"Diagnosis Murder" Blind Man's Bluff (2000)

Director:

Frank Thackery

Writers:

Joyce Burditt (creator)
Joel Steiger (written by)

TV Series:

"Diagnosis Murder" (1993)

Original Air Date:

19 October 2000 (Season 8, Episode 2)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Drama

Plot:

When Dave Caine tells Laura he wants a divorce after her job paid for seven years of his medical training...

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Hospital | Doctor | Detective | Diagnosis

Cast

Dick Van Dyke	...	Dr. Mark Sloan
Victoria Rowell	...	Amanda Bentley-Livingston (credit only)
Charlie Schlatter	...	Dr. Jesse Travis
Barry Van Dyke	...	Steve Sloan
Lisa Cerasoli	...	Julie Warren
Pamella D'Pella	...	Detective Barbara Quinn
Stephanie Niznik	...	Laura Caine
Sean O'Bryan	...	Dave Caine
Sonja Christopher	...	Woman
Gabe Cohen	...	Dr. Phillips
Vince Duque	...	Officer
Jimm Giannini	...	Albert

Directed by
Frank Thackery

Writing credits
Joyce Burditt		(creator)
Joel Steiger		(written by)

Produced by
Chris Abbott	....	executive producer
Steve Brown	....	supervising producer
Geoffrey Colo	....	associate producer
Donald L. Gold	....	producer
Dean Hargrove	....	executive producer
Fred Silverman	....	executive producer
Dick Van Dyke	....	executive producer
Craig Yahata	....	co-producer

Original Music by
David Lawrence

Cinematography by
Lee Nakahara		(director of photography) (as Leland Nakahara)

Film Editing by
Tom Pryor

Casting by
Penny Ellers

Production Design by
Ira Diamond

Set Decoration by
W. Joe Kroesser		(as Joe Kroesser)

Makeup Department
Stacy Halax	....	makeup artist
Ruth Haney	....	makeup artist
Joan Phillips	....	hair stylist
Dionne Smith	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Derek Bodkin	....	post-production supervisor
Gail Joyce Fortmuller	....	unit production manager (as Gail Fortmuller)
Paul Mason	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vince Duque	....	second assistant director
Bob King	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Paul V. Picerni Jr.	....	property master (as Paul Picerni)

Sound Department
Daniel P. Church	....	sound mixer (as Dan Church)
Mark Friedgen	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Ron Nary	....	special effects

Stunts
Spike Silver	....	stunt coordinator
Karin Silvestri	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Chico Anzures	....	key grip
William Huffman	....	chief lighting technician (as Bill Huffman)
Lynn Tomes	....	camera operator

Casting Department
Jan Powell	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Scott O'Leary	....	costumer: men
Barbara Petersen	....	wardrobe: Dick Van Dyke
Judith Scheurwater	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
William Essary	....	assistant editor (as Bill Essary)
Hal Harrison	....	post-production executive

Music Department
Dick DeBenedictis	....	composer: theme
Stan Jones	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Richard C. Ryan	....	driver
Dave West	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Michele Durboraw	....	production executive
Terry Curtis Fox	....	creative consultant
Jeff Glasser	....	script supervisor
Gordon K.K. Loi	....	production assistance
Burt Prelutsky	....	executive story consultant
Jonathan Rest	....	technical consultant (as Jonathan Rest MD)
Joel Steiger	....	creative consultant
James Tadevic	....	location manager (as Jim Tadevic)
Kami Turrou	....	production coordinator
Susie Schelling	....	medical technical advisor (uncredited)

Directed by
Jerry London

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Joyce Burditt		creator
Cynthia Deming		multiple episodes
Victoria Rowell		(episode "The Red Shoes")
William J. Royce		multiple episodes
William Read Woodfield		writer

Produced by
Jacquelyn Blain	....	producer (1997-1999)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Velvet Andrews-Smith	....	dga trainee (1998)
Michael T. McNerney	....	dga trainee
Paul Schneider	....	dga trainee (1999)
Carrie Specht	....	dga trainee (2001)

Sound Department
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Bob Costanza	....	sound effects editor
Shawn Ian Kerkhoff	....	assistant sound editor (1999-2000 season)
Peter Reale	....	sound re-recording mixer

Stunts
Kevin Abercrombie	....	stunts
Robin Lynn Bonaccorsi	....	stunt performer
Chuck Borden	....	stunts
Charlie Brewer	....	stunt double
Alisa Christensen	....	stunts
Brennan Dyson	....	stunt double (1998-1999)
Kenneth David Ebling	....	stunt skater
Andy Gill	....	stunts
Hiro Koda	....	stunts
Cheryl Lawson	....	stunt double
Scott Leva	....	stunts
Jalil Jay Lynch	....	stunts
Brad Martin	....	stunts
Scott Nicholson	....	stunt double
Conrad E. Palmisano	....	stunts
Denney Pierce	....	stunts
Michael J. Sarna	....	stunts
Monty L. Simons	....	stunts
Roger Stoneburner	....	stunt double
Darlene Ava Williams	....	stunt double: Kim Little

Camera and Electrical Department
Andreas Crawford	....	best boy grip
Eric Guerin	....	second assistant camera
Chris Helcermanas-Benge	....	still photographer: Canada
Paul McCallum	....	still photographer (1997 season)
Linda Morgenstern	....	key first assistant camera
Bubba Sheffield	....	key grip (1996-1997)
Ralph Watson	....	Steadicam operator

Casting Department
Kim Everett	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amy Dodson	....	costumer

Other crew
Mary Kara	....	technical consultant (1996-1997)
Bob Landau	....	assistant production coordinator
Lisa McNeil	....	additional script supervisor
Kami Turrou	....	production coordinator (1994-2000)
Ty Warren	....	assistant to producer
Steve Zukowski	....	craft service

Production Companies

• Dean Hargrove Productions (as The Fred Silverman Company)
• Fred Silverman Company
• Viacom Productions (uncredited)

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (2000) (USA) (TV) (original airing)

Other Companies

• Universal Studios Sound Facilities  re-recorded at
• Paramount Digital Design  main title design by
• Viacom Productions  author: Berne Convention (as Viacom Productions Inc.)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Dean Hargrove Productions

Trivia:

The title references a childhood game played with a blindfold.