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The Outer Limits · S05E03

Small Friends

Still from The Outer Limits S05E03

Summary

When he was young, Gene Morton killed a man who tried to steal the credit for his brilliant research. Now working on a prison assembly line fixing the busted tape decks of fellow inmates, his chances at parole have been sabotaged by his own honesty and sense of guilt. Although it's a lonely life, late at night, after lights-out, Gene brings out his small friends, a swarm of microscopic machines that he made from prison scrap and keeps in a matchbox.

Guest stars

  • Ralph Waite as Gene Morton
  • Tim Progosh as Walter Black
  • Richard Yearwood as Lawrence
  • Roddy Piper as Marlon
  • Benz Antoine as Fence Guard
  • Ingrid Torrance as Becky
  • Andrew Johnston as Warden Taylor
  • Joel Palmer as Phillip
  • Marc Baur as Board Member
  • Dean Wray as Tito