"Twilight Zone" 86 Year-Old FILMING SECRET You Never Noticed Will BLOW Your MIND!

"Twilight Zone" 86 Year-Old FILMING SECRET You Never Noticed Will BLOW Your MIND!
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[@kurtb8474]

One of my favorites! A little piece of trivia: McCarthy was in the Twilight Zone movie in the 80s. He was one of the characters in the reimagined version of "It's a Good Life". He played a character named Uncle Walt.

[@chilecayenne]

I thought I recognized him from the Movie!! Ah...and Uncle Walt == Walter Jameson !!! That was a cool bit of scripting!! Hmm...."Wanna see something REALLY scary...?" ;)

[@herbcraven7146]

There were other nods to the original series as well. For example, Burgess Meredith, veteran of four TZ episodes, narrated the film, introducing each segment.

[@jehobden]

That segment also included TZ veterans Patricia Barry ("The Chaser") and William Schallert ("Mr. Bevis"), and Nancy Cartwright, future Bart Simpson voice, played unfortunate "sister" Ethel.

[@edwardbirdsall6580]

And now is is playing the Speaker of the House in Washington. (you knew someone had to go there...)

[@jehobden]

@@edwardbirdsall6580 Kevin McCarthy has also been a DFW radio host and PA announcer for the Dallas Mavericks. :)

[@Victor-gi3dy]

I was lucky enough to meet actor Kevin Mccarthy @ a convention he was super nice. RIP 🙏🏼

[@Brenda45167]

He looks just like Ricky Nelson!

[@perry3928]

Thanks for sharing Rick. I'm 63 and very fond of these classic shows and the universal horror movies. The people involved in these productions were geniuses, along with the writers. Nothing these days compares.

[@sallyn2393]

This episode has been one of my very favorites since childhood. I was always fascinated by the storyline, but I had no idea how they aged him. Very cool to know how they accomplished that. The last line of Rod Serling’s narration is so poignant. Thank you for covering this episode, Rick, really great. 👍👍👍

[@SuperMarioBrosIII]

@sallyn2393 Indeed Sally N. 👼♥🙏📺

[@guzzijack9714]

If you liked this storyline you might also like the movie "The man from earth." Similar concept and very well done.

[@Beagle3561]

Kevin McCarthy rules! So many roles, countless characters! Great episode, great post! What a great character actor.

[@hungfao]

I first learned about this when I was in a college film class in 1976. It was used in the 1932 Frederic March Jekyll and Hyde film. When I bought the entire Twilight Zone series on DVD about 12 or so years ago, I saw this episode and, 'Hey! They're doing the strategically placed color makeup and changing the filter trick'. I never bothered to confirm that though. Thanks for this, Rick.

[@milannesic5718]

Who do I believe now? Other comment said that technique in Jekyll and Hyde was a mystery for years, but one day revealed it was using polarizing lens that was rotating

[@kali3665]

@@milannesic5718 Rouben Mamoulian, who directed the original Jekyll and Hyde, refused to reveal the truth of how they did it for decades. It was only in the late 50s that William Tuttle, who actually DID the special effects for Jekyll and Hyde and later worked on Twilight Zone, exposed it, and he repeated the effect for this episode and others. You can also see it used in The Howling Man, Queen of the Nile, and, as I noted earlier, A Short Drink From a Certain Fountain.

[@dazchu1899]

Wow, this is fascinating, thank you

[@gabevee3]

Thanks as always for your amazing content. The flm imdustry first used this technique around 1931 or 32 in the film Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde. The actor had the makeup in one color and in this instance they slowly changed the camera filter to expose the darker colored makeup making him transform to Hyde looking gruesome.

[@ricknineg]

You are absolutely right about this filming technique used in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It was also used in a movie called the octopus with a witch transformation that is absolutely mind blowing. It almost looks like computer graphics but it is not

[@creech54]

@@ricknineg It was actually called "Sh! The Octopus" (1937).

[@sommvibes]

Rick, thanks for sharing these secrets with us all 📺

[@MsBackstager]

Notice that they use the same staircase later in 16mm SHRINE! When actor Kevin M was 96, he looked alot like his "older" character in this. ep.

[@kevinsmith5288]

One of my favorite episodes, just recorded it on my DVR from MeTV. Also reminds me of another great episode, "Queen of the Nile," about an actress who doesn't age. Ironically the actress who is the "Queen," Ann Blyth, just turned 95!

[@lazyhomebody1356]

It's not ironic! It's the Twilight Zone

[@chadbaxter5578]

I remember this episode. My wife and I watch this a lot of the times on the weeknights after Perry Mason. It’s awesome that they knew what to do. Make things work. On a sidenote, my grandfather just turned 97 years old in June. I’m just trying to make it to 60 lol.

