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The Jar
NEW
TRIPLE SET
Black
& White version
(AHH):
At the Heron Swamp, country bumpkin farmer Charlie Hill (Pat
Buttram) becomes mesmerized by a
strange-looking thing, on display at a traveling circus. Sealed inside the clear
jar is a strange concoction that defies everyone's description and eager to
impress his neighbors, Charlie offers to buy the jar. With all sales final,
Charlie takes it home and invites his friends and neighbors to see it. No one
can figure out what is in the jar, and every night they gather to sit and watch.
Some envision pure horror while others envision romance. Charlie's young
cheating wife, Thedy Sue (Collin
Wilcox), hates the evil-looking thing
and expresses her desire to have it out of the house. When she has an attempt
made on the jar, Charlie succeeds in saving the priceless object in the nick of
time. People come from miles around to see the jar and it has won him his
neighbors' respect. Jealous over her husband's new toy, Thedy Sue gets into a
fight that turns physical. In a fit of rage, Thedy Sue opens the container and
destroys the contents, resulting in Charlie taking drastic steps to refill the
unusual jar... hmmm... A real Hitchcock classic! Produced and Directed by
Norman Lloyd.
First aired 2/16/64 as an hour-long presentation on The
Alfred Hitchcock Hour, based on a short story by
Ray Bradbury.
COLOR
version
(AHPC):
Conceptual artist Knoll (Griffin
Dunne) hasn't made one piece of work
worthy of consideration. An art critic writes a really bad review at Knoll's
latest exhibit. While taking apart a 1938 Mercedes
purchased
at a junkyard, Knoll finds a jar with indescribable contents, and becomes
entrapped within its spell. Putting the jar in the center of his exhibit, people
come from all around to stare at the unusual thing, each seeing something
different. One man leaves laughing in hysterics, while another woman claims it
makes her sick to her stomach. One man says it's the most beautiful thing he's
ever seen, while a pair of lovers feel sexual stimulant. Knoll becomes a huge
success overnight and his other pieces sell for large sums. It seems everyone
loves the jar except for his wife, Erica (Fiona
Lewis), who begs him to get rid of
it. Out of jealousy, Erica knocks over the jar and the contents slither away.
Grabbing a sharp knife, Erica intends to destroy it but instead she gets into a
struggle with her husband and Knoll knows exactly what to do... During his next
exhibit, Knoll has the jar back on display, now with a strange - but unsuspected
- new ingredient... First aired 4/6/1986. Directed by
Tim Burton.
COLOR version (Ray Bradbury Theatre): A backwoods man (Paul LeMat) impresses the townfolk with a mysterious jar... Also starring Jennifer Dale, Earl Pastko, John Dee, Billy Morton, Bill Meilen, Randall Payne. First aired 5/21/1985. Story by Ray Bradbury. Directed by Randy Bradshaw.
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