What You Need
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Template:Infobox TTW season one {{TTW episode details with image |imagename=SteveCochran.JPG |imagecaption=Actor Steve Cochran in “What You Need” |episodetitle=What You Need |episodenumber=12 |season=1 |productioncode=173-3622 |originalday=December 25 |originalyear=1959 |writer=Rod Serling adapted from the story of the same name by Lewis Padgett (pseudonym for Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore), first published in the October 1945 issue of Astounding Science-Fiction |director=Alvin Ganzer |producer= |photography= |music=Original score by Nathan Van Cleave }}
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Cast
- Fred Renard: Steve Cochran
- Pedott: Ernest Truex
Synopsis
Pedott, a salesman, has the curious ability to give people exactly what they need before they need it. He gives Renard, a two-bit thug, a pair of scissors which save Renard's life when his tie gets caught in an elevator's doors. But Renard then starts threatening Pedott to give him more. Sensing Renard will eventually kill him, Pedott gives him a pair of new shoes. When a car suddenly heads directly toward Renard, he tries to run, but the new soles are so slippery he cannot escape on the wet pavement. He is struck and killed.
Trivia
- Original story featured a machine that could foretell an individual's probable future. Serling replaced this science-fiction element with a street peddler who could magically perform the same function.
- The last scene before the first commercial is actually shot backwards, as one can see the smoke returning to Renard's cigarette.
Themes
Warns against using others for personal gain. Similar themes are explored in “The Prime Mover”.
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References
- Zicree, Marc Scott: The Twilight Zone Companion. Sillman-James Press, 1982 (second edition)