"The Cape" (1996) TV series 1996-1997

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Creators:

Kary Antholis
George Zaloom
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Seasons:

1

Release Date:

7 September 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Plot Keywords:

Astronaut | NASA | Space | Training

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Corbin Bernsen	...	USAF Col. Henry 'Bull' Eckert / ... (17 episodes, 1996-1997)
Adam Baldwin	...	Col. Jack Riles (17 episodes, 1996-1997)
Cameron Bancroft	...	Capt. Ezekiel 'Zeke' Beaumont, ASCAN (17 episodes, 1996-1997)
Tyra Ferrell	...	Mission Specialist Tamara St. James (17 episodes, 1996-1997)
Bobby Hosea	...	Marine Pilot Maj. Reggie Warren (17 episodes, 1996-1997)
Katie Mitchell	...	NASA Chief PAO Andrea Miller / ... (17 episodes, 1996-1997)
Bobbie Phillips	...	Navy Pilot Lt. Cmdr. Barbara DeSantos / ... (17 episodes, 1996-1997)
Chad Willett	...	Peter Engel, ASCAN / ... (17 episodes, 1996-1997)
David Kelsey	...	D.B. Woods, ASCAN / ... (17 episodes, 1996-1997)

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Series Directed by
Steve Stafford		(4 episodes, 1996-1997)
James Chressanthis		(unknown episodes)
Johnny E. Jensen		(unknown episodes)
Anson Williams		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Winston Gieseke		(1 episode, 1996)
Paris Qualles		(1 episode, 1996)
Charles Heit		(1 episode, 1997)
Kary Antholis		(unknown episodes)
Paul Robert Coyle		(unknown episodes)
Gil Grant		(unknown episodes)
Colleen O'Dwyer		(unknown episodes)
George Zaloom		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Gil Grant	....	executive producer (17 episodes, 1996-1997)
Philip Carr Neel	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
John Debney		(1 episode, 1996)
Louis Febre		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
James Chressanthis		(1 episode, 1996)
Alan Degen		(1 episode, 1996)

Series Film Editing by
Anthony Brooks Ashley		(1 episode, 1996)
Philip Carr Neel		(1 episode, 1996)
Mark Gerstein		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Shana Landsburg		(1 episode, 1996)

Series Production Design by
Okowita		(1 episode, 1996)

Series Art Direction by
Richard Fojo		(1 episode, 1996)

Series Set Decoration by
Carol Bayne Kelley		(1 episode, 1996)

Series Costume Design by
Beverly Safier		(1 episode, 1996)

Series Makeup Department
Jane Hassinger	....	hair department head (1 episode, 1996)
Diane Maurno	....	key makeup artist (1 episode, 1996)
Tony Gardner	....	special makeup effects artist: animatronics (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Wes Irwin	....	post-production supervisor (17 episodes, 1996-1997)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jay Tobias	....	first assistant director (1 episode, 1996)
Michael Finn	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Gary Rogers	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Mark Bradley	....	art department coordinator (21 episodes, 1996-1997)
Jim S. Williams	....	leadman (21 episodes, 1996-1997)
Mark Simon	....	storyboard artist (8 episodes, 1996-1997)
James Harris	....	general foreman (unknown episodes)
Alan S. Reynolds	....	charge scenic artist (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Fred Tator	....	sound re-recording mixer (18 episodes, 1996-1997)
Eric Erickson	....	adr editor (unknown episodes)
James Hebenstreit	....	adr editor (unknown episodes)
Barbara Issak	....	dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Bill Jackson	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Kenneth L. Johnson	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Mark Kamps	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)
Linda Keim	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Dennis Kirk	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Gary Montgomery	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Brian Thomas Nist	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Elmo Ponsdomenech	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Richard Taylor	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Jeremy S. Brock	....	special effects technician (21 episodes, 1996-1997)
Joe Digaetano	....	special effects (unknown episodes)
Elliot Worman	....	modeler/animator (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Rick Kerrigan	....	visual effects supervisor (1 episode, 1996)
Michael Noles	....	computer graphics (1 episode, 1996)
Craig Kuehne	....	visual effects designer (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Jennifer Badger	....	stunt driver (1 episode, 1996)
James M. Churchman	....	stunts (1 episode, 1996)
Jim Vickers	....	stunt coordinator (1 episode, 1996)
James Fischer	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Louis Smith	....	second assistant camera (17 episodes, 1996-1997)
Larry Gianneschi	....	loader (10 episodes, 1996)
Josh Harrison	....	second assistant camera (4 episodes, 1996-1997)
Stephen Campbell	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Melvin Johnson	....	location casting (1 episode, 1996)
Kimberly Mullen	....	casting associate (1 episode, 1996)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michael Safier	....	costume supervisor (1 episode, 1996)
Carolyn Schnitzer	....	set costumer (1 episode, 1996)

Series Editorial Department
Mark Gerstein	....	assistant editor (1 episode, 1996)
Lisa Cossettini	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Don Nemitz	....	orchestrator (1 episode, 1996)
Lori Slomka	....	music editor (1 episode, 1996)

Series Transportation Department
Jeff Hooie	....	transportation coordinator (1 episode, 1996)

Series Other crew
Michael Egan	....	stand-in (21 episodes, 1996-1997)
Rick Callan	....	assistant location manager (15 episodes, 1996-1997)
Jamey Hopper	....	office production assistant (10 episodes, 1996)
Wendy Delouche	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
James Moran	....	set production assistant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• MTM Enterprises
• MTM Entertainment
• ZM Productions

Distributors

• KANAALTWEE (2004) (Belgium) (TV)

Runtime:

60 min | 60 min (22 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Filming Locations:

Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA

Company:

MTM Enterprises

Quotes:

[Testing a new space suit]
Capt. Ezekiel "Zeke" Beaumont, ASCAN: I thought you said these new suits were lighter.
Col. Jack Riles: They are. This one only weighs 200 pounds.

Movie Connections:

Follows "The Cape: Pilot (#1.1)" (1996)

Crash and Burn

I went to KSC, Kennedy Space Center, during the time of this show and there was no mention of it anywhere and nobody seemed to know anything about it, at least they said. I do believe it had the best of intentions, a realistic show about NASA astronauts but it all seemed so unbelievable that nobody really took this show seriously. Anybody who knows anything about the US Space Program knows that it's headquatered at Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX, not at KSC, which is a launch facility and Air Force Base. The Astronauts seemed more like 90210 teens than true astronauts and the stories and plots reflected this. The training in the Space Program is so controlled that if you even showed signs of suicidal tendencies it would be the end of your career not only for space travel but flight as well. I mean, come on.. an astronaut attempting suicide because of unrequited love of other astronaut who she slept with in 90210 fashion. Give us a break, this would never happen in the space program and this is an insult to the real NASA employees and Air Force Men and women who do there jobs with the Space program with professionalism and great respect. So, I'm gald to see that this show is history now and that know one really took it seriously, except maybe Corbin and that Baldwin guy. Hey Corbin, save your sex antics and mellodrama for the new LA Law the new generation, and those Denist movies you do and keep it out of the US Space program.