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Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983 film by Steven Spielberg, John Landis, George Miller, and Joe Dante
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Twilight Zone: The Movie

Summary

Twilight Zone: The Movie is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,732 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Twilight Zone: The Movie's instance of is recorded as The Movie — instance of (P31): film[3].
  • Twilight Zone: The Movie was directed by The Movie — director (P57): Joe Dante[4].
  • Twilight Zone: The Movie was directed by The Movie — director (P57): Steven Spielberg[5].
  • Twilight Zone: The Movie was directed by The Movie — director (P57): John Landis[6].
  • Twilight Zone: The Movie was directed by The Movie — director (P57): George Miller[7].
  • The Movie — screenwriter (P58): Richard Matheson wrote the screenplay for Twilight Zone: The Movie[8].
  • The Movie — screenwriter (P58): Melissa Mathison wrote the screenplay for Twilight Zone: The Movie[9].
  • The Movie — screenwriter (P58): John Landis wrote the screenplay for Twilight Zone: The Movie[10].
  • The Movie — screenwriter (P58): Jerome Bixby wrote the screenplay for Twilight Zone: The Movie[11].
  • The Movie — screenwriter (P58): George Clayton Johnson wrote the screenplay for Twilight Zone: The Movie[12].
  • Twilight Zone: The Movie's composer is recorded as The Movie — composer (P86): Jerry Goldsmith[13].
  • Twilight Zone: The Movie's genre is The Movie — genre (P136): horror film[14].
  • Twilight Zone: The Movie's genre is The Movie — genre (P136): science fiction film[15].
  • Twilight Zone: The Movie's genre is The Movie — genre (P136): fantasy film[16].
  • Twilight Zone: The Movie's genre is The Movie — genre (P136): drama film[17].
  • Twilight Zone: The Movie's genre is The Movie — genre (P136): time-travel film[18].
  • Twilight Zone: The Movie's genre is The Movie — genre (P136): anthology film[19].
  • Twilight Zone: The Movie's based on is recorded as The Movie — based on (P144): The Twilight Zone[20].
  • A cast member of Twilight Zone: The Movie was The Movie — cast member (P161): Burgess Meredith[21].
  • A cast member of Twilight Zone: The Movie was The Movie — cast member (P161): Dan Aykroyd[22].
  • A cast member of Twilight Zone: The Movie was The Movie — cast member (P161): Albert Brooks[23].
  • A cast member of Twilight Zone: The Movie was The Movie — cast member (P161): Vic Morrow[24].
  • A cast member of Twilight Zone: The Movie was The Movie — cast member (P161): Scatman Crothers[25].
  • A cast member of Twilight Zone: The Movie was The Movie — cast member (P161): Priscilla Pointer[26].
  • A cast member of Twilight Zone: The Movie was The Movie — cast member (P161): Kathleen Quinlan[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include The Movie — producer (P162): Steven Spielberg[28], The Movie — producer (P162): Frank Marshall[29], and The Movie — producer (P162): Kathleen Kennedy[30]. Directors include The Movie — director (P57): Joe Dante[4], The Movie — director (P57): Steven Spielberg[5], The Movie — director (P57): John Landis[6], and The Movie — director (P57): George Miller[7]. Screenwriters include The Movie — screenwriter (P58): Richard Matheson[8], The Movie — screenwriter (P58): Melissa Mathison[9], The Movie — screenwriter (P58): John Landis[10], The Movie — screenwriter (P58): Jerome Bixby[11], and The Movie — screenwriter (P58): George Clayton Johnson[12]. Cast members include The Movie — cast member (P161): Burgess Meredith[21], The Movie — cast member (P161): Dan Aykroyd[22], The Movie — cast member (P161): Albert Brooks[23], The Movie — cast member (P161): Vic Morrow[24], The Movie — cast member (P161): Scatman Crothers[25], and The Movie — cast member (P161): Priscilla Pointer[26].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1983[31], January 20, 1984[32], and June 24, 1983[33]. Original languages include The Movie — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[34], The Movie — original language of film or TV show (P364): French[35], and The Movie — original language of film or TV show (P364): German[36]. Genres include The Movie — genre (P136): horror film[14], The Movie — genre (P136): science fiction film[15], The Movie — genre (P136): fantasy film[16], The Movie — genre (P136): drama film[17], The Movie — genre (P136): time-travel film[18], and The Movie — genre (P136): anthology film[19]. Twilight Zone: The Movie was distributed by The Movie — distribution format (P437): video on demand[37].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include The Movie — main subject (P921): aviation[38] and The Movie — main subject (P921): time travel[39].

Reception

Reviews include 59%[40], 5.9/10[41], and 44/100[42].

Why It Matters

Twilight Zone: The Movie ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,732 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Related Entities

Albert Brooks California Dan Aykroyd film France Frank Marshall George Miller Jerry Goldsmith Joe Dante John Landis John Lithgow Kathleen Kennedy Kathleen Quinlan Kevin McCarthy Los Angeles Nancy Cartwright Netflix Richard Matheson Scatman Crothers Steven Spielberg The Twilight Zone United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Kwayst · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 8023320
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14724]]: 8023320"
  2. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 86491
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  3. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 27601
    Wikidata description → 1983 film by Steven Spielberg, John Landis, George Miller, and Joe Dante
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 27601, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  4. 11w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 27045
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  5. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1983-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1984-01-20T00:00:00Z, +1983-06-24T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Richard Matheson, Melissa Mathison, John Landis +2
    Duration → {'amount': '+101'}
    Mpa film rating → PG
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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