The Twilight Zone What Are Friends For?/Aqua Vita (Season 2, Episode 2)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

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The Twilight Zone

What Are Friends For?/Aqua Vita (Season 2, Episode 2)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Alex Mattingly wonders whether his son Jeff's new friend Mike is real or imaginary. / Television newscaster Christie Copperfield discovers a fountain of youth in the form of bottled water and takes a liking to it, but then the price rises.

Directors

Gus Trikonis (directed by) | Paul Tucker (directed by)

Writers

Rod Serling (created by) | J. Michael Straczynski (written by) (segments: What Are Friends For?) | Jeremy Bertrand Finch (written by) (segments: Aqua Vita) | Paul Chitlik (written by) (segments: Aqua Vita)

Producer

Harvey Frand

Composers

Gary Malkin (music by) (as Gary Malkin Remal) | J.A.C. Redford (music by)

Cinematographer

Bradford May

Editors

Tom Pryor (edited by) | Noel Rogers (edited by)

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 4, 1986

Release date

Oct 4, 1986 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

2 wins & 9 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
19 cast members

Name	Known for
Tom Skerritt Alex Mattingly (segment "What Are Friends For?") Alex Mattingly (segment "What Are Friends For?") See fewer	Alien (1979)
Fred Savage Jeff Mattingly (segment "What Are Friends For?") Jeff Mattingly (segment "What Are Friends For?") See fewer	The Wonder Years (1988)
Lukas Haas Mike (segment "What Are Friends For?") Mike (segment "What Are Friends For?") See fewer	Inception (2010)
Joy Claussen Allyson Conrad (segment "What Are Friends For?") Allyson Conrad (segment "What Are Friends For?") See fewer	Chaplin (1992)
Michael Ennis Ross Conrad (segment "What Are Friends For?") Ross Conrad (segment "What Are Friends For?") See fewer	Slam Dance (1987)
Mark-Paul Gosselaar Tim Conrad (segment "What Are Friends For?") Tim Conrad (segment "What Are Friends For?") See fewer	Franklin & Bash (2011)
Johnny Green Larry Conrad (segment "What Are Friends For?") Larry Conrad (segment "What Are Friends For?") See fewer	Say Anything (1989)
Jennifer Roach Cindy Conrad (segment "What Are Friends For?") Cindy Conrad (segment "What Are Friends For?") See fewer	Wicked Stepmother (1989)
David Selbert Doctor (segment "What Are Friends For?") (as David Selberg) Doctor (segment "What Are Friends For?") (as David Selberg) See fewer	The Twilight Zone (1985)
Mimi Kennedy Christie Copperfield (segment "Aqua Vita") Christie Copperfield (segment "Aqua Vita") See fewer	Midnight in Paris (2011)
Joseph Hacker Marc (segment "Aqua Vita") Marc (segment "Aqua Vita") See fewer	The Winds of War (1983)
Amanda Horan Kennedy Shauna Allen (segment "Aqua Vita") (as Barbara Horan) Shauna Allen (segment "Aqua Vita") (as Barbara Horan) See fewer	Remington Steele (1982)
Christopher McDonald Delivery Man (segment "Aqua Vita") Delivery Man (segment "Aqua Vita") See fewer	Thelma & Louise (1991)
Martin Doyle News Editor (segment "Aqua Vita") News Editor (segment "Aqua Vita") See fewer	Man of the Year (2006)
Bob Delegall Sales Manager (segment "Aqua Vita") Sales Manager (segment "Aqua Vita") See fewer	The Gregory Hines Show (1997)
John D. LeMay Ted (segment "Aqua Vita") (as John LeMay) Ted (segment "Aqua Vita") (as John LeMay) See fewer	Jason Goes to Hell (1993)
Harry Stephens Young Man (segment "Aqua Vita") Young Man (segment "Aqua Vita") See fewer	Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Cynthia Kania Young Woman (segment "Aqua Vita") Young Woman (segment "Aqua Vita") See fewer	Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
Charles Aidman Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Innerspace (1987)