"NCIS" In the Zone (2008)"NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" In the Zone (original title)

Director:

Terrence O'Hara

Writers:

Donald P. Bellisario (creator) &
Don McGill (creator) ...
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TV Series:

"NCIS" (2003)

Original Air Date:

29 April 2008 (Season 5, Episode 15)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Two members of NCIS are sent to Iraq to investigate a mortar attack classified as a murder.

Plot Keywords:

Explosion | Special Agent | Detective | Goth Girl | Pathologist

Cast

Mark Harmon	...	Leroy Jethro Gibbs
Michael Weatherly	...	Anthony DiNozzo
Cote de Pablo	...	Ziva David
Pauley Perrette	...	Abby Sciuto
Sean Murray	...	Timothy McGee
Lauren Holly	...	NCIS Director Jenny Shepard (credit only)
David McCallum	...	Dr. Donald Mallard
Rocky Carroll	...	Leon Vance
Josh Stamberg	...	Marine Major Ike Varnai
Susan Kelechi Watson	...	NCIS Intel Analyst Nikki Jardine
Rick Hoffman	...	Kelvin Ridgeway
Patrick Fischler	...	George Stenner
Jennifer O'Dell	...	Dina Rankin
Matt McTighe	...	Allan Hayes
Brooklyn McLinn	...	Marine Sgt. Jim Gilroy
Anne Bedian	...	Hamida
Tony Daly	...	Marine Capt. John Rankin
Elie Khoury	...	Jameel
Sammy Sheik	...	Iraqi Militia Guard at Road Block
Wolf Amer	...	Iraqi Militia Guard at Shed
Ektimal Shbib	...	Iraqi Woman
Samantha Klein	...	Nurse
Aleene Khoury	...	Tabina
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alex Parlar	...	Iraqi Militia (uncredited)
Hash Patel	...	Iraqi Street Vendor (uncredited)

Directed by
Terrence O'Hara

Writing credits
Donald P. Bellisario		(creator) &
Don McGill		(creator)
Linda Burstyn		(written by)
Linda Burstyn		story editor
David J. North		executive story editor

Produced by
David Bellisario	....	producer
Donald P. Bellisario	....	executive producer
Steven D. Binder	....	producer
Shane Brennan	....	executive producer
Frank Cardea	....	co-executive producer
Avery C. Drewe	....	producer
Dan E. Fesman	....	supervising producer
Mark Horowitz	....	co-executive producer
Chas. Floyd Johnson	....	executive producer
Alfonso H. Moreno	....	producer
Richie Owens	....	associate producer
Joshua Rexon	....	co-producer
George Schenck	....	co-executive producer
Mark R. Schilz	....	supervising producer
Reed Steiner	....	co-executive producer
Jesse Stern	....	co-producer
Julie B. Watson	....	coordinating producer

Original Music by
Brian Kirk		(music by)

Cinematography by
William G. Webb		(director of photography) (as William Webb)

Film Editing by
J. Scott Harvey

Casting by
Susan Bluestein		(casting by)

Production Design by
Robert J. Bacon

Art Direction by
Chas. Butcher

Set Decoration by
Lynn Wolverton-Parker

Makeup Department
Carla Dean	....	hair stylist
Joe Hailey	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Susan Hollander	....	pre-production supervisor
David Schiller	....	production supervisor
Mark R. Schilz	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bruce Humphrey	....	first assistant director (as Bruce A. Humphrey)
Robert Roda	....	second assistant director
Steven Hacker	....	second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Mike Cunningham	....	property master (as Michael L. Cunningham)
Schelley Kiah	....	art department coordinator
Thom Schaefer	....	construction coordinator
Michael Hexum	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Danny Hinzo	....	painter (uncredited)
Eric Knight	....	standby painter (uncredited)
Douglas S. Reilly	....	graphic designer (uncredited)
Brian Russo	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Timothy Sandor	....	on-set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Steve Bowerman	....	production sound mixer
Ross Davis	....	re-recording mixer
Aaron Levy	....	re-recording mixer
Greg Schorer	....	supervising sound editor
Dale Chaloukian	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Larry L. Fuentes	....	special effects coordinator (as Larry Fuentes)

