The Veldt
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Series: Bfa Science Fiction Series
Duration: 23
Year Published: 1979
Creator: Wilets Bernard
Format: 16mm
Color: Color
Sound: sound
Description: An adaptation of Ray Bradbury's story of a futuristic society where a family's every need is provided by their house. All goes well until one wall of the children's playroom presents terrifying scenes of the African veldt in full color, sound, and odor., 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 increasingly terrified by the images and sounds of the the African Veldt. Satire and horror mix in the science fiction story from The Illustrated Man.
Complete Record: An adaptation of Ray Bradbury's story of a futuristic society where a family's every need is provided by their house. All goes well until one wall of the children's playroom presents terrifying scenes of the African veldt in full color, sound, and odor., 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 increasingly terrified by the images and sounds of the the African Veldt. Satire and horror mix in the science fiction story from The Illustrated Man. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
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