"ER" T-Minus-6 (2009)

Director:

Rod Holcomb

Writers:

Michael Crichton (creator)
David Zabel (written by) ...
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TV Series:

"ER" (1994)

Original Air Date:

26 February 2009 (Season 15, Episode 17)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Emergency Room | Medical | Death | Medical Drama | Hospital

Cast

Noah Wyle	...	Dr. John Carter
Parminder Nagra	...	Dr. Neela Rasgotra
John Stamos	...	Dr. Tony Gates
Linda Cardellini	...	Nurse Samantha Taggart
Scott Grimes	...	Dr. Archie Morris
David Lyons	...	Dr. Simon Brenner
Angela Bassett	...	Dr. Cate Banfield
Amy Madigan	...	Mary Taggart
Leland Orser	...	Dr. Lucien Dubenko
Courtney B. Vance	...	Russell Banfield
Shannon Woodward	...	Kelly Taggart
Judy Greer	...	Tildie Mulligan
Tony Hale	...	Norman Chapman
Justina Machado	...	Claudia Diaz
Gil McKinney	...	Dr. Paul Grady
Ariel Winter	...	Lucy Moore
Laura Cerón	...	Nurse Chuny Marquez
Troy Evans	...	Frank Martin
Terrah Bennett Smith	...	Annie Dixon (as Terrah Bennett)
Jenni Blong	...	Elaine Griswold
Lyn Alicia Henderson	...	Pamela Olbes
Coby Goss	...	Stan Griswold (as Coburn Goss)
Kwame Boateng	...	James Dixon
Michael Patrick McGill	...	Detective Ed Bernstein
Angel Laketa Moore	...	Nurse Dawn Archer
Chris Tallman	...	Burt Mulligan
Aaron Brown	...	Clay Dixon
Isabelle Dahlin	...	Andrews (as Isabelle Anna Dahlin)
Marjean Holden	...	Elise Warner
Dionne Lea	...	Michelle
Brian Lester	...	Brian Dumar
Louie Liberti	...	Paramedic Bardelli
Margo Negroni	...	Margo
Warren O'Reilly	...	Warren
Ryan Sands	...	Jeremy
Emily Wagner	...	Doris Pickman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nelson Carvajal	...	Young Professional (uncredited)

Directed by
Rod Holcomb

Writing credits
Michael Crichton		(creator)
David Zabel		(written by) &
Lisa Zwerling		(written by)

Produced by
Tommy Burns	....	producer
Christopher Chulack	....	executive producer
Michael Crichton	....	executive producer
Dieter Ismagil	....	associate producer
David Malloy	....	associate producer
Joe Sachs	....	executive producer
Wendy Spence	....	producer (as Wendy Spence Rosato)
John Wells	....	executive producer
David Zabel	....	executive producer
Lisa Zwerling	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
Martin Davich

Cinematography by
Arthur Albert		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jacque Elaine Toberen		(as Jacque Toberen)

Casting by
John Frank Levey

Production Design by
Charles M. Lagola

Set Decoration by
Tim Colohan

Costume Design by
Lyn Paolo		(as Lyn Elizabeth Paolo)

Makeup Department
Chris Burgoyne	....	makeup artist
Kathleen Leonard	....	key hair stylist
Megan Moore	....	key makeup artist
Danielle Noe	....	makeup artist
Danny Valencia	....	key hair stylist
Ozzy Alvarez	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Bret Mardock	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Tommy Burns	....	unit production manager
Aimee Roth	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fernando Castroman	....	first assistant director (as Fernando Castromán)
Tony Eng	....	second second assistant director
Deborah Greaney Donovan	....	second assistant director
Richard S. Lederer	....	first assistant director: Chicago

Art Department
Rick Ladomade	....	property master
Elizabeth Burroughs	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Jerome Johnson	....	props (uncredited)
Vanessa Cecila Magadan	....	art department coordinator (uncredited)
Sean O'Connell	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Pete Washburn	....	set dresser (uncredited?)

