The Ray Bradbury Theater Episode Guide (continued)
Compiled by Loren Heisey
(lorenh@hpcvra.cv.hp.com)
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VI. USA fifth production
Introduction by Ray Bradbury
"People ask where do you get your ideas. Well right here. All
this is my magicians toyshop. I'm Ray Bradbury, and this is" The
Ray Bradbury Theater.
51 The Lonely One
Several women try to decide whether to walk to a movie since
there is a serial killer on the loose in the town. Although her
companions are reluctant to go, one of the women insists.
Starring
Joanna Cassidy
Sheila McCarthy
Director
Ian Mune
Supporting Cast
Maggie Harper Helen
Stephen O'Rourke Officer Kennedy
Peter Rowley Druggist
David Perrett Frank Dillon
Chic Littlewood Theatre Manager
Patrick Smith Pale Man
Elizabeth Pendergrast Miss Roberta
Kathleen Kelly Miss Fern
52 The Happiness Machine
A man wakes up one morning and decides to build a machine to make
happiness. It becomes an all consuming project much to his wife's
dismay.
Starring
Elliott Gould
Mimi Kuzyk
Director
John Laing
Supporting Cast
Paul McIvor Saul Affmann
Tania Mason Naomi Affmann
Matthew Brennan Aaron Affmann
Claire Chitham Rosalyn Affmann
53 Tomorrow's Child
Sometime in the future a couple tries a new birthing procedure.
The equipment goes awry and they end up with a child they are not
sure what to do with.
Starring
Carol Kane
Michael Sarrazin
Director
Costa Botes
Supporting Cast
Peter Bland Dr. Wolcott
Mark Clare Workman
Lisa Tapley-Bale Mary
Mike Daly Bill
Mandy McMullin Sheila
John Kerr Don
54 The Anthem Sprinters
A well known American writer traveling in Ireland gets involved
in a local sporting event.
Starring
Len Cariou
Robert Ball
Director
Wayne Tourell
Supporting Cast
Ken Blackburn Timulty
Ian Watkin Heeber Finn
Terry Hayman Fogarty
Bruce Allpress O'Gavin
Karl Bradley Cinema Manager
Grant Bridger Phil the Projectionist
Alister Babbage Nolan
David Baxter Kelly
Maurice Keene Book Store Owner
55 By the Numbers
On a train a man runs across a former acquaintance and recalls an
incident some 10 years ago at a Hotel involving a drill sergeant
father and his son.
Starring
Ray Sharkey
Geordie Johnson
Director
Wayne Tourell
Supporting Cast
Ciaran Pennington The Boy
Marton Csokas Sid
Erik Thomson Young Man
Bruce Tegart Hotel Waiter
Nii Hammond Train Waiter
56 The Long Rain
A spaceship crash-lands on a planet where it is constantly
raining. The survivors try to make their way to the Sundome that
has been established on the planet.
Starring
Marc Singer
Michael Hurst
Director
Lee Tamahori
Supporting Cast
Brian Sergent Boltz
Mark Raffety Cooper
57 The Dead Man
A woman moves to a small town to take a job as a manicurist.
Being lonely she befriends a strange man who claims to be dead.
Starring
Louise Fletcher
Frank Whitten
Director
Costa Botes
Supporting Cast
Ross Duncan Mr. Simpson
Gilbert Goldie Mr. Gilpatrick
Peter McCauley Sheriff
David Taylor Radney Bellows
Irene Drake Mrs. Bellows
Alistair Douglas Customer
Peter Morgan Rev. Polk
David Telford Henry Scott
58 Sun and Shaddow
A poor family has their meal interrupted by a film company
arriving to shoot in their town.
Starring
Gregory Sierra
John Bach
And
Stuart Margolin
Director
Larry Parr
Supporting Cast
Vicky Haughton Maria Reyes
Ken Blackburn Policeman
Lee Mete Kingi Tomas Reyes
Jose Bribiesca Jorge
James Roberts Andrew
59 Silent Towns
A man returns from the outback of Mars only to discover everyone
has been recalled to Earth.
Starring
John Glover
Monica Parker
Director
Lee Tamahori
60 Downwind From Gettysburg
An Abraham Lincoln robot delivering the Gettysburg address at an
historical tourist site is assassinated. The man who did it
claims to be Mr. Booth.
Starring
Howard Hessman
Robert Joy
Director
Chris Bailey
Supporting Cast
Kelly Johnson Phipps
Roy Bonnell Lincoln
Jim Rawdon Attendant
Timothy Dale The Boy
61 Some Live Like Lazarus
A young boy and girl meet at a resort and over the years as they
return each summer fall in love. However the boy's mother forbids
him to marry the girl because she thinks the girl who works at
the resort is not good enough for her son.
Starring
Janice Rule
Yannick Bisson
Director
Peter Sharp
Supporting Cast
Yvonne Lawley Mother
Noel Trevarthen Roger (age 60)
Katie Wolfe Anna (age 18-22)
Kristin Darragh Anna (age 10-12)
Leon Woods Roger (age 10-12)
Andrew Thurtell Paul
Greer Robson Carol
Deborah Kathrine Hotel Maid
62 The Handler
A mortician tries to give his clients a little extra treatment
that he thinks they should have.
Starring
Michael J. Pollard
Henry Beckman
Director
Peter Sharp
Supporting Cast
John Sumner Mr. Stuyvesant
Peter Rowley Mr. Flinger
Lee Grant Mrs. Rogers
Lynne Skinner Mrs. Shellmund
Johnny Crews Mr. Wren
Steve Cleary Edmund Worth
Casey Anstiss Small Boy
Christopher Brodeur Skateboarding Boy
Jocelyn Brodeur Mrs. McNamara
63 Fee Fie Foe Fum
A mother lives in fear of her free-loading son-in-law who she
thinks is after her money and her house. Although her daughter
tries to reassure her, the mother's fears are increased after the
son-in-law installs a supercharged new garbage disposal in the
house where the three of them live.
Starring
Jean Stapleton
Robert Morelli
Director
John Reid
Supporting Cast
Lucy Lawless Liddy Barton
Patrick Smith Postman
64 Great Wide World Over There
A woman living in an isolated part of the country has a neighbor
who is always getting letters while she never receives any. Since
the woman is illiterate she has her visiting educated nephew
write some letters for her so she can get mail like her neighbor.
Starring
Tyne Daly
David Orth
Director
Ian Mune
Supporting Cast
Bill Johnson Tom Gibbs
Helen Moulder Mrs. Brabbam
Frank Whitten Mailman
65 The Tombstone
A salesman traveling with his wife has trouble finding a motel
with a vacancy. Finally they find one but the room has a
tombstone in it.
Starring
Shelley Duvall
Ron White
Director
Warrick (Waka) Attewell
Supporting Cast
Desmond Kelly The Landlord
John Smythe Mr. Whetmore
June Bishop The Woman (Mrs. White)
Paul Royce The Couch Potato
Lyndon Peoples The Man (Mr. White)
Jocelyn Brodeur The Young Lady
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