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Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury

Ray Douglas Bradbury (born August 22, 1920 ) is an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer. Best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and for the science fiction stories gathered together as The Martian Chronicles (1950) and The Illustrated Man (1951), Bradbury is one of the most celebrated among 20th and 21st century American writers of speculative fiction. Many of Bradbury's works have been adapted into television shows or films.

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Movies Made By Ray Bradbury (44)

Fahrenheit 451 (2018)

In an oppressive future, a 'fireman' whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task. ...

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Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen (2010)

The epic story of how the film The African Queen (1951), directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn, was shot on real African locations, barely overcoming all kinds of hardships and disasters. ...

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Chrysalis (2008)

As our world suffers the ravages of humankind, scientists look for ways to sustain life. When one of them falls ill and a chrysalis forms around him, a tug of war ensues about the future of the stricken scientist. ...

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A Sound of Thunder (2005)

When a hunter sent back to the prehistoric era runs off the path he must not leave, he causes a chain reaction that alters history in disastrous ways. ...

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The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998)

Gomez is a middle-aged man who dreams of buying a gorgeous white suit in a nearby store, but doesn't have enough cash. He finds 4 more people of same size, who each give $20 and get to wear the suit for an hour each in return. But the suit is not just a su ...

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It Came from Outer Space II (1995)

Aliens crashland near a small desert town, strewing odd bluish-glowing rocks throughout the area. Townfolk notice something is amiss when temperatures begin to soar, water disappears, power goes down and people seem not to be themselves. ...

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The Halloween Tree (1993)

Four children learn the origins of Halloween customs while trying to save the life of their friend. ...

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The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder (1989)

S04E06 of "The Ray Bradbury Theater." A company provides big game hunters with expeditions to the past to kill dinosaurs. They only have one rule that's there to protect the time line: Never get off the beaten path. ...

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Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989)

A little boy whose dreams transcend reality is sucked into his own fantasy, which is everything he has dreamed of, until he unleashes an old secret that may not only destroy this perfect dream world but reality itself. ...

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Here There Be Tygers (1989)

Set in the future, a rocket ship from Earth travels to a far universe and touches down on an unknown planet with a mission to exploit its natural resources. However, this is planet is like no other, it seems to be alive. ...

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The Thirteenth Apostle (1988)

Soviet Armenian adaptation of Ray Bradbury's "The Martian Chronicles" ...

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This Fantastic World 13 (1987)

The consequences of a nuclear war are destruction, hunger. The surviving people have even lost the memory of their former civilization. At the center of the play is the Old Man, the only person who remembers the past, because without the past humanity cann ...

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The Veldt (1987)

Adaptation of three short stories by Ray Bradbury. An atmosphere of hostility forms inside an unnamed city, and the citizens are unsettled by the materialization of ghosts and the memories of their loved ones. ...

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Walking on Air (1987)

A young paraplegic wants to escape the bonds of gravity by going into outer space. ...

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Electronic Granny (1985)

Agata is badly ill and nobody knows how to cure her. No doctor can help. Friends of Agata learn, that she is ill, because all children have Grannies but Agata does not. They go to the shop "Electronic Granny" and beg the dealer to sell them one Electronic ...

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This Fantastic World 11 (1985)

Air Force Colonel and former astronaut Greg Darwin is visited by his old friend, Johnny. After talking, Greg reveals to Johnny a secret from his past. While serving in space intelligence, Darwin, along with another astronaut, Dick, was sent on a secret mis ...

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This Fantastic World 10 (1984)

...People living in the future have comfortable cars, obedient robots, beautiful houses. There are only books missing in these houses. Books are declared enemies, subject to extermination... ...

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There Will Come Soft Rains (1984)

In this animated short based on a short story from Ray Bradbury, the viewer observes a computer-controlled house in the near future and learns of the fates of its occupants. ...

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Quest (1984)

On a distant planet, descendants of a crashed spaceship are subjected to mysterious forces that cause them to age and die in just eight days. They must also live in caves to escape the bitter cold of night and the killing heat of day. One young boy is dete ...

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This Fantastic World 8 (1984)

Fragments of the stories were dramatized: R. Bradbury "I Sing About the Mechanical Body" (about the work of an electronic grandmother who, having human qualities, gives tenderness to children deprived of maternal affection) and I. Varshavsky "There are no ...

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Savannen (1983)

A couple have installed a new high tech television system in their children's room and become more and more vary of it. ...

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Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)

In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out? ...

