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Episode 3

Nightmare at 20,000 Feet

Nightmare at 20,000 Feet

1963
Drama, Fantasy
TV Episode
25m
A man, newly recovered from a nervous breakdown, becomes convinced that a monster only he sees is damaging the plane he's flying in.

Directed by:

Richard Donner
Richard-Donner
33 total credits
Richard Donner is an American film director, film producer, and comic book writer. The production company The Donners' Company is owned by Donner and his wife, producer Lauren Shuler Donner. After directing the horror film The Omen, Donner became famous for the hailed creation of the first modern superhero film, Superman, starring Christopher Reeve. The influence of this film eventually helped establish the superhero concept as a respected film genre...(Wikipedia)

Writers:

Richard Matheson
Richard-Matheson
57 total credits
Credits include: I Am Legend, What Dreams May Come, Real Steel, Duel and Stir of Echoes
,
Rod Serling
Rod-Serling
69 total credits
Credits include: Planet of the Apes, Twilight Zone: The Movie and The Twilight Zone

Starring:

William Shatner
William-Shatner
155 total credits
William Alan Shatner is a Canadian actor, recording artist, and author. He gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon for his portrayal of James T. Kirk, captain of the USS Enterprise, in the science fiction television series Star Trek from 1966 to 1969, Star Trek: The Animated Series from 1973 to 1974, and in seven of the subsequent Star Trek feature films from 1979 to 1994... - www.wikipedia.org
,
Nick Cravat
Nick-Cravat
6 total credits
Credits include: Run Silent Run Deep, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Crimson Pirate, The Flame and the Arrow and Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
,
Ed Kemmer
Ed-Kemmer
8 total credits
Credits include: The Spider, Giant from the Unknown, Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, Space Patrol and The Impostor
,
Asa Maynor
Asa-Maynor
3 total credits
Credits include: Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, Man Beast and Born Reckless
,
Christine White
Christine-White
8 total credits
Credits include: Macabre, Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, The Prime Mover, Worse Than Murder and The Iron Maiden
,
Leon Alton
Leon-Alton
6 total credits
Credits include: White Christmas, Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, Printer's Devil, The Jinx and So You Want to Go to a Night Club
,
David Armstrong
David-Armstrong-c
3 total credits
Credits include: Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, I Sing the Body Electric, The Trade-Ins, The Chapel at Able-Five and Taps for a Dead War

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Nightmare at 20,000 Feet

1963
Drama, Fantasy
TV Episode
25m
Your probable score

Ratings & Reviews

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Average Percentile: 86.29%
30 Oct 2023
100
97th
Iconic episode that scared the Shat out of me as a kid.
17 Sep 2025
85
83rd
I get why people laud this one

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Richard Donner
Richard-Donner
33 total credits
Richard Donner is an American film director, film producer, and comic book writer. The production company The Donners' Company is owned by Donner and his wife, producer Lauren Shuler Donner. After directing the horror film The Omen, Donner became famous for the hailed creation of the first modern superhero film, Superman, starring Christopher Reeve. The influence of this film eventually helped establish the superhero concept as a respected film genre...(Wikipedia)

Writers:

Richard Matheson
Richard-Matheson
57 total credits
Credits include: I Am Legend, What Dreams May Come, Real Steel, Duel and Stir of Echoes
,
Rod Serling
Rod-Serling
69 total credits
Credits include: Planet of the Apes, Twilight Zone: The Movie and The Twilight Zone

Starring:

William Shatner
William-Shatner
155 total credits
William Alan Shatner is a Canadian actor, recording artist, and author. He gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon for his portrayal of James T. Kirk, captain of the USS Enterprise, in the science fiction television series Star Trek from 1966 to 1969, Star Trek: The Animated Series from 1973 to 1974, and in seven of the subsequent Star Trek feature films from 1979 to 1994... - www.wikipedia.org
,
Nick Cravat
Nick-Cravat
6 total credits
Credits include: Run Silent Run Deep, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Crimson Pirate, The Flame and the Arrow and Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
,
Ed Kemmer
Ed-Kemmer
8 total credits
Credits include: The Spider, Giant from the Unknown, Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, Space Patrol and The Impostor
,
Asa Maynor
Asa-Maynor
3 total credits
Credits include: Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, Man Beast and Born Reckless
,
Christine White
Christine-White
8 total credits
Credits include: Macabre, Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, The Prime Mover, Worse Than Murder and The Iron Maiden
,
Leon Alton
Leon-Alton
6 total credits
Credits include: White Christmas, Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, Printer's Devil, The Jinx and So You Want to Go to a Night Club
,
David Armstrong
David-Armstrong-c
3 total credits
Credits include: Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, I Sing the Body Electric, The Trade-Ins, The Chapel at Able-Five and Taps for a Dead War

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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