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The Ray Bradbury Theater Episode Guide
Compiled by Loren Heisey
(lorenh@hpcvra.cv.hp.com)
Guide revision history
Version 1.0: Original release (06/07/92)
Version 1.1: Minor update (07/05/92) Added support for printing
with the ms macros and with cawf.
Version 2.0: Update (06/14/93) Added fifth production episodes.
Changed order of HBO episodes. Miscellaneous other
changes.
This guide is for personal use only and may be distributed
freely. No charge may be made for this document beyond the costs
of printing and distribution.
Table of Contents
I. HBO Produced Episodes (this page)
II. USA First Production (this page)
III. USA Second Production
IV. USA Third Production
V. USA Fourth Production
VI. USA Fifth Production
VII. Episode Title List
VIII. Alphabetical Episode Title List
IX. Principle Credits & Notes
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I. HBO produced episodes
Introduction by Ray Bradbury
"People ask where do you get your ideas. Well right here. All
this is my Martian landscape. Somewhere in this room is an
African veldt. Just beyond perhaps is a small Illinois town where
I grew up. And I'm surrounded on every side by my magicians
toyshop. I'll never starve here. I just look around, find what I
need, and begin. I'm Ray Bradbury, and this is" The Ray Bradbury
Theater. "Well then, right now what shall it be. Out of all this
what do I choose to make a story. I never know where the next one
will take me. The trip, exactly one half exhilaration, exactly
one half terror."
1 Marionettes, Inc.
A nagging wife prompts a computer salesman to take desperate
measures.
Additional introduction (HBO and video only)
"Its a new age. Even the coffee machines are talking to us. Maybe
the next thing will be they'll tell us not only what to drink,
but when to drink. But what if they're wrong. I wonder if old
Geppetto had any idea of what notions he let loose on the world."
Starring
James Coco Braling
Leslie Nielsen Fantoccini
Directed by
Paul Lynch
Co-starring
Jayne Eastwood Mrs. Braling
Kenneth Welsh Crane
With
Pixie Bigelow Buyer
Rex Hagon Buyer
Michael Fletcher Buyer
Laura Henry Secretary
Tom Christopher The Other Braling
2 The Playground
An insurance salesman has an uneasy feeling about the children at
a local playground.
Additional introduction (HBO and video only)
"You know it's amazing how fond I've become of the sound of this
typewriter's, ah, till the power fails, very comforting." [lights
candle] "Well like a night-light when we were kids in a dark
room. Remember how it used to be? When we'd wander around our
homes and be terrified of the littlest things. Of course it's not
true for us nowadays. At the moments like this what we long for
is an old warm friend and I have one right here." [uncovers old
typewriter, blows off dust and blows out candle] "Damn."
Starring
William Shatner Charles Underhill
Keith Dutson Steve
Kate Trotter Carol
Director
William Fruet
Co-starring
Mirko Malish Ralph
Steven Andrade Charlie
Barry Flatman Robert Peerless
3 The Crowd
A neon-sign artist believes the people gaping at an auto accident
might be otherworldly.
Additional introduction (HBO and video only)
"The trouble with having all these things around for years is you
stop seeing them. There's nothing new, its a cliche. You look at
it, you don't see it any more. So sometimes you have to make a
search, to find something new somewhere, perhaps beyond. But even
down there the streets, the people, the cars, it's nothing new.
I've seen it all. And yet, and yet ..."
Starring
Nick Mancuso Spelliner
R.H. Thomson Morgan
Director
Ralph L. Thomas
Co-starring
David Hughes Doctor
Victor Eartmantis Parametic
4 The Town Where No One Got Off
A city resident's idealistic view of rural life is shattered when
a train drops him off at an unscheduled stop.
Starring
Jeff Goldblum Cogswell
Ed McNamara Old Man
Cec Linder Salesman
Director
Don McBrearty
Co-starring
Errol Slue Conductor
Clare Coulter Store Owner
Samantha Langevin Mother
Rachel Gemmell Girl on Swing
Wayne Robson Man in Store
5 The Screaming Woman
A girl can't convince anyone that she hears a screaming voice.
Starring
Drew Barrymore Heather Leary
Janet-Laine Green Mrs. Leary
Roger Dunn Mr. Leary
With
Alan Scarfe Mr. Nesbitt
Directed by
Bruce Pittman
Co-starring
Ian Heath Dippy
Ken James Mr. Kelly
Jacqueline McLeod Mrs. Kelly
Michael Copeman Policeman
Mary Anne Coles Screaming Woman
Fran Gebhard Neighbor
Dick Callahan Worker
6 Banshee
An offbeat film director frightens a writer with larger-then-life
ghost stories.
