"Seven Days" Pilot: Part 1 (1998)

Director:

John McPherson

Writers:

Christopher Crowe (creator) &
Zachary Crowe (creator) ...
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TV Series:

"Seven Days" (1998)

Original Air Date:

7 October 1998 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Action | Drama

Plot:

The President and Vice President were killed in a terrorist attack. Now it seems that a secret branch...

Plot Keywords:

Time Travel | Alternate History | Army | Area 51 | Top Secret

Cast

Jonathan LaPaglia	...	Lt. Frank Parker
Don Franklin	...	Capt. Craig Donovan
Norman Lloyd	...	Dr. Isaac Mentnor
Justina Vail	...	Dr. Olga Vukavitch
Nick Searcy	...	Nathan Ramsey
Sam Whipple	...	Dr. John Ballard
Jenna Lyn Ward	...	Patricia Parker
Peter J. Lucas	...	Karl Pretzneff
Bridget White	...	Dana MacMillian (as Bridget Ann White)
Katherine Cannon	...	Grandma
Alan Scarfe	...	Dr. Bradley Talmadge
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Timothy Dale Agee	...	Candidate #3
Bob Bancroft	...	Doctor
Noel William Berman	...	Crying Inmate
Don Brunner	...	Pilot
Jerome Butler	...	MIB #2
Shelley Chester	...	Nurse Sunshine
Carl Ciarfalio	...	Cadre Member #1
Michael Crider	...	Psychiatrist
Crystal Dalman	...	Preppy mom
David DeSantos	...	Biker #1
Tee Fargo	...	Streaker
Roland Gibbons	...	Jimmy Parker
Carl Gilliard	...	Technocrat
Adam Gregor	...	Fisherman
Endre Hules	...	Trotsky
Dan Joffre	...	Lt Surell
Trevor Jones	...	Gus
Thomas Knickerbocker	...	Speaker of the House (as Tom Knickerbocker)
Charley Lang	...	MIB #1
Dennis Lau	...	Tattooist
Jordan Lund	...	Press Secretary
Glenn Martin	...	Biosuit
Ted Mattison	...	Aide
Gregory McKinney	...	Delta Boss
Jim Meskimen	...	Technician Bill
G. Eric Miles	...	Candidate #1
Logan Newell	...	Candidate #4
Leyna Nguyen	...	Newscaster
Vladimir Orlov	...	Cadre Member #3
Wiley M. Pickett	...	Inmate #1 (as Wiley Pickett)
Zoran Radanovich	...	Serbian Civilian Guard
Ryan Robbins	...	Red
George Russo	...	Inmate #2
Zak Santiago
Kelly Sarmiento	...	CIA Agent
Tony Sears	...	Lab Technician (as Anthony Sears)
Robert Seckler	...	Delta Commander
L. Sidney	...	Yarborough (as Aklam)
Mark Stefanich	...	Cadre Member #2
Thia Stephan	...	Tina McMann
Stacey Stone	...	Operator
Rick Telles	...	Candidate #2
Randy Thompson	...	Politician
Alex Veadov	...	Valensky
Eric Whitmore	...	Agent
Anthony Winters	...	Messenger
Darrel Casalino	...	Russian Cadre (uncredited)
Will Dotter	...	News Crew (uncredited)
Chuck Kovacic	...	(uncredited)
Edwin A. Santos	...	Lab Technician #1 (uncredited)

Directed by
John McPherson

Writing credits
Christopher Crowe		(creator) &
Zachary Crowe		(creator)
Christopher Crowe		(teleplay)
Christopher Crowe		(story) &
Zachary Crowe		(story)
Max Work		writer

Produced by
Paul Barber	....	consulting producer
Christopher Crowe	....	producer
Scott Laughlin	....	consulting producer

