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The Twilight Zone: The Pool Guy

A pool maintenance man loses his grip on reality after experiencing horrifying nightmares.


7/10 (2 Votes cast)

Episode Info


Episode number: 1x9
Production Number: 111
Airdate: Wednesday October 16th, 2002



Guest Stars
Lou Diamond PhillipsLou Diamond Phillips
As Richie Almares
Erik KingErik King
As Lenny

Co-Guest Stars
Mackenzie GrayMackenzie Gray
As Mr. Hunt
Venus TerzoVenus Terzo
As Dr. Anna Rosoff / Spokeswoman
Jana MitsoulaJana Mitsoula
As Mrs. Hunt
Zak SantiagoZak Santiago
As Cheto (as Zak Santiago Alam)
Roger HaskettRoger Haskett
As Lab Tech
Claudine GrantClaudine Grant
As Reporter
Main Cast

Recap

Richie Almares, a pool cleaner, is working and another worker, Cheto, admires him and figures he gets lucky with the woman. Richie admits he’s never gotten lucky and he’s been in debt for 20 years. He goes back to his truck and sees a newspaper underneath the wipers with a headline about a serial killer at large. A man appears on the street, says, “Wake up!” and shoots him...

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Episode Quotes
Host: (opening narration) Name: Richard Almares. Job description: Pool guy. In just a moment, Richie's mundane daily routine will become a never-ending nightmare, one that will give new meaning to the word victim. That nightmare begins now in The Twilight Zone.

Host: (closing narration) Richie Almares' prison has no walls, no bars, not even a single guard. It's simply a state of mind from which there can be no escape. Sweet dreams, Richie



Other Episode Crew

CreatorRod Serling
Executive ProducerJohn Watson  |  Pen Densham  |  Ira Steven Behr  |  Mark Stern
Co-Executive ProducerJohn Peter Kousakis  |  Brent V. Friedman
Consulting ProducerFrederick Rappaport  |  Forest Whitaker  |  James Crocker
Associate ProducerAnne Tabor
Production DesignerMark S. Freeborn
EditorPeter Ellis (2)
CastingHolly Powell  |  Liz Melcher  |  Jennifer Chew  |  Tami Nasu  |  Michelle Allen  |  Lisa Ratke  |  Helen Diament
First Assistant DirectorGreg Zenon
Second Assistant DirectorKathy Houghton (1)
MusicMark Snow  |  Marius Constant  |  Jonathan Davis (1)
Music EditorStuart Goetz
Costume DesignerDiane Widas
Key GripDavid J. Dawson
Camera OperatorNeil Seale
Set DecoratorMark Lane
Location ManagerMichael C. Young  |  Bill Burns (1)
Property MasterChristopher Cooper
Construction CoordinatorMike Rennison
Production Sound MixerMichael Williamson (3)
Script SupervisorDanielle De Smit
Production CoordinatorBarbara Chisholm  |  Jennifer Metcalf
Script CoordinatorKurt A. Langenhahn
Assistant EditorDana Shockley  |  Dino Delorenzo
Post Production SupervisorRuth Hawryluk  |  Adam Mann  |  Nancy Valle
Supervising Sound EditorMark Kamps
Re-Recording MixerCraig M. Otte  |  Gary Montgomery
GafferJeffrey Pentecost
OtherJames W. Riley (Visual Effects Supervisor)
Director of PhotographyRick Maguire
Stunt CoordinatorLou Bollo
Art DirectorCatherine Ircha
Post Production CoordinatorStephanie Thompson
Production ManagementPatrice Allen
Special EffectsBob Comer
Executive Story EditorChristopher Mack (2)
Key Makeup ArtistYvonne Weber
Production AccountantDebera Barager
Post Production EditorGary McFarland
Key HairstylistDanna Rutherford
Executive In Charge Of ProductionJayne Bieber
 

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