The Architects of Fear
- Episode aired Sep 30, 1963
- 51m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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One scientist from a group of ten is chosen to undergo a painful and bizarre mutation from human to Thetan.One scientist from a group of ten is chosen to undergo a painful and bizarre mutation from human to Thetan.One scientist from a group of ten is chosen to undergo a painful and bizarre mutation from human to Thetan.
Billy Green Bush
- Hunter
- (as William Bush)
Douglas Henderson
- Dr. Paul Fredericks
- (uncredited)
Vic Perrin
- Control Voice
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Janos Prohaska
- Allen as Thetan
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Meyer Dolinsky
- Leslie Stevens(uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaWhen this episode first aired, the alien was deemed too frightening to show by several ABC affiliates. They instead showed a black screen whenever the alien appeared and showed footage of the alien later during the evening news.
- GoofsWhen Leighton is wheeled from the operating room to the elevator, the floor is visible. There is no break in the solid floor as one would normally see upon entering a real elevator. Obviously no elevator was actually used and the elevator doors were probably moved by hand.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Control Voice: Scarecrows and magic and other fatal fears do not bring people closer together. There is no magic substitute for soft caring and hard work, for self-respect and mutual love. If we can learn this from the mistake these frightened men made, then their mistake will not have been merely grotesque; it will have been at least a lesson - a lesson, at last, to be learned.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Outer Limits: Specimen: Unknown (1964)
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The Alien Invasion
A group of scientists conclude that people from Earth need to fear a greater threat to unite. They decide to raffle one of them to be submitted to surgeries to be transformed into an alien to threaten the governments as if there were an invasion in course and consequently join the world. The PHD physicist Allen Leighton (Robert Culp) is the chosen one and is submitted to surgeries. However his wife Yvette Leighton (Geraldine Brooks) jeopardizes the plan.
"The Architects of Fear" is another great episode of the original "The Outer Limits". Once again there is a paranoia of the Cold War entwined with the story. The conclusion is messy, with Allen not following the plan and Yvette entering the facility as if she was home. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Os Arquitetos do Medo" ("The Architects of the Fear")
"The Architects of Fear" is another great episode of the original "The Outer Limits". Once again there is a paranoia of the Cold War entwined with the story. The conclusion is messy, with Allen not following the plan and Yvette entering the facility as if she was home. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Os Arquitetos do Medo" ("The Architects of the Fear")
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- claudio_carvalho
- Feb 10, 2018
Details
- Runtime51 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3
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