PERHAPS THIS IS the most frightening episode in this great anthology series. Steven Spielberg's AMAZING STORIES spared no expense in bringing individual episodes to our screens.
WITH THIS EPISODE, we have the Spielberg homage to Sir Alfred Hitchcock's great body of work in the detective film. AMAZING STORIES: The Amazing Falsworth fills the bill in a far more than just adequate manner. The old master Hitchcock certainly would have a problem in exercising all of his skills and talents; mustering them to do such a fine job with this episode.
MOST OF THE action occurs between the Great Falsworth (Gregory Hines) and Richard Mazur's character. Their teaming is very successful and creates a dynamic tension that permeates the entire half hour (26 minutes actually). It is indeed curious that such a performance should be the by-product of this one time teaming of Dancer Hines with general purpose journeyman thespian Mazur.
IN MUCH THE same manner of the great Hitchcock TV Series' stories and of many of his feature films, killer and victim are closely linked; albeit in a manner and situational way as to be unknown to the hunted.
THAT IS UNTIL the climax of the story, when all is revealed and makes sense.
WHEREAS THE SUITS at the Network would have preferred that Steve & Company deliver an hour show instead of just a half hour quickie.
CAN YOU SAY "fill your airwaves". Schultz?
WITH THIS EPISODE, we have the Spielberg homage to Sir Alfred Hitchcock's great body of work in the detective film. AMAZING STORIES: The Amazing Falsworth fills the bill in a far more than just adequate manner. The old master Hitchcock certainly would have a problem in exercising all of his skills and talents; mustering them to do such a fine job with this episode.
MOST OF THE action occurs between the Great Falsworth (Gregory Hines) and Richard Mazur's character. Their teaming is very successful and creates a dynamic tension that permeates the entire half hour (26 minutes actually). It is indeed curious that such a performance should be the by-product of this one time teaming of Dancer Hines with general purpose journeyman thespian Mazur.
IN MUCH THE same manner of the great Hitchcock TV Series' stories and of many of his feature films, killer and victim are closely linked; albeit in a manner and situational way as to be unknown to the hunted.
THAT IS UNTIL the climax of the story, when all is revealed and makes sense.
WHEREAS THE SUITS at the Network would have preferred that Steve & Company deliver an hour show instead of just a half hour quickie.
CAN YOU SAY "fill your airwaves". Schultz?