"Becker" The Grand Gesture (2002)

Director:

Gail Mancuso

Writers:

Dave Hackel (creator)
Michael Rowe (writer)

TV Series:

"Becker" (1998)

Original Air Date:

3 November 2002 (Season 5, Episode 5)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

John tries "one last time" to romance Chris. The diner gets a new manager. |

Plot Keywords:

Clothing Store | High Blood Pressure | Take Out Food | Reference To Bloomingdale's Department Store | Reference To Macy's Department Store

Cast

Ted Danson	...	Dr. John Becker
Nancy Travis	...	Chris Connor
Hattie Winston	...	Margaret Wyborn
Shawnee Smith	...	Linda
Alex Désert	...	Jake Malinak
Saverio Guerra	...	Bob
Lilli Birdsell	...	Kelly
Kari Coleman	...	Customer
Kyle Massey	...	Kid
Kathy Christopherson	...	Gina
Lisa Ann Orkin	...	Patient
Aaron Jettleson	...	Guy

Directed by
Gail Mancuso

Writing credits
Dave Hackel		(creator)
Michael Rowe		(writer)

Produced by
Leslie Arras	....	associate producer
Liz Astrof	....	co-producer
Darryl Bates	....	co-producer
Tim Berry	....	producer
Ian Gurvitz	....	executive producer
Dave Hackel	....	executive producer
Gigi McCreery	....	supervising producer
Lori A. Moneymaker	....	co-producer
Perry M. Rein	....	supervising producer
Michael Rowe	....	producer
Russ Woody	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
Bruce Miller

Cinematography by
Gregg Heschong		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Susan Federman

Casting by
Suzanne Goddard-Smythe

Production Design by
Roy Christopher

Art Direction by
Amy Skjonsby-Winslow

Set Decoration by
Linda Cooper

Costume Design by
Sharon Sampson		(as Sharon Taylor Sampson)

Makeup Department
Brenda Blatt	....	hair stylist
Paula Sutor	....	makeup artist (as Paula Sutor-Knight)

Production Management
Cheryl Downey	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Randy Carter	....	first assistant director
Brian Fong	....	second assistant director (as Brian T. Fong)

Art Department
Larry Clark	....	general foreman
Michael Goyak	....	property master
Lorne Grant	....	assistant property master
Steven J. Monroe	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Nick Els	....	sound mixer
Rich Jacob	....	production mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
John Graham	....	first assistant camera
Charles R. Young	....	camera operator

Casting Department
Emily Deshotel	....	original casting (as Emily Des Hotel)
Sheila Guthrie	....	casting executive
Sheila Guthrie	....	original casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Heather Kohlhoff	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Jay Steinberg	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Chips Swanson	....	music editor

Other crew
Keith Addis	....	executive consultant
Missy Alexander	....	assistant to producers
Kate Angelo	....	executive story editor
Ken Blankstein	....	assistant to producers
Gena Bravos	....	script supervisor
Chris Brougham	....	technical coordinator
Zuzana Cernik	....	assistant to executive producer
Bob Ellison	....	creative consultant
Norm Gunzenhauser	....	creative consultant
David Isaacs	....	creative consultant
H. Lee Kagan	....	medical consultant
Robert G. Lee	....	warm-up comic
Mark Maitlen	....	production secretary
Kim McLaren	....	production accountant
Jayme Petrille	....	assistant to producers
Michael Ricci	....	assistant to producers
Thia Stephan	....	assistant to producers
Rich Tabach	....	assistant to producers
Dena Waxman	....	assistant to producers
Ian Young	....	assistant to producers

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Dave Hackel		creator

Produced by
Liz Astrof	....	co-producer (2003)
Maisha Closson	....	co-producer (2003)
Gigi McCreery	....	supervising producer (2003)
Perry M. Rein	....	supervising producer (2003)
Michael Rowe	....	producer (2003)
Ross Woody	....	producer
Russ Woody	....	co-executive producer (2003)

Cinematography by
Tony Askins

Casting by
Emily Deshotel		(as Emily Des Hotel)

Makeup Department
Leslie Lightfoot	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Pamela Thur	....	production manager: New York

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marisol 'Ari' Oyola	....	second second assistant director (1 episode)
Tom Phillips	....	second second assistant director (day player)
Cynthia Riddle	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Matt Furginson	....	lead man (as F. Matthew Furginson)
Kevin Morrissey	....	set designer
Charlotte Raybourn	....	art department coordinator

Sound Department
Robert Adams	....	boom operator
John DiSante	....	sound utility
Scott C. Kolden	....	supervising sound editor
John Lazear	....	utility sound
Richard Luckey Jr.	....	sound
Timothy Pearson	....	foley artist
Mark Server	....	supervising sound editor
Noel Vought	....	foley artist

Stunts
Hugh Aodh O'Brien	....	stunts (as Hugh A. O'Brien)

Camera and Electrical Department
Joey Alvarado	....	gaffer
Paul Ferrara	....	key grip
David French	....	grip
Chava Monjaraz	....	best boy grip
Chava Monjaraz	....	grip

Casting Department
Liz Dean	....	casting intern
Linda DeArmond	....	casting assistant
Kevin Goldson	....	extras casting
Thom Klohn	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Beth Beasley	....	costumer
Debra Millison	....	key set costumer (last two seasons)

Transportation Department
Gary Edelman	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Shelley Andagan	....	production assistant
Gaye Ann Bruno	....	photo publicity
Rob Greenberg	....	creative consultant
Ken Halsband	....	location manager
Kristin Jones	....	production assistant
Dana Klein	....	story editor
Georgyne LaLone	....	assistant: Bob Ellison (1998-2002)
Conner McKinley	....	assistant to producer
Kimberley Nessler	....	production assistant
Tennille Vega	....	production assistant (season 3)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color