"ER" Sleepless in Chicago (1995)

Director:

Christopher Chulack

Writers:

Michael Crichton (creator) and
Paul Manning (writer)

TV Series:

"ER" (1994)

Original Air Date:

23 February 1995 (Season 1, Episode 18)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Carol Hathaway goes ahead with her plans to adopt Tatiana, but her past history makes her ineligible...

Plot Keywords:

Important Announcement | City Name In Title | Spoof Title | Place Name In Title | Emergency Room

Cast

Anthony Edwards	...	Dr. Mark Greene
George Clooney	...	Dr. Doug Ross
Sherry Stringfield	...	Dr. Susan Lewis
Noah Wyle	...	John Carter
Julianna Margulies	...	Nurse Carol Hathaway
Eriq La Salle	...	Dr. Peter Benton
Abraham Benrubi	...	Jerry Markovic
Lili Flanders	...	Ms. Brown
William H. Macy	...	Dr. David Morgenstern
Christine Harnos	...	Jennifer Greene
Ving Rhames	...	Walter Robbins
Beah Richards	...	Mae Benton
CCH Pounder	...	Dr. Angela Hicks
Lisa Zane	...	Diane Leeds
Robert Carradine	...	John Koch
Sanford Meisner	...	Joseph Klein
Julie Fulton	...	Swanson
Conni Marie Brazelton	...	Nurse Connie Oligario
Ellen Crawford	...	Nurse Lydia Wright
Deezer D	...	Nurse Malik McGrath
Yvette Freeman	...	Nurse Haleh Adams
Nancy Youngblut	...	Sarah Howe
Milana Vayntrub	...	Tatiana
Perry Anzilotti	...	Ed
Paige Carter	...	Psych Nurse
Danny Dayton	...	Art
Kamar de los Reyes	...	Hernandez
Dinah Lenney	...	Nurse Shirley
Philip McNiven	...	Psych Orderly
Joe Minjares	...	Phil
Arnie Moore	...	Drunken Slob
Wayne Pére	...	Eric Favre
Mike Randleman	...	Cop #1
Montae Russell	...	Dwight Zadro (as Monté Russell)
Alexa Vega	...	Bonnie Howe
Thomas Wagner	...	Furst
Lee R. Sellars	...	Scott

Directed by
Christopher Chulack

Writing credits
Michael Crichton		(creator)
Paul Manning		writer

Produced by
Christopher Chulack	....	producer
Michael Crichton	....	executive producer
Mimi Leder	....	co-executive producer
Paul Manning	....	producer
Robert Nathan	....	supervising producer
Wendy Spence	....	associate producer
John Wells	....	executive producer
Lydia Woodward	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
Martin Davich		(as Marty Davich)

Cinematography by
Richard Thorpe		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jim Gross

Casting by
John Frank Levey		(as John Levey)
Kevin Scott

Art Direction by
Peter Clemens

Set Decoration by
Michael C. Claypool		(as Michael Claypool)

Costume Design by
Lyn Paolo		(as Lyn Elizabeth Paolo)

Makeup Department
Gandhi Bob Arrollo	....	key makeup artist (as "Gandhi Bob" Arrollo)
Rolf John Keppler	....	makeup effects co-department head
Adrienne J. Kessler	....	key hair stylist (as Adrienne Kessler)

Production Management
Mike Salamunovich	....	unit production manager (as Michael Salamunovich)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Pendell	....	second assistant director (as Michael J. Pendell)
Babu Subramaniam 'T.R.'	....	first assistant director (as T.R. Babu Sabramaniam)

Art Department
Beverly Hadley	....	property master
Daniel R. Jennings	....	set designer

Sound Department
Russell C. Fager	....	production sound mixer (as Russell Fager)
Catherine Flynn	....	dialogue editor
Thomas A. Harris	....	supervising adr editor
Michael Jiron	....	re-recording mixer
Frank Jones	....	sound re-recording mixer
Walter Newman	....	supervising sound editor
Troy Porter	....	adr mixer
Steven M. Sax	....	sound effects editor
Allen L. Stone	....	sound re-recording mixer
James Bailey	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Al Gomez	....	supervising foley mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Scott Forbes	....	special effects coordinator
Bob Turk	....	special effects

