"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" In the Cards (1997)

Director:

Michael Dorn

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (creator: "Star Trek")
Rick Berman (creator) ...
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TV Series:

"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)

Original Air Date:

9 June 1997 (Season 5, Episode 25)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Jake and Nog go through hell and high water, from participating in an auction to dealing with the Dominion, to receiving a Willie Mays baseball card to cheer up the war-fatigued Captain Sisko. |

Plot Keywords:

Baseball Card | Auction | 24th Century | Immortality | Directed By Star

Cast

Avery Brooks	...	Captain Sisko
Rene Auberjonois	...	Odo
Michael Dorn	...	Lt. Commander Worf
Terry Farrell	...	Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax (credit only)
Cirroc Lofton	...	Jake Sisko
Colm Meaney	...	Chief O'Brien
Armin Shimerman	...	Quark
Alexander Siddig	...	Doctor Bashir
Nana Visitor	...	Major Kira
Louise Fletcher	...	Kai Winn
Jeffrey Combs	...	Weyoun
Brian Markinson	...	Giger
Aron Eisenberg	...	Nog
Chase Masterson	...	Leeta
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bill Blair	...	Various Aliens (uncredited)
Cathy DeBuono	...	Klingon Bidder at Auction (uncredited)
Randy James	...	Jones (uncredited)
Charlie-Olisa Kaine	...	Ensign Kelly (uncredited)
Mark Newsom	...	Vedek at Auction (uncredited)
Mark Allen Shepherd	...	Morn (uncredited)
Susie Stillwell	...	Bajoran Security Deputy (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Dorn

Writing credits
Gene Roddenberry		(creator: "Star Trek")
Rick Berman		(creator) &
Michael Piller		(creator)
Ronald D. Moore		(teleplay)
Truly Barr Clark		(story) &
Scott J. Neal		(story)

Produced by
Ira Steven Behr	....	executive producer
Hans Beimler	....	co-supervising producer
Rick Berman	....	executive producer
Robert Della Santina	....	coordinating producer
René Echevarria	....	producer
J.P. Farrell	....	co-producer
Peter Lauritson	....	supervising producer
Ronald D. Moore	....	co-executive producer
Steve Oster	....	producer
Terri Potts	....	associate producer
Robert Hewitt Wolfe	....	producer

Original Music by
David Bell

Cinematography by
Jonathan West		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
David Ramirez

Casting by
Junie Lowry-Johnson
Ron Surma

Production Design by
Herman F. Zimmerman		(as Herman Zimmerman)

Art Direction by
Randall McIlvain		(as Randy McIlvain)

Set Decoration by
Laura Richarz

Costume Design by
Robert Blackman

Makeup Department
Belinda Bryant	....	special makeup effects artist
Mark Bussan	....	makeup artist
Rebecca De Morrio	....	hair stylist (as Rebecca DeMorrio)
Karen Iverson	....	makeup artist
Dean Jones	....	makeup artist
Norma Lee	....	hair designer
Brian A. Tunstall	....	hair stylist (as Brian Andrew-Tunstall)
Michael Westmore	....	makeup designer and supervisor

Production Management
Robert Della Santina	....	unit production manager
Kristine Fernandez	....	post-production supervisor (as Kristine Fernandes)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bea Ellen Cameron	....	first assistant director (as B.C. Cameron)
Paul Lawrence	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Thomas J. Arp	....	construction coordinator
Anthony Bro	....	set designer
Doug Drexler	....	scenic artist
John Eaves	....	illustrator
David Galvan	....	stand by painter
Frank Leasure	....	propmaker foreman
Joe Longo	....	property master
Denise Okuda	....	scenic artist
Michael Okuda	....	scenic art supervisor
Rick Sternbach	....	senior illustrator

Sound Department
William Gocke	....	sound mixer (as Bill Gocke)
Ashley Harvey	....	sound editor (as T. Ashley Harvey)
Daryl Lathrop	....	adr recordist
Mace Matiosian	....	supervising sound editor
Todd Overton	....	boom operator
Jivan Tahmizian	....	sound editor
Chris Trent	....	foley mixer
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist
Guy Tsujimoto	....	sound editor
Eric Williams	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Gary Monak	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Dan Curry	....	visual effects producer
Judy Elkins	....	visual effects supervisor
Ed Hoffmeister	....	visual effects assistant editor (as Edward Hoffmeister)
Laura Lang	....	visual effects associate (as Laura Matz)
Peter Lefevre	....	visual effects associate
Davy Nethercutt	....	digital compositor

Camera and Electrical Department
Gavin Ames	....	steadicam operator
Steve Gausche	....	first company grip
R.D. Knox	....	chief lighting technician
Kris Krosskove	....	camera operator
Jim Unsinn	....	computer/video engineer

