Original NIGHTMARE AT 20,0000 FEET (1963) w/ SFX from the Remake (1983)

"Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" - episode 123 of The Twilight Zone (aired 1963)
Based on short story by Richard Matheson
Directed by Richard Donner
Narrated by Rod Serling
William Shatner as the passenger.
"Nightmare at 20,0000 Feet" - segment 4 of TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE (1983)
Directed by George Miller
Narrated by Burgess Meredith
John Lithgow as the passenger
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"Mashup at 20,000 Feet" - edited by Mike Frenden
A remake of this has been announced! Adam Scott will this time play the passenger.

[@xtremenortherner]

This is one reason that the Twilight Zone is sooooo legendary..., our common basic fears, anxieties, Rod Serling was able to craft them into an episode of epic proportions! Who hasn't flown and had a stray crazy thought??

[@murielodette2995]

But One Step Beyond was about real paranormal happenings !!! just started looking at o.s.b again,,

[@chipnormandy4537]

@@murielodette2995 my brother and I tried watching OSB as kids but we couldn't last. It used to scare the crap out of us.

[@coldseal8414]

People in war actually hallucinated and seen “monsters” on the wings of their aircrafts ripping them apart

[@theighthsage1282]

Wtf

[@theighthsage1282]

Hahaha

[@cyndifoore7743]

I remember watching this episode when I was a kid, it was terrifying!

[@fabianch_72_]

Cyndi Foore samee

[@franciscomorales3079]

Cyndi Foore deadasssss, i couldn’t even watch it and I had a video tape for my psp lmao

[@bobmcgehee1749]

Me too

[@josierae6700]

I thought this was a fever dream when I was little 🥴I didn’t know it was an actual episode lol

[@charlesaguilar1708]

I remember seeing this episode when it first aired. Creepy! Capt. Kirk freaking out!

[@lazyperfectionist1]

"You wanna see something _really_ scary?" "What? You mean like a paramedic who's more interested in socializing with his passenger than _watching the road?"_

[@woodywoodlstein9519]

Lol. What’s that from. Shit. I can’t remember but it’s familiar.

[@thebammer5166]

@@woodywoodlstein9519 The Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)

[@woodb51]

That's Dan Akroyd at his best. In the "remake" of course.

[@davehallett3128]

The ottawa guy says to the montreal guy

[@nolanknight4162]

I'm a paramedic, it's way more fun not to watch the road

[@harpmanb]

I watched this episode when it first aired in '63. I was five. I had nightmares for a while. I still remember asking my mom questions about it in the middle of the night when I couldn't sleep. I was a huge monster fan the remainder of the '60s aa a result.

[@MIZORAM_mafaka_hnamte]

Wow... that's awesome, thanks for sharing

[@shannonm75]

Poor kid...it was pretty scary for years. I used to couldn't stand seeing that creature's face.

[@esatacikgoz2016]

Wow, as an immigrant, I’m just learning about such American culture but series like twilight zone are crazy. The writing, the making, usage of sound, it adds horror, mystery and much more to episodes. It’s really cool to hear about your story about it sir

[@freshtoast3879]

@@esatacikgoz2016 where are you from?

[@suspense_comix3237]

@@MIZORAM_mafaka_hnamteSo glad you survived to tell us this story.

[@Jmjmchacha123]

“I wanna know if there’s any fuel leaking outta this baby” *starts to smoke cigar

[@Graymenn]

it wasnt lit fam

[@vincenzorossi6886]

They were simpler times.

[@DYLEMAHD]

@@vincenzorossi6886 You mean simpler people

[@njacobdekelaita6198]

@@DYLEMAHD they figured out how to put tons of metal in the air. Smarter than now

[@HaswellCore]

@@njacobdekelaita6198 we just put the most sophisticated rover in history on Mars dude

[@swag-gw9dx]

The end scared the shit out of me

[@totallynotbismarck28]

Mitzi Potter same here

[@garethflattery3010]

I wasn’t sure if someone added it in or it was part of the original effects

[@markgleeson8422]

@@garethflattery3010 original

[@michaelterrell5061]

@@markgleeson8422 Your kidding?