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Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine (1982)

The arrival in a small town of a stranger who calls himself 'Charles Dickens' makes a magical and lasting change in the lives of an imaginative 12-year-old boy and a loving young woman. ...

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The Electric Grandmother (1982)

To a family whose children are traumatized by the death of their mother, help comes in a most bizarre way. They receive three pieces, that when joined together, give a recording for an offer for an electric grandmother. They go to a bizarre factory, where ...

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All Summer in a Day (1982)

Based on the story by Ray Bradbury. Set on a planet where the sun shines for just a few minutes once every nine years, this is a classic tale of suffering and forgiveness. A classroom full of young children are excited to hear that today the rain will stop ...

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This Fantastic World 5 (1981)

In this series of the popular television almanac, the works "On Eternal Wanderings and About the Earth" by Ray Bradbury and "The Choice" by Kir Bulychev were filmed. ...

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The Veldt (1979)

The Hadley's new house does everything for them - it cooks, does the housework, reads to them, even comforts them. The playroom brings the Hadley children's fantasies to life in full color, three dimensions and odorphonics. However, Mr. and Mrs. Hadley are ...

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Mirrors (1978)

A newlywed couple checks into an old hotel in New Orleans where the wife begins having dreams in which she encounters a sinister group of people who seem to want her for some nefarious purpose. When people around her start dying, she realizes she is not dr ...

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Marvellous Suit (1973)

About the students of the vocational technical school, who buy one suit together. The film assures us that man himself should be kind and innocent by nature, that no jewels and expensive clothes can ennoble the intolerant and indifferent. ...

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Night Caller (1973)

One hundred years after the third world war has occurred there are only two groups of people left: The savages whose minds have been destroyed by damaged genes passed on for a century and the intellectuals who totally live in their minds. However, survivor ...

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The Screaming Woman (1972)

A wealthy former mental patient goes home to her estate to rest and recuperate. While walking the grounds one day she hears the screams of a woman coming from underneath the ground. Her family, however, refuses to believe her story, and sees the incident a ...

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Something Wicked This Way Comes (1972)

Strange things start to happen when Mr Dark's Pandemonium Carnival arrives in Greentown. ...

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Dandelion Wine (1971)

Short adaptation of Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine. ...

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Smile (1971)

The year 2061... The world after the atomic disaster. People are afraid of civilization, which, in their opinion, will surely lead to an atomic explosion again. So they destroy the last car, the last plane, burn the last book. They prepare to destroy the l ...

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Science Fiction Is Us (1970)

A comparison of science fiction and real life. ...

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The Picasso Summer (1969)

A San Francisco couple travels to France in search of Pablo Picasso. ...

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The Illustrated Man (1969)

A man who has a body almost completely covered in tattoos is searching for the woman who cursed him with the "skin illustrations". Each tattoo reveals a bizarre story, which is experienced by staring at the scene depicted. When the illustrated man meets a ...

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Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as "firemen," to perform the necessary book burnings. ...

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Icarus Montgolfier Wright (1962)

The film focuses on the thoughts inside the head of a man, an astronaut scheduled to go to the Moon. As he ponders the flight, he laments having an "ordinary" name he fears will not resonate throughout history. His thoughts lead him to consider some of the ...

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Moby Dick (1956)

In 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaler sailing out of New Bedford. The ship is under the command of Captain Ahab, a strict disciplinarian who exhorts his men to find Moby Dick, the great white whale. Ahab lost his his leg t ...

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The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)

The controlled explosion of an atomic bomb in the Arctic Circle awakens a frozen dinosaur that will wreak havoc in New York City. ...

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It Came from Outer Space (1953)

Author and amateur astronomer John Putnam and schoolteacher Ellen Fields witness an enormous meteorite come down near a small town in Arizona. Putnam becomes a local object of scorn when, after examining the object up close, he announces that it is a space ...

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Movies Starring Ray Bradbury (30)

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2012)

There's only one person who so accurately personifies movie magic in the history of film, and that man is special effects maestro Ray Harryhausen. Focusing on the man behind the landmark effects on films like Clash Of The Titans, One Million Years B.C., Ja ...

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How to Live Forever (2011)

Director Mark Wexler embarks on a worldwide trek to investigate just what it means to grow old and what it could mean to really live forever. But whose advice should he take? Does 94-year-old exercise guru Jack LaLanne have all the answers, or does Buster, ...

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Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man (2010)

A documentary about one of the most influential science fiction writers of the 1950s and 1960s. Charles Beaumont was responsible for penning some of the most memorable Twilight Zone episodes before his untimely death at age 38. ...

