A young Sam Waterston plays an arrogant film director who specializes in violent zombie movies. He has little respect for his audiences and lives life high off the hog. After a Dick Cavett interview, he goes home. He confronts a fan, sleeping in front of his door, and after cruelly facing off with him, he makes his way into the house. At this point, he begins to see images in whatever mirror happens to be around. It is always a white faced figure with a garrote, ready to strangle him. At first he assumes it's the kid at the doorstep, but then realizes he is in real danger. A worthy scene takes place in a parking lot entrance where he attacks a guard and is thrown in jail. He continues, out of his mind, eventually crawling into a shell and exhibiting outrageously terrified behavior. This is nicely paced and quite unsettling. Besides that, who, other than Steven Spielberg, could get Martin Scorsese to direct an episode.
Review of Mirror, Mirror
