"The Practice" The Deal (2000)

Director:

Daniel Attias

Writers:

David E. Kelley (creator)
David E. Kelley (written by) ...
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TV Series:

"The Practice" (1997)

Original Air Date:

10 December 2000 (Season 5, Episode 9)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Plot:

Bobby is torn between ethics and morality, when serving his client means letting a kidnapped little girl die...

Plot Keywords:

Law | Law Firm | Criminal Defense | Ethics | Fenway Park

Cast

Dylan McDermott	...	Bobby Donnell
Michael Badalucco	...	Jimmy Berluti
LisaGay Hamilton	...	Rebecca Washington
Steve Harris	...	Eugene Young
Jason Kravits	...	A.D.A. Richard Bay
Camryn Manheim	...	Ellenor Frutt
Marla Sokoloff	...	Lucy Hatcher
Kelli Williams	...	Lindsay Dole
Lara Flynn Boyle	...	Helen Gamble
Linda Hunt	...	Judge Zoey Hiller
Michael Emerson	...	William Hinks
Dayton Callie	...	Francis Lupino
Robin Thomas	...	Harry Duvall
Rebecca Creskoff	...	Dr. Jeannie Reynolds
Debra Mooney	...	Judge P. Spindle
Anna Deavere Smith	...	D.A. Kate Brunner
Ray Abruzzo	...	Detective Michael McGuire
Moira Walley-Beckett	...	Hillary Engel (as Moira Walley)
Tim Glenn	...	Trevor Engle (as Timothy Glenn)
Gibby Brand	...	Judge William McGough
Mik Scriba	...	Detective Simons
Jerome Butler	...	Hinks' Attorney
Bruce Davison	...	Scott Wallace
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Charles	...	Reporter #1
Dakota Fanning	...	Alessa Engel
Marjorie Harris	...	Reporter #2
David Joel	...	Reporter #3
John Moody	...	Officer #1 (as John B. Moody)
Albert Owens	...	Attorney Jack Roberts

Directed by
Daniel Attias

Writing credits
David E. Kelley		(creator)
David E. Kelley		(written by) &
Peter Blake		(written by)

Produced by
Joseph Berger-Davis	....	producer
Robert Breech	....	co-executive producer
Tammy Ann Casper	....	supervising associate producer
David E. Kelley	....	executive producer
Todd Ellis Kessler	....	producer
Steven Lang	....	associate producer
Christina Musrey	....	supervising producer (as Christina M. Musrey)
Gary M. Strangis	....	producer
Pamela J. Wisne	....	producer (as Pamela Wisne)

Original Music by
Marco Beltrami

Cinematography by
Dennis Smith

Film Editing by
Charles McClelland

Casting by
Janet Gilmore
Megan McConnell

Production Design by
Charles M. Lagola

Set Decoration by
Cheryal Kearney

Makeup Department
Jori Jenae	....	makeup artist
Don Lynch	....	hair stylist
Roseanne McIlvane	....	makeup artist
Vonda K. Morris	....	makeup artist
Linda Stevenson-Khan	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Janet G. Knutsen	....	unit production manager (as Janet Knutsen McCann)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Andrew M. Flinn	....	first assistant director
Michelle Parvin	....	second assistant director
Joel Wang	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Robert Dean	....	construction coordinator (as Robbie Dean)
Douglas M. Keenan	....	property master
Patrick Salamunovich	....	lead person
Kali Simokovic	....	set dresser
Ron Yates	....	set designer

Sound Department
Eric Clopein	....	sound re-recording mixer
T.W. Davis	....	supervising sound editor
David Dondorf	....	sound re-recording mixer
Clark King	....	production sound mixer
Anthony Torretto	....	sound effects editor
David John West	....	sound re-recording mixer (as David J. West)

Special Effects by
John P. Cazin	....	special effects coordinator (uncredited)

Stunts
Rick Avery	....	stunt performer
J. Mark Donaldson	....	stunt double: 'Robin Thomas (I ' (qv))
Sonia Izzolena	....	stunt performer (as Sonja Jo McDancer)
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunt performer (as Hubie Kerns)
Miles McDancer	....	stunt coordinator (as Miles D. McDancer)
Miles McDancer	....	stunt performer (as Miles D. McDancer)

Camera and Electrical Department
Shunil Borpujari	....	key grip
Christian E. Dirkes	....	grip
Jason Garcia	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Scott Guthrie	....	gaffer
Lamar D. Houston	....	best boy electric
Lamar D. Houston	....	rigging gaffer electric
Norman G. Langley	....	camera operator
Frederic J. Smith	....	camera operator
Tony Bendt	....	dolly grip: "b" camera (uncredited)
Adrian Licciardi	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Michael Santoro	....	rigging grip foreman (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jennifer Lare	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Shelly Levine	....	costume supervisor: men
Loree Parral	....	costume supervisor: women
Stacey Seeds-Ferrence	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Jon Seigel	....	post-production coordinator
Ione Soyangco	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Jon Hassell	....	composer: theme music
Chris McGeary	....	music editor
Peter Scaturro	....	composer: theme music (as Pete Scaturro)
Ernest Lee	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Mitch Friedman	....	production driver
Wayne Morris	....	transportation coordinator
Stanley R. Webber	....	transportation captain (as Stanley Webber)

