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7.1/10   83 votes
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Director:

Fred Barzyk

Writers:

Fred Barzyk (writer)
David R. Loxton (writer)
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Plot:

A poet-astronaut is shot through an area of space called the Chrono-Synclastic Infidibulum. He is duplicated into infinite copies of himself... more | add synopsis

Awards:

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Cast

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'Cousin Brucie' Morrow ... Contest Announcer (as Bruce Morrow)
Dortha Duckworth ... Mrs. Stevenson
William Hickey ... Stony Stevenson
Ray Goulding ... Walter Gesundheit
Bob Elliott ... Bud Williams, Jr.
Franklin Cover ... Col. Donald 'Tex' Pirandello
Russell Morash ... Sandy Abernathy
John Devlin ... Dr. Bobby Denton
Jay Garner ... President Rosewater
Kevin McCarthy ... Bokonon
Edie Lynch ... Island Girl
Jerry Gershman ... Sergeant
James Sloyan ... Dr. Paul Proteus
George Serries ... Prosecutor
Ashley Wescott ... Deaf Juror
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Between Time and Timbuktu: A Space Fantasy
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Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

NET more


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Could PBS ever do something this bizarre today?, 8 August 2006
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Author: marknyc from New York

I was mesmerized by this strange film back in 1972, and it lingered in my memories for years until I was finally able to view it a few months ago. The parts that I recall held up beautifully, especially Bob & Ray's work (which was largely ad-libbed). Some of the Vonnegut stories work, some don't: the "Handicapper General" piece is quite scary and all too real, as is the section about ethical suicide parlors. But in the end it's Elliot and Goulding (and Hickey) who save the day.

I still can't think about "ex-astronaut Bud Williams, Jr." telling his story about Tang without smiling. Wish they would release this on DVD (and another early NET special - America, Inc. with Jean Shepherd).

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