[@55Ramius]

That episode was one of my favorites and it is interesting how they did this.

[@kali3665]

Twilight Zone would later do this trick in reverse in the 5th Season episode A Short Drink From A Certain Fountain, and I never noticed it until too many years after first seeing the episode. But then I was rather distracted by Ruta Lee. 🤣 This was a trick they could only do in black and white film, of course. Which is a shame - the film tricks we've lost due to the change of technology. That was the fun of Twilight Zone - they had access to many of the effects artists who worked on classic Universal Horror films, and that allowed them to keep the budgets cheap.

[@judithmitchell4667]

Thank you Rick. This was fascinating. What an ingenious special effect and what an interesting coincidence about the actor's ages. Great video. Have a wonderful day. Blessings - Judith 🎵 🎭

[@gailwatson4927]

I love this episode. Thanks for the secret.

[@bonniebloom4953]

Rick you nailed this. Twilight Zone is one of the classics I tape, watch and don't erase. Great info from you as usual.

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

This is one of your most fascinating posts in a long time!!

[@ricknineg]

Thank you very much

[@ddavenpAZ]

Mind blown! It goes to show what I’ve always said about classic tv/movie production: There’s no school like the old school! Modern technology is a wondrous thing but look how much was accomplished with creative thinking. Now I have a few questions regarding this episode. 1. Who got his job after the professor turned to dust? Did the remaining students still receive credits towards graduation? 2. Who had to vacuum up all that professor dust that was left over once the aging process was done? 😂 All kidding aside, great video and I seriously feel that you, Rick, keep topping each video you release as you progress on this channel! You are mind blowing as well! 👍🏻

[@beverlykrebs4372]

Who vacuumed up the professor dust!! Lol!! Love this comment!!

[@williamcohen2447]

Enjoyed your vlog nice to know how they did special effects back then 😊

[@christopherkraft1327]

Hello Rick, this is a favorite episode, I didn't not know about this technique to make a person age. As always, your information is interesting & informative!!! Thanks for sharing this fun video!!! 👍👍🙂

[@roberttelarket4934]

He was popular because he came from the past and was there at the historical events he was teaching!

[@malirabbit6228]

He was reliving historical events

[@joangravitz3280]

More tv magic from Rick nineg!

[@ricknineg]

💥

[@zzzut]

Once again, I learned something. Rick, you are the best!

[@alphonsocarioti512]

Thanks. One of my favorite TZ episodes!

[@kathypappas6867]

Has to be one of my favorite episodes ! Loved The Twilight Zone !

[@katiehall3313]

My Brother liked that Show , We were Little Children . It Scared Me! 😂

[@queenmarynovelwriter5397]

I do remember this episode it is one of my favorites. Practical effects back in the day took a lot of ingenuity .

[@frankb821]

Just watched this randomly for the first time the other night...thanks to Twilight Zone showing up on Amazon Prime for free...finally! Going through the entire series now

[@Sam-lm8gi]

I first learned about this effect from Mario Bava's "Black Sunday" (1960), where it was used to rapidly age Barbara Steele's character. Very cool that 'The Twilight Zone' did it too!

[@ricknineg]

It was even used back in the 1930s

[@garyurtiaga9426]

I’ve seen nearly every episode of the Twilight Zone, but not when they first aired because we were not allowed to watch this program in our home in the early 60’s. My parents, and many other parents at that time, felt it would cause nightmares so it was prohibited in our house. Rod Serling was a genius during his time and I still watch all the re-runs which usually air around this time every year. PS- I usually snuck out of my room, crawling like a commando, and was somewhat successful in watching bits and pieces of these in creditable shows. Lots of memories and I’m although I’m 67 now, I treasure those simpler times.

[@patrickwall8517]

Another fun fact. You may have noticed that whenever Rod Serling spoke on camera he smiled as wide as possible and kept his upper lip and jaw as still as possible. The reason for that was that his denture didn't fit right and he had to do that to keep it from coming loose.

[@malirabbit6228]

Oh, NO!

[@lazyhomebody1356]

It sounds like this Twilight Zone was the opposite of a cursed film, with everyone living a long life!

[@almag6872]

Other than Rod Serling himself who died at age 50 . .

[@lazyhomebody1356]

@@almag6872 But he wasn't IN The Twilight Zone. I only meant this one episode. It's too bad Rod Serling didn't get some of that magic- he would have written many more wonderful scripts!

[@bentonrp]

That was a great video! I remember this Episode very well, and now that I think about it, that IS the only known way you can do that effect we saw! :D When aging make-up is in the shot, I'm always busy analyzing the realism, and totally missed the single shot transition. Can't believe I forgot to ask myself "how did they do that shot?" when I was viewing it all those times! 😆

[@dorabarkley6335]

One of my (many) favorites from the Twilight Zone- I still today think horror movies filmed in black and white is creepier than color ( a personal preference) - I saw episodes of the Lone Ranger in blk and white and always thought his suit was gray imagine to my fascination that it was actually blue 😂😂😂

[@nickimontie]

Same! Reminds me of the alleged real life Saint Germain, who is said to have lived several hundred years.