Visual Effects by
Paul Le Blanc	....	video computer graphics (uncredited)
Rick Ramirez	....	visual effects: Eden FX (uncredited)
Doug Spilatro	....	visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Diamond Farnsworth	....	stunt coordinator
James Logan	....	stunts (uncredited)
Tom McComas	....	stunt double: Michael Weatherly (uncredited)
Laurence Todd Rosenthal	....	stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Christos Bitsakos	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Christos C. Bitsakos)
George Loomis	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Chad W. Murray	....	video playback supervisor (uncredited)
Jens Piotrowski	....	additional steadicam operator (uncredited)
David A. Santos	....	rigging key grip (uncredited)
Nicole Turegano	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Sheila Guthrie	....	casting executive
Jason Kennedy	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
L. Paul Dafelmair	....	costume supervisor (as Paul Dafelmair)
Rachel Good	....	costume supervisor
Catherine Peña	....	set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Christopher J. Molnar	....	post production coordinator
Jonathan Poirier	....	assistant editor (as Jonathan N.C. Poirier)
George Delaney	....	final colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Greg Burns	....	additional music by
Jeff Burns	....	additional music by
Matt Hawkins	....	theme by
Maurice Jackson	....	theme by
Neil Martin	....	theme by
Stephen M. Rowe	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Greg Nutt	....	transportation coordinator
Leo Stefanos	....	transportation captain (uncredited)

Other crew
Leon Carroll Jr.	....	technical advisor
Sara Chaiken	....	production coordinator
Jessie Coleman	....	assistant to the executive producers (as Jessie Coleman-Troost)
Leslie Elias	....	assistant to the executive producers
Ted Martinez	....	production accountant
Debra Mayfield	....	assistant to the executive producers
Jim McClafferty	....	location manager
Suzanne McRobert	....	script supervisor
Patty Sachs	....	assistant to the executive producers
Sam Sako	....	cultural advisor & dialect coach
Matt Sigloch	....	technical advisor (as MSgt Matt Sigloch USMC Ret.)
Joel Sinderman	....	key assistant location manager
Tiffany Grant	....	assistant to producer (uncredited)
Emily Kirylo	....	key assistant location manager (uncredited)
Chalis Romero	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Hadeel Sittu	....	adr loop group (uncredited)

Thanks
Michael L. Smith	....	special thanks (as Lieutenant Michael Smith)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Donald P. Bellisario		creator
Don McGill		creator

Produced by
Stephanie Antosca	....	producer: Washington DC
Mike Fountain	....	producer: Washington, DC
Joe Lazarov	....	co-producer (2003-)

Costume Design by
Bruce Gareth Chen
L. Paul Dafelmair

Makeup Department
Ozzy Alvarez	....	special makeup effects artist
Rocky Faulkner	....	special makeup effects artist
Frank Fontaine	....	hair stylist
Matthew Jorgensen	....	painter/makeup lab technician
Rich Knight	....	life casting
Heather Mages	....	special makeup effects artist
Timothy A. Miguel	....	makeup artist
Matthew W. Mungle	....	special makeup effects artist (seasons 1-2)
Norman Page	....	makeup artist
Glenn Pulliam	....	special makeup effects lab technician
Thea Samuels	....	assistant makeup artist
Steven R. Soussanna	....	personal makeup artist
Tegan Taylor	....	makeup artist
Yesim 'Shimmy' Osman	....	additional hair stylist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kate Marie Boyle	....	DGA trainee day player
Nick Candy	....	dga trainee day player
Aaron Critchlow	....	dga trainee
Ime Etuk	....	first assistant director: second unit
Yor-El Francis	....	dga trainee
Marla Hudnall	....	dga trainee
Matthew Janssen	....	dga trainee
Joann Matsuo	....	dga trainee
Andrew N. Miller	....	dga trainee day player
Shawn Pipkin	....	dga trainee
Ruben Flores Rios II	....	second second assistant director: Washington D.C.
Molly Rodriguez	....	dayplayer second second assistant director
Kurt Uebersax	....	second assistant director: Washington DC
Kea Watson	....	DGA trainee day player (2004)

Art Department
Dan Begakis	....	leadman
Robert Bernard	....	graphic designer
Wren Boney	....	fixtures
Maike Both	....	buyer
Colleen Broderick	....	set decoration buyer
Kirk Essiambre	....	set dresser
Geoffrey Mandel	....	graphic designer
Eric Rood	....	assistant property master
Eric Rood	....	greens (2003)
Penny Smartt-Juday	....	art coordinator

