Masters Of Science Fiction : Series 1 (DVD, 2-Disc, 2007) Region 4

Masters Of Science Fiction : Series 1 (DVD, 2007).

A Clean Escape

A dying doctor refuses

to believe that her

patient cannot

remember the last 25

years of his life. It

remains unclear why she has been so

obsessed with this particular patient

until the final, shocking conclusion.

Stars two-time Academy® Award

Nominee IUDY DAVIS (The Break Up,

Marie Antoinette) and Academy®

an

Award Nominee SAM WATERSTON

(The Killing Fields, Law & Order).

Directed by Academy® Award

Nominee MARK RYDELL (For the Boys,

On Golden Pond). Based on the short

story by Nebula Award Winner

JOHN KESSEL.

Jerry Was a Man

The Van Vogel's are the 7th

richest couple in the world.

Pleasure is their only work.

Chores are done by

anthropoids who are all

named Joe, created from a few strands of

human DNA fused with plastics. Mrs Van

Vogel's dormant compassion is awakened

by a joe named Jerry. What traits would

prove that Jerry is, indeed, a man?

Stars Emmy® Award Winner ANNE HECHE

(John Q, Psycho) and MALCOLM McDOWELL

(Cat People, A Clockwork Orange).

Directed by Academy® Award Nominee

MICHAEL TOLKIN (The New Age). Based on

the short story by seven-time Hugo Award

vinner and Science Fiction Grand Maste

aureate ROBERT A. HEINLEIN.

The Awakening

In the middle of a

ferocious firefight

outside Baghdad, US

soldiers discover a

mysterious body, one

that they can't even identify as human.

Swiftly, all over the earth, more such

creatures appear and begin to

communicate. With this contact, the

world is forced to choose between

peace and destruction.

Starring TERRY O'QUINN (Lost,

Stepfather) and ELISABETH RÖHM (Law

& Order, Angel).

Directed by MICHAEL PETRONI (The

Dangerous Lives of Altar Bovs). Based on

a short story by HOWARD FAST

(Spartacus, The Crossing),

Little Brother

A tale of a man

accused of murder in a

Matrix-like future.

Sitting before a kiosk

which is itself the

judge, jury and executioner, Frendon

must find a way to convince the

machine of his innocence or find

some other way to save himself

before time runs out.

Starring CLIFTON COLLINS IR.

(Capote, Traffic) and KIMBERLY ELISE

(Close to Home, The Manchurian

Candidate).

Directed by DARNELL MARTIN (Grey's

Anatomy, Their Eyes Were Watching God).

Based on the short story from

WALTER MOSLEY's novel Futureland.

Watchbird

It seems the perfect

solution to a ballooning

crime rate. Filling the skies

with flying robotic droids

that can prevent murder

before it takes place. However, nobody

told these

"Watchbirds" that all life

depends on a formula of carefully

balanced killing. Is it wise to sacrifice our

liberty in the name of our security?

Starring SEAN ASTIN (Rudy, Lord of the Rings

Trilogy), JAMES CROMWELL (The Green Mile,

The Oueen) and SALLY KELLERMAN as the

voice of The Watchbird.

Directed by HAROLD BECKER (Mercury

Rising, Sea of Love). Based on a storv bu

ROBERT SHECKLEY (Freeiack,. Escape from

Hell Island).

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The Discarded

The ultimate story of

despised minorities

forever adrift in the

darkness of outer

space. As a last resort,

born out of their loneliness and despair,

they are forced to make an ominous

pact with those responsible for their

plight, in the hope that they will finally

be offered refuge at home on Earth.

Starring JOHN HURT (V for Vendetta.

Harry Potter). BRIAN DENNEHY (Assault

on Precinct 13, Cocoon), JAMES DENTON

(Desperate Housewives, The Pretender).

Directed by IONATHAN FRAKES (Star

Trek). Based on the short story by

HARLAN ELLISON.

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