| "Taps" | |
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| Air date | March 4th, 1989 |
| Writers | Larry Charles; David Misch |
| Director | David Misch |
| Producers | Jan Saunders; Bill Siegler; Richard P. Rubinstein |
| Episode guide | |
| Previous "Their Divided Self" |
Next "The Match Game" |
"Taps" is the seventeenth episode of season one of the American horror anthology series Monsters. It was directed by David Misch with a teleplay written by Larry Charles and David Misch. It first aired in syndication on March 4th, 1989. Subsequent airings were broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel and on Chiller.
Plot
Suzy St. Claire is a professional tap dancer with unfulfilled dreams of super-stardom as a Hollywood actress. Her partner and lover is Gary Gregory, who grows insanely obsessive when he learns that Suzy is planning on leaving him and the company. The only thing Gary wants is for the two of them to continue dancing together forever - as one.
Feeling trapped in this endless cycle of dissatisfaction, Suzy feels that their is only one way to escape this humdrum existence; she has to kill Gary. She invites Gary over to her home and poisons his drink. Gary falls over dead and Suzy has to use an electric meat carver to dismember his remains so she can hide them.
A year later, Suzy's new career seems to be in full swing. Her agent Sam books her a place to stay while she is working in New York. Coincidentally, her new place just happens to be her old apartment. Suzy begins hearing this intense tapping noise. She comes to realize that it is Gary's severed leg, which is still wearing his old tap dance shoe. Gary's dismembered limb haunts and torments Suzy, attacking her and tripping her up. Eventually the leg succeeds in cutting off Suzy's own leg and attaching itself to her stump. Just as Gary dreamed, they can now dance together forever - as one.
Cast
Starring
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mary Jo Keenen | Suzy St. Claire |
| Neal Jones | Gary Gregory |
Guest Starring
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Dan Frazer | Sam |
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Allusions
- The idea of a haunted ghostly tapping followed by a grotesque resurrection of a loved one is similar to themes explored in the 1902 short story, The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs.
Quotes
- Suzy St. Claire: I want to be a real actress. I... I want to express the complex and tormented and the genuinely deep emotions I have inside me. I wanna do accents!
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Keywords
Dismemberment | Head injury | New York | New York City | Poisons | Severed limbs