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Kerry Noonan in Examination Day/A Message from Charity (1985)

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Examination Day/A Message from Charity

The Twilight Zone

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Director

  • Paul Lynch
    Paul Lynch
    directed by

Writers

  • Rod Serling
    Rod Serling
    created by
  • Philip DeGuere Jr.
    Philip DeGuere Jr.
    teleplay by (segment "Examination Day") (as Philip DeGuere)
  • Henry Slesar
    Henry Slesar
    based on the short story by (segment "Examination Day")
  • Alan Brennert
    Alan Brennert
    teleplay by (segment "A Message from Charity")
  • William M. Lee
    William M. Lee
    based on the short story by (segment "A Message from Charity")
  • Rockne S. O'Bannon
    Rockne S. O'Bannon
    story editor

Cast

(in credits order)
  • Christopher Allport in Garden Party (2008)
    Christopher Allport
    Christopher Allport
    Richard Jordan
    (segment "Examination Day")
  • David Mendenhall
    David Mendenhall
    David Mendenhall
    Dickie Jordan
    (segment "Examination Day")
  • Elizabeth Norment
    Elizabeth Norment
    Ruth Jordan
    (segment "Examination Day")
  • Jeffrey Alan Chandler in Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989)
    Jeffrey Alan Chandler
    Jeffrey Alan Chandler
    Clerk
    (segment "Examination Day")
  • Ed Krieger
    Ed Krieger
    Clerk #1
    (segment "Examination Day")
  • Myrna White
    Myrna White
    Clerk #2
    (segment "Examination Day")
  • Kerry Noonan
    Kerry Noonan
    Charity Payne
    (segment "A Message from Charity")
  • Robert Duncan McNeill
    Robert Duncan McNeill
    Robert Duncan McNeill
    Peter Wood
    (segment "A Message from Charity") (as Duncan McNeil)
  • Gerald Hiken
    Gerald Hiken
    Squire Jonas Hacker
    (segment "A Message from Charity")
  • James Cromwell
    James Cromwell
    James Cromwell
    Obadiah Payne
    (segment "A Message from Charity")
  • Vanessa Brown in Margie (1946)
    Vanessa Brown
    Vanessa Brown
    Aunt Beulah
    (segment "A Message from Charity")
  • Michael Fox in NYPD Blue (1993)
    Michael Fox
    Michael Fox
    Tom Carter
    (segment "A Message from Charity")
  • Jennifer Parsons
    Jennifer Parsons
    Jennifer Parsons
    Ursula Miller
    (segment "A Message from Charity")
  • Jack Wells
    Jack Wells
    Dr. Maxwell
    (segment "A Message from Charity")
  • Phil Proctor
    Phil Proctor
    Phil Proctor
    Mr. Wood
    (segment "A Message from Charity")
  • Barbara Lindsay
    Barbara Lindsay
    Mrs. Wood
    (segment "A Message from Charity")
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Charles Aidman
    Charles Aidman
    Charles Aidman
    Narrator
    (segment "A Message from Charity") (voice)
  • Brian Scavo
    Brian Scavo
    Pilgrim
    (uncredited)

Producers

  • Philip DeGuere Jr.
    Philip DeGuere Jr.
    executive producer (as Philip DeGuere)
  • Harvey Frand
    Harvey Frand
    producer
  • James Crocker
    James Crocker
    supervising producer
  • James Heinz
    James Heinz
    associate producer

Composers

  • Grateful Dead
    Grateful Dead
    music by (segment "Examination Day")
  • Basil Poledouris
    Basil Poledouris
    music by (segment "Message from Charity")
  • Merl Saunders
    Merl Saunders
    music by (segment "Examination Day")

Cinematographer

  • Bradford May
    Bradford May
    director of photography

Editor

  • Tom Pryor
    Tom Pryor
    edited by

Production Management

  • Tony Palermo
    Tony Palermo
    post-production supervisor
  • Ken Swor
    Ken Swor
    production manager

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

  • Paul Chavez
    Paul Chavez
    second assistant director
  • Paul Deason
    Paul Deason
    first assistant director
  • Dawn Easterling
    Dawn Easterling
    second assistant director
  • Richard Luke Rothschild
    Richard Luke Rothschild
    first assistant director

Art Department

  • James Hegedus
    James Hegedus
    storyboard artist

Sound Department

  • David John West
    David John West
    sound effects editor

Visual Effects

  • Jim Michaels
    Jim Michaels
    visual effects producer

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Bruce Macaulay
    Bruce Macaulay
    still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department

  • Leslie Joyce
    Leslie Joyce
    key costumer

Location Management

  • Orin Kennedy
    Orin Kennedy
    location manager
  • Denis McCallion
    Denis McCallion
    location manager

Music Department

  • Marius Constant
    Marius Constant
    composer: original theme
  • Robert Drasnin
    Robert Drasnin
    music supervisor
  • Grateful Dead
    Grateful Dead
    composer: new title theme
  • Merl Saunders
    Merl Saunders
    composer: new title theme
  • Robert Takagi
    Robert Takagi
    music editor (as Robert Y. Takagi)
  • John Acosta
    John Acosta
    musician: cello (uncredited)
  • Judith Aller
    Judith Aller
    musician: violin (uncredited)
  • Philip Ayling
    Philip Ayling
    musician: oboe (uncredited)
  • Israel Baker
    Israel Baker
    musician: violin (uncredited)
  • Mark Baranov
    Mark Baranov
    musician: violin (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

  • Kenneth Gilbert
    Kenneth Gilbert
    script supervisor

Color Department

  • Marc Wielage
    Marc Wielage
    telecine colorist

Craft Services

  • Reid Reilich
    Reid Reilich
    craft service (uncredited)

Production Department

  • Bernadette Caulfield
    Bernadette Caulfield
    production coordinator

Additional Crew

  • Alan Brennert
    Alan Brennert
    executive story consultant
  • Harlan Ellison
    Harlan Ellison
    creative consultant

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