Casting Department
Helen Mossler	....	casting executive

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jerry Bono	....	key costumer
Mary Ellen Bosché	....	key costumer
Carol Kunz	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Larry Field	....	telecine colorist
April Nocifora	....	post-production coordinator (as April Rossi)
Jonathan Paul Ramirez	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Dennis McCarthy	....	composer: theme music
Stephen M. Rowe	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Chris Haynes	....	production driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Denise Benz	....	first assistant accountant
André Bormanis	....	science consultant
Judi Brown	....	script supervisor
Dan Curry	....	title designer: main titles
Lolita Fatjo	....	pre-production associate
Michael Okuda	....	technical consultant
Michael Piller	....	creative consultant
David Rossi	....	production associate
Robbin L. Slocum	....	production associate (as Robbin Slocum)
Heidi Smothers	....	production coordinator
Rick Sternbach	....	technical consultant
Chad Zimmerman	....	assistant: producers

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Rick Berman		creator
Michael Piller		creator

Makeup Department
Audrey L. Anzures	....	hair stylist
Allan A. Apone	....	makeup artist
Michael F. Blake	....	makeup artist (as Michael Blake)
Lisa Collins	....	makeup artist
Laura Connolly	....	hair stylist
Lee Crawford	....	hair stylist
Earl Ellis	....	makeup artist
Frank Fontaine	....	hair stylist
Virginia Grobeson	....	hair stylist
Angela Gurule	....	hair stylist
Kevin Haney	....	makeup artist
Charlotte Harvey	....	hair stylist
Cynthia Hernandez	....	makeup artist
Tina Hoffman	....	makeup artist (as Tina Kalliongis-Hoffman)
Tim Jones	....	hair stylist (as Timothy Jones)
Nina Kent	....	makeup artist
Michael Key	....	makeup artist
Heather Koontz	....	makeup artist
Nina Kraft	....	makeup artist
Toby Lamm	....	makeup artist
Mark Landon	....	makeup artist
Margie Latinopoulos	....	special makeup effects artist
Brad Look	....	makeup artist (as Bradley M. Look)
James MacKinnon	....	special makeup effects artist
John Maldonado	....	makeup artist
Chris McBee	....	hair stylist
Michael Moore	....	hair stylist
Gilbert A. Mosko	....	makeup artist
Fred B. Phillips	....	makeup artist (1 episode)
Joan Phillips	....	hair stylist
Gloria Ponce	....	hair stylist
Alex Proctor	....	makeup artist
James Rohland	....	makeup artist
Sandra Rowden	....	makeup artist
Linda Leiter Sharp	....	hair stylist (as Linda Sharp)
Francine Shermaine	....	hair stylist
Mark Shostrom	....	makeup artist
Judith Silverman	....	makeup artist (as Judith Silverman-Orr)
Craig Smith	....	makeup artist
Perri Sorel	....	makeup artist
Rick Stratton	....	makeup artist
Thomas E. Surprenant	....	makeup artist
Jennifer Turchi Nigh	....	makeup artist (as Jennifer Turchi)
Lauran Upshaw	....	hair stylist
Patricia Vecchio	....	hair stylist: day player
R. Stephen Weber	....	makeup artist
June Westmore	....	makeup artist
Scott Wheeler	....	makeup artist
Derik Wingo	....	special makeup effects artist
Natalie Wood	....	makeup artist
Leo Corey Castellano	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Jake Garber	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
April Nocifora	....	post-production supervisor (1996-1998) (as April Rossi)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ron Dempsey	....	second second assistant director
Tony Eng	....	dga trainee
Rusty Mahmood	....	second second assistant director
Karen Reinhart	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Gary Clark	....	lead paint foreman
Penny Smartt-Juday	....	set buyer
Tom Talley	....	general foreman

Sound Department
Marty Church	....	foley mixer
Wilson Dyer	....	sound editor
Chris Elam	....	sound recordist
Dennis Petersen	....	sound recordist
Dean St. John	....	adr mixer (season 7)

