A Sound of Thunder
- by Ray Bradbury, directed by Pat Robins
- TV Episode
- Science Fiction
- Adults
- Definite Time Travel
- English
- “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury, directed by Pat Robins (USA Network, 11 August 1989).
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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- Time Periods
- Age of Reptiles (252 Ma to 66 Ma: Mesozoic/Triassic/Jurassic/Cretaceous): Certainly the age of reptiles, even though it’s described as merely 60,002,055 years ago.
- Circa AD 2000 to 2099: presumed time period.
- Time Travel Methods
- Themes
- Butterfly Effect
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- “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury, directed by Pat Robins (USA Network, 11 August 1989).
Ray Bradbury (story)
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created by
Mark Massari (based on another source)
Indexer Notes
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- 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.