Welcome To the Monkey House (1991/1992/1993)

WELCOME TO THE MONKEY HOUSE  (1991/1992/1993)  ¢ ¢ ¢
    D: Allan King, Paul Shapiro, Gilbert M. Shilton,
         Wayne Tourell, Brad Turner
    C: Stuart Margolin, Madeline Kahn, Frank Langella,
         Ally Sheedy, Len Cariou, Jon Cryer, Miguel Fernandes
A collection of seven Kurt Vonnegut stories revolving around life and love and death, hopes and dreams, financial planning, artificial intelligence, interior decorating, and the inspired and sometimes crackpot lengths to which people will go in search of happiness. Among the highlights: "All the King's Horses", in which a leftist guerilla leader and an American diplomat debate political philosophies over a deadly game of chess, "Fortitude", with Frank Langella as a medical researcher who comes face to face with the consequences of his work, and "Epicac", starring Ally Sheedy and a tabletop computer with a mind and heart of its own. Each episode lasts about a half hour. Vonnegut delivers a brief introduction. Filmed in Canada and New Zealand.