"Friends" The One with Joey's Big Break (1999)

Director:

Gary Halvorson

Writers:

David Crane (creator)
Marta Kauffman (creator)

TV Series:

"Friends" (1994)

Original Air Date:

11 May 1999 (Season 5, Episode 22)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Joey is excited to get the lead in a thriller, Shutterspeed, so he and Chandler decide to drive to Las Vegas where it's being shot...

Plot Keywords:

Eye Drops | Bridge | Desert | Fear | Movie Set

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Jan. 13

6:00 PM

TBS

The One With Joey's Big Break

#5.22

Cast

Jennifer Aniston	...	Rachel Green
Courteney Cox	...	Monica Geller
Lisa Kudrow	...	Phoebe Buffay
Matt LeBlanc	...	Joey Tribbiani (as Matt Le Blanc)
Matthew Perry	...	Chandler Bing
David Schwimmer	...	Dr. Ross Geller
Michael Monks	...	Dr. Miller
John Kassir	...	Stanley
John C. McDonnell	...	The Grip

Runtime:

22 min (approx.) | USA:22 min | Argentina:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Certification:

Netherlands:AL | Mexico:B | USA:TV-PG | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Dijon Street, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: Rachel tries to avoid going to the eye doctor by knocking over a box of cereal. The box ends up a few feet from the counter with the cereal spreading out. In the following shot showing the floor the box is almost touching the counter and the spilt cereal is in a more concentrated pile.

Quotes:

Monica: Open your eyes.
Rachel Green: They are.
[Rachel's eyes are closed]
Monica: How many fingers am I holding up?
Rachel Green: Four.
Monica: Oh, my God. I was thinking four.
Rachel Green: Really?
Monica: OK, now this is just practice. One... two... three.
[Rachel quickly jerks her head to avoid the eyedrops]
Monica: My pillow's all wet.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Friends: The One with All the Other Ones: Part 2 (#10.18)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

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