It was a Sunday afternoon, February 23, 1969, when the anthology show NBC EXPERIMENT IN TELEVISION aired a one-hour teleplay by Jim Henson, then best known for being the man behind "Ralph the Dog" on the JIMMY DEAN SHOW.
Jim Henson created this unique film, titled simply THE CUBE. It starred Richard Schaal as a man trapped in a white cubical room. He had no idea how he got there or where it was. And although anyone could enter, he couldn't leave....
More here: http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/JImHensonTheCube/
I found me a bootleg. This trippy flick about our perception of reality and the roles we're made to play is definitely worth seeking out. And don't worry, it's so bitter that Scientologists can never claim the goings-on as their own.
My source also included a short little provocative film by Henson called Time Piece. Sweet Jesus, this man didn't need puppets for his brilliance. Watching these, I wonder what his output would have been like if he had eschewed the Muppets altogether. I'm guessing the themes would have been darker. Much darker.
Jim Henson created this unique film, titled simply THE CUBE. It starred Richard Schaal as a man trapped in a white cubical room. He had no idea how he got there or where it was. And although anyone could enter, he couldn't leave....
More here: http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/JImHensonTheCube/
I found me a bootleg. This trippy flick about our perception of reality and the roles we're made to play is definitely worth seeking out. And don't worry, it's so bitter that Scientologists can never claim the goings-on as their own.
My source also included a short little provocative film by Henson called Time Piece. Sweet Jesus, this man didn't need puppets for his brilliance. Watching these, I wonder what his output would have been like if he had eschewed the Muppets altogether. I'm guessing the themes would have been darker. Much darker.