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Walking Distance

  • Episode aired Oct 30, 1959
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 25m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
5.1K
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Ron Howard and Gig Young in The Twilight Zone (1959)
  • Drama
  • Fantasy
  • Horror
A man travels back in time to his childhood, arriving just a few miles away from his native town.A man travels back in time to his childhood, arriving just a few miles away from his native town.A man travels back in time to his childhood, arriving just a few miles away from his native town.
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
5.1K
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  • Director
    • Robert Stevens
  • Writer
    • Rod Serling
  • Stars
    • Rod Serling(voice)
    • Gig Young
    • Frank Overton
Top credits
  • Director
    • Robert Stevens
  • Writer
    • Rod Serling
  • Stars
    • Rod Serling(voice)
    • Gig Young
    • Frank Overton
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 60User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Gig Young in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    Gig Young in The Twilight Zone (1959)
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    Byron Foulger and Gig Young in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    Byron Foulger in The Twilight Zone (1959)
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    Buzz Martin in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    Buzz Martin in The Twilight Zone (1959)

    Top cast

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    Rod Serling
    Rod Serling
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Gig Young
    Gig Young
    • Martin Sloan
    Frank Overton
    Frank Overton
    • Robert Sloan
    Irene Tedrow
    Irene Tedrow
    • Mrs. Sloan
    Michael Montgomery
    Michael Montgomery
    • Young Marty
    Ron Howard
    Ron Howard
    • Wilcox Boy
    • (as Ronnie Howard)
    Byron Foulger
    Byron Foulger
    • Charlie
    Sheridan Comerate
    Sheridan Comerate
    • Gas Station Attendant
    Joe Corey
    Joe Corey
    • Soda Jerk
    • (as Joseph Corey)
    Buzz Martin
    Buzz Martin
    • Teenager
    Nan Peterson
    Nan Peterson
    • Woman in Park
    Pat O'Malley
    Pat O'Malley
    • Mr. Wilson
    Bill Erwin
    Bill Erwin
    • Wilcox
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert Stevens
    • Writer
      • Rod Serling
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The park in the episode is said to be inspired by Recreation Park in Rod Serling's hometown of Binghamton, New York. Like the park in "Walking Distance", Recreation Park has a carousel and a bandstand. There is a plaque in the Recreation Park bandstand commemorating the episode.
    • Goofs
      After Sloane eats a little of his three scoop soda, we see the cup placed towards the middle of the counter where he is sitting. When he gets up to leave and the camera angle changes, the unfinished soda is now pushed to the far side of the counter.
    • Quotes

      Robert Sloan: Martin.

      Martin Sloan: Yes, Pop.

      Robert Sloan: You have to leave here. There's no room, there's no place. Do you understand that?

      Martin Sloan: I see that now, but I don't understand. Why not?

      Robert Sloan: I guess because we only get one chance. Maybe there's only one summer to every customer. That little boy, the one I know - the one who belongs here - this is *his* summer, just as it was yours once. Don't make him share it.

      Martin Sloan: Alright.

      Robert Sloan: Martin, is it so bad where you're from?

      Martin Sloan: I thought so, Pop. I've been living on a dead run, and I was tired. And one day I knew I had to come back here. I had to come back and get on the merry-go-round, and eat cotton candy, and listen to a band concert. I had to stop and breathe, and close my eyes and smell, and listen.

      Robert Sloan: I guess we all want that. Maybe when you go back, Martin, you'll find that there are merry-go-rounds and band concerts where you are. Maybe you haven't been looking in the right place. You've been looking behind you, Martin. Try looking ahead.

    • Connections
      Featured in American Masters: Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Artist's Life
      (uncredited)

      Music by Johann Strauss

    User reviews60

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    Top review
    8/10
    One of My Favorite Episodes
    The busy and stress VP of a company Martin Sloan (Gig Young) stops his car at a gas station in a road and the attendant tells that he needs to change the oil. Martin sees a warning plate informing that Homewood is 1.5 miles away from the spot and he decides to walk to revisit his hometown. Soon he finds that he has returned to the past and he finds himself and his parents in the place.

    "Walking Distance" is one of my favorite episodes of "The Twilight Zone". The idea of having a chance to travel back to your childhood or adolescence when the days were better and better is a dream of most elder people and the amazing journey of Martin Sloan is very nostalgic and makes the mature viewers think of what he or she would do if he or she would have the same opportunity. My vote is eight.

    Title (Brazil): "Além da Imaginação - Walking Distance" ("Beyond Imagination - Walking Distance")
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 30, 1959 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Cayuga Productions
      • CBS Televisión
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      25 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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