Sound Department
James Clark	....	sound mixer (as James P. Clark)
Damon Cohoon	....	assistant sound editor
Michael Crabtree	....	foley artist
Doug Davey	....	sound re-recording mixer
Al Gomez	....	supervising foley mixer
David Hadder	....	boom operator
Walter Newman	....	supervising sound editor
Adam Sawelson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Adam Mohundro	....	sound utility (uncredited)
Troy Porter	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Bob Turk	....	special effects foreman

Camera and Electrical Department
Terence Nightingall	....	steadicam operator
Jeff Tomcho	....	camera utility (uncredited)
Brook Willard	....	digital imaging technician: red camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Melanie Burgess	....	casting associate
Jeffrey M. Paal	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lisa Eisler	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Rob Neel	....	colorist
Carly Reichert	....	post-production coordinator (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

Music Department
Sharyn Gersh	....	music editor
Ann Kline	....	music supervisor
Sarah Sheehe	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Cody Birdwell	....	set production assistant
Liz Cole	....	assistant: David Zabel
Alex Deerr	....	production assistant
Anthony Figueroa	....	script coordinator
Gregory Garvin	....	script coordinator
Shannon Goss	....	story editor
Mel Herbert	....	medical consultant (as Mel Herbert M.D.)
Zach Lutsky	....	technical advisor (as Zachary Lutsky M.D.)
Greg Moran	....	medical consultant (as Greg Moran M.D.)
Nicki Schultz	....	set production assistant
Patrick Smith	....	production assistant
Käthe Walton	....	production accountant: Chicago
Käthe Walton	....	production coordinator: Chicago
Dsoul Willis	....	production assistant
Mary Wright	....	script supervisor
Amy D'Alessandro	....	titles (uncredited)
Alexandra Hisserich	....	assistant production coordinator (uncredited)
Jeffrey Hurt	....	craft service foreman (uncredited)
Mitch Kim	....	second assistant accountant (uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Michael Crichton		creator

Produced by
Tommy Burns	....	co-producer (2002)
Yahlin Chang	....	co-producer (2004)
Samantha Howard Corbin	....	co-producer
Michael Hissrich	....	associate producer
Dee Johnson	....	supervising producer (2000-2001)
Bruce Miller	....	producer (2003)
David Mills	....	co-producer
Tom Park	....	producer
Joe Sachs	....	co-producer (2000-2001)
Janine Sherman Barrois	....	co-executive producer (2005) (as Janine Sherman)
Vicki Voltarel	....	associate producer (1996-2000)
David Zabel	....	co-producer (2003)
Lisa Zwerling	....	co-producer (2005)

Original Music by
Christopher Neal Nelson

Cinematography by
Jamie Maxtone-Graham		(1 episode 2005-2006) (4 episodes 2004-2005)

Casting by
Mary V. Buck

Art Direction by
Stephanie Girard
John Hansen

Makeup Department
Rita Bellissimo	....	key hair stylist (2000-2001)
Chelo	....	hair stylist: Chicago
Chelo	....	makeup artist: Chicago
Jeanean-Lorrece Eldridge	....	key hair stylist
Tony Gardner	....	animatronic baby effects
Lee Grimes	....	special makeup effects artist: Florida
Jerry Gugliemotto	....	key hair stylist (1997-2001)
Rob Hinderstein	....	makeup artist
Lun Yé Hodges	....	key hair stylist: Chicago
Julie Kristy	....	key makeup artist
Lisa Meyers	....	key hair stylist (season 9)
Marsha Shearrill	....	makeup artist: Chicago
Mike Smithson	....	special makeup effects artist
Rick Stratton	....	makeup artist (1994-1995)
Brian A. Tunstall	....	key hair stylist (2002-)
Jamie Sue Weiss	....	key makeup artist: Chicago
Buffy Zerefski	....	assistant makeup artist (1995-1997)
Janice Zoladz	....	hair stylist
Leo Corey Castellano	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Steve LaPorte	....	makeup artist (2001-2002) (uncredited)

