The Ray Bradbury Theater

Name: The Ray Bradbury Theater
Released: 1985-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Ray Bradbury

TV Show · Horror · Fantasy

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.

1985 · 28m

Starring Ray Bradbury

EPISODE 1

Marionettes, Inc.

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.

28m
EPISODE 2

The Playground

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.

28m
EPISODE 3

The Crowd

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.

27m
EPISODE 1

The Town Where No One Got Off

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.

30m
EPISODE 2

The Screaming Woman

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.

28m
EPISODE 3

Banshee

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.

28m