Special Effects by
Edward J. Franklin	....	special effects
Matt Kutcher	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Eric Alba	....	visual effects associate (as Frederick G. Alba)
Les Bernstien	....	motion control
Kevin Bouchez	....	visual effects animator (as Kevin P. Bouchez)
Steve Bowen	....	visual effects compositor
Kristen Branan	....	visual effects producer
John Campuzano	....	tape operator
Steve Carpenter	....	digital artist
Arthur J. Codron	....	visual effects coordinator
Richard J. Cook	....	digital effects producer: VisonArt
Joshua Cushner	....	visual effects cameraman (as Josh Cushner)
John 'JD' Daniel	....	digital artist
Ted Fay	....	morphing supervisor/artist
Brian Fisher	....	digital effects artist
Steve Fong	....	visual effects compositor
Don Greenberg	....	digital compositor
John F. Gross	....	CGI supervisor
Royce Hager	....	motion control rigger
Paul Hill	....	visual effects compositor
Sherry Hitch	....	digital compositor
Dennis Hoerter	....	prop maker
Simon Holden	....	digital compositor
Jeremy Hunt	....	digital effects artist
Adrian Hurley	....	visual effects cameraman
Gregory Jein	....	model maker
Bruce Jones	....	visual effects producer
Oded Yosef Kassirer	....	digital artist (as Oded Kassirer)
Mark Kochinski	....	3D artist
Mike Leben	....	motion control operator
Don Lee	....	visual effects compositor
Paul Maples	....	motion control operator
Gray Marshall	....	motion control operator
Karl J. Martin	....	digital artist
Fredric Meininger	....	model maker
Enrique Munoz	....	digital artist: series finale
Erik Nash	....	motion control programmer
Kevin Quattro	....	digital artist
Scott Rader	....	visual effects compositor
Gregory Rainoff	....	visual effects animator (as Greg Rainoff)
Laurie Resnick	....	visual effects artist
Jim Rider	....	motion control cameraman
Steven Joseph Rogers	....	digital artist: series finale
Joshua D. Rose	....	model maker (as Joshua Rose)
Barry Safley	....	digital effects artist: VisionArt (multiple episodes)
Steven J. Scott	....	digital compositor
Ka Yaw Tan	....	visual effects
Aristomenis Tsirbas	....	digital artist
Elliot Worman	....	modeler
Larry Younger	....	visual effects artist
Bethany Berndt-Shackelford	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Rob Bonchune	....	digital effects supervisor: Foundation Imaging (uncredited)
Rob Bredow	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Koji Kuramura	....	digital artist: Foundation Imaging (uncredited)
Rodney J. McFall	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Elle Alexander	....	stunts
Ed Anders	....	stunts
Chris Blackwood	....	stunts
Chuck Borden	....	stunts
Jay Caputo	....	stunts
Ken Clark	....	stunt performer
BJ Davis	....	stunt coordinator (as B.J. Davis)
Brennan Dyson	....	stunt double (1992-1998)
Anita Hart	....	stunt double: Terri Ferrell
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunts
Scott Leva	....	stunts
Dyanna Lynn	....	stunts
Johnny Martin	....	stunts (8 episodes)
Phil O'Dell	....	stunts
Denney Pierce	....	stunts
Steve Rizzo	....	stunts
Rick Sawaya	....	stunt double
Paul E. Short	....	stunts
Lou Simon	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Joe Chess	....	Steadicam operator (1993-1995)
Wren Maloney	....	still photographer
Alvin Simmons	....	dolly grip (season 6)

Casting Department
Mark Scott	....	casting associate (1998-1999)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brian Cotton	....	costumer (1997-1999)
Lois DeArmond	....	costume illustrator

Editorial Department
April Nocifora	....	post-production coordinator (1993-1996) (as April Rossi)

Music Department
Tim Boyle	....	score mixer
John Debney	....	conductor
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator
John Rodd	....	orchestral scoring recordist
John Rotondi	....	scoring engineer: Y4
Rick Winquest	....	music scoring engineer

Other crew
Jeff Coopwood	....	adr voice
Hala Gabriel	....	production accountant (1995-1996)
Bob Gillan	....	assistant script coordinator
Mark Allen Shepherd	....	artwork provider
Ryan Van Riper	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Paramount Television

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1993) (USA) (TV)

Special Effects

• CIS Hollywood (special video compositing)
• Pacific Ocean Post (digital optical effects)

Other Companies

• Image G  motion control photography
• Modern Sound Facilities  sound post-production (as Modern Sound)
• Panavision  camera and lenses
• Unitel Video  editing facilities

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Company:

Paramount Television

Trivia:

The auction immediately after the one that Jake bids on (the acrylic-on-velvet painting) is lot 49 of the auction. This is likely a reference to Thomas Pynchon's famous novella, "The Crying of Lot 49".

Quotes:

Jake Sisko:This is it. All I have to do is get him this card. How hard can that be?

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Enjoyable light relief

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

As season five draws towards its conclusion we get a more light hearted episode. As everybody is feeling down due to the constant threat from the Dominion Jake decides that he must do something to cheer up his father and when he learns that there is a twentieth century baseball card amongst a boxful of junk that is going to be auctioned. There is just one problem; somebody else wants the box. After being outbid they approach the new owner to see if he will sell them the card. Luckily he wanted the lot for a different item but unfortunately he wants some items in return so that he can build a machine which he believes will let him live for ever. To get these Jake and Nog will have to provide services to most of the senior staff. All is going well till Weyoun is visiting the station for a meeting with Kai Winn gets suspicious of their activity along with that of the man they were dealing with; luckily some quick talking from Jake provides a solution and at the end of the episode everybody is happy... apart from Leeta who can't find 'her' teddy bear.

While not an action pact or exciting episode it was a lot of fun. I particularly liked that Weyoun actually took an interest in the mad scientist's machine. Early on in the series I wasn't keen on Jake and Nog but their characters have improved over the years.