"The Pretender" Meltdown (2000)

Director:

Krishna Rao

Writers:

Curt Johnson (writer)
Ethan Lawrence (writer)

TV Series:

"The Pretender" (1996)

Original Air Date:

29 April 2000 (Season 4, Episode 17)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Boy Genius | Delaware | Psychology | Evil Corporation | Cult TV

Cast

Michael T. Weiss	...	Jarod
Andrea Parker	...	Miss Parker
Patrick Bauchau	...	Sydney
Jon Gries	...	Broots
Melinda Clarke	...	Miss Eve
Michael Wiseman	...	Mr. Cain
Don Harvey	...	Mr. Job
Kevin Weisman	...	Mr. Abel
Richard Marcus	...	Mr. Raines
Charles Lucia	...	Elijah
Thom Barry	...	Leonard
Barbara Babcock	...	Edna Raines
Frankie J. Allison	...	Officer Argus
Lisa Bowman	...	Female Reporter
Don Mirault	...	Don the Sweeper
Ken Taylor	...	Officer Bellini (as Kenneth Livingston Taylor)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dennis Cruzado	...	Little Jarod (as Denis Kacenga)

Directed by
Krishna Rao

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Curt Johnson		writer
Ethan Lawrence		writer

Original Music by
Velton Ray Bunch
Eric Hester		(uncredited)

Casting by
John A. Aiello

Production Design by
Michael Paul Clausen

Set Decoration by
Linda Lee Sutton

Makeup Department
Laverne Caracuzzi	....	makeup artist
Angela Nogaro	....	makeup department head
Denise Paulson	....	key makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Zia Iampietro	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Frank Escobedo	....	property master
James LaBarge	....	lead man

Sound Department
Jeff Erdmann	....	boom operator
Jeff Erdmann	....	sound mixer: second unit

Stunts
Andy Gill	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Chinello	....	best boy grip

Other crew
Jon Cohoe	....	key production accountant
Anne Melville	....	script supervisor
John Bocchicchio	....	set medic (uncredited)
Amy D'Alessandro	....	titles (uncredited)
Chris Hanson	....	medical technical advisor (uncredited)

Directed by
Frederick King Keller		(episode "Bloodlines") (episode "Donoterase") (episode "Dragon House, The") (episode "Inner Sense")
Steven Long Mitchell		(episode "At the Hour of Our Deaths")

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mark M. Dodson		(episode "At the Hour of Our Deaths")
Steven Long Mitchell		creator
Steven Long Mitchell		(episode "Bloodlines") (episode "Donoterase") (episode "Dragon House, The") (episode "Inner Sense")
Craig W. Van Sickle		creator
Craig W. Van Sickle		(episode "Bloodlines") (episode "Donoterase") (episode "Dragon House, The") (episode "Inner Sense")

Produced by
Sascha Schneider	....	producer
Susan J. Spohr	....	staff associate producer

Cinematography by
Tom Jewett

Film Editing by
Peter Basinski
Alicia Hirsch
Lance Luckey
David Strohmaier
Lynne Willingham

Casting by
Sharon Bialy
Tory Herald
Sharon Klein
Patrick Rush

Production Design by
James Shanahan

Art Direction by
Jeremy Cassells		(as Jeremy A. Cassells)
Sue Chan
Arlan Jay Vetter		(as Jay Vetter)

Set Decoration by
Susan Degus
Bryan Thetford

Costume Design by
Barbara Scott

Makeup Department
Daniel Curet	....	hair stylist: Michael T. Weiss (end 1999-2000 season)
Timothy Lasquade	....	key hair stylist
Lisa Layman	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Herb Adelman	....	unit production manager (1997)
Jim Behnke	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Megan Banning	....	third assistant director (pilot)
Hans Berggren	....	trainee assistant director
Nancy Blewer	....	second second assistant director (1998-1999)
Michael Paul Clausen	....	second unit director
David Coulter	....	trainee assistant director (pilot)
Peter Dress	....	dga trainee (1998)
Ime Etuk	....	dga trainee (2000)
José Clemente Hernandez	....	dga trainee
Rusty Mahmood	....	dga trainee
Michelle Parvin	....	dga trainee
Karen Reinhart	....	dga trainee

