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The Ray Bradbury Theater
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Touch of Petulance

  • Episode aired Oct 12, 1990
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 22m
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6.4/10
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Eddie Albert and Jesse Collins in The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)
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A man travels from the future to the present, to warn his younger self against murdering his wife.A man travels from the future to the present, to warn his younger self against murdering his wife.A man travels from the future to the present, to warn his younger self against murdering his wife.
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6.4/10
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    • John Laing
    • Ray Bradbury(based on an original story by)
  • Stars
    • Eddie Albert
    • Jesse Collins
    • Dulcie Smart
    • John Laing
    • Ray Bradbury(based on an original story by)
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    • Eddie Albert
    • Jesse Collins
    • Dulcie Smart
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    • 5User reviews
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    Eddie Albert
    Eddie Albert
    • Jonathan Hughes
    Jesse Collins
    • Jonathan Hughes
    Dulcie Smart
    Dulcie Smart
    • Alice Hughes
    Ray Bradbury
    Ray Bradbury
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      • John Laing
      • Ray Bradbury(based on an original story by)
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    7/10
    One of the best in the series
    I always had been a fan of Ray Bradbury's novels and short stories, and it's one of the best sci-fi writers ever (in my opinion). And despite I haven't seen the entire RAY BRADBURY THEATER show I wanted to try an episode.

    It begins with the sound of shots fired by an old man (Eddie Albert), and then the man goes out at night escaping. The next day, we see a young couple (played by Dulcie Smart and Jess Collins as Jonathan Hughes), and when the young man returns home by train he encounters the old man, and it says to Jonathan that is the older version of himself and it's trying to avoid that he will kill his wife, so he follows Jonathan home unevitably meeting Jonathan's wife, and Albert starts to help the young man, even annoying him with a lot of talking, and in the end it goes out at night returning home. And Jonathan, with a gun kills his wife only for a simple discussion.

    Personally I found it a bit weird, especially in the ending, but this episode it's full of suspense and with a nice soundtrack. It's avalaible on Youtube if you want to give a try.
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      • October 12, 1990 (France)
      • English
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      • Wilcox Productions
      • Allarcom Limited
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