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The Hundred Days of the Dragon

Episode aired Sep 23, 1963
51m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

YOUR RATING

The Outer Limits: The Hundred Days Of The Dragon

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Drama Fantasy Horror Mystery Sci-Fi Thriller

A new skin molding technique enables a foreign power to replace a presidential figure inside the U.S. government with an agent.A new skin molding technique enables a foreign power to replace a presidential figure inside the U.S. government with an agent.A new skin molding technique enables a foreign power to replace a presidential figure inside the U.S. government with an agent.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The scenes that show the assassin having his face stretched and altered, was considered quite graphic for the times.

Goofs
Although it is established early on that Selby is missing part of the third finger on his left hand, it can be clearly seen in many scenes that this finger is intact on both Selby and his doppelgänger.

Quotes
Li-Chin Sung: An archer in known by his aim, not by his arrows.

Connections
Featured in Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)

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6/10

This seemed like it aired on the wrong show!

"The Hundred Days of the Dragon" isn't a bad TV episode, though it seems to have nothing to do with the series. There were a few shows that just seemed totally out of place--and it was definitely true of this one. What does espionage have to do with sci-fi or fantasy?! The show begins in a fictional Asian communist country. Their despot leader is being shown a new weapon. This weapon involves a new formula that briefly makes the flesh malleable--so a similar looking person could be made to look exactly like another. Their plan involves substituting one of their agents for a man who appears posed to win the presidency in the United States. It's an interesting plot--and a bit reminiscent of "The Manchurian Candidate".

If you've seen more than a few episodes of the show, you should recognize that the above plot just isn't "The Outer Limits". It's interesting and reasonably well-acted but it's obvious the producers were still uncertain WHAT the series would become.