"The Ray Bradbury Theater" (1985) TV series 1985-1992

Directors:

Bruce McDonald
Anne Wheeler

Writers:

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

21 May 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A Canadian-produced fantastic anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury...

Plot Keywords:

Anthology | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 8 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

 (Series Cast [24])

Desmond Kelly	...	Dr. Steffans / ... (3 episodes, 1989-1992)
Wayne Robson	...	Man in Store / ... (3 episodes, 1986-1992)
Frank Whitten	...	Mailman / ... (3 episodes, 1990-1992)
Frank C. Turner	...	John Webley / ... (2 episodes, 1989)
Ray Bradbury	...	Himself - Host / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1989)
Charles Martin Smith	...	Douglas Rogers / ... (2 episodes, 1986-1989)
Michael Sarrazin	...	John Colt / ... (2 episodes, 1989-1992)
John Bach	...	Lazlo / ... (2 episodes, 1989-1992)
Jayne Eastwood	...	Elmira Brown / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1990)
Patricia Phillips	...	Cynthia Fortnum / ... (2 episodes, 1989-1992)
Helen Moulder	...	Black's Mother / ... (2 episodes, 1990-1992)
Kenneth Welsh	...	Captain Wilder / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1990)
Alan Scarfe	...	John Oatis Kendall / ... (2 episodes, 1986-1989)
Brian Sergent	...	Boltz / ... (2 episodes, 1990-1992)
Michael Copeman	...	Policeman / ... (2 episodes, 1986)
Jennifer Dale	...	The Banshee / ... (2 episodes, 1986-1992)
Neil Munro	...	Father / ... (2 episodes, 1988-1989)
Harold Gould	...	Colonel Stonesteel / ... (2 episodes, 1989-1992)
Bill Meilen	...	Jahdoo / ... (2 episodes, 1989-1992)
Robert Clothier	...	Ralph (2 episodes, 1990-1992)
Michael Hurst	...	Lt. Simmons / ... (2 episodes, 1990-1992)
Sheila Moore	...	Anna / ... (2 episodes, 1990-1992)
Ken Blackburn	...	Policeman / ... (2 episodes, 1992)
Peter Rowley	...	Druggist / ... (2 episodes, 1992)

Also Known As:

Le monde fantastique de Ray Bradbury (Canada: French title)
Mystery Theatre (UK) (rerun title)
Ray Bradbury présente (France)
The Bradbury Trilogy (UK) (rerun title)
The Ray Bradbury Theatre (UK)

Runtime:

25 min (65 episodes)

Country:

France | UK | Canada | USA | New Zealand

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Auckland, New Zealand

Company:

Alberta Filmworks

Great fun

I looked forward to every episode of this now-ancient HBO series. I guess I should pick up the DVD set one of these days. Not all episodes were of equal quality, and the budgets were often appalling. But when the stories adhered to the original source material, they couldn't be beat -- except maybe by the first few seasons of the original TWILIGHT ZONE. This is the series that adopted A SOUND OF THUNDER, one of Bradbury's very best short stories, and did an excellent job with it. Also, while Bradbury was no Rod Serling, his quavery intro to each episode was always something to look forward to. I could be mistaken, but I seem to recall some episodes were adapted from stories that had been earlier adapted for use on the original TWILIGHT ZONE.