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The Ray Bradbury Theater

An anthology series scripted by famed science fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays are based on Bradbury's acclaimed novels and short stories, including: "Marionettes, Inc.," "The Veldt," "A Sound of Thunder," among others. Featured actors include William Shatner, Drew Barrymore, Elliott Gould, Jeff Goldblum, Peter O'Toole, Shelley Duvall and more.
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  1. S1 E1 - Marionettes, Inc.
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    May 21, 1985
    29min
    13+
    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. Guest starring Leslie Nielsen and Jayne Eastwood.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Playground
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    June 4, 1985
    28min
    13+
    A caring father, deeply traumatized by the constant bullying he suffered as a child at the local playground, is forced by his sister to face his demons and take his little boy to the same playground. However, the demons return as well. Guest starring William Shatner.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Crowd
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    July 2, 1985
    28min
    13+
    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.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Town Where No One Got Off
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    February 22, 1986
    30min
    13+
    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.
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  5. S1 E5 - The Screaming Woman
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    February 22, 1986
    29min
    13+
    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.
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  6. S1 E6 - Banshee
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    February 22, 1986
    28min
    13+
    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.
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Content advisory
Violencefrightening scenesalcohol usesmokingfoul languagesexual content
Subtitles
None available
Directors
Randy BradshawRoger TompkinsJohn LaingCosta Botes
Producers
Alan CollisRay BradburyLarry WilcoxPeter Sussman
Cast
Jeff GoldblumPeter O'TooleDrew BarrymoreRay Bradbury
Studio
FilmRise
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