"The Unit" Best Laid Plans (2009)

Director:

Dean White

Writers:

Eric L. Haney (book)
David Mamet (creator)
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TV Series:

"The Unit" (2006)

Original Air Date:

29 March 2009 (Season 4, Episode 18)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller | War

Plot:

The team combats domestic terrorism...from inside out.

Plot Keywords:

Delta Force | Military | Special Ops | Army | Veteran

Cast

Dennis Haysbert	...	Jonas Blane
Regina Taylor	...	Molly Blane
Robert Patrick	...	Colonel Tom Ryan
Audrey Marie Anderson	...	Kim Brown
Max Martini	...	Mack Gerhardt
Abby Brammell	...	Tiffy Gerhardt
Michael Irby	...	Charles Grey (credit only)
Scott Foley	...	Bob Brown
Nicole Steinwedell	...	Bridget Sullivan
Gina Torres	...	Sgt. Natasha Andrews
Wes Chatham	...	Sam McBride
Bre Blair	...	Joss Morgan
David Rees Snell	...	Leon Drake
Patrick St. Esprit	...	Agent Inman
Lothaire Bluteau	...	Jules Messier
Dylan Kenin	...	Randall Deacon
Bill Heck	...	Philip
Kavita Patil	...	Kayla Medawar
Susan Matus	...	Sgt. Sarah Irvine (as Susan E. Matus)
Will Beinbrink	...	Henchman #1
Andre Ware	...	Agent #3
Sarah Desage	...	Female Associate
Leilani Sarelle	...	Pauline Charest
Nicholas Kadi	...	Rafik Hakim
Nick Hoffa	...	Agent #4
Jenny Eakes	...	Grieving Woman
Michael Papajohn	...	Henchman #2
Larry Rippenkroeger	...	Agent #1 (as Larry Rippenkroger)
J.J. Dashnaw	...	Agent #2
Danny Wynands	...	Driver
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chris Krauser	...	Agent (uncredited)

Directed by
Dean White

Writing credits
Eric L. Haney		(book "Inside Delta Force")
David Mamet		(creator)
Benjamin Daniel Lobato		(written by) &
Patrick Moss		(written by)

Produced by
Nicolas Bradley	....	co-producer
R. Scott Gemmill	....	consulting producer
Dennis Haysbert	....	co-producer
Ted Humphrey	....	supervising producer
Todd Ellis Kessler	....	executive producer
David Mamet	....	executive producer
Lynn Mamet	....	co-executive producer
Frank Military	....	co-executive producer
Vahan Moosekian	....	executive producer
Kurt Moritz	....	associate producer
Shawn Ryan	....	executive producer
Daniel Voll	....	executive producer
Sharon Lee Watson	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
Robert Duncan

Cinematography by
Krishna Rao		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Rick Tuber

Casting by
Sharon Bialy
Sherry Thomas

Production Design by
Bruce Alan Miller

Art Direction by
Dan Morski

Set Decoration by
Alexander Carle

Costume Design by
Darryl Levine

Production Management
Jeanne Van Cott	....	unit production manager (as Jeanne Marie Van Cott)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Cecilia Mak	....	dga trainee

Art Department
Karen E. Burnett	....	buyer
Timothy Feimster	....	set dresser
Marc Meisels	....	leadman

Sound Department
Ryan Maguire	....	foley mixer
Adam Sawelson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lauren Stephens	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Dennis Dion	....	special effects coordinator
Ryan Senecal	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Tim Jacobsen	....	visual effects producer
Josh Miyaji	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Troy Brown	....	stunt coordinator
Jean Paul Ruggiero	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
David Berryman	....	assistant camera
Kevin Britton	....	second assistant camera
Damien Collier	....	lighting technician
Steve Irwin	....	video/computer playback supervisor
Frank Klepadlo	....	rigging grip
Mike McEveety	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Ron Veto	....	camera operator: "b" camera, second unit
Eric McCandless	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Mike Reyes	....	key grip: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Sabrina Hyman	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ed Fincher	....	costumer: uniforms
Julie Glick	....	costume supervisor
Miranda Kelley	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Elizabeth Barnette	....	assistant editor
Dane Collier	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Kim Planert	....	assistant composer

Transportation Department
Alberto Coto	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Peter Blaber	....	consultant
Tim Clemente	....	consultant
Rob Coll	....	production assistant
Ryan Ford	....	production accountant
Eric L. Haney	....	technical consultant
Dan Hindmarch	....	script coordinator
Zack Kibbee	....	key set production assistant
Patrick O'Connor	....	production assistant
Heather A. Seiple	....	payroll accountant
Wendy Wilkins	....	writers: assistant
Yvette Yurcisin	....	assistant location manager
Jennifer Campbell	....	first assistant accountant (uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David Mamet		creator

Costume Design by
Mary Claire Hannan

Makeup Department
Germicka Barclay	....	key hair stylist
Sari Leitzman	....	key makeup artist
Glenn Pulliam	....	makeup lab technician: WM Creations
Gil Romero	....	special effects appliances
Robin Slater	....	makeup artist
Michelle Garbin	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vernon Davidson	....	additional second assistant director (2005)
John Isabeau	....	first assistant director

Art Department
John Bevan Jr.	....	set dresser
Susannah Carradine	....	art department coordinator
Don Elliott	....	set dresser
Marik 'Travis' Little	....	gang boss
Efren N. Perez	....	set dresser
Alex Thompson	....	set painter

Sound Department
Troy Porter	....	adr mixer

Visual Effects by
Chris DeCristo	....	digital compositor
Eric Ehemann	....	animator (episode 101)
Changsoo Eun	....	visual effects artist
Dan Lopez	....	visual effects
Matt von Brock	....	digital artist

Stunts
Daniel Arrias	....	stunt performer
Joe Bucaro III	....	stunt performer
Kevin Chase	....	stunt rigger
Keith Davis	....	stunts
Al Goto	....	stunt double
John Koyama	....	stunts
Daniel Maldonado	....	stunts
Casey Pieretti	....	utility stunts
Brian Simpson	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Jeff Andrus	....	grip
James Barrett	....	electrician
Bernard Cistrunk	....	rigging electrician
Jon Epstein	....	electrician
Jeffrey C. Mygatt	....	cinematographer: action unit
Paul Postal	....	electrician
Steve Robertson	....	dolly grip
Sean Smith	....	electrician
Stefan Wilking	....	assistant chief lighting technician

Casting Department
Kathy Kaplan	....	casting assistant
Summer Wesson	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lisa Buchignani	....	key costumer
Robert James II	....	set costumer
Murray Lantz	....	costumer

Transportation Department
Tony Barattini	....	driver: grip truck
David R. Blakely	....	driver: honeywagon
Billy Kane	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Barbara Burchfield	....	production assistant
Vincent Joseph Flaherty	....	weapons armorer
Steve Karnes	....	weapons armorer
Shannon McGinnity Hammitt	....	assistant to director (as Shannon McGinnity)
Jesse Rosen	....	production assistant
Robert Sica	....	weapons armorer

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA