Into the Light

Synopsis
Update from 2002-2003 of the celebrated American television science fiction/horror/fantasy anthology series, hosted by Forest Whitaker. A high school teacher decides to leave the profession, feeling that she is failing to connect with her disaffected pupils. She is teaching ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to her students. She sets them a paper entitled, ‘If they had lived would Romeo and Juliet have stayed together or were they just Shakespeare’s version of Justin and Brittany?' The teacher, who sees a light in the faces of people who are soon to die, ultimately gives up her life to save students and staff when a disturbed member of her English class starts a shooting spree from the rooftop of the school.
Series
The Twilight Zone
Language
English
Country
Canada; United States
Medium
Television
Transmission details
12 Mar 2003 (Channel: UPN)
Duration
25 mins

Credits

Director
Lou Diamond Phillips
Writer
Moira Kirland
Cast
Forest Whitaker 
Reed Diamond 
Samantha Mathis 

Additional Details

Production type
Television and Radio Drama
Plays
Romeo and Juliet
Subjects
Drama; Shakespeare
Keywords
teaching

Notes

Notes
An uncredited remake of the Rod Serling episode ‘The Purple Testament’ from the first season of The Twilight Zone, which originally aired on 12 February 1960. The title was a quotation from Shakespeare’s Richard II.
History
Shown as the second story in the 1-hour episode, the first being ‘Tagged’ written Charles Largent from a story by Michael Angeli.

Production Company

Name

New Line Cinema

Name

Spirit Dance Entertainment

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Into the Light". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av79106 (Accessed 11 Dec 2024)