Sound Department
Mark Agostino	....	audio playback operator
Marty Church	....	adr mixer
Bob Costanza	....	sound effects editor
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer: New York (multiple episodes)
Jesse Dodd	....	foley mixer (as Jesse K-D. Dodd)
Tommy Goodwin	....	foley mixer
Carrie Lisonbee	....	assistant sound editor
Timothy Pearson	....	foley artist
Dean St. John	....	adr mixer (season 2-)
Richard S. Steele	....	sound editor
Tom Thoms	....	boom operator

Visual Effects by
Trey Freeman	....	digital compositor
John F. Gross	....	visual effects supervisor: Eden FX
Craig Kuehne	....	digital compositor
Steve Kullback	....	visual effects producer: MFX
Kurt McKeever	....	digital effects artist
Sean Mullen	....	digital compositor
Sean M. Scott	....	digital effects artist
Matt von Brock	....	digital artist
Eric Hance	....	visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Brian Avery	....	stunts (4 episodes)
Joni Avery	....	stunt performer
Sophia Crawford	....	stunt double
Donna Evans	....	stunt driver
Dennis Fitzgerald	....	stunts
Michael Hilow	....	stunt double (2010)
Fred Lerner	....	stunts
Eric Matuschek	....	stunts
Jeff Podgurski	....	stunts
J.P. Romano	....	stunts
Ray Siegle	....	stunts
Paul Sklar	....	stunts
Justin Sundquist	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Brian Bartolini	....	electrician (pilot episode)
John S. Campbell	....	night light operator
Porfirio Dominguez	....	best boy grip: second unit
Adam Glick	....	set lighting technician
Matt Gulbin	....	grip
Mitch Gulbin	....	key grip: second unit
Jon L. Kunkel	....	camera operator
Jon L. Kunkel	....	director of photography: second unit
David Leite	....	grip
Gary Lowrance	....	electrician
Jim Marquette	....	camera operator
Michael R. Marquette	....	assistant camera
Darin Miller	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Conor Murphy	....	camera production assistant (2005)
Tony Olivieri	....	first assistant camera
Michael Piekutowski	....	rigging electrician
Kurt E. Soderling	....	aerial director of photography
Charles A. Vogeler	....	24 frame video operator
Mark Walpole	....	assistant camera: Washington D.C.

Editorial Department
John C. Robinson	....	colorist

Transportation Department
Bruce Callahan	....	driver
Kelsey Kimes	....	driver
Charlie Ping	....	driver
Larry Stelling	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Anthony Batarse	....	adr voice
Ted Bayard	....	assistant location manager
Ralph 'Sonny' Berger	....	production executive
Gil Boyne	....	technical advisor: military (2004-)
Tammy Brooks	....	hand double
Tammy Brooks	....	stand-in
Guin Dill	....	animal trainer
Conrade Gamble	....	technical advisor: military
Natalie Hartman	....	victim photo
Susan Hollander	....	pre-production supervisor (2004-)
Margery Kimbrough	....	script supervisor: second unit
Alex Knowles	....	production assistant (early episodes)
John Latenser V	....	location manager
Erica McIntosh	....	assistant production coordinator (pilot episode)
Dauv McNeely	....	computer and video playback technician
Larry Potoker	....	computer/video playback operator
Stephanie A. Purdy	....	animal trainer
Jenny Rettig	....	publicist
John Trujillo	....	layout board
Troy Waters	....	marine coordinator
Katie Watson	....	publicist
Marie Whitaker	....	assistant: Michael Weatherly
Jonathan Zurer	....	producer: Washington D.C.

Production Companies

• Belisarius Productions (in association with)
• CBS Paramount Network Television

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (2008) (USA) (TV)
• Sat.1 (2008) (Germany) (TV)
• TV2 (2009) (Hungary) (TV)

Also Known As:

"NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: In the Zone (#5.15)" - USA (original title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Company:

Belisarius Productions

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The scenes in Baghdad's Green Zone reveal mountains in the immediate background. There are no mountains in the immediate vicinity of Baghdad.

Quotes:

NCIS Asst. Director Leon Vance:David... Sending an Israeli to Baghdad, I don't think so!

Movie Connections:

References A Few Good Men (1992)

Soundtrack:

Pagan Blood Lust