Bradbury himself wrote the teleplay for this first on-screen adaptation of his famous story, and somehow he managed to do it without the word “butterfly” appearing in the script (though we do see the critter at the end).
Michael Main
Travis: We might destroy a roach—or a flower, even—and destroy an important link in the species.

Eckles: So?

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Variants

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  1. “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury, directed by Pat Robins (USA Network, 11 August 1989).
  2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by Ray Bradbury
    Ray Bradbury (story)
    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . directed by Costa Botes
    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . created by Mark Massari (based on another source)
    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hosted by Ray Bradbury

Indexer Notes

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  1. Credits—Unlike the other seasons that we watched, Season 3 has some audio narration about the story from Ray Bradbury immediately after the stock opening and before the credits. Therefore, we list him as the episode’s credited host for Season 3.