Production Management
Michael Attanasio	....	unit production manager (1999)
Jules Berk	....	post-production supervisor
Tommy Burns	....	unit production manager (2000-)
Cédric Fréni	....	assistant unit manager
Vicki Voltarel	....	post-production supervisor (1994-1996)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John P. Aguirre	....	assistant director
Hans Berggren	....	trainee assistant director
Jeanne Caliendo	....	first assistant director
Kelly Cantley	....	second assistant director
Vernon Davidson	....	dga trainee (2002)
Vernon Davidson	....	second second assistant director (2003)
Douglas Dean III	....	assistant director (as Doug Dean)
Seth Edelstein	....	second assistant director (two episodes)
Cort Hessler	....	second unit director (2003)
Kevin Barry Howe	....	assistant director: Chicago
Marla Hudnall	....	dga trainee
Michelle Jaeger	....	dga trainee
Traci M. Lewis	....	second second assistant director: Chicago
Rusty Mahmood	....	dga trainee
Jon Mallard	....	second second assistant director: Chicago
Mike Naylor	....	dga trainee
Yuko Ogata	....	dga trainee
Michelle Parvin	....	dga trainee
Joseph Payton	....	dga trainee day player
Normann Pokorny	....	first assistant director
Sarah Pryzibilla	....	dga trainee (as Sarah Blumenthal)
Molly Rodriguez	....	second assistant director (2002-2003)
Stacy Schrader	....	second assistant director: second unit
Jill Southern	....	second assistant director (as Jill Musser)
Carrie Specht	....	day player second assistant director: second unit (2003)
Carrie Specht	....	second unit director
Carrie Specht	....	trainee assistant director (2001)
Meta Valentic	....	second second assistant director (as Meta A. Puttkammer)
Susan E. Walter	....	dga trainee
Kea Watson	....	dga trainee (2003)
Maileen Williams	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Erin J. Beverly	....	art department assistant/coordinator
Mike Brooks	....	propmaker
J.C. Brown	....	concept art
Jim Gmuer	....	set dresser
Dorit Hurst	....	buyer (2002-2004) (as Dorit Oberman)
Joaquin Navarro	....	set designer
Harry Perry III	....	art department coordinator (2000-2002)
Timothy W. Tiedje	....	property master: Chicago

Sound Department
Dan Andresen	....	utility sound
John Voss Bonds Jr.	....	sound effects editor (as John Bonds)
Josh Bower	....	boom operator
Richard Brown	....	boom operator
Chuck Buch	....	sound mixer: second unit
Michael Bushner	....	utility sound
Marty Church	....	adr mixer
Ray Cymoszinski	....	sound mixer: Chicago
Kit Donovan	....	utility sound
Thomas Giordano	....	utility sound technician
Eric Gotthelf	....	adr mixer
Ed Greene	....	sound mixer
Scott Harmala	....	audio assist
Lowell Harris	....	sound mixer
Jason Johnston	....	boom operator: Chicago
Deborah Kelman	....	audio assist
Frank Linder	....	utility sound
Bob Maryon	....	utility sound
David Obermeyer	....	sound mixer: Chicago
John Pribilo	....	boom operator
Alex Riordan	....	utility sound: Chicago
Rob Scott	....	boom operator
Murray Siegel	....	boom operator
Carolyn Tapp	....	adr recordist (2002-)
Scott R. Thomson	....	utility sound
Ronald L. Wright	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Shea Clayton	....	special photographic effects
Andy Clement	....	surgeries and animatronic effects
Tony Gardner	....	animatronics

