Rod Steiger Carl as Carl. Claire Bloom Felicia as Felicia. Robert Drivas Willie as Willie. Don Dubbins Pickard as Pickard. Jason Evers Simmons as Simmons. Tim Weldon John as John. Pogo Peke as Peke. Jack Smight. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. The Illustrated Man is classic Bradbury, a collection of eighteen startling visions of humankind's destiny, unfolding across a canvas of decorated skin, visions as keen as the tattooist's needle and as colorful as the inks that indelibly stain the body.
The images, ideas, sounds and scents that abound in this phantasmagoric sideshow are provocative and powerful: the mournful cries of celestial travelers cast out cruelly into a vast space of stars and blackness, the sight of gray dust settling over a forgotten outpost on a road that leads nowhere, the pungent odor of Jupiter on a returning father's clothing.
Here living cities take their vengeance, technology awakens the most primal natural instincts, Martian invasions are foiled by the good life and the glad hand, and dreams are carried aloft in junkyard rockets. Don't dare stare at the illustrated man. Drama Fantasy Horror Sci-Fi. Did you know Edit. Trivia According to the Guinness Book of World Records, this film has the record for longest time applying make-up each day, at 20 hours.
Goofs During the opening credits at 5 minutes into the film.. Quotes [first lines] Felicia : Each person who tries to see beyond his own time must face questions to which there cannot yet be proven answers.
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Made me think of Hitchcock. The Rocket - space travel is expensive and a man saves money for decades, hoping one day he or one member of his family may buy a ticket to see the planets and the stars from up close. If I continue, I will eventually list all the stories.
Of particular interest are several that explore the role of religion in the future. Bardbury doesn't hold the view that science excludes the need for spiritual epiphany, and I must say I kind of agree with him. It's important at least for the questions to be asked and to search for the answers: The Man , The Fire Balloons and tangentially The Visitor and The Other Foot are the stories dealing with spirituality and morality.
I said some of the stories feel dated. I wasn't referring to the language or the themes, but rather to the way space and the planets are presented.
Mars and Venus are in fact mirror images of Earth, ignoring the differences in gravity, air pressure, toxic elements or radiation. Mars is a dry desert and on Venus it rains all the time, and that's about it. Space travel is also more of a concept than a credible rendition.
Not even the weightlessness is mentioned. The time to travel to Mercury or Pluto is less that three months, aliens have no problem breathing our air or conversing with Earthlings. And so on For all these minor complaints, I would still put The Illustrated Man on my top ten short story collection listopia. Mar 14, Ana-Maria Petre rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites.
Bradbury is The Man. The stories comprised in this book are both disturbing and serene, ranging from the innocent cruelty of children to the desperate longing of Man for the deep, unknown outer space. I stumbled across this short story collection when searching for horror literature online.
However, the stories in "The Illustrated Man" are not straight up horror; they're more like sci-fi stories and predictions on what life will look like years from its publication date. The narrative frame of the stories goes like this: A man, covered in tattoos, tells another man that he stumbles across to not look too deeply at his tattoos because they all tell stories that come true. Needless to sa I stumbled across this short story collection when searching for horror literature online.
Needless to say, the other man can't help watching and that's when the narration begins. I very much felt like Ray Bradbury had a way too pessimistic view on the future.
Basically, we are all going to destroy Earth and each other, or at least only bad things will happen such as us burning all books dealing with horror or killing each other in nuclear wars. That being said, I did find some of the stories very interesting - especially the ones that deal with religion. Bradbury has some interesting ideas that got me curious, and as is the case with most short story collections, I loved some stories whereas others didn't really speak to me.
Oh Ray, you heart-stealer you What an incredible read this was! It's full of futuristic settings yet relevant, modern themes. I'm not normally into the sci-fi stuff but every single one of these stories was utterly captivating.
These are the kind of stories that draw you in instantly, hold you tight and keep you thinking about them long after you finish reading. I had a couple of favourites: I loved the way The Rocket explored the power of the imagination, along with how the family dynamic was portrayed.