Stunts
Spitfire Brown	....	utility stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Amy H. Abrams	....	assistant camera
Guy Norman Bee	....	steadicam operator
Pat Campea Jr.	....	key grip
Mark Mele	....	rigging gaffer

Casting Department
Barbara Miller	....	executive in charge of casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Doris Alaimo	....	costume supervisor
Radford Polinsky	....	set costumer
Hope Slepak	....	costume supervisor

Music Department
James Newton Howard	....	composer: theme music
Susan Mick	....	music editor
Greg Sill	....	music supervisor (as Gregory Sill)

Other crew
Ran Barker	....	administrator
Fred Einesman	....	medical advisor
Anthony Figueroa	....	script coordinator
Lance Gentile	....	medical consultant
Chris Hanson	....	nurse
Roberto Martín Márquez	....	stand-in
Bill McCamey	....	unit nurse
Yuell Newsome	....	stock librarian
Joe Sachs	....	technical advisor
Mary Tallman	....	script supervisor
Kevin Bassett	....	production assistant: second unit (uncredited)
Suzanne Dizon	....	medical advisor (uncredited)
Chandra D. Martin	....	production assistant (uncredited)
P.J. Palmer	....	technical assistant (uncredited)
Melissa Vinicor	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Michael Crichton		creator

Produced by
Tommy Burns	....	co-producer (2002)
Yahlin Chang	....	co-producer (2004)
Samantha Howard Corbin	....	co-producer
Michael Hissrich	....	associate producer
Dee Johnson	....	supervising producer (2000-2001)
Bruce Miller	....	producer (2003)
David Mills	....	co-producer
Tom Park	....	producer
Joe Sachs	....	co-producer (2000-2001)
Janine Sherman Barrois	....	co-executive producer (2005) (as Janine Sherman)
Vicki Voltarel	....	associate producer (1996-2000)
David Zabel	....	co-producer (2003)
Lisa Zwerling	....	co-producer (2005)

Original Music by
Christopher Neal Nelson

Cinematography by
Jamie Maxtone-Graham		(1 episode 2005-2006) (4 episodes 2004-2005)

Casting by
Mary V. Buck

Art Direction by
Stephanie Girard
John Hansen

Makeup Department
Rita Bellissimo	....	key hair stylist (2000-2001)
Chelo	....	hair stylist: Chicago
Chelo	....	makeup artist: Chicago
Jeanean-Lorrece Eldridge	....	key hair stylist
Tony Gardner	....	animatronic baby effects
Lee Grimes	....	special makeup effects artist: Florida
Jerry Gugliemotto	....	key hair stylist (1997-2001)
Rob Hinderstein	....	makeup artist
Lun Yé Hodges	....	key hair stylist: Chicago
Julie Kristy	....	key makeup artist
Lisa Meyers	....	key hair stylist (season 9)
Marsha Shearrill	....	makeup artist: Chicago
Mike Smithson	....	special makeup effects artist
Rick Stratton	....	makeup artist (1994-1995)
Brian A. Tunstall	....	key hair stylist (2002-)
Jamie Sue Weiss	....	key makeup artist: Chicago
Buffy Zerefski	....	assistant makeup artist (1995-1997)
Janice Zoladz	....	hair stylist
Leo Corey Castellano	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Steve LaPorte	....	makeup artist (2001-2002) (uncredited)