Original Music by
Scott Gilman

Cinematography by
John C. Flinn III		(director of photography)
Robert M. Stevens

Film Editing by
Regis Kimble

Casting by
Tory Herald

Art Direction by
Gregory A. Weimerskirch

Costume Design by
Robin Michel Bush

Makeup Department
Bill Terezakis	....	special makeup designer

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Banovich	....	second unit director (last season)
Caroline Battista	....	second assistant director
Vince Coates	....	second assistant director
Todd A. Covert	....	second assistant director
Pierre Henry	....	first assistant director
José Clemente Hernandez	....	second second assistant director (day player)
Morgan Lewington	....	second assistant director
Daniel Orozco	....	second second assistant director
Judi Patson	....	first assistant director
Judi Patson	....	second unit director
John Penhall	....	second assistant director
Charlie Picerni	....	second unit director
William Powloski	....	second unit director
Daniel R. Suhart	....	second second assistant director
Alexander Yurchikov	....	second assistant director
Alexander Yurchikov	....	second unit director
Michael Zimbrich	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Victor Anderson	....	gangboss
Jason Claridge	....	scenic artist
Howard Fannon	....	assistant property master
Darrin Fletcher	....	storyboard artist
Barbara Mesney	....	set designer
Sam Moore	....	property master
Trevor Oleksy	....	best boy greens

Sound Department
Scott Aitken	....	sound mixer: second unit
Dale Chaloukian	....	sound editor
Wilson Dyer	....	supervising sound editor
Carey Lindley	....	sound mixer
Raymond E. Spiess III	....	adr editor
Raymond E. Spiess III	....	dialogue editor
John A. Willingham	....	sound
John A. Willingham	....	utility sound

Special Effects by
Darya Douglas-Andres	....	special effects assistant
Jef Gums	....	armourer (as Jeff Gums)

Visual Effects by
Carla Attanasio	....	visual effects producer
Mark Breakspear	....	digital compositing artist
Steward Burris	....	CGI supervisor (season 1)
Eric Chauvin	....	matte artist
Jayne Craig	....	visual effects coordinator
Steve Fong	....	visual effects artist
Laurie Hunter	....	compositor
William Powloski	....	visual effects supervisor
Scott Ramsey	....	visual effects producer
Mark Robben	....	compositor
Wayne A. Shepherd	....	compositor
Tory Mercer	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Fred Pienkos	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Nick Brett	....	stunt performer
Joe Bucaro III	....	stunts
Brett Chan	....	stunts
Mike Ching	....	stunts
Danny Epper	....	stunt player
Richard Epper	....	stunt performer
Richard Epper	....	stunts
Andy Gill	....	stunt rigging
Trevor Jones	....	stunt performer
Kit Mallet	....	stunts
Mike Massa	....	stunts
Charlie Picerni	....	stunt coordinator
Robert Powell	....	utility stunts
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunts
Pat Romano	....	stunts
Felipe Savahge	....	stunts
Tony Snegoff	....	stunts
Frank Torres	....	stunts
Scott Workman	....	stunts
Nancy Young	....	utility stunts
Michael Owen	....	stunt double: Jonathon Lapaglia (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
John Archibald	....	best boy grip
Russell Caldwell	....	gaffer
Don Cerrone	....	key grip
Dhamarata Dhiensuwana	....	rigging key grip
Clayton J. McCallum DuBois	....	clapper loader
Michael Frediani	....	camera operator
Darren Langer	....	electrician
Christopher Lyons	....	best boy
Andrew Rowlands	....	camera operator
Richard Stevens	....	first assistant camera
Joe Waistell	....	additional first assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Kim Everett	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joe Diaz	....	key set costumer
Damien Quinn	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Dan Judy	....	colorist
Lynne Warr	....	assistant editor
Thor Roos	....	color timer: dailies (uncredited)

Music Department
Tommy Lockett	....	music editor
Andreas Weidinger	....	conductor
Andreas Weidinger	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Steve Boyd	....	transportation coordinator
Rick Rasmussen	....	picture car mechanic
Steve Brill	....	transportation dispatcher (uncredited)

Other crew
Jeanne Byrd	....	script supervisor
Cathy Carr	....	production coordinator
Mauni P. Caves	....	location manager
Susan Lambie	....	script supervisor
Danny Lanham	....	production assistant
Michael Okuda	....	additional graphic artist
Stephen Price	....	assistant location manager
Lisa Ripley-Becker	....	assistant production coordinator
Max Work	....	assistant to executive producer
Max Work	....	assistant to writers
Jessica A. Gihon	....	assistant accountant (uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Christopher Crowe		creator
Zachary Crowe		creator
David Freed		writer
Susanna Lo		writer