[@rico-228]

​@@garethflattery3010its Remake obviously

[@darktheshark30918]

This is the Perfect movie to play on an International flight! Lmfao.

[@OGMENDOZA661]

verylit2 I’m on a flight right now overseeing the wing and this episode came to my mind right away 😆

[@milopurr5615]

But this show came out in the 60s didn’t it?

[@shawbros]

On one flight I was on, the in-flight entertainment had one documentary on airliner crashes. I chose that one.

[@samuelmurrill7438]

P...pecs

[@charlotte_stevens]

Lol, yeah. Also Snakes on a Plane or Alive 😳😂😵

[@yoyoyojeremy]

This episode gave my childhood nightmares. And I love it to this day.

[@Jcdoll73]

Shatner is a living legend in this episode. From a plane in TZ to a a real space ride in real life

[@grahammckay6067]

WHEN SHATER OPENS THE CURTAIN WINDOW AND SEES THE GREMLIM'S FACE UP CLOSE …..THAT SCARED ME ALL TO HELL WHEN I SAW IT BACK WHEN I WAS A KID

[@barbarabaldwin7120]

THE ORIGINAL BEING WS FUZZIER, AND DIDN'T TAKE AN ATTITUDE--JUST KEPT PULLING THE PLANE WING APART

[@magnum328]

It was obvious that was going to happen though.

[@timbertreeandlandscape9862]

Now kids are watching paw patrol and Dora. They can't just turn on the TV after sneaking out of bed to a Channel of straight up cosmoc horror. And then try to go back to sleep. Wtf was I doing? That same thing.

[@professorbeast814]

4:20 Bro the realization that he was being lied too😂he tried to calm him down by playing along, man just said “forget it, I’ll wait till we crash” 👀🤣…Rod Sterling made a masterpiece with this.

[@dovehq1031]

I've never seen something so campy yet scary in my life.

[@_just_another_filthy_redcoat]

Even in 2023 it looks terrible but it still gets its fear across which personally just adds to it How can something look so bad yet still keep you looking over your shoulder when your “ home alone “ 👀

[@exspiravit6920]

@@_just_another_filthy_redcoat It looks absolutely real the demons suit.? Love it with those bug eyes and slimy exterior. Like some crazed storm demon.

[@mr.tonkatruck6146]

That guy on the wing is probably my buddy TJ, he always does stuff like that.

[@CraftedKingdom]

Mr. Tonka Truck I hate when my bud TJ does stuff like this. We all have a bud named TJ who does stuff like that.

[@dougstyles5091]

He have a sister? 😁

[@monicapyle]

You know TJ too?

[@relayjokes]

Hello Mr. Tonka Truck! May I ask what your favorite episode of the original Twilight Zone series is? I'm collecting votes for a survey to be revealed on Facebook. Thank you so much!, Bill

[@AlexSDU]

Is this TJ fella an LCPD street cop?

[@ferdonandebull]

Shatner’s daughter said that when they flew sometimes he would pretend to see something. She said that it was funny when she was a kid and hilarious when people remembered...

[@digitalsoldier3894]

Rod Serling will forever be regarded as one of the most intelligent, influential individuals in world History. Whereever he is, I hope he is at peace and aware of how much of a wise inspiration we still consider him to be in our lives. His work from his shows and plays to stories will effortlessly stand the test of time. Thank you Rod. God Bless

[@Christian-cb9jr]

1963: Nightmare at 20,000 feet. 2021: Nightmare at 42,000 feet

[@drewitts2804]

Christian XL 420 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@michaelvelik8779]

2020: No more flying ...

[@pustulio81]

Correction: 1963: Nightmare at 20,000 feet 2019: Nightmare To Watch

[@kawtarmouhib668]

The plane in the unedited version has propeller engins :couldn't quite make it to 40000 feet

[@theodoranaku3403]

@@michaelvelik8779 2021...too!!!!!

[@lindabidwell6722]

Oh gosh! I saw that episode when I was about 11 or 12. Scarred for life. 🤣😂

[@LuvBugs822]

I was to young when this originally aired. However, I loved watcing the reruns as an older child. One of the best episodes ever!!

[@alexmitchell8110]

Did you mean you were *too* young?

