"The West Wing" In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part 1 (2000)

Director:

Thomas Schlamme

Writers:

Aaron Sorkin (creator)
Aaron Sorkin (written by)

TV Series:

"The West Wing" (1999)

Original Air Date:

4 October 2000 (Season 2, Episode 1)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The President is rushed to hospital following a shooting; staffers field questions on protection measures and executive authority. Flashbacks show how key staff members joined the Bartlet campaign.

Plot Keywords:

Number In Title | President | Political | Secretary | White House

Cast

Rob Lowe	...	Sam Seaborn
Dulé Hill	...	Charlie Young
Allison Janney	...	Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg
Janel Moloney	...	Donna Moss
Richard Schiff	...	Toby Ziegler
John Spencer	...	Leo McGarry
Bradley Whitford	...	Josh Lyman
Martin Sheen	...	President Josiah 'Jed' Bartlet
Stockard Channing	...	Abbey Bartlet
Timothy Busfield	...	Danny Concannon
Tim Matheson	...	Vice President John Hoynes
Elisabeth Moss	...	Zoey Bartlet
Michael O'Neill	...	Secret Service Agent Ron Butterfield
Jorja Fox	...	Agent Gina Toscano
Anna Deavere Smith	...	Nancy McNally

Runtime:

Germany:43 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Germany:16

Company:

Warner Bros. Television

Trivia:

Sam Seaborn played by Rob Lowe works at Gage Whitney Pace law firm in the flashbacks. Rob Lowe's character in the "The Lyon's Den" (2003) also worked at the Gage Whitney Pace law firm.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: In the DVD commentary it mentions that, during the original airing, Janel Moloney's named was misspelled. It was corrected in future airings and on the DVD release.

Quotes:

Leo McGarry: Don't mess with us tonight.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Entourage: The Sorkin Notes (#6.8)" (2009)