Series: The Twilight Zone
Season: Season 1
Episode Number: 20
Air Date:
Duration: 49 min
A researcher from the future, a descendent of President John F. Kennedy goes back in time to witness his ancestor's death, and inadvertently changes history by saving the President. The researcher accidentally gives away the fact that he is from the future, as Kennedy is "pursued" by a series of hurricanes. A mysterious man offers a couple a bizarre deal: if they will push a button on a box that will kill one person they don't know, they will get a million dollars. After some contemplation, the couple goes ahead and pushes the button. The man tells them that they will indeed get the money. And somewhere, sometime, another couple will get the same box, and the same offer...
Peter Medak
Director
Richard Matheson
Writer
John D. Hancock
Director
Andrew Robinson
(segment "Profile in Silver")
Mare Winningham
(segment "Button, Button")
Lane Smith
(segment "Profile in Silver")
Brad Davis
Arthur Lewis (segment "Button, Button")
Basil Hoffman
Mr. Steward (segment "Button, Button")
Jerry Hardin
(segment "Profile in Silver")
Barbara Baxley
(segment "Profile in Silver")
Louis Giambalvo
(segment "Profile in Silver")