I enjoyed the clevern What an incredible read this was! I enjoyed the cleverness of Usher II , and its rebellion against censored creativity. I appreciated the simplicity of life in The Highway , and the chilling consequence of naive expectations of childhood innocence in Zero Hour. I loved the twists and the cliffhangers, and the more still chapters that invoked quiet contemplation.
The compilation was assembled well, with a great balance of fast and slow to keep the brain working and the heart racing. I felt a full range of emotions reading this! The language is simple enough, and even the futuristic elements are easy to grasp and accept. The themes run deeper than the superficial stories, so if you're not a deep-thinker you may be underwhelmed or even confused by some of the tales. If, however, you're someone who likes to read between the lines and consider the human condition, you'll receive immense value from reading this.
Different personalities will relate to different stories - as a writer and lover of the imagination, the stories with similar themes drew me in, however parents may prefer tales like The Veld or The Playground , with their parent-child relationships, and soul-searchers might enjoy mulling over Kaleidoscope , The Man , or The Last Night of the World.
There is something in here for everyone; all tied together by the the man inked with these stories. Highly recommend for all lovers of literature. The stories are short and sweet so easy to read, and the themes are varied enough to cater to all tastes.
An absolute masterpiece of the written word. Bradbury is unmatched. This collection serves as a constant inspiration and reminder to be better, in the hopes that one day I can inspire the awe and thrill that Bradbury's imagination and talent instilled in me. My uncle gifted me this book. When he was younger he collected every story Bradbury wrote through science fiction magazines in the mail. I am SO grateful to him for introducing me to more of Bradbury's stories.
Jul 16, Leo Robertson rated it really liked it. Interesting that Bradbury's aim with his writing was to make others "jealous of his joy", yet all of his stories are so dark! You can still hear him enjoying the telling of them : Reminds me to get over my fears of running out of ideas or writing first to please others—therein, as friends have told me too, is the path to madness!
View all 5 comments. Jun 30, Paul Falk rated it really liked it Shelves: sci-fi. This book was first published in , a mere six years after the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan. By reference, the fear the atom bomb created had managed to threateningly worm its way into some of the short stories. There were many other accounts of death and total annihilation by one means or another though not necessarily at the hands of the "A bomb".
The author may have likely found himself caught up with the overwhelming paranoia of the times that ran rampant in the world.
These worr This book was first published in , a mere six years after the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan. These worries were clearly expressed in his imaginative style of writing. There were eighteen outlandish short stories most of which had us either being invaded by or colonizing our neighboring planets. Mars by far the most popular. Commuting by rocket had become commonplace in Ray Bradbury's future of the 's, 70's and 80's.
On a side note, with all the interplanetary travel going on, the author was not aware of nor either addressed the issues of weightlessness in Space - a biggie. Then again, it must be remembered, it was It sounds like the "Stone Ages". Some of the latest advances, actually gadgets that every household could not live without included: an electrical breakfast maker, mechanical book reader, food-delivery tubes, disposable clothing and remote control lawn mowers just to name a few.
Looks like we've missed out! I'm reminded of the dreams and schemes that flourished back then. It was a thought-provoking ride. This was after all just a sample of one talented writer's indulgence into "Sci-Fi thinking" at the middle of the twentieth century. Jan 26, Danielle The Book Huntress Wants to Read More rated it it was amazing Shelves: story-within-a-story , fantasy , favorites , science-fiction , owned-copy , short-story-collection.
I am a very big fan of Ray Bradbury. He has an incredible imagination. He inspires me as a writer and a reader. I loved that this book has stories within a story.
What an interesting idea of having a tattooed man as the "Scheherazade" in this story. The narrator is the body of a man who has tattoos all over himself. Each tattoo tells a story. Each story is different. Some are more science fiction-oriented and some are pure fantasy. Yes, Bradbury's view of outer space might be considered naive fo I am a very big fan of Ray Bradbury. Yes, Bradbury's view of outer space might be considered naive for a science purist, but consider that he wrote stories about space long before space-exploration and the study of space conditions began in earnest.
Bradbury himself calls his stories science fantasy instead of science fiction. If you read "The Veldt" in reading class in school, this story can be found in this volume. I cannot remember all the stories in this collection, but I know that enjoyed reading them.
