Jeffry Hunter starred in this intended pilot for Star Trek. While in command of The Enterprise he was kidnapped and held for mating with Vina (Susan Oliver) on a planet of incredibly brainy humanoids who are so smart they can't figure out how to be fruitful and multiply.
Rescue efforts by Science Officer Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and The First Officer called Number One (Majel Barrett) fail.
There is a twist in the ending. Does CPT Pike outsmart his brainy captors or do they realize humans don't take to captivity, even a pleasant one.
This is one of those could - have beens. THE CAGE was far superior to THE MAN TRAP selected as the pilot to be released which was a space farce on the level with GALAXY QUEST.
Only a couple of other episodes like Charle X. Miri, What Little Girls Are Made From, Balance of Terror, City on the Edge of Forever come close enough to rank with the CAGE.
Rescue efforts by Science Officer Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and The First Officer called Number One (Majel Barrett) fail.
There is a twist in the ending. Does CPT Pike outsmart his brainy captors or do they realize humans don't take to captivity, even a pleasant one.
This is one of those could - have beens. THE CAGE was far superior to THE MAN TRAP selected as the pilot to be released which was a space farce on the level with GALAXY QUEST.
Only a couple of other episodes like Charle X. Miri, What Little Girls Are Made From, Balance of Terror, City on the Edge of Forever come close enough to rank with the CAGE.