"The Outer Limits" Mary 25 (1998)

Director:

James Head

Writer:

Jonathan Glassner (written by)

TV Series:

"The Outer Limits" (1995)

Original Air Date:

29 May 1998 (Season 4, Episode 15)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

An android replaces the current nanny, is programmed to protect the children and gets involved in a romantic triangle between the husband and the previous nanny.

Plot Keywords:

Sex With Robot | Android | Number In Title | Character Name In Title | Alternate History

Cast

Cynthia Geary	...	Teryl Bouton
Tom Butler	...	Charlie Bouton
Michael Shanks	...	Melburn Ross
Sofia Shinas	...	Mary 25
Britt McKillip	...	Brook Bouton
Matthew Prior	...	Brandon Bouton
Patricia Mayen-Salazar	...	Carmen Ortega
Paula Shaw	...	Mrs. Janus
Ian Robison	...	Grant Kildale
William Sadler	...	Frank Hellner (archive footage)
Nancy Allen	...	Rachel Rose (archive footage)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kevin Conway	...	The Control Voice (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
James Head

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jonathan Glassner		written by

Produced by
Leslie Stevens	....	consulting producer

Original Music by
John Van Tongeren

Film Editing by
Lisa Binkley

Casting by
Mary Jo Slater
Paul Weber

Production Design by
Stephen Geaghan

Makeup Department
Susan Boyd	....	hair stylist
John L. Healy	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Rhonda L. Moore	....	executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Art Department
Harry Griffin-Beale	....	construction coordinator
Tiara Motem	....	property buyer
Mark Prior	....	assistant decorator

Sound Department
Brian Campbell	....	dialogue editor
Kris Fenske	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
David Allinson	....	special effects coordinator
Darcy Davis	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Simon Lacey	....	visual effects supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department
Justin Bergler	....	camera trainee (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Jennifer Pearson	....	assistant post-production coordinator

Music Department
Shawn Pierce	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Steve Ellis	....	transportation

Other crew
Bob Bedard	....	sous chef
Danielle de Smit	....	script supervisor
Erin Fitzgerald	....	adr walla group
Kathleen Higgins	....	script coordinator
Carol Marks-George	....	unit publicist (uncredited)
Leslie Stevens	....	story editor (uncredited)

Writing credits
Joseph Stefano		(episode by)
Ed Adamson		(episode by)
Seeleg Lester		(episode by)
Sam Neuman		(episode by)

Produced by
Carleton Eastlake	....	co-executive producer
Brad Markowitz	....	supervising producer
Nora O'Brien	....	co-producer

Film Editing by
Daria Ellerman		(1998)
Alison Grace
Gregory Kindseth

Production Design by
Sheila Haley
Susan Parker		(as Sue Parker)

Art Direction by
Richard Cook

Makeup Department
Rebeccah Delchambre	....	first assistant makeup artist (season 7)
Joel Echallier	....	special makeup effects applicator
Joel Echallier	....	special makeup effects designer
Shauna Magrath	....	special makeup effects artist
Ryan Nicholson	....	special makeup effects artist
Robert A. Pandini	....	hair stylist
Geoff Redknap	....	special makeup effects artist
Debra Regnier	....	assistant makeup artist
Sean Sansom	....	special makeup effects artist
Dave Snyder	....	special makeup effects artist
Bill Terezakis	....	special makeup effects designer
Frederick London	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Mel Swope	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David R. Baron	....	third assistant director (1998-9
Graham Cairns	....	trainee assistant director (2001)
Brent Crowell	....	first assistant director: second unit
Pierre Henry	....	first assistant director
Ella Kutschera	....	second assistant director (1996-1999)
Colleen Mitchell	....	second assistant director
Judi Patson	....	first assistant director: insert unit

Art Department
Tom Baleshta	....	assistant property master
Brian Bero	....	model maker
Adrian Dowell	....	construction foreman (1996-1998)
Michelle Gasque	....	art assistant
Brentan Harron	....	production illustrator
Denise Hutniak	....	lead dresser
Denise Hutniak	....	set dresser
Franziska Keller	....	art department assistant (1997-2000)
Max Matsuoka	....	props builder (pilot episode)
Max Matsuoka	....	props buyer (pilot episode)
D.N. Pettipas	....	property buyer
Kimberley Regent	....	props buyer
Chris Rego-Marquiis	....	set designer
Samantha Schell	....	props (season 5)
Catherine Schroer	....	assistant art director (season 7)
Zoran Stankovic	....	concept artist
Neil Turkington	....	assistant property master
Ross Walshe	....	scenic carpenter
Sean Will	....	lead painter
Sean Will	....	scenic painter