[@rogerstlaurent8704]

60 + years ago that was the first CGI for TV good info Mr Rick

[@lpdog82]

wonderful info , i learned something about this amazing scene , i just love old black and white tv shows and the early FX of those days , 50s and 60s was great television

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

It was also used in the 1932 "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" during the transformation scene.

[@ricknineg]

Correct! It was also used in an old film called the octopus in a witch transformation

[@pameladonnelson2093]

I never heard about this before.

[@TheArtofGuitar]

I love how limitation brings out creativity. We might need some more limitation these days to get back to the "good stuff." :)

[@tony748748a]

Great video .

[@donnicholas7552]

This was an awesome episode! 👍 One of my favorites!

[@Jared_Wignall]

It’s always cool to see how they did certain effects way back when. Thank you for the video Rick, I hope you’re having a great day. Take care!

[@ricknineg]

One of my favorite things is special effects

[@twncintiohio]

Great info Rick!!

[@davidbarnes1113]

I discovered The Twilight Zone in the 70s when I was in Jr HS and I’ve loved it ever since.

[@carlambroson8872]

Love your channel Rick! Old tv shows are far better than most of the stuff today!! I LOVE the Twilight Zone!! Only seen this episode a few times, but it is a good! Had NO idea that’s how they created the aging affect!

[@upinflames_01]

Fascinating! I didn't know about this effect. Thanks Rick!

[@bobblowhard8823]

Heck, that "ageing" effect is happening to me right now...and without any fancy red makeup!

[@uriahheep5665]

...stoned?...

[@coreyking1009]

When I was a kid in the 80s, there was a book I must have checked out from the library at least a 1000 times called "Monster Makeup and Monster Shows To Put On" by Alan Ormsby. The author was a Hollywood Director, Screenwriter, and Makeup Artist and talked a lot about how you (the kid reading the book) could use movie effects and makeup for your own enjoyment. And copy classic Universal monster makeup for dressing up, I checked this out every October I think. It talked about this effect in the book and other things that work differently under different lighting and types of film, I remember how it mentioned chocolate syrup was an excellent and inexpensive source for fake blood in B&W because it photographed the same. Haha Love the video, Rick . Classic Twilight Zone is an old favorite.

[@Ahmedkhan8802]

Great episode, great show. IMO The Twilight Zone has survived the test of time - hard to do.

[@mikekannely2286]

This episode is one of my top 5 favorites! Thank you for showing how they aged the professor. The cover that her father used to cover the chess board always made me think that Rod Serling had a "cover up" in mind when "playing a game"....

[@godzilla6740]

Excellent segment !

[@tsmith3286]

This is still one of my favorite episodes. Moral of the story if you are immortal don't get married.

[@jannibal9273]

Holy Cow! I don't recall seeing this episode, but I was a kid when The Twilight Zone was on TV (now 72, so you know how long ago that was on TV and we only had black and white television sets back then). That ending - showing nothing but dust, that sent shivers up and down my spine. And the special effect of how they did it, just amazing. But then, I still think the original King Kong with Fay Wray was the best ever!

[@larryrussell4905]

One of the two favorites!

[@kathypappas6867]

Wow is this fascinating! Thank you !

[@rivercrow8988]

I did not know about this. Pretty cool, Rick!

[@jeffreysmith206]

Great 👍 video ! Very informative, luv it

[@robertjohnson6601]

This is my favorite episode of this series. Great job explaining the technique.

[@aquatarkus2022]

Old time SFX are always preferable to CGI. It's the difference between artistry and technological expertise. One requires skill, the other only needs the right tools.

[@michaelgalea5148]

A truly great episode of the twilight zone. Thank you Rick.

[@ryancoulter4797]

I loved Kevin in Inner Space and UHF. The comedians Wayne & Shuster parodied this story.

[@MindiB]

Didn’t this trick also allow a transformation from an apparent human appearance to Satan in another TZ episode? I think TZ used this many times, to excellent effect.

[@jcage6422]

Always with the hidden knowledge of my favorite shows Rick. Thanks as always

[@barackmycat9448]

That was a good one.

[@mort6913]

Ingenious!

[@goaway3717]

I always like this sort of science fiction every since seeing this episode as a kid. The thought experiment of how you would live your life if you could not die except by violence or accident was always attractive to me.

[@sharonbennett2953]

Loved the Twilight Zone

[@stewiedarkinvisibleid]

This technique was also used in the episode, The Howling Man; when the character transitions into the devil.

