Nostalgia can kill you, you can't run away from it or out run it. Tom is realising he needs to let go of things in his past if he is to move on and be happy. He is simultaneously realising that he has regrets in his past. Things he didnt act on, and things he ran away from. I believe the lesson learnt is live life in the now, not in the past, and, when you do this you will not be dangerously nostalgic. The future can be so much more exciting then the past because it is unknown. Having said that, there are so many ways to interpret the themes of this play, your own disposition will influence what message you pull from it. Truly a masterpiece. RIP Prof. James Wilson

You were the best cat, Yoshi. I love you and miss you so much. Until we meet again sweet baby.

Toward the end, acts like a cat.

Saw this on the big screen when it first came out , absolutely loved it and still do. Brilliant acting from John Malkovich.

Devastating....reading this in high school I could not appreciate it...now after living life as an adult I find it so moving. Knowing what it's like to get so close to your dream and then lose it, running away from troubles only to find that you really can't...what an amazing masterpiece.

Sounds a lot like Liszt. I remember this piece also used in an AlfredHitchcock episode or was it the Twilightzone? I don't remember. Great composition.

I love John Malkovich in this film. It makes me wonder who else would be good as Tom for an adaptation of this film if it were made today. I feel John Krasinski would be a great Tom Wingfield. He was great in The Office, Jack Ryan and A Quiet Place, and he would be awesome as Tom.

One shot, one camera shot. No edit. He nails it.

That was Malkovich? That was genius!

Holy shit , spit it out already...so damn dramatic....sheesh.

Malkovich is so mannered, affected, unnatural. I know I'm in the minority, but I think he's a poseur.

No doubt one of his best performances of all time was this movie

I have a sister like Laura. Makes me cry every time

Do you have the others eps? Would love to hear the other eps.

hopefully this helps me with my soliloquy tommorow

Beautiful scene. John Malkovich is the perfect Tom. I hope to memorize this monologue as personal challenge. Thanks for uploading.

So much drama in this final scene and it is just a man wandering around a room lost in his memories. This is my favorite play.

I loved the movie. My class mates hated it. Idk why

This is an amazing play. I love this play and I am also doing this monologue for competition and really enjoy the way John does this monologue it is incredible and powerful.

Thank you so much! This is lovely. I liked this Tom a lot, and also the fact that the soliloquy is kept as a whole; it's a masterpiece. (It was horrible to see that other filmic versions have cut out many parts of it.)

This haunting theme was also used uncredited a few years later on The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. The episode, "Power of Attorney", is excellent in its own right, though very different than "Terror in Teakwood". It involves a con man who convinces women to hand over their life savings in return for worthless stocks. The music can be found starting near the 33:20 mark of the show, as a despairing victim plays a phonograph record supposedly containing the theme to accompany her suicide. Anyone interested in hearing it in that context can find can find the episode here on You Tube.

John Malkovich's acting in this movie was excellent

I could find almost nothing on the composer, Caesar Giovannini. He apparently was a studio musician who performed, uncredited, other composer's works on many movie and TV soundtracks. This is the only occasion I could find where he composed the music and performed it. Amazing.

The look on the theatrical columnist's face during the performance is priceless.

I saw this when I was about 16 years old in the 60s. Aside from "The Grim Reaper' it always stuck in my mind as a favorite episode because of the piano concertos, which are unforgettable. All this time I assumed that they were works written by one of the great composers such as Chopin or Scriabin. I could never find them anywhere or find any info until I got my Thriller set of DVDs. Imagine a piece like this written for just a TV show.

Best performance of this play is on Broadway now. Period. Go see for yourself.

I don't remember this film being a big hit.

Victoria: When you get your dvd player, you'll fin the Paul Newman Version of this film (this one) on Amazon.co.uk in English with Czech subtitles or another version with Dutch Subtitles but more expensive that can also be found at Amazon.com. you may alo try Amazon.fr or Amazon.de or amazon.es. Rgds, I am Carlos and I am a collector and world film buff with 2000 films.

Victoria, you'll find a region free dvd player on linefor a few bucks more than a regular player. Pioneer makes excellent dvd players. Some web pages from stores in N.Y. sell them for $120.00 or so. I bought 1, 5 years ago and I can play any dvd available from any country.

There's a 14-DVD complete box set that I bought for my dad a couple years ago. We are huge fans of this series, and it's really awesome to see you post this! My personal favorites were The Grim Reaper, Premature Burial, and The Purple Room. Good stuff.

Sorry, but I think this was the worse screen adaptation of the story. Malkovich is way too pretentious to be taken seriously as a poor warehouse worker in this role. Woodward has a southern accent like I got a southern accent. The person playing Laura gives a dull uninspired performance.

Malkovich'in Tom karakterini oynaması

There is a DVD of this but the Susskind Version is much better because of Kate Hepburn and Sam Waterston though Malkevich is always good

Is that Hazel Court up in the box, saying "he can do it?" She was known for her work in the horror genre. Quite voluptuous.

That would be The Turn Of The Screw, correct?

I feel like John Malkovich is highly underrated. :(

i argee *hugs*

Makes me almost cry. I know just how he feels.

DEFINITELY going to check this out!!!

when actors share apart of themselves with a audience it seems your only response can be thankyou its obvious that laura candle will never go out

It's the same actor who portrayed Mr. Sardonicus.

I prefer this version. It would be great to post the opening scene. I love his first monologue

By far the first Roger was the hatters man in Cillonwood

First time I've seen this one. Well done! What an awesome group of ladies they all were!

That was FREAKING HILARIOUS!!!! Everything said in it is amazing and true! XD

funniest thing EVER hahaha love it omg YOU'RE A GENIUS, BRILLIANT GENIUS!!!

I had forgotten this. Who was cast as Elizabeth? As Carolyn? Who was the new Quiton? Or had they gotten that far before cancellation.

@VictoriaWinters1991 another thing you could try is download VLC videoplayer, I believe this one plays all DVDs, regardless of the region...

@VictoriaWinters1991 that really sucks :( if I ever find a region 1 dvd, Ill let you know :)

@VictoriaWinters1991 if you have a DVD-drive on your computer, you should be able to watch all region DVDs... at least thats what I do, and it usually works fine :)