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With Farley Granger, Peggy Cass, Lou Jacobi, Fay Sappington. Harvey Turman suffers from both back pain and his nagging wife Nadine. Dr. Roebuck finds nothing physically wrong, concludes that the problem is caused by latent anger toward Nadine, & suggests uxoricide to kill ALL Harvey's pain.
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- Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Armand Mastroianni
- 1984-10-14
- Cast
- Plot
- Trivia
Faye Sappington as Anne TraceyAct I
An old man and woman are watching TV as the old man reads a book. The woman appears very antsy as she reaches for a box of chocolates. The old man asks if that was a caramel, but the old woman tells him he is on a diet. He says he likes caramel but she says it will stick to his teeth. She asks him if he is finished reading and he tells her he is almost done. She expects him to pass a test so he can be an executive and make more money for them. The old man goes to make coffee, and his back sta...
Act II
At the hospital, the doctor looks like the man that Harvey saw at the window. The doctor insists that he was not outside the window. Examining Harvey, the doctor asks what he does. When Harvey tells him that he works in parts, the wife tells him that he is studying to be a computer programmer. The doctor cannot find anything wrong with Harvey, but insists that he is in pain. He prescribes a muscle relaxer and leaves. Harvey has to take a couple weeks off work, which he thinks is fine since he...
Act III
Harvey goes in to the doctor and the doctor tells him that he would be able to help Harvey as long as he agrees to the treatment. The doctor insists that Nadine is the source of the pain and the only way to get over the pain is to kill his wife. Harvey wonders how such a thing will be done and the doctor explains they can get rid of Nadine by making her suffer a "happy accident". Harvey expects that the doctor is joking, but he insists that he is not. Harvey gives the doctor his consent. Late...
The couple is watching Night of the Living Dead (1968) written and directed by George A. Romero. Romero was a producer for this show and also wrote/directed a few episodes, including the pilot.
Pain Killer. Harvey Turman (Lou Jacobi), ordinarily employed in an auto dealership, has been forced to study computer programming by his nagging, overbearing, hen-pecking wife Nadine (Peggy Cass).
"Pain Killer" October 14, 1984 ( 1984-10-14 ) Henpecked husband Harvey Turman ( Lou Jacobi ), who happens to suffer from excruciating back pain, visits his doctor ( Farley Granger ) for a cure.
No.TitleOriginal Air Date1"The New Man"September 30, 1984 ( 1984-09-30)2"I'll Give You a Million"October 7, 1984 ( 1984-10-07)3"Pain Killer"October 14, 1984 ( 1984-10-14)4"The Odds"October 21, 1984 ( 1984-10-21)Jun 7, 2023 · One that is explored in a terrifying manner in the next episode of Tales from the Darkside. For ‘Pain Killer’ introduces us to a man named Harvey Turman and his wife Nadine and well… they seem to have a great life.
PAIN KILLER is a straightforward episode of the then-new TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE TV series. Episode 3 of the first season, it tells of a man crippled by chronic back pain, who visits a doctor begging for pain relief.
