A hit or miss attempt to revive the type of TV anthology series Spielberg grew up watching ... The best segment is the one directed by the underrated Peter Hyams entitled The Amazing Falsworth.
Amazing Stories - The Complete First Season (1985)
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Reviews Counted:16
Fresh:6
Rotten:10
Average Rating:2.9/10
Synopsis: Academy Award-winning writer/director Steven Spielberg presents AMAZING STORIES, the hit television series featuring a star-studded cast including John Lithgow, Kiefer Sutherland, Tim Robbins,... Academy Award-winning writer/director Steven Spielberg presents AMAZING STORIES, the hit television series featuring a star-studded cast including John Lithgow, Kiefer Sutherland, Tim Robbins, Charlie Sheen, and Kevin Costner. This collection of 24 episodes from the show's first groundbreaking season (which blended mystery, science fiction, and horror) also features direction by many of Hollywood's biggest names. [More]
Starring: Ray Walston, Cheryl Mc Williams, Drew Barrymore, Amy Irving
Starring: Ray Walston, Cheryl Mc Williams, Drew Barrymore, Amy Irving, Kiefer Sutherland, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Loni Anderson, Dom DeLuise, Charles Durning, Charles Nelson Reilly, Beverly Sanders, LaWanda Page, Beau Bridges, Margaret Howell, Sondra Locke, Seth Green, Mabel King, Ray Mancini, Charlie Sheen, James Cromwell, Eddie Bracken, Dick Cavett, Dana Gladstone, Tim Robbins, Eve Arden, John Lithgow, Rain Phoenix, Andrew McCarthy
Director: Steven Spielberg
Director: Steven Spielberg
Producer: Steven Spielberg
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Reviews for Amazing Stories - The Complete First Season
With first-rated production and a memorable opening theme composed by John Williams, this series had much to attract an audience. Unfortunately, the content tended to be quite hit-or-miss, despite the veritable "who's who" of acting and directing talent t
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