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