The Twilight Zone (1985)/Crazy as a Soup Sandwich

Crazy as a Soup Sandwich
Season 3, Episode 29
Airdate	April 1, 1989
Written by	Harlan Ellison
Directed by	Paul Lynch
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The Twilight Zone — Season Three

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Crazy as a Soup Sandwich is the twenty-ninth episode of the third season of The Twilight Zone, and the sixty-fourth episode overall.

Starring: Anthony Franciosa (Nino Lancaster), Wayne Robson (Arky Lochner), Susan Wright (Miss Thorne), Laurie Paton (Cassandra Fishbine)

George Buza (Gus), B.J. McQueen (Bork), Thick Wilson (Volkerps Voice), Garry Robbins (Volkerps)

& Robin Ward (Narrator)

Plot Overview

A petty crook runs to the man he owes money to, explaining how he made a deal with a demon that's coming to collect. This underworld boss hopes to get a meeting with the demon in question.

Trivia

Behind the Scenes

• Harlan was consulted about the episode and wanted it exactly as he wrote it, despite production issues preventing that. When box Lancaster had was meant to be from a scene in which he dug it up. It was later suggested to have him retrieve it from a safety deposit box at the bank, but had to be dropped due to the scheduling and budget, which pissed off Ellison. He also didn't like that the beauty parlour was a replacement setting in which it was a dope emporium. Director Paul Lynch believed the script was written a long time earlier and that it dated it.

• The script for this episode was adapted in the first issue of Now Comics Twilight Zone series and while drawing on elements from the episode, did retain everything from Ellison's script.