[@LuvBugs822]

@@alexmitchell8110 You right! I wasn't born when this originally aired.

[@LuvBugs822]

@@alexmitchell8110 You right! I wasn't born when this originally aired.

[@LuvBugs822]

@@alexmitchell8110 You right! I was 2 years out from being born. LOL

[@davelapp2496]

I so love this mashup of 2 versions of my fave Zone story!This smart show was literally light years ahead of it's time.

[@Bob-b7x6v]

Richard Matheson would be proud of you.

[@adfggffffffddffd]

This was mixed with the remake, the monster in the original was a guy in a fuzzy suit that looked like a teddy bear. This cool scary looking monster was from the remake. Other scenes from the remake were mixed in as well.

[@barbarabaldwin7120]

THIS IS Scarier---if the Beings ARE ALLOWED TO DESTROY PLANES IN FLIGHT??? YIKES

[@Paccyd33]

That’s why it says mixed with the remake

[@hidenbiden5668]

This was the scariest episode I ever saw as a kid and still

[@kitcat7538]

William Shatner is wonderful actor and is the author of some 30 books. Now 89, he has a huge following on Twitter. Amazing that anyone so beautiful could be so talented.

[@ramonmujica2717]

I'm also beautiful and talented.

[@cindywestlake6278]

He was absolutely gorgeous

[@jin6000]

Alright, contain your raging hormones you. 😆

[@GonzoAmerican]

Just turned 90 :)

[@kitcat7538]

@@GonzoAmerican Oldest man ever to space travel. I think he'll hold that record for a while.

[@CSLucasEpic]

In the movie, this episode was done with John Lithgow as the air traveler. A superb choice, since Lithgow is probably one of the best actors of his generation, able to portray any character of any genre perfectly.

[@gottagofastest]

You got a crush?

[@Goldenbane]

To Shatner's credit, he actually killed the gremlin in his version of the story! None of this "No no no!" finger wagging crap!

[@jaymac7203]

What a classic moment on film. I see I'm not the only one who was terrified by this as a child lol

[@NO-bz6ti]

I seen this in the 90s as a kid. You never forget something like this

[@samuelstoner5651]

If I didn't know Dan Aykroyd is too young to have been in this episode, I'd swear that was him playing the ambulance driver (8:01).

[@franciscoeu]

Yes. They mixed the original version with the one Dan Aycroyd played, in 1983

[@samuelstoner5651]

@@franciscoeu Thank you so much for pointing that out. Now I see that it's even in the video title, that scenes from the 1983 remake were included. I need to pay closer attention!

[@jasonwhite7905]

🤣 I love how both Shatner and Lithgow in 3rd rock from the sun, mentioned seeing something on the wings of their flights. My wife never got the joke until we watched the movie. Quite the nod to the audience.

[@kawika9204]

The Big Giant Head :-)

[@duketheLEGEND651]

So this is where all the paraodies came from

[@BlingBabyXD]

@@shaunhayes3072 I was thinking that one scary door episode from futurama

[@dankthegank1742]

Why is he so chill the first time seeing it? It's being struck by lightning and just chillin I'd be flipping out even more. That's God mode type shit.

[@extraterrestrealthecoppere4704]

Ace Ventura- "There's... someone on the winnnnng!...some...thing!"

[@strangeworldm]

What a legend

[@reidmartin9103]

Lol

[@relayjokes]

Hello there, May I ask what your favorite episode of the original Twilight Zone series is? I'm collecting votes for a survey to be revealed on Facebook. Thank you so much!, Bill

[@marlonmorgan2301]

"I'm sorry what were you saying?"

[@y2123-l8c]

@@relayjokes this one Nightmare at 20.000 feet

[@nongthip]

Top 10 movies to be shown on long-haul flights 😉

[@relayjokes]

Hi there- May I ask what your favorite episode of the original Twilight Zone series is? I'm collecting votes for a survey to be revealed on Facebook. Thank you so much!, Bill

[@peacecookie34]

This traumatized me as a kid

[@arbiter11171]

Rewatching this for the first time in over 20 years. Begone childhood trauma!

[@GaryInAmsterdam]

It is awesome, but of course remixed and a lot of it is not original. But it gets the point across.