Production Management
Michael Attanasio	....	unit production manager (1999)
Jules Berk	....	post-production supervisor
Tommy Burns	....	unit production manager (2000-)
Cédric Fréni	....	assistant unit manager
Vicki Voltarel	....	post-production supervisor (1994-1996)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John P. Aguirre	....	assistant director
Hans Berggren	....	trainee assistant director
Jeanne Caliendo	....	first assistant director
Kelly Cantley	....	second assistant director
Vernon Davidson	....	dga trainee (2002)
Vernon Davidson	....	second second assistant director (2003)
Douglas Dean III	....	assistant director (as Doug Dean)
Seth Edelstein	....	second assistant director (two episodes)
Cort Hessler	....	second unit director (2003)
Kevin Barry Howe	....	assistant director: Chicago
Marla Hudnall	....	dga trainee
Michelle Jaeger	....	dga trainee
Traci M. Lewis	....	second second assistant director: Chicago
Rusty Mahmood	....	dga trainee
Jon Mallard	....	second second assistant director: Chicago
Mike Naylor	....	dga trainee
Yuko Ogata	....	dga trainee
Michelle Parvin	....	dga trainee
Joseph Payton	....	dga trainee day player
Normann Pokorny	....	first assistant director
Sarah Pryzibilla	....	dga trainee (as Sarah Blumenthal)
Molly Rodriguez	....	second assistant director (2002-2003)
Stacy Schrader	....	second assistant director: second unit
Jill Southern	....	second assistant director (as Jill Musser)
Carrie Specht	....	day player second assistant director: second unit (2003)
Carrie Specht	....	second unit director
Carrie Specht	....	trainee assistant director (2001)
Meta Valentic	....	second second assistant director (as Meta A. Puttkammer)
Susan E. Walter	....	dga trainee
Kea Watson	....	dga trainee (2003)
Maileen Williams	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Erin J. Beverly	....	art department assistant/coordinator
Mike Brooks	....	propmaker
J.C. Brown	....	concept art
Jim Gmuer	....	set dresser
Dorit Hurst	....	buyer (2002-2004) (as Dorit Oberman)
Joaquin Navarro	....	set designer
Harry Perry III	....	art department coordinator (2000-2002)
Timothy W. Tiedje	....	property master: Chicago

Sound Department
Dan Andresen	....	utility sound
John Voss Bonds Jr.	....	sound effects editor (as John Bonds)
Josh Bower	....	boom operator
Richard Brown	....	boom operator
Chuck Buch	....	sound mixer: second unit
Michael Bushner	....	utility sound
Marty Church	....	adr mixer
Ray Cymoszinski	....	sound mixer: Chicago
Kit Donovan	....	utility sound
Thomas Giordano	....	utility sound technician
Eric Gotthelf	....	adr mixer
Ed Greene	....	sound mixer
Scott Harmala	....	audio assist
Lowell Harris	....	sound mixer
Jason Johnston	....	boom operator: Chicago
Deborah Kelman	....	audio assist
Frank Linder	....	utility sound
Bob Maryon	....	utility sound
David Obermeyer	....	sound mixer: Chicago
John Pribilo	....	boom operator
Alex Riordan	....	utility sound: Chicago
Rob Scott	....	boom operator
Murray Siegel	....	boom operator
Carolyn Tapp	....	adr recordist (2002-)
Scott R. Thomson	....	utility sound
Ronald L. Wright	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Shea Clayton	....	special photographic effects
Andy Clement	....	surgeries and animatronic effects
Tony Gardner	....	animatronics

