Original subtitles

People ask, where do you get your ideas?

Well, right here.

All this is mine.

I'll never starve here.

I'm Ray Bradbury.

And this is...

Africa, lions, and the great

modern safari explorers have been part of my life in or out of films or circus

arenas or libraries.

Here in my workroom, motion picture television machines and hot African Velt

lands join and come alive.

What was popular mechanics fancy when I was nine can be built today or written

out in a few hours to be let loose from my typewriter as a story called The

Velt.

Good morning.

System check commence.

Menu search in process.

cycle complete.

Swiss decafnate ready.

Appointment schedule printing.

Ta -da!

Ta -da!

Ta -da!

Hi.

Where are Peter and Wendy?

Where indeed?

Incoming message video.

George, Lydia, we'll be late for supper.

Bye. Bye.

Wait a minute. Late for what?

Transmission complete.

George, I wish you'd look at the children's nursery.

Why? Is it broken?

Or have our therapist come look at it.

David McClain? Why?

The nursery, it's changed.

Lydia, the kids are older now.

No, no, no, no.

It's strange.

Come look.

Good Lord.

What we paid for that room?

You'll see.

Adobe sound, three -dimensional tapes, laser images. You know, I still can't

used to this.

So? Wait.

There.

Vultures.

Filthy creatures.

But more.

Oh, Lord, look at that whole pride.

They just finished feeding.

But on what?

Zebra, baby giraffe.

Are you sure?

Too late to tell.

Wait, George, don't you feel it?

The hyena.

Incredible.

Absolutely.

Electronic miracles.

George.

Lord, what light.

And what sound. Listen.

tapestry. You could just reach out.

George!

Close.

Door closed.

Got to lock. Lock. Door locked.

Parental entry only.

Those lions can't get out of there, can they?

Come on, Lydia.

ready to program.

Something's wrong in there.

Lydia.

Right, then I dare you to unlock that door.

No, not until you calm down.

Shut off the room, George, then I'll calm down.

Shut off the room? What are the kids going to say?

I say shut it off. Shut the whole house off.

I've had it with all this electronic junk.

Let's light candles.

Do things with our hands.

George, let's switch off the whole house and take a vacation.

I can't believe that a room is doing this to you.

Didn't you feel it?

My God, George, it's sick.

Wendy and Peter have made it that way.

Lydia, walls, crystal walls. It's all three -dimensional, super -actionary,

super -sensitive color film, odor foam, sonic. I'm afraid, George, it's too

real.

You've got to tell Wendy and Peter that they can't experiment in Africa anymore.

All right.

All right.

Incoming message video wall.

Hi, George. Hi, Lydia. We're going to be later than we thought.

The new Mega Mall is excellent. You guys just go ahead and eat without us. Come

home now.

But we... I said now.

Okay.

Sure.

Transmission complete.

We've got to lock the nursery for a couple of days. Until my nerves get

A couple of... Lydia, Peter lives for that nursery. Wendy, too.

It's got to stay locked, George.

Closed?

Door closed.

Go away.

All right, room, let's have Aladdin and his lamp.

Come on, room.

Come

on,

room.

I demand Aladdin.

It won't respond, will it?

No.

Or it can't.

Because Wendy and Peter have been thinking about Africa and lions for so

Come on, Lydia, you don't really believe that. Oh, Peter, set it that way. Set

it.

Off the clever for a 12 -year -old. You remember when David McLean tested his

IQ?

Peter, Wendy, please.

What's wrong, George?

Don't call your father George.

Dad, how long have you and Wendy been playing in Africa?

Ten days?

Two weeks?

Two weeks?

Africa? Yeah, Africa.

Who says?

You've been living there 40 hours a week. You've spoiled the nursery.

Africa? There's no Africa in the nursery. Right, Wendy?

Why, no.

Come look. We'll show you.

Wendy, get a door and stop them.

Open.

Nursery door open.

Hey, Wendy, what'd you find?

Why, this.

Nice house. You changed it.

How'd she do that?

Go to bed.

Dad. You heard your mother.

They're insufferable.

Let's admit it. This house is spoiling them.

Spoiling us.

What's this?

It's an old person, Mom.

What's that doing here?

Nursery door open.

Heating cycle complete.

Careful plates are hot.

You won't lock up the new street for good.

Well, uh, that depends.

On what, George?

Dad. Heating cycle complete.

Son, you've got to promise me to think up more things, more varieties.

London, Tokyo, Rome.

What's wrong with Africa, Father? I thought we were free to play as we

Well, of course you are, of course, but within bounds. Can we then?

All right, but please try some changes.

You're not thinking of shutting off the house?

Well...

Yes, we were. We were considering it.

For a break.

For a vacation.

Well, I don't think you should consider it anymore.

Cafe latte ready.

David?

George? Lydia?

Please sit down.

I came by as soon as I got your call.

David, you saw the nursery when we had our last family session.

Sure, why?

Did you notice anything unusual?

No, not really.

The usual occasional violences.

Tendency toward flight paranoia.

I mean, it's quite common.

Children constantly feel persecuted by their parents.

And so this behavior tends to manifest itself in their fantasy environments.

It's nothing really.

Kids inevitably grow out of it.

I think you better have another look at it, David.

Well, the problem's sick kids.

Sick nursery, David.

Open.

Nursery door open.

One extra dry with a twist.

Well?

My God.

Your kids must hate you.

Hate us?

But we've done nothing. Right.

When was the last time you did something yourself for your kids?

But we do things all the time. No.

I don't mean switching on the video or the digital disc player.

Ever play tennis?

Badminton? Kick the can? Hide and seek out there?

I mean, there is a world outside this house.

I know, but what about the nursery?

Turn it off.

Lock it up.

As a matter of fact, turn off the whole house.

Go jump in the lake.

Go climb a mountain. Go!

Just as I've been saying, it's rotten, isn't it? Just turn it off.

I wonder, will the room hate me if I do it in?

George.

How could I have been such a damned fool?

With so many servants, easy.

Room? What room?

What do you mean?

George.

Not now.

Now?

Now.

Access code, please.

Thank you. George, don't call your father George.

Media and nursery areas.

No, wait.

Terminated. Climate support system.

Terminated. Recreation and sleeping areas.

Terminated. Power and water systems.

Terminated. Kitchen areas.

Terminated. Parental access only.

Done.

Open!

Nursery door open.

They're just electronic images.

They're a three -dimensional hologram. It's only lasers, honey. You killed

You killed them all!

Badly done, George.

Wait a minute.

Whose side are you on? The vultures?

Maybe he's right, George.

Well, we're on vacation.

Sun Valley No All of us

Now serenity everything is turned off

Listen to that silence

One

hope

Systems operational.

Parental access override.

Mommy! Daddy!

Mommy! Daddy!

Dad! Help!

Mom! Dad!

Help! Mommy!

Oh, my God. They broke him back into the room. They wouldn't dare.

He's never called you father before.

Wendy! Peter!

Wendy! Peter!

Peter, unlock this door, now!

Now! Code incorrect.

Request...

Operational.

Three door open.

Door closed and locked.