A World of Difference story
A businessman finds himself in another life as an actor playing a character in a movie. Directed by: Ted Post. Story by: Richard Matheson.
9 total · 4 choice · 2 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| escape from reality | choice | One interpretation of the story is that Gerry Raigan fell under the delusion that he was actually the happy character he was playing in a film in order to escape from his unpleasant life. |
| the entertainment industry | choice | The story is largely set at a film shoot. |
| what if I found myself in a strange place | choice | Arthur Curtis suddenly found himself in the cruel and alien world of Gerry Raigan. |
| what if my personal identity came into question | choice | Arthur Curtis was severely disquieted when he suddenly found himself in a studio full of people who insisted that he was Gerry Raigan. |
| husband and wife | major | Arthur and his loving story-wife Marian. Gerry and his "harpy" of an ex-wife Nora. Note that while Gerry and Nora were technically divorced they were still quarreling over money as if they were going through a divorce. |
| what if I told the truth and nobody would believe me | major | Nobody believed Arthur when he insisted that he was not Gerry. |
| agent and client | minor | Gerry's agent thought that Gerry was having a nervous breakdown. |
| alcohol abuse | minor | Gerry was scolded for being something of a boozer. |
| divorce | minor | Gerry had recently divorced his wife and was now paying her alimony he could ill afford. |