Moonlighting (Pilot) (3 Mar. 1985)

Maddie Hayes wakes up to find her staff have quit and all her money has been stolen. One of her few remaining assets is a loss-making investigation agency run by David Addison. She sacks the staff but David is determined to keep it going.

Director:

Robert Butler

Writer:

Glenn Gordon Caron

Stars:

Cybill Shepherd, Bruce Willis, Allyce Beasley

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Cybill Shepherd	...	Madelyn 'Maddie' Hayes
Bruce Willis	...	David Addison Jr.
Allyce Beasley	...	Agnes DiPesto
Robert Ellenstein	...	Heinz
Jim McKrell	...	Plastic Surgeon (as Jim MacKrell)
James Karen	...	Alan
Rebecca Stanley	...	Susan Kaplan
Dennis Lipscomb	...	Simon
Frederick Coffin	...	Pawnbroker
Mary Hart	...	Herself
Henry G. Sanders	...	Investigator #1 (as Henry Sanders)
Liz Sheridan	...	Selma
Dennis Stewart	...	Blond Mohawk
Joseph Whipp	...	Investigator #2 (as Joe Whipp)
Jean Adams	...	Old Lady

Storyline

This is the pilot episode of the "Moonlighting" (1985) television series. Madeline 'Maddie' Hayes, a wealthy former model, discovers one morning that her business manager has stolen all the money she has in the bank. However, it turns out that she still owns some non-liquid assets -- money-losing companies which were maintained as tax write-offs -- one of which is a detective agency run by David Addison. Maddie meets with him to inform him that the company is to be shut down, but he tries to persuade her to keep it open by convincing her that the detective agency can make money. To prove it, David brings Maddie into a murder case involving a mysterious wristwatch and four million dollars worth of smuggled diamonds.

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Plot Keywords:

detective | murder | model | duo | tv series pilot | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 March 1985 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Eastern Columbia Building - 849 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Picturemaker Productions, ABC Circle Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Blond Mohawk is running through the park he is barefoot, But when he runs away after the accident he's wearing shoes.

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Quotes

David Addison: Hi, could you please tell me where I can find Booth Three?
Woman Behind Counter: [Stares blankly back as if she can't see or hear him]
David Addison: Ah, I see. First living brain donor.

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Connections

References Star Trek (1966)

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Soundtracks

"Moonlighting"
Music by Lee Holdridge
Lyrics by Al Jarreau
Sung by Al Jarreau

User Reviews

Waycool Willis & Silkily Sexy Shepherd = Chemistry, pure chemistry, baby!

MOONLIGHTING (MADE FOR TV - 1985) *** Cybill Shepherd, Bruce Willis, Allyce Beasley. 2hr pilot film that launched the screwball romantic comic/popular tv series that re-ignited Shepherd's career and made Willis into a household name prior to his movie megastardom. Shepherd as former fashion model Maddie Hayes faces bankruptcy and decides to save her failing detective agency investment, "The Blue Moon Detective Agency" and meets her destined-to-be love, smart alek charmer David Addison with some great moments of dialogue that became a trademark to the series' success. Chemistry, baby, chemistry!