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Unglaubliche Geschichten Vol. II

Amazing Stories

Unglaubliche Geschichten Vol. II

e-m-s (1985)
DVD
FSK 18
4020974167277
TV Series | Fantasie | Horror | Science-Fiction
USA | English | Color | 10:21

Explore Steven Spielberg's imaginative mind in this classic series of incredible tales. Amazing Stories is an incredible collection of short tales from the creative mind of Steven Spielberg. Most episodes ran in a half-hour time slot, with only a few going longer than that. In spite of the brevity of the show, each episode packs in a well-developed story, along with some subtle commentaries on human nature and morality.


Episodes View details

1 Ghost Train 25 min | Sep 29, 1985

Opa Globe is convinced it is his destiny to board a train he inadvertently caused to crash 75 years ago, and tells his nine-year old grandson the old Highball Express will careen through their house.

2 The Main Attraction 25 min | Oct 06, 1985

Athletic teenage hunk Brad Bender thinks he is too cool for nerdy classmate Shirley, who is crazy over him, until, to his horror, a meteor shower's power suddenly turns him into a human magnet.

3 Alamo Jobe 25 min | Oct 20, 1985

During the Battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836, 15-year-old messenger Jobe H. Farnum is about to be killed. He is transported forward in time to San Antonio in 1985. The 1980s prove to be too much for Jobe to handle.

4 Mummy Daddy 25 min | Oct 27, 1985

A dedicated actor in a realistic mummy costume that he can't take off is shooting a movie in a swamp. When he hears his wife is in labor, he runs towards the town but the local rednecks think he's the real deal and form a posse.

5 The Mission 46 min | Nov 03, 1985

A courageous young World War II gunner and aspiring cartoonist, trapped in the belly gun of a B-17 aircraft with the landing gear destroyed, has only his imagination as a force that might be able to save him.

6 The Amazing Falsworth 25 min | Nov 05, 1985

A nightclub audience gasps at The Amazing Falsworth's psychic powers, but the shock is his alone when the blindfolded performer picks up the vibes of a serial killer in the room.

7 Fine Tuning 25 min | Nov 10, 1985

Three high-school kids build an antenna that can catch signals from outer space. They learn that the aliens are big fans of 1950s American television and are coming to Hollywood to meet some of their favorite Earth stars.

8 Mr. Magic 25 min | Nov 17, 1985

Old-timer Lou Bundles, once a world-famous magician, is now fumbling every trick, and desperately purchases an amazing old deck of cards at a small magic shop in hopes of going out in a spectacular display of legerdemain.

9 Guilt Trip 25 min | Dec 01, 1985

Overworked and exhausted, the emotion Guilt in human personification takes a fateful cruise and falls in love with Love.

10 Remote Control Man 25 min | Dec 08, 1985

A meek, unhappy and frustrated husband with a nagging wife and incorrigible sons finally finds solace in his new TV set that "comes alive" with the use of a magic remote control and gives him the chance to replace his family with various TV characters. But then reality hits.

11 Santa '85 25 min | Dec 15, 1985

Kris Kringle's Christmas is rudely interrupted when he lands in the clink with a bunch of bogus Santas after tripping a home burglar alarm. The cynical sheriff doesn't believe his story, so his only hope of deliverance becomes a smart eight-year-old boy (Damon), who is the only one who believes him and who won't let Christmas pass without Santa.

12 Vanessa in the Garden 25 min | Dec 29, 1985

When a brilliant young artist's beloved wife dies in a carriage wreck, the grief-stricken husband is possessed with an incredible plan to bring her back through his art.

13 The Sitter 25 min | Jan 05, 1986

A Jamaican babysitter uses voodoo to tame a pair of mischievous, stir-crazy boys.

14 No Day at the Beach 24 min | Jan 12, 1986

Scorned by his troop of poker-playing teen-aged soldiers, Arnold Skamp becomes a war hero by miraculously saving their lives when they charge the battle-torn beaches of Port Nuovo, Italy. What his fellow marines learn afterwards, shocks them even more.

15 One for the Road 25 min | Jan 19, 1986

In 1934, a couple of South Bronx barflies try to kill drunk Mike Malloy for his insurance money and find they're tangling with much more than they bargained for.

16 Gather Ye Acorns 25 min | Feb 02, 1986

Jonathan Quick, the bane of his practical parents' existence, takes an ancient tree troll's advice to pack up his treasured comic-book collection and follow his heart. And so, fifty years later..

17 Boo! 25 min | Feb 16, 1986

Sweet, old-fashioned ghosts Nelson and Evelyn Chumsky are aghast when a porn queen and her sleazy husband move into their home, and try to scare the raunchy new residents away.

18 Dorothy and Ben 25 min | Mar 02, 1986

It is shocking enough when old Ben Dumfy emerges like Rip Van Winkle from a 40-year coma, but his special mental communication with Dorothy, a comatose 7-year-old, leads to an even greater miracle. But there's a price.

19 Mirror, Mirror 24 min | Mar 09, 1986

While guesting on a talk show, horror novelist Jordan Manmouth claims he is immune to being frightened by the nightmarish creatures he creates - and comes to regret the taunt when he is terrorized by a black-caped phantom.

20 Secret Cinema 25 min | Apr 06, 1986

Young everyday woman Jane becomes convinced that someone is recording and influencing her everyday life and that she's become the unwilling star of a secret cinema.

21 Hell Toupee 25 min | Apr 13, 1986

Defense attorney Harry Ballentine is understandably nervous when his client is mild-mannered accountant Murray Bernstein - who after investing in a strange toupee had felt compelled to murder the first lawyer he saw. Harry goes after it.

22 The Doll 25 min | May 04, 1986

The lonely, loveless life of a shy bachelor takes an astounding turn when he buys a special doll, exquisitely hand-crafted by a mysterious German toymaker. He tries to track down the woman who modeled for it.

23 One for the Books 25 min | May 11, 1986

An elderly college janitor amazes himself, his wife and the scientific community when his brain turns into a sponge that soaks up more and more incredible knowledge of every subject taught at the school - until a shocking event changes everything.

24 Grandpa's Ghost 24 min | May 25, 1986

Edwin's grandpa died in his sleep last night. So why is the old man still hanging around the apartment, playing the piano and swapping stories with Edwin's grandma?

Cast View all

John Forker Man on Train
Tom Willett Funeral Director
Erin Lyerla High School Student
Royal Dano Elmer Quick
Joyce Van Patten Eva
Professor Toru Tanaka Beefy wrestler
Lisa Jane Persky Shirley Crater
Gary Riley Jimmy
Douglas Seale Mike Malloy
George Jenesky Gas Station Attendant
Eda Reiss Merin Dora
Charles Nelson Reilly Father McClintley
Ben Kronen Bald Man
Matthew Laborteaux Andy
Pamela Guest Assistant Director
Larry Spinak Arnold Skamp
Geoff Vanderstock Man Wearing Blonde Wig
Jonathan Luria Officer Montgomery
Gary Bergher Professor Gilbert
James Cromwell Francis
Mark Hamill Jonathan
Kevin Costner Captain
Forest Whitaker Jerry
Seth Green Lance Paxton
Harvey Keitel Byron Sullivan

Trailer

Edition details

Nr Discs 1
Edition Release Date Dec 11, 2008
Regions Region 2

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