"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" Vanishing Act (2008)

Director:

Peter Werner

Writers:

Dick Wolf (creator)
Rene Balcer (developer)
(more)

TV Series:

"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (2001)

Original Air Date:

20 July 2008 (Season 7, Episode 17)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

A popular magician disappears right before the conclusion of a death-defying stunt, and is found dead in a blade box at an old mentor's show on Coney Island.

Plot Keywords:

Camera Focus On Female Butt | Detective | New York City | Police Investigation | Lawyer

Cast

Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Detective Robert Goren
Kathryn Erbe	...	Detective Alexandra Eames
Eric Bogosian	...	Captain Danny Ross
James Frain	...	Dean Holiday
Will Janowitz	...	Jacob Green
Kristen Connolly	...	Miranda / Teresa
Leslie Hendrix	...	Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers
Angel Desai	...	Nikki Ushima
Christopher Lloyd	...	Carmine
Paul Shaffer	...	Himself
The Naked Cowboy	...	Himself
Shaun Robinson	...	Herself
Jeremy Gender	...	Miles Stone
Traci Godfrey	...	Det. Agnes Farley
Tony Campisi	...	CSU Tech
Katie Barrett	...	Shelly
Stephen Plunkett	...	Jones
Andrea Navedo	...	Adele
Robyn Hatcher	...	Mrs. Peebles
Samuel Ray Gates	...	Det. Becker
Karla Mosley	...	Temp
Nathan Crooker	...	Crew Member
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brenton Duplessie	...	Miles Stone Fan
Jenny Paul	...	Magic Show Audience
Heather Silvio	...	Audience Member
Cassandra Lee Walker	...	Magician's Assistant
Jennifer Butler	...	Shelly's Friend (uncredited)
Timothy J. Cox	...	Magic Show Audience Member (uncredited)
Natalia Fedner	...	Goth Girl (uncredited)
Danielle Glick	...	(uncredited)
Steven Zirnkilton	...	Opening Announcer (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Peter Werner

Writing credits
Dick Wolf		(creator)
Rene Balcer		(developer) (as René Balcer)
Jerome Hairston		(teleplay)
Warren Leight		(story) &
Jerome Hairston		(story)

Produced by
Rene Balcer	....	consulting producer (as René Balcer)
Norberto Barba	....	executive producer
Siobhan Byrne O'Connor	....	consulting producer
Tim Deluca	....	producer
Arthur W. Forney	....	co-executive producer
Peter Jankowski	....	executive producer
Warren Leight	....	executive producer
Julie Martin	....	co-executive producer
Eric Overmyer	....	consulting producer
John L. Roman	....	producer
Charlie Rubin	....	supervising producer
Michael Smith	....	co-producer
Diana Son	....	co-executive producer
Mary Rae Thewlis	....	producer
Dick Wolf	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Mike Post

Cinematography by
Michael Green		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jim Stewart

Casting by
Kimberly Hope

Production Design by
Leslie Bloom

Art Direction by
Jordan Jacobs

Set Decoration by
Sarah Dennis

Costume Design by
Ingrid Price

Makeup Department
Stanley Hall	....	key hair stylist (as Stanley S. Hall)
Steven Lawrence	....	key makeup artist
Jason Shur	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Mark Dragin	....	post-production supervisor
Mary Rae Thewlis	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Otis Fung	....	dga trainee
Michelle L. Keiser	....	first assistant director
Matthew McLoota	....	second assistant director
Salvatore E. Sutera	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Stephanie Armstrong	....	props
Nicole Duryea	....	art department coordinator
Ernie Foster	....	scenic charge
Steven Gamiello	....	leadman (as Steve Gamiello)
Lee Howard	....	property master
Steven E. Lawler	....	construction coordinator
John S. Schlicter	....	scenic artist
Matt Setton	....	construction grip
Sara Clarke	....	art production assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department
Scott Breindel	....	sound mixer
Paul Drenning	....	adr mixer
Frank Fleming	....	sound recordist
Douglas Murray	....	adr mixer
Jeff Rosen	....	supervising sound editor
Harry Woolway	....	sound effects editor

Visual Effects by
Gus Comegys	....	digital effects artist

Stunts
John Cenatiempo	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
John Bobick	....	best boy grip
Michael Burke	....	gaffer
Jessica Burstein	....	still photographer
Nick Deeg	....	second assistant camera
John Finnerty	....	key grip
Joseph Finnerty	....	dolly grip (as Joe Finnerty)
John Geisler	....	grip
Jonathan Herron	....	camera operator (as Jon Herron)
Andy Niceberg	....	house electrician
Jeff Bay Smith	....	second assistant camera
Alan Wolfe	....	assistant camera

Casting Department
Anne Davison	....	casting associate
Luis Sanchez-Cañete	....	background casting (as Luis Sanchez-Canete)
Brian O'Hara	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Joy Shean	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Keia Bounds	....	set costumer
Katie Novello	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Gus Comegys	....	on-line editor
Megan D'Arco	....	assistant editor (as Megan Robb)