[@stanleyshady9465]

I loved that Dan Aykroyd was at the end driving the ambulance

[@MasterJuan-os3os]

Simpsons. Halloween special

[@relayjokes]

Hello Amante, May I ask what your favorite episode of the original Twilight Zone series is? I'm collecting votes for a survey to be revealed on Facebook. Thank you so much!, Bill

[@juanrio55]

Theres a gremlin destroying the plane! You gotta believe me!!

[@Elusive9T2RETRO]

The dreaded rear admiral 😂

[@RobertoJRH]

6:18 In Dragonball Z made a reference when Cell was fighting Krillin in the airplane.

[@Titan52berg]

Great editing and splicing the 'old with the 'new!' I love the ending!!! Fantastic work!!!

[@Robinhood179]

Thats what I was thinking. No way this was the original when I just watched the newer version lol

[@domonicsantalucia9002]

I like how they showed the gremlin as more of a creature acting on animal instinct rather than any evil desires in the original

[@NoMo_BS]

This one was definitely evil wtf you talking bout

[@domonicsantalucia9002]

Leon Zan I mean that in the original when the gremlin was taking apart the plane engine it was acting out of curiosity not a desire to destroy the plane

[@Xerrill]

@@domonicsantalucia9002 You know that Gremlins are from folklore, right? They are actually "known" to cause malfunctions in airplanes and machinery.

[@domonicsantalucia9002]

@@Xerrill you don’t understand what I’m talking about 🤦‍♂️

[@Xerrill]

@@domonicsantalucia9002 Oh, but I do. You were saying the gremlin was taking apart the plane out of curiosity. Gremlins aren't like that, they literally take apart to destroy, no other reason than to cause havoc.

[@davidj.9821]

RIP Richard Donner, thanks for the best TZ ever!

[@josephh891]

The first time I watched this episode was when I was about 14-15 years old. I was terrified, had nightmares and sleepless nights for weeks, and was afraid to get on airplanes until I was in my 30s. I wasn't afraid of "gremlins" on the wing of airplanes, but was terrified of crashes. Even watching this now, and thinking about the next time I will fly, I feel anxious. Suffice to say, this is perhaps one of the most thrilling episodes of Twilight zone ever.

[@chloedassler6156]

Its crazy to be reminded that William Shatner was really rather handsome at one time..

[@meschachhorne7407]

Or that his face cast was the original mask in Halloween.

[@jonathanandrews7814]

no. It's not crazy. but you are.

[@kitcat7538]

He's the handsomest 88-year-old on the planet now, but my god, he was gorgeous back then!

[@mick2spic]

Damn, these women are in heat over Shatner. Mental note for myself: be like Shatner.

[@jaxflfreebird]

@@meschachhorne7407 WOW, thanks. Now I know why it looked so familiar after all of this time. Kewl.

[@happytrails699]

If my pilot was attempting to fly thru that storm I would be popping lots of pills. Love this episode

[@GRasputin91]

Mister Scotty! Theres a gremlin tearing the ship apart! Full power to phasers!

[@elysium4094]

5:13 thought that thing was taking a selfie

[@JayIpsum]

Yeah

[@wangson]

This was magnificently done! Every aspect to this short piece...in 8 minutes, they perfectly portrayed terror and the sense of paranoia, claustrophobia and psychosis. Amazingly done! The writing, the cinematography, the acting, the music (though I suppose that the music here was not the original but included from the remake they did of this short. It deserves its reputation and fame. This is The Twilight Zone at its finest moment!

[@peterhansen-limbert8548]

Rare footage of Captain Kirk encountering an alien in the distant past

[@charlesloftin8768]

😂👏🏅

[@danielkokal8819]

and since when is Kirk scared of a damn alien.

[@suspense_comix3237]

This is basically me when I’m trying to forget that cringe memory from 3 years ago. It boomerangs and comes back towards me. The crazed man (whose name I forgot) is kind of like Candace from Phineas and Ferb. Weird things occur to Candace and when she tells her mom they all disappear.

[@curtisdalrymple42]

This is good, suspenseful, and jolting, but I still think I prefer the 1983 Twlight Zone movie version better. I will never forget the look of shock, and terror on John Lithgow's face when he first saw the creepy gremlin. It was one of the most best acting performances I have ever seen.

