Review of Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) by Nicole D — 23 Mar 2009

The John Lithgow gremlin on the plane was memorable, but this was just a terrible idea to make into a movie.

This review of Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) was written by Nicole D on 23 Mar 2009.

Twilight Zone: The Movie has generally received mixed reviews.

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