"Rescue Me"
Zombies (2006)

Director:

John Fortenberry

Writers:

Peter Tolan (creator) &
Denis Leary (creator)

TV Series:

"Rescue Me" (2004)

Original Air Date:

11 July 2006 (Season 3, Episode 6)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy

Plot:

During an interdepartmental street hockey game, Tommy (Denis Leary) starts to becomes suspicious that...

Plot Keywords:

Sleepwalking | Able To See The Dead | Split Screen | Alcoholics Anonymous | Hero

Cast

Denis Leary	...	Tommy Gavin
Mike Lombardi	...	Mike Silletti (as Michael Lombardi)
Jack McGee	...	Chief Jerry Reilly
Steven Pasquale	...	Sean Garrity
Andrea Roth	...	Janet Gavin
John Scurti	...	Kenny Shea
Daniel Sunjata	...	Franco Rivera
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Timothy Adams	...	Mike's Roommate
Anthony Alessandro	...	Sebastian
Taylor Dayne	...	Shirley
Trevor Heins	...	Connor Gavin
Marc Damon Johnson	...	Georgie
Tatum O'Neal	...	Maggie
Luke Rosen	...	Bartender
Jarret Sumers	...	Grocery Clerk
Callie Thorne	...	Sheila Keefe
Marisa Tomei	...	Angie
Michael Townsend Wright	...	Cashier

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Quotes:

Mike Silletti: Why'd you keep the pills if you don't take them anymore?
Tommy Gavin: Duh, I'm a junkie.

Movie Connections:

References Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Probably the best episode of the season so far!

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

In its third season, "Rescue Me" has gone beyond the quality of its freshman and sophomore season with the combination of powerful drama and black comedy. Mixing genres is very tricky and no show or movie to come out in quite some time has done it as well as "Rescue Me" has in the last six episodes. While this episode is pretty much just a comedic episode, it contains some of the best humorous moments the show has ever had, including the guys scrambling to get rid of all the porn in the firehouse and Sean's zombie episode. On the dramatic side, the scene between Franco (Daniel Sunjata) and Kenny (John Scurti) after the fire works perfectly. It is here that both Scurti and Sunjata once again prove that they are getting cheated out of Emmy nominations for their flawless performances. If you haven't started watching "Rescue Me", now is the time. 10/10.