Visual Effects by
Louis Bravo	....	visual effects editor
Patrick M.J. Finerty	....	model maker
Darren Frankel	....	VP, post production: Stargate Digital
Eric Grenaudier	....	visual effects supervisor
Martin Halle	....	visual effects
Josh Hatton	....	CG supervisor
Kyle J. Healey	....	visual effects supervisor (season 10)
Sid Jayakar	....	digital compositor
Kent Johnson	....	visual effects producer (season 10)
Steve Kullback	....	visual effects producer (episode 8 & 10, 2000, 2001)
Kurt McKeever	....	digital effects artist
Sean Mullen	....	digital rotoscoping
Anthony Ocampo	....	digital artist
Victor Scalise	....	visual effects editor
Jaison Stritch	....	3D visual effects supervisor
Cedric Tomacruz	....	matte painter
John Vassallo	....	digital effects artist (multiple episodes)
Peter V. Ware	....	visual effects producer
Peter V. Ware	....	visual effects supervisor
Doug Witsken	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Dan Brown	....	stunt rigger
Chris Carnel	....	stunt double: Noah Wiley
Jonathan Erickson Eisley	....	stunt performer (multiple episodes) (as Jonathan Eisley)
Mark Harper	....	stunts
Toby Holguin	....	stunts
Zach Hudson	....	stunt double: Shane West
Cinda-Lin James	....	stunt double
Kim Robert Koscki	....	stunt coordinator (2 episodes)
Krista Lewis	....	stunt double
Tina Mahler	....	stunt double
Gloria O'Brien	....	stunt double: Alex Kingston
Chris O'Hara	....	stunt performer
Heidi Pascoe	....	utility stunts
Nicole Randall	....	stunts
Christie Sanders	....	stunt double: Linda Cardellini
Rick Sawaya	....	stunts
Tony Snegoff	....	stunts (multiple episodes)
Katie Winslow	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Debbie Arrowood	....	second assistant camera (1995-1996)
Tim Bellen	....	camera operator
Bill Brummond	....	Steadicam operator
Paolo Cascio	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, Chicago
Gayle Dembski	....	vtr operator
Dan Duffy	....	generator operator
Thomas H. Frederick	....	film loader
Hank Geving	....	camera operator: hand held camera
John Gooch	....	video tape operator
Larry Heider	....	remote camera operator
Bob Highton	....	camera operator: hand held camera
Charles S. Hodes	....	still photographer
Paul Horn	....	daily first assistant camera
Mark Hryma	....	camera oparator: Wescam, Chicago (2000)
Lawrence Karman	....	Steadicam operator
Bill Kaye	....	still photographer: UK
Dan Kneece	....	Steadicam operator
Dan Kneece	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Don Lenzer	....	camera operator: hand held camera
Justin M. Lubin	....	still photographer (2002)
Jeff Manimbo	....	gaffer
Damon Marcellino	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Damon Marcellino	....	lighting technician
Jacobus Marcus	....	assistant camera
Jeffrey D. McCoy	....	camera production assistant
Peter Morenz	....	camera loader
Peter Morenz	....	second assistant camera: Chicago
Michael Nie	....	crane operator: Technocrane
Charles Papert	....	Steadicam operator
Charles Papert	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Dave Perkal	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Bill Philbin	....	camera operator: hand held camera
Chuck Reilly	....	video controller
Darren Ryan	....	24 frame video operator
Michael Witczak	....	electrician (2005)

Animation Department
Brian Bero	....	animatronic baby effects
Mark Rappaport	....	animatronic baby effects

Casting Department
Clint Alexander	....	casting assistant: New York (season 11)
Gretchen Husting	....	extras casting assistant: Chicago
Scout Masterson	....	casting associate (2000-) (as Mike Wallock)
Joan Philo	....	extras casting: Chicago
Mark A. Ridge	....	extras casting: Chicago
Nadia Lubbe Simon	....	casting associate: New York (as Nadia Lubbe)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gloria Coffey-Sharrieff	....	wardrobe supervisor: Chicago
Shanna Fleishman	....	costumer (2000-) (as Shanna Gold)
Gina Marie Ome	....	on-set costumer: Chicago (1998-2005)
Gina Marie Ome	....	set costumer: Chicago

Editorial Department
Joseph Braun	....	post-production intern
Stacy Chess	....	post-production intern (last two seasons)
Tricia Fass	....	assistant editor (2002) (as Tricia Holly Fass)
Mitchell Ferm	....	post-production assistant
Tamara Isaac	....	post-production coordinator
Robin Maybin Hensley	....	post-production coordinator
Aimee Roth	....	post-production assistant (season 10)

Music Department
John Cevetello	....	music mixer
Mike Deasy	....	musician
Georg Brandl Egloff	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Michael Dawes	....	driver
George A. Miki	....	driver
Leroy Reed	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Peter Baird	....	sub mixer
Roberta Brown	....	sword master
Beth Caldarello	....	assistant production coordinator
Zoanne Clack	....	medical supervisor (2004-) (as Zoanne Clack)
Shawn Clark	....	production assistant
Samantha Howard Corbin	....	story editor
Gene Crowe	....	technical director
Gary DeGalla	....	location manager (as Gary De Galla)
Jon Donahue	....	additional set production assistant
Leslie Anne Engel	....	assistant production coordinator: Chicago
Andrew Fash	....	production assistant (2000-2002)
Fred Fein	....	stand-in
Michael Franks	....	helicopter pilot: Chicago (2000)
Maria Fredriksson	....	assistant to co-producer
Giovanni Giacomo Galassi	....	voice director: Italian (as Gianni G. Galassi)
Philippe Gallichet	....	chef
Robert Gary	....	script supervisor
Patrick Lee Gibson	....	production assistant (2004-2005)
Willie Goldman	....	assistant to producer
Vicki Goldsmith	....	set production assistant
Daniel T. Green	....	production assistant (1994-1997)
Shaun Greenspan	....	production assistant
Keith Hall	....	pl technician
Jeremy Jed Hammel	....	production assistant (2005)
Cicely D. Harris	....	extras set coordinator: Chicago
Troy Hartman	....	stand-in: Mr. Clooney (1994-1999)
Clayton Hauck	....	production assistant: Chicago
Hugh Healey	....	audio maintenance
Yashar Hedayat	....	production assistant: Chicago
Shari Lynn Himes	....	production coordinator (1999-)
Jean Hodges	....	food stylist
Don J. Hug	....	location manager
Scott Jager	....	production assistant
Mike Jones	....	technical supervisor
Suzanne Kiley	....	principal title design
Tim Kubit	....	maintenance
Ove Langevei	....	production assistant (2003)
Angela Laprete	....	production coordinator
Mareo-Ahmir Lawson	....	photo double
Darren P. Leis	....	technical assistant
David Leonard	....	production assistant
Ed Lippman	....	location manager (1997)
Jeff Lovely	....	location coordinator
Hobart Lundt	....	coordinator
Paul Manning	....	executive consultant
Nancy S. Marshall	....	production secretary: Chicago
John Mayon	....	head utility
Pat McCarthy	....	production coordinator: Chicago (1994-1997)
Kathy McCurdy	....	key assistant location manager
Maureen McEvoy	....	set production assistant
Ian McRae	....	production assistant
Gary Mednick	....	publicist (2003)
Chris Miller	....	technical consultant
Dency Nelson	....	stage manager
Courtney Pakiz	....	stand-in: Kellie Martin
Martin Pasetta	....	associate director
Karin Pattengill	....	assistant to executive producer (2004-2005)
Karin Pattengill	....	production assistant (2003-2004)
Eric Persons	....	location manager
Benjamin Petuchowski	....	location intern: Chicago (2002-2003)
Billy Pittard	....	senior title designer
Alicia Portales	....	photo double
Vince Poxon	....	stage manager
Stefan Rand	....	production assistant
Jonathan Ratliff	....	production assistant
Tyhler Michelle Raye	....	assistant: R. Scott Gemmill and Joe Sachs
Jason Ruffolo	....	set production assistant: Chicago (2005-2006)
Nikki Scavo	....	production assistant
Ericka N. Shane	....	payroll accountant: Chicago
Risé Stefani	....	assistant technical advisor (1994-2005)
Risé Stefani	....	utility stand-in
Paula Stier	....	production assistant: Chicago
Kym Stys	....	set production assistant
Sam Sullivan III	....	script supervisor
Candy Tjarks	....	stand-in: Hawaii
Bekki Vallin	....	production coordinator: Chicago
Bill Vergos	....	set production assistant: second unit
David Wader	....	stage manager
Troy Waters	....	marine coordinator
Heather White	....	production assistant: Chicago
Debbie Williams	....	stage manager
Lynnanne Zager	....	adr loop group
Victoria A. Zamora	....	production accountant
Ian Zander	....	set production assistant
Winter Zemans	....	office production assistant

Production Companies

• Constant c Productions
• Amblin Television
• Warner Bros. Television

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2009) (USA) (TV)
• Canadian Television (CTV) (2009) (Canada) (TV)
• Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) (2011) (Netherlands) (TV)
• RTL Klub Televízió (2011) (Hungary) (TV)

Other Companies

• Micdi Productions  music editing
• ExtraOrdinary Casting  extras casting (uncredited)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Stage 1, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Constant c Productions

Trivia:

The title comes from the type of countdown used by NASA for rocket launches involving either unmanned satellite launches or the reusable manned space shuttle. It also alludes to the fact that this episode is the first of the last six episodes of the series.

Quotes:

Dr. Neela Rasgotra:I don't know anything about you.
Dr. Simon Brenner:Aliens dropped me from a space ship, just outside of Perth, as a fully-formed adult in 2007. I'm 2 in Earth years, but I really love this planet.

Movie Connections:

References Planet of the Apes (1968)

Soundtrack:

Hush, Little Baby