The Illustrated Man
"Don't dare stare at the illustrated man!" warns the poster for this Ray Bradbury-inspired sci-fi film. Indeed, don't stare. You'll probably fall asleep. This collection of vignettes culled from Bradbury's collection of short stories (including "The Veldt," unavoidable in American high school), each beginning with a tattoo on an inexplicably (and agrily) tattooed individual, the stories are unfortunately very protracted and poorly produced; the tattoo narrative used to tie them all together is equally sleepy.
Rating
2.0 out of 5 Stars
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- Director: Jack Smight
- Producer: Howard B. Kreitsek, Ted Mann
- Screenwriter: Howard B. Kreitsek
- Stars: Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, Robert Drivas, Don Dubbins
- MPAA Rating: PG
- Year of Release: 1969
- Released on Video: 12/19/2006
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