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Night Visions Rest Stop/After Life (2001– ) Online

Night Visions Rest Stop/After Life (2001– ) Online
Original Title :
Rest Stop/After Life
Genre :
TV Episode / Fantasy / Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Year :
2001–
Directror :
Yves Simoneau,Jefery Levy
Cast :
Catherine Barroll,Meghan Black,Craig Dawson
Writer :
Dan Angel,Billy Brown
Type :
TV Episode
Time :
43min
Rating :
7.2/10
Night Visions Rest Stop/After Life (2001– ) Online

Young Sara, her brother Chuck, her best friend Vicki and Vicki's boyfriend Tim are driving through a mountainous forest area. Sara decides to pick up slightly disheveled but hunky hitchhiker Andy, despite everyone else's protests. Vicki has to go to the bathroom, so they pull up at a nearby rest stop in the middle of nowhere. The only other people there are a group of grungy young locals, who offer various unusual souvenirs to travelers. Chick and Vicki dislike them as much as they do Andy and Andy shows slight contempt for rich and snobbish Chuck and Vicki as well. When the gang enters the public restroom, everything seems normal. When they come out, their car is missing as well as the grungy vendors. Is this just a case of simple highway robbery or something far more sinister?
Episode credited cast:
Catherine Barroll Catherine Barroll - Woman Shopper (segment "Rest Stop")
Meghan Black Meghan Black - Kaitlin Doyle (segment "After Life")
Craig Dawson Craig Dawson - Bill
Emmalee Fiddy Emmalee Fiddy - Crafty #3 (segment "Rest Stop")
Susan Gibney Susan Gibney - Natalie Doyle (segment "After Life")
Joshua B. Hamlin Joshua B. Hamlin - Crafty #2 (segment "Rest Stop")
Mark Hildreth Mark Hildreth - Tim (segment "Rest Stop")
Katharine Isabelle Katharine Isabelle - Vicki (segment "Rest Stop")
Amy Jo Johnson Amy Jo Johnson - Sara (segment "Rest Stop")
Terence Kelly Terence Kelly - Pastor James (segment "After Life")
David Kopp David Kopp - Chuck (segment "Rest Stop")
Alison Matthews Alison Matthews - Dr. Martina Tyler (segment "After Life")
Jerry O'Connell Jerry O'Connell - Andy (segment "Rest Stop")
Johanna Osborne Johanna Osborne - Crafty #1 (segment "Rest Stop") (as Jo-Ann MacDonald)
Randy Quaid Randy Quaid - Michael Doyle (segment "After Life")


User reviews

Gozragore

Gozragore

Familiar faces Amy Johnson and Jerry O'Connell star in this precursor to WRONG TURN. A car full of young people find themselves fighting for their lives against shadowy figures at a rural rest stop (hence the title). There are some very unpleasant moments in this episode, so the weak of heart should beware. O'Connell plays a hitchhiker, and it is evident he is "off" from the moment he joins our merry little band of 20-somethings. The ending, which I must admit is pretty depressing, holds a major shocker. A surprisingly well-crafted thriller for a low-budget series, and a perfect introduction to this show. As with all other episodes in the series, Henry Rollins in a tight black T-shirt solemnly intones a few words at the beginning and end. And depending on your mood, this blue-collar, muscle-bound answer to Rod Serling may have you rolling with laughter.
Vishura

Vishura

I didn't get to see many Night Visions episodes but After Life with Randy Quaid playing Michael Doyle who lying in state, miraculously comes alive at his own funeral.

Night Visions was haunting and in-depth because of the dreams Michael had about a castle and princess, and the disturbing obsession Michael has about this much to the chagrin of his wife and daughter.

The ending is haunting, being the culmination of Michael's obsession, and then the twist which I never saw coming - Twilight Zonesque like in a way. The ending was somewhat analogous to A Stop at Willoughby.

The twist explains all, and makes you feel sorry for Michael Doyle and the opportunities lost.