This is a highly unusual episode of "The Twilight Zone" in that the entire show was done using one actor! Mickey Rooney not only plays the lead but does the narration--as the conscience of the jerk that Rooney plays in the show.
The entire show takes place in a small apartment. Rooney is apparently a horrible person--an ex-jockey who has lost his good name since he is a cheat and a very unlikable jerk. Then, out of the blue, his conscience (or is it?) begins to harangue him--belittling him as a petty little man--in more ways than one. After a bit of verbal abuse, the voice asks him what he wants more than anything else...at which point Rooney says "to be big"--and he gets his wish.
Whether or not you like this monologue really depends on if you think it's too much (like I did) or just right (like the other reviewers). It's not a bad idea but it just seemed to go on and on too long--like the plot idea couldn't support the 25 minutes of the show. It just seemed to drag and the ending seemed, as a result, a bit of an anti-climax.
By the way, this particular episode was written by Rod Serling--who was himself 5'4".
The entire show takes place in a small apartment. Rooney is apparently a horrible person--an ex-jockey who has lost his good name since he is a cheat and a very unlikable jerk. Then, out of the blue, his conscience (or is it?) begins to harangue him--belittling him as a petty little man--in more ways than one. After a bit of verbal abuse, the voice asks him what he wants more than anything else...at which point Rooney says "to be big"--and he gets his wish.
Whether or not you like this monologue really depends on if you think it's too much (like I did) or just right (like the other reviewers). It's not a bad idea but it just seemed to go on and on too long--like the plot idea couldn't support the 25 minutes of the show. It just seemed to drag and the ending seemed, as a result, a bit of an anti-climax.
By the way, this particular episode was written by Rod Serling--who was himself 5'4".
