Steven Spielberg's schmaltzy retelling of Kick The Can was always my least favourite segment of The Twilight Zone: The Movie: it just didn't sit well with the more disturbing offerings from Landis, Dante, and Miller. That said, it was true to the original, which is also oversentimental nonsense.
Ernest Truex plays Charles Whitley, a resident of the Sunnyvale Rest Home for the elderly. After watching some local children playing kick the can, Charles realises that he only started to feel old once he stopped playing his childhood games, and thinks that he might regain his youth if he starts to play once more. At night, he wakes the other residents and convinces them to sneak outside for a game of kick the can. Instead of broken hips and heart attacks, the result is a miraculous return to childhood.
Far too saccharine for my liking, but it does make me wonder: kids these days don't seem to play outdoor games like we used to. When they are old and grey, might they regain their youth by revisiting Fortnite or making TikToks?
Ernest Truex plays Charles Whitley, a resident of the Sunnyvale Rest Home for the elderly. After watching some local children playing kick the can, Charles realises that he only started to feel old once he stopped playing his childhood games, and thinks that he might regain his youth if he starts to play once more. At night, he wakes the other residents and convinces them to sneak outside for a game of kick the can. Instead of broken hips and heart attacks, the result is a miraculous return to childhood.
Far too saccharine for my liking, but it does make me wonder: kids these days don't seem to play outdoor games like we used to. When they are old and grey, might they regain their youth by revisiting Fortnite or making TikToks?