The Legend of Dylan McCleen (22 Oct. 2007)

Dan investigates a legendary hijacking from the 1970s

Director:

Allison Liddi-Brown

Writers:

Kevin Falls (creator), Matt McGuinness

Stars:

Kevin McKidd, Gretchen Egolf, Moon Bloodgood

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin McKidd	...	Dan Vasser
Gretchen Egolf	...	Katie Vasser
Moon Bloodgood	...	Livia Beale
Reed Diamond	...	Jack Vasser
Brian Howe	...	Hugh Skillen
Charles Henry Wyson	...	Zack Vasser
Joel Gretsch	...	Frank Vasser
Lisa Sheridan	...	Dr. Theresa Sanchez
Jeffrey Pierce	...	Capt. John Richie / Dylan McCleen
Ariel Felix	...	Choung Seng
George Newbern	...	Lane
Tom Everett	...	Elliot Langley
David Ramsey	...	Det. Wilson Hargreaves
Gabriel Tigerman	...	Jessie
Allen Lulu

Storyline

Dan travels back to the 1970's and keeps running into a man who may have hijacked an airliner for ransom. Trying to unravel the man's true identity Dan even visits his own father at the newspaper, and sees how little he cared for his family. Using clues from his trips back, Dan plans to run a story exposing the real identity of the hijacker, but when the purpose of his trips becomes clear, Dan's motives change.

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Plot Keywords:

hijacker | cambodia | stolen money | ranger | refugee

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Genres:

Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 October 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Left Coast Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

47 min 47 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The episode follows events similar to the real life story of "D. B. Cooper", a pseudonym given to a notorious aircraft hijacker who, on November 24, 1971, after receiving a ransom payout of $200,000, jumped from the back of a Boeing 727 as it was flying over the Pacific Northwest somewhere over the Cascades, possibly over Woodland, Washington. He used a built-in, stairway door which lowers from the bottom rear of the fuselage. He was never caught, however on February 10, 1980, an 8-year-old boy digging in the sand along a Columbia River bank unearthed three bundles of deteriorating currency whose serial numbers matched the Cooper loot. Boeing also retrofitted the 727 design so that under no circumstances could the rear door be opened during flight.

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Goofs

When Dan reaches the service station and meets Choung, the pen markings that he 'draws' on his arm to show Choung what Richie's tattoo looks like are clearly visible before he even puts the pen to his arm.

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Quotes

Elliot Langley: The rules haven't changed much since Einstein. Ultimately Whether it's wormholes or warp drives, time travel requires you to go 186,000 miles per second.
Dan Vasser: The speed of light.
Elliot Langley: That's the rub because, so far, nothing has demonstrated an ability to do that.
Dan Vasser: What about tachyons?
Elliot Langley: Theoretical particles never proven to exist.
Dan Vasser: So, time travel's impossible.
Elliot Langley: No, just not proven. Five hundred years ago, we knew Pluto didn't exist. Five years ago, we knew it was a planet. Now, we know it's not. Did Pluto ...

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Crazy Credits

Everything after the initial shot of traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge is actually moving backwards (pigeons flying, city traffic, Ferry Building clock hands, etc.)

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Connections

References Jaws (1975)

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