Peterson was convicted for murder. He's on death row, all his appeals have been rejected, and he is going to be executed the next day. When one of the guards tries to console him at least a bit and tells him that anybody's life has a meaning, he replies that his life has no meaning. Then some of the inmates try to escape and Peterson joins them. But their jailbreak fails. Some are wounded by bullets, and Peterson is injured when a lightning strikes the fence he is climbing. Soon after he has woken up in the infirmary it becomes clear that he now has healing powers: he heals the gun-shot wounds of the most badly injured inmate, and he heals a lot of other people, too. Even the warden of the prison, who was against Peterson's earlier appeals, is convinced of his healing powers, and the warden himself now appeals to the governor to spare Peterson's life. It seems that his life finally has a meaning, but time is running out. Is there still hope for Peterson?
The story is good in my opinion, and the actors are good, too. Patrick Swayze is not one of my favourite actors, but he's really not bad in this one. I liked the scene where he says he is 'a friend'. And the ending has a little twist that I liked.
The story reminded me of 'The Green Mile', which was published and filmed years later. This episode has some similarities, but there are differences, too. For example, with a running time of about 23 minutes it's of course not as complex as 'The Green Mile'. While it might have inspired the basic idea of Stephen King's story, there may also be another source, perhaps a story published much earlier that was used by both Stephen King and the writers of 'Life on Death Row'.
I liked 'The Green Mile' better, but this is a good story too in my opinion.
The story is good in my opinion, and the actors are good, too. Patrick Swayze is not one of my favourite actors, but he's really not bad in this one. I liked the scene where he says he is 'a friend'. And the ending has a little twist that I liked.
The story reminded me of 'The Green Mile', which was published and filmed years later. This episode has some similarities, but there are differences, too. For example, with a running time of about 23 minutes it's of course not as complex as 'The Green Mile'. While it might have inspired the basic idea of Stephen King's story, there may also be another source, perhaps a story published much earlier that was used by both Stephen King and the writers of 'Life on Death Row'.
I liked 'The Green Mile' better, but this is a good story too in my opinion.
