"Fear Itself" Family Man (2008)

Director:

Ronny Yu

Writers:

Mick Garris (creator)
Daniel Knauf (written by)

TV Series:

"Fear Itself" (2008)

Original Air Date:

19 June 2008 (Season 1, Episode 3)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

Dennis Mahoney is an All-American dad: successful, loving, and all-around good guy. All that changes...

Plot Keywords:

Car Accident | Serial Killer | Split Screen | Child Murder | School Play

Cast

Clifton Collins Jr.	...	Richard 'Family Man' Brautigan
Colin Ferguson	...	Dennis Mahoney / Richard 'Family Man' Brautigan
Josie Davis	...	Kathy Mahoney (as Josie Rebecca Davis)
Stephen Lobo	...	John Amir
Brent Stait	...	Deputy / Guard Toomey
Nicole Leduc	...	Courtney Mahoney
Gig Morton	...	Sean Mahoney
Michael St. John Smith	...	Sheriff Weller
Terence Kelly	...	Reverend
Tyler Playford
Roberta Mauer-Phillips
Mieko Ouchi
Chris Aanderson
Jodi Stecyk
Patricia Darbasie	...	EMS Tech

Runtime:

USA:42 min (TV version)

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Company:

Fear Itself Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: When Dennis Mahoney is leaving the house and his daughter says "I'm going to color a picture for you daddy" she is coloring with pink marker. The next second the pink disappears from the coloring book, the marker is nowhere to be seen and she is coloring with green.

A creepy beginning with a predictable ending

The story is that a "Family Man" had a car crash by a serial killer and both almost died. Both wake up in each others bodies. The begging was creepy because the crash was dramatic and creepy. I didn't like anything else after that because the plot dragged and you knew what was going to happen from the beginning. The reason why I gave this episode a 7/10 was because the effects were awesome and the acting was descent. This would have to be my 2nd least favorite episode. It's better than "Spooked". I would recommend it since it seems like everyone on this website likes this episode besides me. Overall I would give the episode "Family Man" and 7/10.