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Five fast facts
Five things about "The Box," the Cameron Diaz and James Marsden thriller, which opens today.
1. The original version of "The Box" was a short story by Richard Matheson that was published as "Button, Button" in the June 1970 issue of Playboy.
2. "Button, Button" was also adapted for an episode of "The Twilight Zone" revival that aired on March 7, 1986.
The couple who received the mysterious box were played by Brad Davis and Mare Winningham.
3. Basil Hoffman, who played the mysterious Mr. Steward in "The Twilight Zone" episode, has a small role in "The Box."
4. In the movie, James Marsden plays a NASA engineer in a small Virginia town.
Director Richard Kelly's father worked at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., during the 1970s.
5. In the short story, the couple would receive $50,000 if they pushed the button.
The amount increased to $200,000 in "The Twilight Zone" episode and to $1 million in the movie.
