American Playhouse

From a short story by Kurt Vonnegut. Christopher Walken is a shy hardware store employee. But whenever he takes a part in a local amateur theater production, he becomes the part completely--while on screen. Susan Sarandon is new in town, a lonely itenerant telephone company employee. On a whim, she auditions for and gets the part of Stella to Walken's Stanley when the theater group does A Streetcar Named Desire. Before anyone realizes the problem, she falls deeply in love with the sexy brute, not knowing what the real man is like.

All Episodes - Season 1

Episode 1

The Shady Hill Kidnapping

Episode 2

King of America

Episode 3

Seguin

Episode 4

Who Am I This Time?

Episode 5

Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine

Episode 6

Come Along With Me

Episode 7

For colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf

Episode 8

Echoes and Silences

Episode 9

Fifth of July

Episode 10

The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters

Episode 11

Pilgrim Farewell

Episode 12

Northern Lights

Episode 13

Medal of Honor Rag

Episode 14

Working

Episode 15

Weekend

Episode 16

Private Contentment

Episode 17

My Palikari

Episode 18

Oppenheimer (1)

Episode 19

Oppenheimer (2)

Episode 20

Oppenheimer (3)

Episode 21

Oppenheimer (4)

Episode 22

Oppenheimer (5)

Episode 23

Oppenheimer (6)

Episode 24

Oppenheimer (7)

Episode 25

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez