Breakdown (13 Oct. 2008)

Edward Albright is a man who lives two lives: while working as a ruthless and cynical secret agent for a clandestine government agency called the Janus Organization, he, under a hypnotic ... See full summary »

Director:

David Semel

Writers:

Jason Smilovic (creator), Jason Smilovic,

Stars:

Christian Slater, Mike O'Malley, Saffron Burrows

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Christian Slater	...	Henry Spivey / Edward Albright
Mike O'Malley	...	Tom Grady / Raymond Carter
Saffron Burrows	...	Dr. Norah Skinner
Mädchen Amick	...	Angelica 'Angie' Spivey
Taylor Lautner	...	Jack Spivey
Bella Thorne	...	Ruthy Spivey
Alfre Woodard	...	Mavis Heller
Mindy Sterling	...	Arlene Scott
Omid Abtahi	...	Tony Nazari
Sarai Givaty	...	Female Russian Agent
Mark Ivanir	...	Uzi Kafelnikof
Dimitri Diatchenko	...	Gold Teeth
Konstantin Lavysh	...	Interrogator #2
Amber Lancaster	...	Natalia
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rene Napoli	...	Insurance Agent

Storyline

Edward Albright is a man who lives two lives: while working as a ruthless and cynical secret agent for a clandestine government agency called the Janus Organization, he, under a hypnotic alter ego, lives as a comely family man, named Henry Spivey. Henry works in a downtown Los Angeles office and is married with a loyal wife Angie, and two teenage kids, Ruthy and Jackson. Edward is part of an experimental program called to "separate" his secret agent life from his suburban life with a computer created identity of Henry Spivey who is not aware of his real dominate personality nor that of his wife and children. "Henry" is not even aware that his co-worker at his company Tom Grady, is actually Agent Raymond Carter, his partner in the field. However, things take a turn when the implant in Edward's brain begins to malfunction in which "Henry" re-emerges at unlikely times without being activated. Edward's superior and handler, Mavis Heller, sees it as a threat to her company. As "Henry" ...

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Plot Keywords:

russia | underground hideout | malfunctioning computer | roses are red poem | split personality | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

13 October 2008 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dark & Stormy Entertainment, Universal Media Studios (UMS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The name of the company that Edward works for, Janus, comes from the name of the Roman god, the two-faced keeper of gateways, beginnings or endings. When you re-arrange the letters of Janus to get A.J. Sun, the company that Henry works for.

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Goofs

After Spivey comes home to his family, we see him in bed reading a book called "Inside the Organisation" by Brennan Dyson, but in the next cut we see a close up of the pages and it says Lee Child on the top center. He's actually reading a Jack Reacher novel - "Bad Luck And Trouble".

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Quotes

Henry Spivey: [playing Chopsticks on Edward's piano] Hey! Hey! Look at that! Now for a bit of poetry! Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm a split personality, and so am I!

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