Perversions of Science -- HBO -- 30 minutes -- Check for times Anthology -- most based on stories published in Wm.M.Gaines' magazines Produced by the producers of Tales From The Crypt; Gilbert Adler Designer of Chrome -- Hajime Sorayama; voice by Maureen Teefy (c) Two Fisted Holdings, Inc; HBO; Time-Warner Theme music by Danny Elfman; episode credit as listed. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Compiled by Guidewriter Date: June 29, 1998 Not to be sold in any form, but may be posted to free sites in text format only. Guidewriter site: http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/9821 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not ask for tapes. Post to alt.video.tape-trading which is a Usenet newsgroup. Use your news reader or visit http://www.dejanews.com to read and/or post. ----------------------------------------------------------------- The episodes start with a scene of a family watching TV, a piece of popcorn rolls away, the dog chases it, and we travel through town, into a gallery of androids and the story is introduced by a robot named Chrome. 6/7/97 The introduction was a 90 minute special presentation of three episodes. DREAM OF DOOM An associate professor, married, childless, 40, cannot wake from his dreams. Each time he wakes, he finds himself in another dream. w. David Goyer d. Walter Hill Based on a story published in William M. Gaines' Weird Science Magazine music by Mark Snow Keith Carradine as Arthur Bristol Adam Arkin as Paul Danko Lolita Davidovich Gretchen Palmer Peter Jason as the Priest Lin Shave as the Nurse ANATOMY LESSON The son of the small town coroner has a lust to kill, but a bearded man always interferes. w. Kevin Rock d. Gilbert Adler Based on a story published in William M. Gaines' Weird Science Magazine music by Ernest Troost Joanna Gleason as Mrs. Rabe Jeremy London as Billy Rabe Jeff Fahey as the Bearded Man Jim Metzler Devon Odessa Gary Grossman as the Sheriff Justin Chapman as child Billy Rabe Wesley Mask as the Science Teacher BOXED IN A pilot has spent two years in an eroding fighter plane with a 'Barbie doll' android mechanic. He has kept his promise to be faithful to his fiancee, Dulcine, the daughter of the Admiral, and he finds the Admiral has equipped her with an electronic chastity belt. w. Chris Miller & Kevin Rock d. William Shatner Based on a short story by Chris Miller music by Chris Boardman William Shatner as Admiral Kornfeld Kevin Pollak as the Pilot Heather-Elizabeth Parkhurst as the android Melanie Shatner as Dulcine Brian Phillips as a soldier Mark Thompson as a soldier THE EXILE 6/11/97 A mad scientist who kills people in the course of his experiments, is arrested and tried. Rehabilitation fails and he is sentenced to be 'exiled'. w. David J. Schow d. William Malone wraparound music by Bradley A. Segal music by Frank Becker Appeared in the magazine 'Weird Fantasy'. Jeffery Combs as 50557 Ron Perlman as 40132 Christopher John Fields Brian Brophy Jeff Corey as The Judge David Warner as Dr. Nordhoff Oscar Dillon as Jailer Craig Olsen as Lupitu Jae Woo Lee as Coopersmith GIVEN THE HEIR 6/18/97 A woman re-shapes her body to perfection and then participates in an experiment which sends her ten years into the past, where she keeps an assignation with a man who demands perfection, but evidently does not appreciate her. w. Mark Verheiden d. Ramon Menendez music by Pray For Rain Yancy Butler as Lisa Gerou William McNamara as Nick Boyer David Leisure as William Tilbrook Paul Williams as Dr. Mueller Joey Buttafuoco as Frankie Carelli Mark Folger as Scientist Doug Llewelyn as Calvin Patterson Dennison Samaroo as Scientist Mark Ira Segal as Bank Guard PLANELY POSSIBLE 6/25/97 A grieving husband volunteers to be the subject of an experiment which will send him to another plane of existence in which his wife will still be alive. w. Peter Atkins d. Russell Mulcahy music by J.Peter Robinson George Newbern as Walter Vincent Schiavelli as the scientist Dr. Joyce Brothers as Therapist Bethany Wolf Elizabeth Berkley as Ruth Nicole Delaina as Gwen Trayne Thomas as Homeless Man Michael Wiseman as Barman PANIC 7/2/97 Based in part on the panic caused by the Mercury Theater production of War of the Worlds, this story, which begins at a Halloween costume party, has several twists and turns before it is over. w. Andrew Kevin Walker d. Tobe Hooper Chris Sarandon as Carson Walls Edie McClurg as the Farmer's wife Harvey Korman as the Farmer Jason Lee as Spaceman #1 Jamie Kennedy as Spaceman #2 Laraine Newman as Becky Bryce Ingman as Bad Sheet Ghost Tracy Middendorf as Cheerleader Steve Monroe as Gorilla Kira Reed as Vampiress SNAP ENDING 7/9/97 The members of a mixed gender space crew find controlling their anxieties is their biggest problem when they are sent to study a new planet. w. Kevin Rock d. Sean Astin music by Eric Colvin Jennifer Hetrick as the Captain Kathleen Wilhoite as Paula Sean Astin as Taylor Wil Wheaton as Bryan Deborah L. Carlisle as the Computer Voice ULTIMATE WEAPON 7/16/97 Creatures from outer space assume human form to carry out their mission of mating with a native earthperson. w. Gilbert Roler and Jeanette Lewis d. Dean Lopata music by Ernest Troost Heather Langerkamp as Matt's Wife Kim Myers Mitchell Whitfield as Matt Solomon Paolo Seganti as Mike (?) Jennifer Darling as Mother (?) Maria Cina Stephen Kahan as Father PEOPLE'S CHOICE 7/23/97 A suburban family gets caught between warring robots. When their Nanna is damaged every night, the repairman suggests they buy his new robot, a red, white and blue patriot. w. Scott Nimerfro d. Russell Mulcahy music by J. Peter Robinson Maxine Bahns as Betty Sorensen Patrick Cassidy as Todd Sorensen Richard Riehle as Gorn Betty Murphy as Nanna Barry Williams as Neighbor Debbie Lee Carrington as Alien #1 Gary Friedkin as Alien #2 Katherine Gaskin as Glenda Olivia Hack as Jenna Sorensen Roger W. Morrissey as Liberty ====================================================================