Other crew
Adam Armus	....	story editor
Ellen Berkman	....	assistant: Gary M. Strangis
Roseann M. Bonora-Keris	....	supervising associate
Kim Deen	....	production accountant (as Kimberly Deen)
Sarah Ehret	....	assistant to writer
Shea Farrell	....	production associate
Nora Kay Foster	....	story editor (as Kay Foster)
Jill Goldsmith	....	executive story editor
John Hunt	....	production assistant
Maria Lease	....	script supervisor
Jessica Levine	....	assistant: Pamela Wisne
Cindy Lichtman	....	research associate
Lynne E. Litt	....	executive story editor
Michael Mann	....	location manager
Lisa Martley	....	production coordinator
Alfonso H. Moreno	....	executive story editor
Todd Pfeffer	....	assistant: David E. Kelley
Tracey Robinson	....	assistant: Rick Silverman
Charles B. Rosenberg	....	technical advisor (as Chuck B. Rosenberg)
Todd M. Schultz	....	production assistant (as Todd Schultz)
Rick Silverman	....	production executive
Leslie Spann	....	assistant production coordinator (as Leslie L. Spann)
Neely Swanson	....	production associate
Elisa Todd	....	production associate
Mijanou Van der Woude	....	assistant: Robert Breech & Christina Musrey
Veronica M. Wilson	....	production attorney (as Veronica Wilson)

Directed by
Stephen Cragg		(1997-1998)
Glenn Lazzaro		(opening sequence)
Steve Miner		(multiple episodes)
Jonathan Pontell		(1996)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David E. Kelley		creator
Daniel Sussman		staff writer (season 6)

Produced by
Will Ackerman	....	executive producer
Diana Alvarez	....	associate producer
Jarbas Barbosa	....	producer
Jim Bryan	....	producer
David Ffolkes	....	associate producer
David Ffolkes	....	supervising producer
Tim Otto	....	co-producer
Jonathan Pontell	....	producer (1996)
Shigeru Wakatsuki	....	producer

Cinematography by
Anatol Radzinowicz

Film Editing by
Steven I. Celniker

Makeup Department
Stan Jayne	....	makeup artist
Rela Martine	....	makeup artist
Michele Teleis-Fickle	....	makeup artist (1997)

Production Management
Morten K. Brante	....	unit production manager
Tory Jeffrey	....	post-production supervisor
Gary M. Strangis	....	unit production manager (1996-1999)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anya Adams	....	dga trainee
Velvet Andrews-Smith	....	dga trainee (1999)
Peter Dress	....	dga trainee (1998)
Manuel Esteban	....	first assistant director
Jeffrey Hunt	....	dga trainee
David M. Jones	....	second second assistant director
Michael Kowalski	....	second assistant director
Krista Reymann	....	dga trainee
Steven Rosenhaus	....	dga trainee

Special Effects by
Chris Brenczewski	....	special effects technician (1998-2000)
Douglas Calli	....	special effects technician
Ron Petruccione	....	special effects (1998-2003)
Elia P. Popov	....	special effects technician

Stunts
Jennifer Badger	....	stunt performer
Jon Braver	....	stunts
John Dixon	....	stunts
Debbie Evans	....	stunts
Steve Kelso	....	stunt double
Paul Lacovara	....	utility stunts (2003-2004)
Rob Mars	....	stunts
Darryl Reeves	....	stunt double
Darryl Reeves	....	stunts
Marc Scizak	....	stunts
Tim Sitarz	....	stunts
Ronn Surels	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Marijke de Bruijn	....	key grip
Rebekka Kluger	....	gaffer
Richard J. Lee Jr.	....	set lighting technician
Heather Page	....	camera operator: "c" camera (2002)
Michelle Pizanis	....	assistant camera
Stephen Sfetku	....	additional first assistant camera (season 2003)
Kevin Vargus	....	camera production assistant: "b" camera unit, Boston

Editorial Department
Robert C. Wertman	....	assistant editor

Transportation Department
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Brian Joseph Moore	....	driver
Bill Tenny	....	transportation captain (as William Tenny)
Bonnie Yamahiro	....	driver

Other crew
Neil Clark	....	computer graphic artist (1999)
Carlyn Couch	....	assistant location manager
Suzanne Davis	....	supervising associate
Paula Diperna	....	production assistant
James Ent	....	caterer (1 episode)
Nick Fischer	....	assistant: Alice West
Jacque Gonzales	....	production assistant
Birney Imes	....	executive story editor
Daniel Jelinek	....	assistant to writer
Noel Kennedy	....	location manager
Haley McLane	....	script supervisor (5 episodes season 1)
Laura McPherson	....	assistant to producers
Freddy Negrete	....	executive assistant
Tripp Pair	....	script supervisor
Anatoli Plastinkin	....	executive story editor
Christopher Reusing	....	assistant production coordinator
Isabel Rivas	....	associate to Jeffrey Kramer
Jim Roberts	....	set medic (2001)
David Ronsil	....	script coordinator
Jane Shannon-Smith	....	executive story editor
Jules Stewart	....	script supervisor (13 episodes) (as Jules Mann-Stewart)
Nick Tagg	....	production coordinator
Nicolás Tapia Cruz	....	script coordinator
John Trujillo	....	craft service assistant
Lynnanne Zager	....	adr loop group

Distributors

• AXN (2011) (Hungary) (TV)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2000) (USA) (TV)

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Netherlands:12