The Cube

The Cube

1969 ""
The Cube
The Cube

The Cube

7.5 | en | Drama

An unnamed man, simply called "The Man" is trapped in a cubical white room where anyone else can enter and leave, but which he himself apparently cannot leave. A stool is brought in covered in strawberry jam, the furniture changes throughout the play. The main character, is subjected to an increasingly puzzling and frustrating series of encounters, as a variety of people come through various hidden doors. But, as many remind him, he can only leave through his own door, so he must find it to leave. Originally airing on NBC's weekly anthology television show NBC Experiment in Television in 1969, the production was produced and directed by puppeteer and filmmaker Jim Henson, and was one of several experiments with the live-action film medium which he conducted in the 1960s, before focusing entirely on The Muppets and other puppet works.

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Released: February. 23,1969 | Released Producted By: Henson Associates, Inc. , Country: Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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An unnamed man, simply called "The Man" is trapped in a cubical white room where anyone else can enter and leave, but which he himself apparently cannot leave. A stool is brought in covered in strawberry jam, the furniture changes throughout the play. The main character, is subjected to an increasingly puzzling and frustrating series of encounters, as a variety of people come through various hidden doors. But, as many remind him, he can only leave through his own door, so he must find it to leave. Originally airing on NBC's weekly anthology television show NBC Experiment in Television in 1969, the production was produced and directed by puppeteer and filmmaker Jim Henson, and was one of several experiments with the live-action film medium which he conducted in the 1960s, before focusing entirely on The Muppets and other puppet works.

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Cast

Richard Schaal , Rex Sevenoaks , Jerry Nelson

Director

Jim Henson

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jameszombie I remember The Cube, saw it on a Sunday afternoon and have been trying to find any record of it since. Does anyone remember the "Song"? "You'll never get out until you're DEAD-DEAD-DEAD" He had to find his own door to leave and couldn't use anyone else's'. I remember the guy selling "Chocolate Bunnies"? When he finally put the gun to his head and the Pall Bearers were carrying the coffin and a man came in and showed him "His door" they walked down the hall and talked ( about the chocolate bunny guy too) They told him he had to sign some papers before he left and when he did...everything disappeared and he was back in the white cube..looking for his door I imagine.
rpartain I have looked for information on this show FOREVER. Wish I had a way of buying it. Like other comments I have seen here, I saw this show many years ago as I teen. However I don't think a year has gone by since that I have not thought of it one or more times. I have also tried to talk with other people about it but other than my brother, who also happened to watch when I did, I have never yet found anyone else who has seen it.It was such a bizarre story. And of course it pre-dated even VCRs so I have NO idea how a person could get a copy. I'm not even sure who would own the rights to it. I am pretty sure it was not from a major network. I can not imagine a mainstream network in 1969 that would have shown it let alone developed it.It definitely had an impact on me.
eskovan1 Not to just repeat what others have said, but memories of this show have been floating around in my head for some 30 years now!! I must have been no more than 5 or 6 and I only remember tiny bits of it. I often started to wonder if I had just dreamed the whole thing! But this is most definitely it.I remember the people telling the guy in the cube, "This is my door, you can't use it", so much so that when somebody does offer to let him escape he protests, "I can't, that's your door!". I also seem to remember that it was shot on videotape, not film. That's about all I can picture. I must have missed the ending.It seems so appropriate to find out that this show was done by Jim Henson! Because I also have memories of watching 'Hey Cinderella' and 'The Musicians of Bremen' at about the same time (early 70s).
alans75 I remember the show ending with the main character being escorted down the corridor, as the previous reviewer stated. Once in the office the man was given a fountain pen to sign some forms before being discharged. He accidently cuts his finger, and when he sucks the cut he tastes not blood but .... strawberry jam. The office then dissolves into ... the white cube. Fade to white.I too can't believe I finally found other people who have seen this show.