
Tales from the Darkside (TV Series)
The Word Processor of the Gods (1984)
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- TV-14
- 20min
- Comedy, Drama
- 25 Nov 1984
- TV Episode
Struggling writer Richard Hagstrom receives an upgraded computer from his computer-whiz nephew Jonathan right before Jonathan dies in an accident. Thanks to Jonathan, this word processor has the power to grant any wish that Richard...
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Bruce Davison | ... |
Richard Hagstrom
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Karen Shallo | ... |
Lina Hagstrom
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Patrick Piccininni | ... |
Seth Robert Hagstrom
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Bill Cain | ... |
Tom Nordhoff
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Jon Shear | ... |
Jonathan
(as Jon Matthews)
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Miranda Beeson | ... |
Belinda
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Paul Sparer | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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Directed by
Michael Gornick |
Written by
Stephen King | ... | (story) |
Michael McDowell | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
Jerry Golod | ... | executive producer |
George A. Romero | ... | executive producer |
Richard P. Rubinstein | ... | executive producer |
William Teitler | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
Ernest R. Dickerson |
Editing by
Scott Vickrey |
Editorial Department
Tamar Bihari | ... | apprentice editor |
Meg Foss | ... | assistant editor |
Lienna Silver | ... | apprentice editor |
Casting By
Leonard Finger |
Art Direction by
Mischa Petrow |
Costume Design by
Jeanette Oleksa |
Makeup Department
Sharon Ilson | ... | makeup artist (as Sharon Ilson Reed) |
Production Management
Doon Allen | ... | production manager |
Oren Rudavsky | ... | post-production supervisor |
Jeffrey Silver | ... | production manager |
David E. Vogel | ... | executive in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Krakower | ... | assistant director |
Katarina Wittich | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Jeffrey Crandell | ... | assistant to art director |
Peter Gelfman | ... | construction coordinator |
Philip Goetz | ... | scenic artist (as Phil Goetz) |
Andrew Lassman | ... | property master |
Eva Machauf | ... | assistant props |
Barbara Robins | ... | scenic artist |
Nell Stifel | ... | set decorator |
Susan Vitucci | ... | assistant set dresser |
Sound Department
Stuart Deutsch | ... | boom operator |
Rolf Pardula | ... | sound mixer |
Fred Rosenberg | ... | sound editor |
Richard Smigielski | ... | assistant sound editor |
Visual Effects by
Rob Kobrin | ... | computer effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
William Klayer | ... | best boy (as Bill Klayer) |
Katherine Kolbert | ... | still photographer |
Jeff Levy | ... | gaffer |
Michael Preston | ... | second grip |
Frank Prinzi | ... | assistant camera |
John Tintori | ... | key grip |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Heidi Schulman | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Music Department
Erica Lindsay | ... | composer: title music |
Tom Pile | ... | composer: additional music |
Donald Rubinstein | ... | composer: title music |
Script and Continuity Department
Tom Allen | ... | script consultant |
Nancy Musser | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Maureen Andersen | ... | unit publicist |
Tina Carbonell | ... | production office coordinator |
Louis Haber | ... | administrative assistant |
Laura J. Medina | ... | production office coordinator |
Anne Nevin | ... | assistant production office coordinator |
Cosmo Ohms | ... | studio manager |
Paul Sparer | ... | narrator |
Jonathan Wolf | ... | production auditor (as Jonathan D. Wolf) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1986) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2009) (United States) (DVD)
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Plot Summary |
Struggling writer Richard Hagstrom receives an upgraded computer from his computer-whiz nephew Jonathan right before Jonathan dies in an accident. Thanks to Jonathan, this word processor has the power to grant any wish that Richard desires. Written by Octavian P. Quell |
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Did You Know?
Movie Connections | Featured in Stephen King's Golden Tales (1985). See more » |
Soundtracks | Tales from the Darkside Theme See more » |