"Standoff" Pilot (2006)

Director:

Tim Story

Writers:

Craig Silverstein (creator)
Craig Silverstein (written by)

TV Series:

"Standoff" (2006)

Original Air Date:

5 September 2006 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

Plot:

An FBI hostage negotiation team with a personal relationship try to work with a suicide bomber to release hostages and get him to stand down. |

Plot Keywords:

Hostage | Father Son Relationship | Federal Bureau Of Investigation | Violence | Officer

Cast

Ron Livingston	...	Matt Flannery
Rosemarie DeWitt	...	Emily Lehman
Gina Torres	...	Cheryl Carrera
Michael Cudlitz	...	Frank Rogers
Raquel Alessi	...	Lia Mathers
Jose Pablo Cantillo	...	Duff Gonzalez (as José Pablo Cantillo)
Tom Wopat	...	Rick Keeslar
Michael Mitchell	...	Trent Cunningham / Ali Sayid bin Hassan
Kim Johnston Ulrich	...	Judith Cunningham
Larry Poindexter	...	Congressman Carl Cunningham
Erin Chambers	...	Krista
Bobby Hosea	...	Sgt. Joe Hernandez
Bryce Johnson	...	Krista's Boyfriend
Geoffrey Rivas	...	FBI Terrorist Expert
Octavia Spencer	...	Rapid Air Clerk

Runtime:

45 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Company:

Sesfonstein Productions

Trivia:

The first cell phone that rings in the café with the suicide bomber has "Suicide is painless", the theme song from "M*A*S*H" (1972) as its ring-tone.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the Tactical team are viewing schematic diagrams of the SUV, they are looking at a drawing of a Range Rover (clearly shows the vertical vents ahead of the front doors). The car that the character is actually in is a Range Rover Sport, which is a different model.

Quotes:

Matt Flannery: [holding up collage of the HT and his mother] Do you have any idea why he'd send this to you?
Judith Cunningham: No.
Matt Flannery: Well, I think I do. I think he's trying to send you a message.
Congressman Carl Cunningham: What message?
Matt Flannery: Loosely translated, 'Mom, this is your fault.'

Movie Connections:

References "M*A*S*H" (1972)