Sound Department
Alek Bromke	....	adr recording assistant: Toronto
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer: New York (multiple episodes)
Chris Glyn-Jones	....	alternate boom operator
Dave Hibbert	....	sound re-recording mixer
Anthony A. Lewis	....	dubbing editor
Jean Raymond	....	foley mixer
Bill Sheppard	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Mark Alfrey	....	special effects makeup
Adam Behr	....	animatronic puppeteer
Enrique Bilsland	....	creature mechanical designer
Steve Fink	....	technician: Steve Johnson's XFX
Damian Fisher	....	technician: Steve Johnson's XFX
David K'shin Gendron	....	special effects best boy (season 1)
Joe Gomez	....	technician: Steve Johnson's XFX
Steve Newburn	....	technician: Steve Johnson's XFX
Michael O'Brien	....	mold department: Steve Johnson's XFX
Larry Odien	....	special mechanical effects assistant
Thomas Ovenshire	....	technician: Steve Johnson's XFX

Visual Effects by
Geoff Anderson	....	visual effects onset supervisor
Tom Archer	....	digital compositing artist
Rod Bland	....	3D animator
Kathryn Bolt	....	digital compositor (2001)
Christian Boudman	....	digital compositing artist
Mark Breakspear	....	digital compositing artist
Rob Bredow	....	digital artist
Steward Burris	....	computer graphic artist: North West Imaging & FX
Doug Campbell	....	Inferno artist
Christopher Chen	....	digital artist (season 1)
Christopher Chen	....	digital effects producer (season 2)
Dug Claxton	....	digital compositor
Ryan Cronin	....	3D animator
Kristin Dearholt	....	rotoscope artist
Debora Dunphy	....	digital compositor
Joe Farrell	....	senior digital compositor (1998-2001)
Ben Funk	....	digital compositing artist
Matthew Gore	....	visual effects supervisor (1998)
Gudrun Heinze	....	digital compositing artist
Sylvain Huard	....	3D animator
Aruna Inversin	....	digital compositing artist
Jay Mark Johnson	....	digital matte painter
Alan Kapler	....	CG effects animator
James Lau	....	digital artist
Rosano Lepri	....	digital compositing artist
John Lesavage	....	visual effects cinematographer
Todd Liddiard	....	digital compositor
Colin Liggett	....	digital compositing artist
Kimberley Liptrap	....	3D animator
Anthony Mabin	....	digital effects supervisor (pilot episode)
Shelly Morrow	....	digital compositor
Brian Moylan	....	digital compositing artist
Marianne O'Reilly	....	visual effects producer: Rainmaker
Stephen Pepper	....	digital compositing artist
Eric Petey	....	digital artist: Lost Boys Studios
Christine Petrov	....	digital compositing artist
Paul Patrick Quinn	....	visual effects producer
Marc Roth	....	3D animator
Wes Sargent	....	3D animator
Thomas Schelesny	....	computer graphic artist
Kennedy Shah	....	motion control operator
Elaine Sipos	....	visual effects artist
Jessica Sjoblom	....	digital compositing artist
Joel Skeete	....	digital compositor
Christopher Stewart	....	3D animator
Trevor Strand	....	digital compositing artist
Jaison Stritch	....	3D visual effects supervisor
Matthew Talbot-Kelly	....	digital compositor
Matthew Talbot-Kelly	....	digital matte painter
Tom Turnbull	....	effects supervisor (motion control) (as Thomas Turnbull)
Adrian Van Der Park	....	3D animator
Jeannie Walasek	....	digital effects coordinator
Noel Wright	....	3D animator
Aiden Zanini	....	computer graphics supervisor (one episode)
Aiden Zanini	....	visual effects production assistant