Visual Effects by
Louis Bravo	....	visual effects editor
Patrick M.J. Finerty	....	model maker
Darren Frankel	....	VP, post production: Stargate Digital
Eric Grenaudier	....	visual effects supervisor
Martin Halle	....	visual effects
Josh Hatton	....	CG supervisor
Kyle J. Healey	....	visual effects supervisor (season 10)
Sid Jayakar	....	digital compositor
Kent Johnson	....	visual effects producer (season 10)
Steve Kullback	....	visual effects producer (episode 8 & 10, 2000, 2001)
Kurt McKeever	....	digital effects artist
Sean Mullen	....	digital rotoscoping
Anthony Ocampo	....	digital artist
Victor Scalise	....	visual effects editor
Jaison Stritch	....	3D visual effects supervisor
Cedric Tomacruz	....	matte painter
John Vassallo	....	digital effects artist (multiple episodes)
Peter V. Ware	....	visual effects producer
Peter V. Ware	....	visual effects supervisor
Doug Witsken	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Dan Brown	....	stunt rigger
Chris Carnel	....	stunt double: Noah Wiley
Jonathan Erickson Eisley	....	stunt performer (multiple episodes) (as Jonathan Eisley)
Mark Harper	....	stunts
Toby Holguin	....	stunts
Zach Hudson	....	stunt double: Shane West
Cinda-Lin James	....	stunt double
Kim Robert Koscki	....	stunt coordinator (2 episodes)
Krista Lewis	....	stunt double
Tina Mahler	....	stunt double
Gloria O'Brien	....	stunt double: Alex Kingston
Chris O'Hara	....	stunt performer
Heidi Pascoe	....	utility stunts
Nicole Randall	....	stunts
Christie Sanders	....	stunt double: Linda Cardellini
Rick Sawaya	....	stunts
Tony Snegoff	....	stunts (multiple episodes)
Katie Winslow	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Debbie Arrowood	....	second assistant camera (1995-1996)
Tim Bellen	....	camera operator
Bill Brummond	....	Steadicam operator
Paolo Cascio	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, Chicago
Gayle Dembski	....	vtr operator
Dan Duffy	....	generator operator
Thomas H. Frederick	....	film loader
Hank Geving	....	camera operator: hand held camera
John Gooch	....	video tape operator
Larry Heider	....	remote camera operator
Bob Highton	....	camera operator: hand held camera
Charles S. Hodes	....	still photographer
Paul Horn	....	daily first assistant camera
Mark Hryma	....	camera oparator: Wescam, Chicago (2000)
Lawrence Karman	....	Steadicam operator
Bill Kaye	....	still photographer: UK
Dan Kneece	....	Steadicam operator
Dan Kneece	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Don Lenzer	....	camera operator: hand held camera
Justin M. Lubin	....	still photographer (2002)
Jeff Manimbo	....	gaffer
Damon Marcellino	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Damon Marcellino	....	lighting technician
Jacobus Marcus	....	assistant camera
Jeffrey D. McCoy	....	camera production assistant
Peter Morenz	....	camera loader
Peter Morenz	....	second assistant camera: Chicago
Michael Nie	....	crane operator: Technocrane
Charles Papert	....	Steadicam operator
Charles Papert	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Dave Perkal	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Bill Philbin	....	camera operator: hand held camera
Chuck Reilly	....	video controller
Darren Ryan	....	24 frame video operator
Michael Witczak	....	electrician (2005)

Animation Department
Brian Bero	....	animatronic baby effects
Mark Rappaport	....	animatronic baby effects

Casting Department
Clint Alexander	....	casting assistant: New York (season 11)
Gretchen Husting	....	extras casting assistant: Chicago
Scout Masterson	....	casting associate (2000-) (as Mike Wallock)
Joan Philo	....	extras casting: Chicago
Mark A. Ridge	....	extras casting: Chicago
Nadia Lubbe Simon	....	casting associate: New York (as Nadia Lubbe)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gloria Coffey-Sharrieff	....	wardrobe supervisor: Chicago
Shanna Fleishman	....	costumer (2000-) (as Shanna Gold)
Gina Marie Ome	....	on-set costumer: Chicago (1998-2005)
Gina Marie Ome	....	set costumer: Chicago

Editorial Department
Joseph Braun	....	post-production intern
Stacy Chess	....	post-production intern (last two seasons)
Tricia Fass	....	assistant editor (2002) (as Tricia Holly Fass)
Mitchell Ferm	....	post-production assistant
Tamara Isaac	....	post-production coordinator
Robin Maybin Hensley	....	post-production coordinator
Aimee Roth	....	post-production assistant (season 10)

