"Northern Exposure" Aurora Borealis: A Fairy Tale for Big People (1990)

User Rating:

9.3/10   

Director:

Peter O'Fallon

Writers:

Joshua Brand (creator) &
John Falsey (creator) ...

TV Series:

"Northern Exposure" (1990)

Original Air Date:

30 August 1990 (Season 1, Episode 8)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Underwear | Medical Examination | Bed Scene | Brothers | Male Bonding

Cast

Rob Morrow	...	Dr. Joel Fleischman
Barry Corbin	...	Maurice J. Minnifield
Janine Turner	...	Maggie O'Connell
John Cullum	...	Holling Vincoeur
Darren E. Burrows	...	Ed Chigliak
John Corbett	...	Chris Stevens
Cynthia Geary	...	Shelly Marie Tambo
Adam Arkin	...	Adam
Richard Cummings Jr.	...	Bernard Stevens
Elaine Miles	...	Marilyn
John Procaccino	...	Ranger Burns
Grant Goodeve	...	Rick Pederson
Peg Phillips	...	Ruth-Anne
Ryan O'Neill	...	Adolescent Chris
Lou Hetler	...	Man behind wheel

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

Canada:PG (video rating) | Australia:PG (video rating)

Company:

Cine-Nevada Productions

One of the best episodes

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

This episode is noteworthy for being the first in which a couple of recurring characters appear. They are "Adam" who is played by Adam Arkin and "Bernard Stevens," played by Richard Cummings Jr. A very magical episode with possible influences from Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream." Each character goes on a journey or experiences a crisis. Joel (Rob Morrow) must visit a forest ranger, braving the woods that are supposedly haunted by Bigfoot--who turns out to be named Adam. Meanwhile, Chris (John Corbett) feels compelled to build a curious sculpture and is visited by a stranger who has way too much in common with him. They find that they have a shared history despite never having met before--Bernard is Chris's long lost brother!