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- Categories:Male, Television Episode
- Title "Bonus Mileage", (C) 1996, Australia, Body Swap, Body Thief,
Fantasy, Suspense, Made for TV Movie, New Town Pictures
Description
"Twisted" is a "Twilight Zone"/"Way Out"-like series from Australia
which is now being run in the U.S. on the Mystery Channel. In the
episode "Bonus Mileage", a nervous and boorish air passenger
portrayed by Geoffrey Rush is drawn into a conversation with a
smooth-talking fellow flyer from first class. The second man, "Jay
Condor", deftly finds out that Rush is married to a beautiful woman
whom he loathes and that his only child barely tolerates him due to
the cash he gives the kid. This seems to please Condor, who gives
Rush his business card. There's a strange flash of light which
knocks Rush unconscious, and when he awakens hours later, he finds
himself in Condor's clothing and -- upon further inspection -- in
Condor's body (this body swapping takes place like the ones on
"Quantum Leap", in that Rush remains himself to our eyes but is
seen by himself and everyone else as the second man; when he
confronts Condor, he demands to know why that guy is wearing "his"
face). Once off the plane, Rush has no choice but to take the
waiting limo to Condor's home, where he discovers that Condor's
wife is leaving him due to "his" strange mood swings (this swapping
has happened a number of times in the past) and that the police are
coming to pick him up for stealing a Russian jewel. He phones
"himself" (Condor) and learns that there is no chance of returning
to his own body but that he can swap with someone else if he can
get another man to accept the business card. Summoning a taxi, he
tries to flee before the police arrive, but they stop the car. At
the last second, Rush tosses the business card at the cabbie (who
has a photo of his gorgeous girlfriend on the dash of the car), and
while the police handcuff him and force him into their car, the
taxi driver picks up the card. Poof! In a flash Rush is now the
cabbie and the cabbie is screaming that the cops have the wrong
man. Smiling, Rush drives away to investigate his new life and new
girlfriend. He also still has the card, hinting that there will be
more transmigrations to come.
originally posted by Macaroni on 2001-11-13, no edits, entryid=4652
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