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| CATEGORY: | Video |
| DIRECTOR: | James Goldstone, Felix E. Feist, Byron Haskin, Leonard Horn, László Benedek, Abner Biberman, John Brahm, Paul Stanley, Gerd Oswald, Charles F. Haas |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 16 September, 1963 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Mgm/Ua Studios |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Black & White, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Television |
| MEDIA: | VHS Tape |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 027616181039 |
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Customer Reviews of The Outer Limits: The Mice
Recommended for its breakthrough casting While the story isn't one of the series' best, the casting of Diana Sands and Henry Silva was revolutionary for its time. Sands, an African-American classically trained actress, and Silva, an actor known for playing a variety of "ethnic types", were able to enrich a television landscape that, at the time, was mostly devoid of "color". The parts that they played were not stereotypical and could've easily been portrayed by more "mainstream" performers.
Thankfully, the producers of "The Outer Limits" looked beyond the outward appearance and hired two actors that brought depth and pathos to their respective roles.
"The Mice" belongs in a time capsule of television taking a chance...and succeeding.
Jello On Legs
Henry Silva and Diana Sands are the only reasons to watch this thinly-spread sandwich. This is one of those OL stories that would have been fine, if it had more time to develop during the writing phase, a better budget, and a better monster. But...it didn't.
Actually, The Mice is great until the arrival of the gloppy alien. The first acts are well-written and interesting, suspenseful and a little unsettling. The story idea itself is wonderful. It just doesn't hold together over the space of the hour - any more than its far-too-much-seen Jello Monster. The entire last act is so padded with repeat viewings of the same stock footage chase sequence, and unnecessary and illogical fights and killings - not to mention a pretty crummy musical score - that you'll kill the time waiting for something pertinent to happen by seeking the zipper on the monster suit.
Silva is wonderful, however, but then he always is. And Diana Sands is rather compelling.
An Excellant episode
The Outer Limits: The Mice is one of the best acted and best written episodes I've ever seen of this series. Henry Silva gives a 5-star performance as Chino Rivera, the convict who chooses to participate in this "Alien-Exchange Progam", and plays the part of the manipulative yet sympathetic criminal with great realism. Diana Sands is excellant as a sympathetic scientist trying to help Siva's charachter, and the Chromoite is one of the coolest aliens ever to grace The Outer Limits. And the end message is as stunning as it is simplistic... all they had to do was ask for help.
A definate must buy for Sci-Fi fans.