If you like to read short stories that are fantasy or science-fiction-oriented, you should definitely pick this one up. Rockets, Mars, spacemen, time travel. All told in that vivacious lovely prose that I expect from Bradbury. Some amazing stories and a few average ones. Another great collection from a master short story teller I wish I would have read this right after finishing The Martian Chronicles. It's a great accent to Bradbury's famous sci-fi masterpiece. Interestingly enough, though the stories ring of The Martian Chronicles, the collection begins with a tattooed illustrated man who has worked as an act in carnival freak shows.
His story, which opens and closes the collection, brings to mind Something W Another great collection from a master short story teller His story, which opens and closes the collection, brings to mind Something Wicked This Way Comes and overlays these sci-fi tales with a shade of horror. No one but Bradbury could have accomplished a work of art like this. Like staring at the inked illustrations on the mans body, Bradbury's skill at description and prose pulls the reader into the vivid world he inks on paper.
As much as I would love to give this 5 stars, there were a couple of stories that just didn't wow me, and my rating is for the collection overall. Brilliant collection of dark , sci-fi short stories.
Each story makes you think over and over that what would happen in future. While ago I watched Black Mirror Tv series and it reminded me again of this terrifying book.
Technology and what it brings with itself can be really scary, coming from a software developer it's so lame, I know. View 1 comment. Apr 19, da AL rated it it was amazing. War is a bad thing, but peace can be a living horror Stories set in the future.
Stories set in realities distant or not so distant from ours. Stories that linger on the doorway to The Twiligh I got carried away there! Although, I have to say, each of these stories could and should have been an episode of The Twilight Zone. A few of them could also be episodes of Black Mirror. There's no need to rate each separately. The Illustrated Man deserves all the stars I can give War is a bad thing, but peace can be a living horror Stories set in the future. The Illustrated Man deserves all the stars I can give.
Although some are better than the others, all of them flirt with perfection. Bradbury gets his hands on matters that back then were possible in the distant future and today are certain in the near. It's not so much about techonology and its consequences as one may think.
It's more about ethical matters adapted to the racing advancement of mankind. But the principal theme in all of the stories is the human psyche. This book was one of the rare cases of books that make me lose track of time while reading. It kept me up all night without me even noticing how fast minutes flew by. Readers also enjoyed. Science Fiction. Short Stories. Science Fiction Fantasy. About Ray Bradbury. Ray Bradbury. Ray Douglas Bradbury, American novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright, screenwriter and poet, was born August 22, in Waukegan, Illinois.
He graduated from a Los Angeles high school in Although his formal education ended there, he became a "student of life," selling newspapers on L. He became a full-time writer in , and contributed numerous short stories to periodicals before publishing a collection of them, Dark Carnival, in His reputation as a writer of courage and vision was established with the publication of The Martian Chronicles in , which describes the first attempts of Earth people to conquer and colonize Mars, and the unintended consequences.
Next came The Illustrated Man and then, in , Fahrenheit , which many consider to be Bradbury's masterpiece, a scathing indictment of censorship set in a future world where the written word is forbidden. In an attempt to salvage their history and culture, a group of rebels memorize entire works of literature and philosophy as their books are burned by the totalitarian state. In all, Bradbury has published more than thirty books, close to short stories, and numerous poems, essays, and plays.
His short stories have appeared in more than 1, school curriculum "recommended reading" anthologies. He has been awarded the O. Ray Bradbury has never confined his vision to the purely literary.
He adapted sixty-five of his stories for television's Ray Bradbury Theater. In he created the interior metaphors for the Spaceship Earth display at Epcot Center, Disney World, and later contributed to the conception of the Orbitron space ride at Euro-Disney, France.
Married since , Mr. Bradbury and his wife Maggie lived in Los Angeles with their numerous cats. Together, they raised four daughters and had eight grandchildren. Sadly, Maggie passed away in November of On the occasion of his 80th birthday in August , Bradbury said, "The great fun in my life has been getting up every morning and rushing to the typewriter because some new idea has hit me. The feeling I have every day is very much the same as it was when I was twelve.
In any event, here I am, eighty years old, feeling no different, full of a great sense of joy, and glad for the long life that has been allowed me.
I have good plans for the next ten or twenty years, and I hope you'll come along.
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