[@RandyFrench-z4c]

The TV and film writers of the 60s 70s were epic and so much more imaginative the plots were superb.

[@BritanniaPacific]

The fact the 707 from the movie is very much period accurate for 1963, makes this work even more perfectly.

[@philipthomson7460]

“Make sure there’s no fuel leakin outta this baby!” (Said with a cigar in his mouth, next to the engine)

[@lemerdeposteur]

Great editing. Especially when he pulls the window exit open and the FAA guy flies halfway out with him. Really great.

[@barbarabaldwin7120]

NOT IN ORIGINAL

[@lemerdeposteur]

@@barbarabaldwin7120 Yes, we know. That's why the editing is great. It almost looks like it belongs there.

[@JackReynolds-w7g]

That thing scared the hell out of me when I was a little kid.

[@persona2grata]

I'll tell you what's really scary: that some guy can just decide to open the plane at altitude, which shouldn't even be physically possible, and somehow got a firearm aboard with him. Also, although this feels insignificant next to the previous two, but that he could also just light up a smoke inside that sealed tin can for everyone to enjoy with him.

[@bluarcher5941]

life imitating art, right, with all the in-flight chaos you hear about nowadays...it really doesn't seem that much out of the ordinary.. lol. : )

[@jackg6887]

You know flight Marshells are a thing right? Every flight in america has a gun on it if the door didnt open how the fuck would you escape in an emergancy?

[@persona2grata]

@@jackg6887 Whelp, those seem like two different points, but that is a very interesting point you make about flight Marshells. Because I'll just be honest and admit that I did not know about the flight Marshells. I didn't even know that flight Marshells were a thing! Of course, it's been years since I've flown anywhere; I'm not the biggest fan of flying even though I know it's safer than driving in your car. But thank you for dropping the knowledge. Now, about the door. What I was referring to was the fact that doors on passenger aircraft are designed so that they close against the fuselage. The reason they do this is because the cabin is pressurized during flight; the pressure difference pushes the door shut with so much force that no human should be able to open it. This is both for safety and security. It prevents a person from trying to bring down the plane by opening the door and depressurizing during flight, but it also prevents the equally deadly scenario of the door opening on accident. In fact, when engineers break this design, such as on the McDonnell-Douglas DC 10 which had a cargo door that opened outward to increase the amount of cargo space, it creates the potential for deadly accidents like those that crashed several flights after the cargo door blew out during flight and damaged pilot controls. So the joke I was making was pointing out that nobody should have been able to open the door during flight the way he did, even if that nobody is captain Kirk.

[@lialandrum4315]

That was 1963. Things were really different then than now

[@persona2grata]

@@lialandrum4315 Lol true, although it's a terrifying thought that there was ever a time when someone could just bring their pistol onto a flight and then be served a bunch of booze. Was everyone deprived of oxygen as infants in 1963?

[@lordpickle8424]

Born in '83 but I remember watching with my parents when I was around 10, I literally screamed from absolute terror when the monster showed its face in the window, lol.

[@gaurihruthu8945]

I watched this episode when i was 10 years old and until now it traumatizes me to look outside the flight window😭😭😭

[@johnhughes3963]

Dan Akroyd as ambulance driver. Captain Kirk as passenger Classic!

[@CaminoAir]

Shatner (despite tending to overact) was always a very talented performer. But Lithgow was amazing (admittedly in better filming circumstances). Great work on the edit.

[@ookreek5374]

My debate teacher showed this in class. I died laughing when the gremlin flew off the plane.

[@ookreek5374]

Btw, she showed a different video, it was of the same episode though.

[@whyme3904]

I remember this as a kid. Scared the shit out of me

[@johnlaslow3074]

Fantastic mix! Whoever thought of this is a genius!

[@fubuh8r]

“Kirk to Enterprise! One to beam up immediately!”

[@VitahniVaughn]

I love how the Jordan peels hashtag screams at me, telling me this is what the continental breakfast airplane episode was making fun of

[@landynpike5976]

I want say thank him saving lives

[@IgnatiusThorogood]

Not bad. Not bad at all.