Produced by
Larry Barber	....	consulting producer
Ron Binkowski	....	producer
James Crocker	....	co-executive producer
Evan Katz	....	co-executive producer
Reuben Leder	....	co-executive producer (2000-2001)
David Livingston	....	supervising producer (pilot episode)
Brad Markowitz	....	co-executive producer
John McPherson	....	producer
Keira Morrisette	....	associate producer
Tom Ropelewski	....	supervising producer
Alfonse Ruggiero	....	co-executive producer

Film Editing by
Jere Huggins
Terry Kelley

Production Design by
Bill Malley

Art Direction by
Eric Orbom

Set Decoration by
Kate Marshall

Production Management
Laura Ioanou	....	post-production supervisor
Rebecca Little	....	post-production supervisor
Scott Maitland	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ted Arlauskas	....	second second assistant director
Dave Bene	....	key second assistant director
Douglas Dean III	....	first assistant director
Robert Lee	....	first assistant director
Trevor McWhinney	....	trainee assistant director
Robert Schick	....	first assistant director: second unit
Robert Schick	....	second assistant director: second unit
Ivana Siska	....	second assistant director
Robert Sonntag	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Ashley Harvey	....	dialog & adr editor (pilot episode)
Kenneth C. Mantlo	....	boom operator
Roger Morris	....	adr mixer
Rory O'Neill	....	sound assistant: day call
Chris Trent	....	foley mixer
Guy Tsujimoto	....	sound editor (pilot)

Stunts
Kirk Caouette	....	stunt double
Janina Dall	....	stunts
Crystal Dalman	....	stunt double
Mike Desabrais	....	stunts
Joe Doserro	....	stunts
Bill Edwards	....	stunts
Dennis Fitzgerald	....	stunts
Jason Hanmer	....	stunt double: Briggs
Jason Hanmer	....	utility stunts
Dave Hospes	....	stunts
Steven Ito	....	stunt performer
John Koyama	....	stunts
Diana R. Lupo	....	stunts
John MacDonald	....	stunt performer
Jovan Nenadic	....	utility stunts
John Sampson	....	assistant stunt coordinator to Rob Wilton
Lori Stewart	....	stunt double
Suzi Stingl	....	stunt double: Taylor
Angela Uyeda	....	stunt double: Grace Una
Marshall Virtue	....	stunts

Editorial Department
Tom Mahoney	....	editor: main title sequence
Leon Ortiz-Gil Jr.	....	assistant editor
Roy C. Poole	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Stephen Lotwis	....	music editor (pilot episode)

Transportation Department
Buddy Hunter	....	driver

Other crew
Geoffrey Dodd	....	production assistant
Jennifer Dunne	....	assistant location manager
Maggie Evans	....	production coordinator
Dave Freed	....	assistant: Christopher Crowe
Rick Heal	....	on-set tutor
Laura Ioanou	....	assistant to executive producer
Laura Irvine	....	location scout
Mitch Kelleher	....	key set production assistant
Antoinette Levine	....	location manager (pilot episode)
Coleman Luck III	....	story editor
Christopher Martini	....	production assistant
Sheri Mayervich	....	production assistant
Bill McLellan	....	key assistant location manager
Mike Mistovich	....	script coordinator
Jamie Payton	....	wrangler (season 3)
Connie Rusgen	....	animal trainer
Dennis Swartman	....	location manager
Heather Vedan	....	trainee location manager (as Heather Byrne)
Troy Waters	....	marine coordinator

Production Companies

• Paramount Network Television Productions

Special Effects

• Makeup Effects Laboratories
• Velocity Visuals

Runtime:

Germany:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Paramount Network Television Productions

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the Russian commandos are boarding the freighter, supposedly on the open sea, you can see dock lights reflected in the still water.

Quotes:

Lt. Frank Parker:My name is Parker, Frank B. Agency number 37834901. We have a condition one event. The clock is at seven and a half hours and counting.

Movie Connections:

Followed by "Seven Days" (1998)

Seven days rocks

Its very cool example when parker and olgas ex husband are fighting and its almost real that the studio build the sphere to the serie, and they use fuel froma UFO space craft from 1954 and rhe rosenfelt technologie.