Starring
Peter O'Toole John Hampton
Charles Martin Smith Douglas Rogers
Jennifer Dale The Banshee
Directed by
Douglas Jackson
Co-starring
Michael Copeman Taxi Driver
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II. USA first production
Introduction by Ray Bradbury
"People ask where do you get your ideas. Well right here. All
this is my Martian landscape. Somewhere in this room is an
African veldt. Just beyond perhaps is a small Illinois town where
I grew up. And I'm surrounded on every side by my magicians
toyshop. I'll never starve here. I just look around, find what I
need, and begin. I'm Ray Bradbury, and this is" The Ray Bradbury
Theater. "Well then, right now what shall it be. Out of all this
what do I choose to make a story. I never know where the next one
will take me. The trip, exactly one half exhilaration, exactly
one half terror."
7 The Fruit At the Bottom of the Bowl
A careless murderer contemplates his crime.
Starring
Michael Ironside Acton
Sonja Smits Mary
And
Robert Vaughn Huxley
Director
Gilbert Shilton
Co-starring
Barry Greene Gun Salesman
Wally Bondarenko Detective
Tom Harvey Doctor
8 Skeleton
A hypochondriac seeks the help of a bone specialist to cure his
latest ailment.
Starring
Eugene Levy Bert Harris
Diane D'Aquila Clarisse
And
Peter Blais Munigant
Director
Steve Dimarco
Co-starring
Sean Hewitt Dr. Burleigh
Thick Wilson Fat Man
9 The Emissary
A lonely, bedridden boy sends out his dog to find him a
companion.
Starring
Helen Shaver Miss Haight
Keram Malicki-Sanchez Martin
Director
Sturla Gunnarsson
Co-starring
Linda Goranson Mother
Neil Munro Father
Eric Hebert Big Boy
Stuart Kenny Neighbour
Chubby Dog
10 Gotcha!
A playful couple plan a romantic weekend getaway.
Starring
Saul Rubinek John Griffths
Kate Lynch Alicia Hart
Director
Brad Turner
Co-starring
James Kidnie Hotel Clerk
Olwyn Chipman Party Person #1
Sharolyn Sparrow Party Person #2
Michael Healy Stockbroker (Bear)
Adrian Paul Stockbroker (Bozo)
11 The Man Upstairs
A boarder with strange hobbies keeps little Douglas up at night.
Starring
Feodor Atkine Mr. Koberman
With
Micheline Presle Grandma
Kate Hardie Miss Treadwell
Introducing
Adam Negley Douglas
Director
Alain Bonnot
Co-starring
Henri Poirier Mr. Dumas
Michel Winogradoff Police Officer
Bertie Cortiez Coroner
12 The Small Assassin
A woman lives in terror of her new born child.
Starring
Susan Wooldridge Alice Leiber
Leigh Lawson David Leiber
With
Cyril Cusack Doctor Jeffers
Director
Tom Cotter
Co-starring
Lottie Ward Nurse
13 Punishment Without Crime
A man has a robot created to look just like his hated wife. His
plan is to kill the robot, but he falls in love instead.
Starring
Donald Pleasence George Hill
Lynsey Baxter Katherine
With
Peggy Mount The Judge
Director
Bruce MacDonald
Co-starring
Iain Cuthbertson Prosecuting Counsel
Frank Williams Defence Counsel
John McGlynn Facsimile Interviewer
Bill Croasdale Governor
Will Tracey Priest
George Anton Lover
William Ivory Policeman
14 On the Orient, North
A nurse aids an ailing ghost on a transcontinental train trip and
escorts him to his final destination.
Starring
Magali Noel Minerva Halliday
Ian Bannen The Ghastly Passenger
Director
Frank Cassenti
Co-starring
Francois Clavier Train Official
Herve Pauchon Priest
Sylvie Novak Nun
Tim Holm Policeman
Jean Gluck Doctor
15 The Coffin
An aging inventor builds a custom made coffin as his final
creation.
Starring
Denholm Elliott Richard Braling
With
Dan O'Herlihy Charles Braling
Director
Tom Cotter
Co-starring
Clive Swift St. John Court
16 Tyrannosaurus Rex
A film animator sculpts a monster for a tyrannical movie
director's latest project.
Starring
Cris Campion Terwilliger
Daniel Ceccaldi Glass
Jim Dunk Joe Clarence
Director
Gilles Behat
Co-starring
Julie Reitzman Glass' Niece
17 There Was an Old Woman
Elderly Matilda isn't ready when death arrives to carry her away
in a wicker basket.
Starring
Mary Morris Matilda
Roy Kinnear Funeral Director
Sylvestra Le Touzel Emily
With
Ronald Lacey The Listener
Director
Bruce MacDonald
Co-starring
Robin Soans Father
Finetime Fontayne Mortician
Peter Barton Listener's Assistant
Stephen Boyes Listener's Assistant
Louis Emerick Listener's Assistant
Ken Kitson Listener's Assistant
18 And So Died Riabouchinska
An outspoken marionette provides clues to a murder when a
detective interrogates a ventriloquist.
Starring
Alan Bates John Fabian
Jean-Pierre Kalfon Lt. Krovitch
Director
Denys Granier-Deferre
Co-starring
Patti Layne Alyce Fabian
Annabelle Mouloudji Ilyana Riamonova
Hilary Staunton Mr. Douglas
Jacques Berrocal Ockham