing them in the real world.
In an interview forRolling Stone, Peele cited the episode as his main inspiration for the film.
Denton’s monologue where he recounts his past was copied almost verbatim byGene Wilder’s Waco Kid inBlazing Saddles.
The episode was written by sci-fi writerRichard Matheson, who has claimed the filmPoltergeistwas inspired by it.
The production ofPoltergeistis notoriously messy with bothTobe HooperandSteven Spielbergsharing authorship and plagued with rumors of in-fighting.
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They sort of used that idea and made their own concept of it."
An ex-heavyweight boxer manages an older model robot but decides to disguise himself and step back into the ring.
AfterPoltergeist, Spielberg wasn’t taking any more chances.
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It did, and I told him so.
So then they paid me money for it, which they probably wouldnt have done otherwise."
The film’s twist ending was famously the inspiration forM.
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Night Shyamalan’sThe Sixth Sense, but it is most directly the basis of the 1990 filmJacob’s Ladder.
Donnie Darko’sRichard KellytoldRotten Tomatoeshe optioned Matheson’s short story and took six years to write it.
The short story was also thebasis for the 2014 filmMercy.
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The boys uncover their grandmother possesses supernatural powers that make her dangerous.
The film was met with mixed reviews despite its source material being popular at the time of its release.
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