[@mmlindsey8635]

AGREE

[@relayjokes]

Hi there Troy, May I ask what your favorite episode of the original Twilight Zone series is? I'm collecting votes for a survey to be revealed on Facebook. Thank you so much!, Bill

[@speakfreeley4473]

Bet Captain Kirk wished the Enterprise was nearby so Scotty could beam him aboard & let the plane get destroyed, leaving him to think "I told you so!".

[@rob_barriecharles2042]

I cant watch this without thinking of the snl parody

[@davidg.9932]

In 68' while still filming Star Trek, Tiberius released an album on Decca Records. The Transformed Man.. The "song".... Spleen/Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds is... Well, it's interesting. I'll give William Alan that.

[@johnhughes3065]

One of the most memorable episodes of TZ. Spot the Dan Aykroyd appearance 👀

[@xidiamond6851]

His face is so expressive. Acting without speaking

[@viktoriaironpride4977]

That famous scene was telegraphed--I said, "DON'T PULL BACK THAT CURTAIN!" and he did, and there was the gremlin! A real shocker, even though I knew what was going to happen. My papa was a co-pilot on a B-24 in the war, and I asked him one time if he believed in gremlins, and he said yes, he did . . .

[@barbarabaldwin7120]

HE REALLY DID????? EEK.

[@sumerbc7409]

Ace Ventura : "There's... someone on the wing!.... Some.... THING."

[@kurtsaidwhat]

"Wanna see something real scary?" *turns down volume* Alien Thing: "rAAaaaaaaaaa" Me: "My mind is too powerful for you, fool."

[@Back2thecrypt]

This was brilliant!

[@TheWizardYeof]

I’ve never noticed that was William Shatner before!

[@matthewsoares9880]

I have to say that Twilight Zone Movie version of Nightmare on 20,000 Feet is more scarier than the tv episode version.

[@kjpphotography4764]

Great re-edit!

[@mrflipperinvader7922]

I totally did not know Richard Donner directed this Makes so much sense that The Omen was awesome

[@TheJunkieBox]

3:40 how long was he standing there waiting for him to pull back the curtain though?

[@ganogrishamdax]

*A Outcast Gremlin Appears*

[@anonamus4860]

This Gremlin made me a fortune as a TV Repairman .

[@DemoFAC3_200]

I remember watching this while making gingerbread mans and can't forget it

[@kateryan6420]

Hilarious! I needed this good laugh....I think I'll watch all of the episodes!

[@benhuether5474]

The music sort of ruins the buildup to the jump scare. Even though the creature in the original looked silly along with the acting being more over the top the buildup to the reveal was much more effective with its lack of music. In this movie it's the opposite problem with the creature more scary and the buildup music more over the top.

[@sabercrosby8128]

58 years later ...shatner goes to space

[@TheBermudaMan]

"Wanna see something REALLY scary?" "No. Fuck off."

[@827Drew]

lol, Dan Aykroyd was in this episode? I completely forgot about that. Jesus, it even references the Ghostbusters well in advance. That was awesome seeing it again.

[@CousinBowling]

What? I don't think Dan akroyd was in it.

[@827Drew]

​@@CousinBowling He's at the end man, around 8:00.

[@moonman3213]

How bout alittle music. Crazy!

[@larrysouthern5098]

The timing..pure fright...a Classic!!!

[@dallaskoivu502]

John Lithgow did the exact same scene in the twilight zone movie when William Shatner guest, starred on third rock from the sun they joked about it

[@TheRealDealListenup]

Totally cool video Mike...one of my favorites / Yes I subscribed...Lol

[@GaryInAmsterdam]

Makes me want to see the original version. I admit the monster certainly looks scarier here.

[@eugeneklusacek2803]

This movie is absolute gold

[@lovedistraction-atributeto7216]

absolutely brilliant work!!!!

[@井桁卓真-b7t]

COOL!!! Great Work!!!

[@derekseven1647]

Great Job

[@walmartpimp2]

Rest In Peace, Richard Donner.

[@richardcarroll9864]

That was terrifying 😳 😬

[@ndoneezha6266]

Duuuude great mash up woooow nailed it

[@instantalper5494]

im here from the some ordinary podcast