[@kurtbarlow9402]

Sterling used the same technique in "The Howling Man"

[@malirabbit6228]

Another great episode!

[@user-rg7uh9se4c]

Well, others who worked on TZ did--not Serling. Serling only narrated and sometimes write the ep!

[@Hernal03]

It's at least a "92" year-old technique since it was used in the 1931 version of *_Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde_* (which is a great film by the way) --- not sure if it was already being used in the silent era though --- would be interesting to look up it's history.

[@dale1956ties]

McCarthy was great in Weird Al's UHF too.

[@Sam-lm8gi]

Haha, that's where I first saw him. Love that movie.

[@michaelparks6120]

Thanks for the info I love behind the scenes stuff😊

[@spoostad]

loooove your content Rick!

[@dishmanw]

Reminds me of the old black and white 3d glasses with a red lens and a blue lens. It was used for the 3d version of “The Creature in the Black Lagoon”.

[@Tim-57]

Hey Rick This was awesome to learn about. Your old opening line is back!😃 Take care of Yourself 😊

[@billmarshall8438]

McCarthy's sister, Mary McCarthy, wrote some of my favorite books. Her most known was The Group, which was made into a movie.

[@maryespinoza2632]

Kevin McCarthy also played Mark Twain in an episode of 'The Rifleman' titled 'Shattered Idol'.

[@glowormrdr6183]

Impressive. I've never heard of this trick, before.

[@JohnVKaravitis]

!!!!! I recently watched a movie known as "Lust of the Vampire" (1957), also known as "I Vampiri," and "The Devil's Commandments." There are scenes where the lady vampire ages from young to very old, but you can tell that they did not do jump cuts or camera fades, etc. Damn! Great trivk.

[@jimprice9703]

The Frederick March version of 'Dr Jeckle and Mr Hyde' from 1931 used this technique in the first part of the transition from the good Dr to Mr Hyde, interspersed with a jump cut to his mottled hands to allow for the full prosthetic makeup transition to the final character form with a final pan up. Bob Burns, a Hollywood special effects pro, used this technique for live performances at Halloween in his garage. Dr Jeckle's predominately red laboratory lights shifted to blue for the transition. While such an effect wouldn't work for film, it was perfect for a live performance. Some of Bob's works can be found on KZbin, if you're interested.

[@KOZMOGRAFX]

If I'm not mistaken, a similar trick was used in the movie "Pleasantville", when Toby Maguire's character was "applying" colored makeup to his mother's face during a b/w scene.

[@blauskie]

This was very interesting. The Twilight Zone was ahead of its time.

[@CoCotheTurtle]

0:20 The effect was "revolutionary" at the time this episode was broadcast. OR 3:35 The effect was popular "in the 1920's and continued going on into the 60's." Which is it? It can't be both.

[@patrickwall8517]

That's a pretty cool effect.

[@randytim512]

Very interesting. Love these , "how did they do that " video's.

[@roberttelarket4934]

Rick Nineg knows all this info about I Love Lucy and other of his videos because he is much much much older than we think! He lived and was at the recording of those programs!!!

[@sallyn2393]

I think you’re right!😉

[@roberttelarket4934]

@@sallyn2393: I'm glad you agree. Nice to talk to hear from you again. Talk to you later in the Rick Nineg Video Zone!

[@paulswanton3956]

One of my all-time favorite TZ episodes!

[@jennifergarrett6809]

I watched this episode the other night on MeTV.

[@dananderson3077]

Nice job...interesting.

[@aramboodakian9554]

Kevin looked so distinguished with his greying temples. As a young boy I had not seen this on many men, but in the Fantastic Four comics Reed Richards had this look. I immediately thought Jack Kirby had used Kevin as his prototype for Mr Fantastic.

[@nickimontie]

I like these behind the scenes videos!

[@TheNinjaPicker]

That was a really good episode.

[@chilecayenne]

I believe Kevin McCarthy was in the Twilight Zone the Movie too!! He was in the segment in the movie the redid the one with the small kid that could do anything with his mind....

[@davidhull1481]

I didn’t realize that Kevin McCarthy lived so long

[@clarkelliott5389]

This effect was also used in Ben-Hur, but in reverse, to make the blemishes of Leprosy fade away from Judah's mother and sister as a miracle.

[@jrpeet]

Cool

[@rivaridge7211]

As an interesting aside, both Kevin McCarthy and Estelle Winwood would (some months after this Twilight Zone episode) begin production on the film "The Misfits," alongside Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe. Filming began in July 1960 during an especially hot Reno, Nevada summer. Both McCarthy and Winwood gave great supporting performances. (A wonderful film in my view, which still greatly holds up).

[@1971bdott]

One of the best uses of this effect was in SH THE OCTOPUS. It’s made in 1937

[@sle2470]

This effect was also used in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with Frederick March.