Stunts
James Bamford	....	stunts
Dustin Brooks	....	stunts
Simon Burnett	....	stunt actor
Dave Campbell	....	stunt double
Kirk Caouette	....	stunt double
Kirk Caouette	....	utility stunts
Lauro Chartrand	....	stunts
Janina Dall	....	stunts
Mike Desabrais	....	stunt double: Ted Shakleford
Mike Dopud	....	stunt opponent: episode "In The Zone"
Delaina-Lu Gamblin	....	stunt double
Dave Hospes	....	stunts
Jon Kralt	....	stunt double
John MacDonald	....	stunts
Leslie McMichael	....	stunt double
Steven McMichael	....	stunt double
Jovan Nenadic	....	stunt safety
Scott Nicholson	....	stunts
Jacob Rupp	....	stunts
Lori Stewart	....	stunts
Rob Wilton	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Clayton Bachynsky	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Simon Barry	....	assistant camera
John Carron	....	playback operator
Mark Chow	....	camera operator: "b" camera (2000)
David Gray	....	still photographer
Curt Griebel	....	key grip
Simon Hunt	....	gaffer: second unit (1996-1998)
Simon Hunt	....	rigging gaffer (1996-1998)
Richard Schmon	....	camera trainee
Patrick Stepien	....	first assistant camera (1994-1995)
Chris Turner	....	assistant camera
A.J. Vesak	....	aerial director of photography
A.J. Vesak	....	director of photography: second unit
Joe Waistell	....	additional first assistant camera
Peter F. Woeste	....	photographer: second unit

Casting Department
Candice Elzinga	....	casting associate (season 2-7)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Patricia Galbraith	....	assistant costume designer
Thomas L. Pankiewich	....	costume supervisor
Charis Tillson	....	costumer: preparation

Editorial Department
Connie Kennedy	....	post-production coordinator
Holly Amber Proulx	....	post-production assistant coordinator

Music Department
Scott Cochran	....	music engineer
Craig Marks	....	music editor
Aaron Martin	....	additional music arranger
Edgar Rothermich	....	composer: additional music
Michael Stern	....	scoring mixer
Jeff Vaughn	....	score mixer

Transportation Department
Dave Byerley	....	driver
Chris J. Clayton	....	driver
Rod Patten	....	transportation captain
Bruce Scott	....	driver

Other crew
Christopher M. Allan	....	assistant location manager
Doreen Beaulac	....	first assistant accountant
Mark Bishop	....	production assistant
Andrea Boorman	....	second assistant production coordinator
Will Bryant	....	story department (1995-1996)
Alan Code	....	production assistant
Kim Cowan	....	media coordinator (season 3) (as Kim Douglas)
Ian Doig	....	animal trainer
Dana Dubé	....	animal trainer
Jason Gibb	....	production assistant
Kathleen Higgins	....	executive assistant (1997) (as Kathie Mackie)
Kathleen Higgins	....	script coordinator (1997-1998) (as Kathie Mackie)
Bonnie Judd	....	trainer
Ryan Judd	....	assistant animal trainer
David Kurvers	....	video and computer playback operator
David Langtry	....	computer playback operator
Pancho Mansfield	....	network executive
Andrew Marles	....	production assistant (season 7)
Tyler McIntyre	....	production assistant
Jamie Payton	....	wrangler (season 5)
Geoff Redknap	....	puppeteer
Andrew Simpson	....	animal trainer
Bill Terezakis	....	puppeteer
Shane Zander	....	laboratory assistant

Trivia:

Several shows contain plot threads that link them together. For example, the "Innobotics arc" - the story of lifelike androids created by the Innobotics Corporation - runs through these shows: Valerie 23, Mary 25, The Hunt, In Our Own Image, and Resurrection.

Great twist ending...Must-see episode

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

A terrific episode even if you don't watch the series normally...I'm no Outer Limits buff, but this has got to be one of the best episodes of the series. It builds on the second episode of the first season, but does not require its viewing -- a good sign as that means it can stand on its own.

The story revolves around a robotic program that aims to produce inorganics, or robots, for functions around the house. Mary 25 is the latest installment of this program at Innobotics Corporation. To say anymore would give the story away, but rest assured that you will understand everything after watching the ending (a second viewing will let you see all the nuances you missed the first time around).