The Illustrated Man (1969) | |
| Director(s) | Jack Smight |
| Producer(s) | Ted Mann |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Science Fiction |
| Top Topics | |
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The Illustrated Man (1969) was a Science Fiction - Drama Film directed by Jack Smight and produced by Ted Mann.
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Blu-ray Review: Rod Steiger and Claire Bloom in The Illustrated Man (1969)
By KC on Oct 25, 2017 From Classic MoviesThe Illustrated Man (1960) is trilogy of terror-tinged sci-fi tales drawn from Ray Bradbury’s eighteen story anthology of the same name. Rod Steiger stars as the titular tattooed drifter in a framing story with Robert Drivas and then-wife Claire Bloom, and in various roles in the stories which... Read full article
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Quotes from
[first lines]
Felicia: Each person who tries to see beyond his own time must face questions to which there cannot yet be proven answers.
Carl: [shouting at the lake] Now shut up now, come on now! Shut up! All you do is make noise in the world!
[speaking to Willie]
Carl: That's how you handle little things, see. You just yell at 'em and they just shut up like a clam. And that puts 'em in their proper place. Man I don't like little things. I don't like - bugs, and frogs, and spiders, and creepy crawly things that *zing* out at 'cha and bite 'cha when you're not lookin'. You know what a tick looks like?
Willie: Well, sure I seen ticks.
Carl: Yeah, well they're the worst because they find ya no matter where ya are, and they creep up ya and they suck your blood, see? Ooh they stink, those rotten things.
[last lines]
Felicia: Each person who tries to see beyond his own time must face questions to which there cannot yet be absolute answers.
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Felicia: Each person who tries to see beyond his own time must face questions to which there cannot yet be proven answers.
Carl: [shouting at the lake] Now shut up now, come on now! Shut up! All you do is make noise in the world!
[speaking to Willie]
Carl: That's how you handle little things, see. You just yell at 'em and they just shut up like a clam. And that puts 'em in their proper place. Man I don't like little things. I don't like - bugs, and frogs, and spiders, and creepy crawly things that *zing* out at 'cha and bite 'cha when you're not lookin'. You know what a tick looks like?
Willie: Well, sure I seen ticks.
Carl: Yeah, well they're the worst because they find ya no matter where ya are, and they creep up ya and they suck your blood, see? Ooh they stink, those rotten things.
[last lines]
Felicia: Each person who tries to see beyond his own time must face questions to which there cannot yet be absolute answers.
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Facts about
Average Shot Length = ~6.8 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~7.1 seconds.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, this film has the record for longest time applying make-up each day, at 20 hours.
When Jack Smight contacted Ray Bradbury about buying the rights to "The Illustrated Man", Bradbury informed him he would sell it if Smight hired Burt Lancaster, Paul Newman or Rod Steiger for the lead role.
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According to the Guinness Book of World Records, this film has the record for longest time applying make-up each day, at 20 hours.
When Jack Smight contacted Ray Bradbury about buying the rights to "The Illustrated Man", Bradbury informed him he would sell it if Smight hired Burt Lancaster, Paul Newman or Rod Steiger for the lead role.
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