Music Department
John Cevetello	....	music mixer
Mike Deasy	....	musician
Georg Brandl Egloff	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Michael Dawes	....	driver
George A. Miki	....	driver
Leroy Reed	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Peter Baird	....	sub mixer
Roberta Brown	....	sword master
Beth Caldarello	....	assistant production coordinator
Zoanne Clack	....	medical supervisor (2004-) (as Zoanne Clack)
Shawn Clark	....	production assistant
Samantha Howard Corbin	....	story editor
Gene Crowe	....	technical director
Gary DeGalla	....	location manager (as Gary De Galla)
Jon Donahue	....	additional set production assistant
Leslie Anne Engel	....	assistant production coordinator: Chicago
Andrew Fash	....	production assistant (2000-2002)
Fred Fein	....	stand-in
Michael Franks	....	helicopter pilot: Chicago (2000)
Maria Fredriksson	....	assistant to co-producer
Giovanni Giacomo Galassi	....	voice director: Italian (as Gianni G. Galassi)
Philippe Gallichet	....	chef
Robert Gary	....	script supervisor
Patrick Lee Gibson	....	production assistant (2004-2005)
Willie Goldman	....	assistant to producer
Vicki Goldsmith	....	set production assistant
Daniel T. Green	....	production assistant (1994-1997)
Shaun Greenspan	....	production assistant
Keith Hall	....	pl technician
Jeremy Jed Hammel	....	production assistant (2005)
Cicely D. Harris	....	extras set coordinator: Chicago
Troy Hartman	....	stand-in: Mr. Clooney (1994-1999)
Clayton Hauck	....	production assistant: Chicago
Hugh Healey	....	audio maintenance
Yashar Hedayat	....	production assistant: Chicago
Shari Lynn Himes	....	production coordinator (1999-)
Jean Hodges	....	food stylist
Don J. Hug	....	location manager
Scott Jager	....	production assistant
Mike Jones	....	technical supervisor
Suzanne Kiley	....	principal title design
Tim Kubit	....	maintenance
Ove Langevei	....	production assistant (2003)
Angela Laprete	....	production coordinator
Mareo-Ahmir Lawson	....	photo double
Darren P. Leis	....	technical assistant
David Leonard	....	production assistant
Ed Lippman	....	location manager (1997)
Jeff Lovely	....	location coordinator
Hobart Lundt	....	coordinator
Paul Manning	....	executive consultant
Nancy S. Marshall	....	production secretary: Chicago
John Mayon	....	head utility
Pat McCarthy	....	production coordinator: Chicago (1994-1997)
Kathy McCurdy	....	key assistant location manager
Maureen McEvoy	....	set production assistant
Ian McRae	....	production assistant
Gary Mednick	....	publicist (2003)
Chris Miller	....	technical consultant
Dency Nelson	....	stage manager
Courtney Pakiz	....	stand-in: Kellie Martin
Martin Pasetta	....	associate director
Karin Pattengill	....	assistant to executive producer (2004-2005)
Karin Pattengill	....	production assistant (2003-2004)
Eric Persons	....	location manager
Benjamin Petuchowski	....	location intern: Chicago (2002-2003)
Billy Pittard	....	senior title designer
Alicia Portales	....	photo double
Vince Poxon	....	stage manager
Stefan Rand	....	production assistant
Jonathan Ratliff	....	production assistant
Tyhler Michelle Raye	....	assistant: R. Scott Gemmill and Joe Sachs
Jason Ruffolo	....	set production assistant: Chicago (2005-2006)
Nikki Scavo	....	production assistant
Ericka N. Shane	....	payroll accountant: Chicago
Risé Stefani	....	assistant technical advisor (1994-2005)
Risé Stefani	....	utility stand-in
Paula Stier	....	production assistant: Chicago
Kym Stys	....	set production assistant
Sam Sullivan III	....	script supervisor
Candy Tjarks	....	stand-in: Hawaii
Bekki Vallin	....	production coordinator: Chicago
Bill Vergos	....	set production assistant: second unit
David Wader	....	stage manager
Troy Waters	....	marine coordinator
Heather White	....	production assistant: Chicago
Debbie Williams	....	stage manager
Lynnanne Zager	....	adr loop group
Victoria A. Zamora	....	production accountant
Ian Zander	....	set production assistant
Winter Zemans	....	office production assistant

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1995) (USA) (TV)

Language:

English | Russian

Filming Locations:

Stage 11, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Goofs:

Continuity: When Carter is in the room with Mr. Klein and he's writing down his son's name on the notepad, Carter's hands on the notepad change positions in between shots.

Movie Connections:

References Sleepless in Seattle (1993)