TELEVISION

Ray Bradbury Theater - Season 1

Series: Ray Bradbury Theater

3.7

(95)

Episodes

Rating

Year

1985

Language

English

Publisher

FilmRise

About

An anthology series scripted by famed science fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays are based upon Bradbury's acclaimed novels and short stories including: "Marionettes, Inc.," "The Veldt," "A Sound of Thunder" and many more. Featured actors include William Shatner, Drew Barrymore, Elliot Gould, Jeff Goldblum, Peter O'Toole, Shelley Duval and more.

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Episodes

1. Marionettes, Inc.

23m

Mysterious Fantoccini offers an unhappy overworked suburbanite husband the services of his high-tech company. He'll be replaced by a robot doppelgänger both at home and work. However, the man becomes jealous of his perfect double.

2. The Playground

23m

William Shatner guest stars as a caring father deeply traumatized by the constant bullying he suffered as a child, who is forced by his sister to face his demons and take his little boy to the playground.

3. The Crowd

23m

A car crash survivor discovers that the same mysterious crowd of onlookers somehow always show up minutes after any potentially fatal car accident. Guest starring Joe Mancuso.

4. The Town Where No One Got Off

23m

Provoked by the snobbish attitude of a city slicker towards rural life, a man gets off a train at a random small town to confirm his idealistic attitude about the country folk. He's in for a surprise, but so are they. Guest starring Jeff Goldblum.

5. The Screaming Woman

23m

While playing in a seemingly deserted part of a local forest, a little girl hears a woman screaming. Is she imagining it? Is it a ghost? No one believes her so she takes matters into her own hands. Guest starring Drew Barrymore.

6. Banshee

23m

An eccentric film director, who's staying at a lodge in the Irish woods, makes a bet with his mild-mannered screenwriter, that the legend about the banshee searching the forest for her lover is real. Guest starring Peter O'Toole.