Transportation Department
Richard Curry	....	transportation captain
Bill Junior	....	driver: special equipment
Frank Röth	....	driver
Erik W. Wickstrom	....	driver: crew van

Other crew
Md. Moinuddin Ali	....	production assistant
Tamsin Anstey	....	production accountant
Sasha Bardey	....	technical advisor (as Dr. Sasha Bardey)
Joshua A. Friedman	....	production assistant
Leslie Gyson	....	production coordinator
George Lombardi	....	technical advisor (as Dr. George Lombardi)
Lydia Mayberry	....	assistant to executive producer
Ryan McDonald	....	production secretary
Mark O'Brien	....	assistant location manager
Hyo Park	....	location scout
Jacquelyn Reingold	....	story editor
Shiya Ribowsky	....	technical advisor
Todd Robbins	....	magic consultant
John Paul Roche	....	main researcher
Tom Ross	....	location manager (as Thomas Ross)
Jen Sipress	....	technical advisor
Barbara Stoia	....	script supervisor
Michael Struk	....	technical advisor
Rosanne Vogel	....	production accountant
Will Zullo	....	production assistant
Sam Arthurs	....	armorer (uncredited)
Robert Lopez	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Heyward Thomas	....	script production assistant (uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Dick Wolf		creator

Art Direction by
Gregory Hill

Set Decoration by
Judy Gurr

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chris DeAngelis	....	dga trainee
Betsy Friedman	....	second second assistant director
Neil Lewis	....	second second assistant director
Daniel Lowe	....	dga trainee
Richard E. White	....	dga trainee

Art Department
Katya Blumenberg	....	assistant art director (2010)
Elan Dassani	....	computer graphics
Christopher Didiot	....	additional assistant property master (season 5)
Christopher Didiot	....	additional on-set dresser (season 5)
Justin Elterman	....	computer animation
Justin Elterman	....	graphic designer
Gerard V. Engrassia	....	on-set dresser
Isaac Gabaeff	....	set dresser (2004-2005)
Adam Goodnoff-Cernese	....	set dresser
Rumiko Ishii	....	art department assistant
Jen Martley	....	art department coordinator
Gifford Meyer	....	props
Kevin L. Raper	....	graphic artist

Sound Department
Richard Coleman	....	sound recordist
Roberta Doheny	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Edmondson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Russell Farmarco	....	dialogue editor (2004)
Scott Jason Farr	....	sound mixer
Diana Flores	....	adr mixer
Brian Miksis	....	sound mixer: additional photgraphy (2004)
Craig T. Rosevear	....	foley editor

Stunts
Jeffrey Lee Gibson	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Liza Bambenek	....	assistant camera
Jan Burgess	....	assistant camera (seasons 3-4)
Travis Cadalzo	....	assistant camera
Rod Calarco	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Jim Denny	....	camera operator
Saiyiu. Li	....	additional camera loader
Jason Micallef	....	electrician
Anna Novick	....	grip
Darren Ryan	....	24 frame video operator
Michael Strasner	....	dolly grip
James Tuttman	....	camera operator
Tom Vulliez	....	additional grip
George Young	....	grip

Casting Department
Candice Vernon	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amy R. Burt	....	costumer
Lynne Maureen Curtis	....	additional wardrobe
Kristopher Keefe	....	wardrobe truck
Frankie Ritacco	....	assistant costume designer
Meg Thornton	....	set costumer (last four seasons)

Editorial Department
T. Michael Baiocco	....	post-production coordinator
Eric Johannessen	....	colorist
Felicia Mignon Livingston	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Atli Örvarsson	....	orchestrator

Other crew
Anthony Blanco	....	production assistant
Kija Brooks	....	production assistant
Chris Burns	....	office production assistant (2010)
Kyja K. Christianson	....	production assistant
William Cusick	....	location assistant
Philip DeRise	....	office production assistant (2001)
Amy Durning	....	production assistant
Amber Gristak	....	stand-in
Richard Lippin	....	publicist (2003)
Paul Mastroianni	....	production assistant
Jonathan Mayo	....	production assistant
Les McDonough	....	set production assistant
Shane Moran	....	production assistant
Evan T. Reilly	....	assistant to producer
Kate Rorick	....	script coordinator
Tim Saccardo	....	script coordinator
Yvonne Sayers	....	production assistant
George Young	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Wolf Films
• Universal Media Studios (UMS)

Distributors

• Hallmark Channel Magyarország (2008) (Hungary) (TV)
• Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) (2008) (Ireland) (TV)
• Shout! Factory (2012) (USA) (DVD)
• USA Network (2008) (USA) (TV)
• Vox (2009) (Germany) (TV)

Other Companies

• Central Casting  background casting
• Lynn Kressel Casting  casting
• Panavision  camera equipment provided by
• Thomson West  promotional consideration furnished by

Runtime:

Germany:44 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Wolf Films

Quotes:

Dean Holiday:You ask any true magician: There is always a trick.