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The Once and Future King/A Saucer of Loneliness

The Once and Future King/A Saucer of Loneliness

1986TV Episode⏱️ 1h 0mTV-PG
DramaFantasyHorrorMysterySci-FiThriller
6.4
IMDB Rating
401 votes

"The Once and Future King": Elvis impersonator Gary Pitkin finds himself transported back to Elvis' time after a car accident. "A Saucer of Loneliness": Shy, lonely Margaret receives a private message from a flying saucer.

Director
N/A
Writers
George R.R. Martin, Bryce Maritano, David Gerrold
Stars
Jeff Yagher, Lisa Jane Persky, Red West
Release Date
September 27, 1986
Language
English
💬 13
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Jeff Yagher
Jeff Yagher
as Gary Pitkin
Lisa Jane Persky
Lisa Jane Persky
as Sandra
Red West
Red West
as Mr. Harris
Paul Eiding
Paul Eiding
as Sam Phillips
👤
Banks Harper
as Marion Keisker
👤
Brian Hatton
as Bill
Mitch Carter
Mitch Carter
as Scotty
Cynthia Sanders
Cynthia Sanders
as Waitress
👤
Nancy Throckmorton
as Barmaid
Shelley Duvall
Shelley Duvall
as Margaret

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Production
Atlantis Films, CBS, London Film Productions

🏷️ Keywords

carcar accidentmessagelonelinesstime travel

🎯 Categories

DramaFantasyHorrorMysterySci-FiThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Extraterrestrial lonely heart
by Leofwine_draca2015-05-26
5/10

"A SAUCER OF LONELINESS marks the second segment of the first episode of season two of THE NEW TWILIGHT ZONE. It's an odd but appropriate tale about a bored waitress who's looking for love. Something much more unusual comes her way when she encounters a UFO which has a special message for her. Unfortunately the waitress then becomes a minor celebrity and is subsequently hounded from and shunned by society to the degree that she decides to end it all, but there's a twist ending in story. This segment isn't too bad and features a kooky performance from the always-weird Shelle..."

💡 Did You Know?

"A Saucer of Loneliness" is dedicated to the memory of Theodore Sturgeon, who wrote the 1953 short story of the same name on which it was based.

📖 Synopsis

"The Once and Future King": Elvis impersonator Gary Pitkin finds himself transported back to Elvis' time after a car accident. "A Saucer of Loneliness": Shy, lonely Margaret receives a private message from a flying saucer.