Art Department
Ryan Blank	....	assistant property master
Rick Chinelli	....	set dresser (seasons 2-4)
Gretchen Dalton	....	assistant property manager
Darrin Fletcher	....	storyboard artist
Barry Franenberg	....	property master
Antoinette J. Gordon	....	set designer
Brian Jewell	....	set designer
Christian Klump	....	scenic artist
Kay Kropp	....	lead painter
Wayne Lindholm	....	construction coordinator (1997-1998)
Louis Medrano	....	painter
Mark Meloccaro	....	art department coordinator (season 2) (season 3)
Ken Milford	....	lead man
Kenneth Milfred	....	lead man
Andrew Moore	....	construction coordinator (season 2)
James Parks	....	gang boss
Randy Severino	....	set dresser
Alex Thompson	....	painter
Mark Walbaum	....	art department coordinator
Rick Welden	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Michael Babcock	....	sound effects editor
Peter Bergren	....	sound re-recording mixer
Christopher Briles	....	sound effects editor
Charles Bruce	....	sound effects editor
Edmond J. Coblentz Jr.	....	sound effects editor
Dominique Decaudain	....	foley artist
Andrew Ellerd	....	sound effects editor
Mark D. Fleming	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tiffany S. Griffith	....	dialogue editor
Shawn Holden	....	sound mixer: second unit
Bill Jackson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jason W. Jennings	....	sound effects editor
Mark Kamps	....	sound effects editor
Bradley C. Katona	....	sound effects editor
Dennis Kirk	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gary Krause	....	sound effects editor
David Melhase	....	adr editor
William Munroe	....	boom operator: second unit
Patricia Nedd	....	foley artist
Elmo Ponsdomenech	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dov Schwarz	....	dialogue editor
Warren Smith	....	dialogue editor (as Warren D. Smith)
Michael Stern	....	additional recording mixer
James A. Williams	....	adr editor

Special Effects by
Ron Bolanowski	....	special effects coordinator
Michael Clausen	....	mechanical department: XFX Inc.
George Deveau	....	special effects
G. Bruno Stempel	....	special effects
Jerry D. Williams	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Steward Burris	....	computer graphic artist: North West Imaging & FX
Bob Lloyd	....	digital effects supervisor
William Powloski	....	visual effects producer
William Powloski	....	visual effects supervisor
Mark Robben	....	compositor
Wayne A. Shepherd	....	compositor
Keri Young	....	visual effects producer

Stunts
Richard Bucher	....	stunts
Marla Casey	....	stunts
Mark Chadwick	....	stunts
Ken Clark	....	stunts
Debbie Evans	....	driving and motorcycle stunts
Gerry Fiorini	....	stunts
Jeremy Fitzgerald	....	stunts
Charles Grisham	....	stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunt coordinator
Gene LeBell	....	stunts
Diana R. Lupo	....	stunts
Ray Lykins	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Ray Lykins	....	stunts
Brad Martin	....	stunts
Jean-Luc Martin	....	stunts
Carrick O'Quinn	....	stunts
Chris Palermo	....	stunts
Denney Pierce	....	stunts
Tim Rigby	....	stunts
Allen Robinson	....	stunt double
Steve Schriver	....	stunts
Kevin Scott	....	stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department
Pasquale Attanasio	....	grip
Gregory Cohen	....	assistant camera
Dennis Grow	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Jeffrey G. Hunt	....	Steadicam operator
Wayne Kosky	....	grip
Patrick Maxwell	....	key grip
Keith Morgan	....	gaffer: insert unit (1999)
Tony Olivieri	....	first assistant Steadicam
Jonathan Sharpe	....	first assistant camera
Ken Sylvester	....	electrician
Mark E. Trembath	....	chief lighting technician
Chris Trillo	....	grip
Chris Trillo	....	underwater key grip: Local 80 Divers Association
Gary A. Williams	....	dolly grip
David Yellin	....	lighting technician

Casting Department
Scott Musgrove	....	casting associate
Barbara Stordahl	....	casting associate
Jessica Targum	....	casting assistant (as Jessi Thompson)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jozi Conte	....	wardrobe truck supervisor
Amy Dodson	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Alicia Hirsch	....	executive in charge of post-production
Christopher J. Ray	....	post-production coordinator
Cindy Azada Whitman	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
John Debney	....	composer: theme music
Rick Patterson	....	composer: theme music (1998-)

Transportation Department
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Darrell Gibson	....	driver
Buster Kohloff	....	transportation coordinator
Jody Kreinbrink	....	transportation coordinator: picture cars

Other crew
Jim Amerian	....	production assistant
Juan Carlos Coto	....	story editor
Hope Diamond	....	series publicist
Harry Dunn	....	executive story editor
Claudia Eastman	....	location manager
Javier Grillo-Marxuach	....	story editor
Leslie N. Johnson	....	assistant to executive producer
Tiffany Noel Kinder	....	key assistant location manager
Carrie L.A.	....	location scout
Shari LaFranchi Blakney	....	production coordinator (as Shari LaFranchi)
Bruce Margolis	....	location manager
Chad McQuay	....	accounting clerk
Lawrence Meyers	....	executive story editor
Chris Ruppenthal	....	creative consultant
John D. Sarviss	....	helicopter pilot
Scott Schofield	....	production coordinator
Wally Uchida	....	location manager
Trish Vengoechea	....	payroll accountant
Rick Wallace	....	creative consultant
Michael C. Watkins	....	assistant production coordinator (1999-2000)
Stephen V. Weissberger	....	assistant location manager (1998-1999)
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	....	aerial coordinator

Production Companies

• Mitchell/Van Sickle Productions
• NBC Studios
• 20th Century Fox Television

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2000) (USA) (TV)
• RTL 2 (2013) (Hungary) (TV)

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Company:

Mitchell/Van Sickle Productions