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Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007)

Famous Monster takes a fast-paced, colorful look at the life of science fiction's greatest fan - Forrest J. Ackerman, whose 85 year love affair with the genre helped bring it into the mainstream and shape the way we view science fiction today. ...

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C.S. Lewis: Dreamer of Narnia (2006)

A documentary about the life and faith of C.S. Lewis and his inspiration for the Chronicles of Narnia, only available on the 4-disc extended edition DVD of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. ...

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The Sci-Fi Boys (2006)

Legendary all-stars of cinema bring to life the evolution of science-fiction and special effects films from the wild and funny days of B-movies to blockbusters that have captured the world's imagination. This is the story of the Sci-Fi Boys, who started ou ...

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Hugh Hefner: American Playboy (2003)

With his magazine Hugh Hefner changed the face of publishing, combining titillation with hard-edged reporting and serving up nudity with taste. His swinging bachelor ways also made him an icon for the straight males for whom his publication was tailor-made ...

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The Making of 'Fahrenheit 451' (2003)

The making of the classic science-fiction film Fahrenheit 451, and includes interviews with cast and crew members, behind-the-scenes photos, and information about the production process. ...

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The Tramp and the Dictator (2002)

A look at the parallel lives of Charlie Chaplin and Adolf Hitler and how they crossed with the creation of the film "The Great Dictator," released in 1940. ...

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Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000)

Lon Chaney, the silent movie star and makeup artist, renowned for his various characterizations and celebrated for his horror films, becomes the subject of this documentary. ...

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In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross (1998)

A look at Tarzan on the big and small screen with interviews with some of those who have played him. ...

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Universal Horror (1998)

A documentary about the era of classic monster movies that were made at Universal Studios during the 1930s and 1940s. ...

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The Harryhausen Chronicles (1997)

As an actor, director and producer, Ray Harryhausen has been a vibrant figure in Hollywood, working on everything from family films to mind-bending sci-fi. But his true genius lay in the creation of special effects for movies such as Mighty Joe Young and I ...

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Corwin (1996)

Biography of Norman Corwin, the great writer, producer and director of the Golden Age of Radio. Actors in his radio plays included Orson Welles, Jimmy Stewart, Charles Laughton, Danny Kaye, Paul Robeson and Judy Garland. ...

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A Century of Science Fiction (1996)

American Documentary, narrated by Christopher Lee ...

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In Search of Oz (1994)

BBC 2 produced this documentary on the Oz books of L. Frank Baum and the films and fantasies that they inspired, particularly the first book `The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'. Includes clips from the several silent film versions of the stories produced by Baum ...

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The Halloween Tree (1993)

Four children learn the origins of Halloween customs while trying to save the life of their friend. ...

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Hooray for Horrorwood (1991)

Forrest J. Ackerman styles himself as the number-one fan of science fiction and horror movies, and he has the collection to back it up: more than 350,000 books, publicity stills, lobby cards, props, posters and paintings related to his obsession. ...

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The Stan Freberg Commercials (1990)

Collection of commercials on VHS tape included with the CD box set, "The Tip of the Freberg." Also includes a video for the single "The Conspiraski Theory. ...

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The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder (1989)

S04E06 of "The Ray Bradbury Theater." A company provides big game hunters with expeditions to the past to kill dinosaurs. They only have one rule that's there to protect the time line: Never get off the beaten path. ...

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The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1986)

Among the legends of Hollywood, George Pal takes his place as a true visionary, an innovator and a showman who profoundly shaped the art of motion pictures. A peer of Walt Disney, Pal pioneered stop motion animation and went on to virtually invent the mode ...

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The Whimsical World of Oz (1985)

A promotional piece for the Disney film "Return to Oz", that also traces the history of the Oz books and films. ...

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Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me (1983)

Documentary about the life and work of Ray Harryhausen. ...

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Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine (1982)

The arrival in a small town of a stranger who calls himself 'Charles Dickens' makes a magical and lasting change in the lives of an imaginative 12-year-old boy and a loving young woman. ...

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Rich and Famous (1981)

Two literary women compete for 20 years: one writes for the critics; the other one, to get rich. ...

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Infinite Horizons: Space Beyond Apollo (1979)

For fans of science, both fact and fiction, this special provides a fascinating look into the future of space travel with topics ranging from lunar colonies to intergalactic travel. Hosted by acclaimed science fiction writer Ray Bradbury with an appearance ...

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Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration (1979)

A salute to Playboy Magazine on the occasion of its twenty-fifth anniversary, hosted by founding publisher Hugh Hefner and an all-male guest list. ...

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