"Amazing Stories" (1985)TV series 1985-1987

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

29 September 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

As one experience ends... Another adventure begins.

Plot:

Television series created, produced, and twice directed by Steven Spielberg. Truly amazing, and sometimes odd stories are narrated...

Plot Keywords:

Anthology

Awards:

Won 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 10 nominations

Cast

Douglas Seale	...	Mike Malloy / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Royal Dano	...	Elmer / ... (2 episodes, 1986)
Gary Riley	...	Jimmy / ... (2 episodes, 1985)
Larry Spinak	...	Arnold Skamp / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Jonathan Luria	...	Cameraman / ... (2 episodes, 1986)
Ben Kronen	...	Bald Man / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Pamela Guest	...	Assistant Director / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Paul Bartel	...	Detective Watts / ... (2 episodes, 1986-1987)
Charles Durning	...	Assistant to the Boss / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Louis Giambalvo	...	Dr. Templeton / ... (2 episodes, 1986)
Joshua Rudoy	...	Billy / ... (2 episodes, 1986)
Sharon Spelman	...	Mom / ... (2 episodes, 1986)
Jeff Cohen	...	Eddie / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
J.J. Cohen	...	Bert / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Tracey Walter	...	Blaze / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Dana Gladstone	...	George Gershwin / ... (2 episodes, 1986-1987)
Rick Andosca	...	Haller / ... (2 episodes, 1986-1987)
Michael Horse	...	Indian / ... (2 episodes, 1986)
Taliesin Jaffe	...	Mark / ... (2 episodes, 1986)
Arnold Johnson	...	Johnny / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Brad Bird	...	Scientist #2 (2 episodes, 1985-1987)
Fredric Cook	...	Dr. Wittenberg / ... (2 episodes, 1986-1987)
Jed Mills	...	Marshall / ... (2 episodes, 1986)
Lynn Kuratomi	...	Nurse #2 / ... (2 episodes, 1986-1987)
Billy Beck	...	Caretaker / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Conrad Dunn	...	Gas Station Attendant / ... (2 episodes, 1986)
JoAnn Willette	...	Angela / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
John McCook	...	Jerry Lane / ... (2 episodes, 1986-1987)
Eve Smith	...	Old Woman (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Wade Mayer	...	Airline Representative #2 / ... (2 episodes, 1986-1987)
Gregory Wagrowski	...	Ben Oltman / ... (2 episodes, 1986)

Also Known As:

Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories (USA) (complete title)

Runtime:

30 min (45 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby (1986-1987) | Stereo (1985-1986)

Certification:

UK:15 (some episodes) | USA:PG-13 (video compilation) | UK:12 (one episode) | Iceland:12 (tapes 1-3 and 5) | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Netherlands:6 | Australia:PG | UK:U (some episodes) | Argentina:13 | UK:PG (some episodes) | Iceland:16 (tape 6) | Iceland:L (tapes 4, 7 and 8) | Finland:K-12 (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Pico House - 410 N. Main Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Amblin Entertainment

Trivia:

The title is taken from a bi-monthly, Sci-fi journal famous in the 1940s and '50s and edited by TV and film writer Howard Browne.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Monster House (2006)

Twilight Zone variation

I wish that the episodes that were repeated at Christmas time were on one tape. "The Doll" is about a match-maker Albert Hague, who gets John Lithgow and Mary Steenburgen to meet; "The Ring", where Rhea Perlman and Danny DeVito are featured, and Rhea sings the theme song. Then there was the touching episode of Lukas Haas and his grandfather waiting for the train; and then comes the re-make of Night Of The Meek with Barnard Hughes in the Art Carney role. The pity is that all these episodes are on various tapes.