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Moonlighting
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Moonlighting (Pilot)

  • Episode aired Mar 3, 1985
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 33m
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7.5/10
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Moonlighting (Pilot) (1985)
ComedyDramaMystery

Maddie Hayes wakes up to find her staff have quit and all her money has been stolen. One of her few remaining assets is a loss-making investigation agency run by David Addison. She sacks the... Read allMaddie Hayes wakes up to find her staff have quit and all her money has been stolen. One of her few remaining assets is a loss-making investigation agency run by David Addison. She sacks the staff but David is determined to keep it going.Maddie Hayes wakes up to find her staff have quit and all her money has been stolen. One of her few remaining assets is a loss-making investigation agency run by David Addison. She sacks the staff but David is determined to keep it going.

  • Director
    • Robert Butler
  • Writer
    • Glenn Gordon Caron
  • Stars
    • Cybill Shepherd
    • Bruce Willis
    • Allyce Beasley
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    2.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Butler
    • Writer
      • Glenn Gordon Caron
    • Stars
      • Cybill Shepherd
      • Bruce Willis
      • Allyce Beasley
    • 13User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Bruce Willis, Cybill Shepherd, and Brian Thompson in Moonlighting (1985)
    Bruce Willis, Cybill Shepherd, and Brian Thompson in Moonlighting (1985)
    Bruce Willis, Cybill Shepherd, and Brian Thompson in Moonlighting (1985)
    Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd in Moonlighting (Pilot) (1985)
    Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd in Moonlighting (Pilot) (1985)
    Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd in Moonlighting (Pilot) (1985)
    Cybill Shepherd in Moonlighting (Pilot) (1985)
    Cybill Shepherd in Moonlighting (Pilot) (1985)
    Bruce Willis in Moonlighting (Pilot) (1985)
    Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd in Moonlighting (Pilot) (1985)
    Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd in Moonlighting (Pilot) (1985)
    Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd in Moonlighting (Pilot) (1985)

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    Cybill Shepherd
    Cybill Shepherd
    • Maddie Hayes
    Bruce Willis
    Bruce Willis
    • David Addison Jr.
    Allyce Beasley
    Allyce Beasley
    • Agnes DiPesto
    Robert Ellenstein
    Robert Ellenstein
    • Heinz
    James MacKrell
    James MacKrell
    • Plastic Surgeon
    • (as Jim MacKrell)
    James Karen
    James Karen
    • Alan
    Rebecca Stanley
    • Susan Kaplan
    Dennis Lipscomb
    Dennis Lipscomb
    • Simon
    Frederick Coffin
    Frederick Coffin
    • Pawnbroker
    Mary Hart
    Mary Hart
    • Mary Hart
    Henry G. Sanders
    Henry G. Sanders
    • Investigator #1
    • (as Henry Sanders)
    Liz Sheridan
    Liz Sheridan
    • Selma
    Dennis Stewart
    Dennis Stewart
    • Blond Mohawk
    Joseph Whipp
    Joseph Whipp
    • Investigator #2
    • (as Joe Whipp)
    Jean Adams
    • Old Lady
    Rachel Bard
    • Grandma
    Blake Clark
    Blake Clark
    • Newsstand Man
    Suzanne Fagan
    • Female Driver
    • Director
      • Robert Butler
    • Writer
      • Glenn Gordon Caron
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    • Trivia
      This pilot episode stole a plot element from the 1976 film "Marathon Man" which was based on the classic book by William Goldman.
    • Goofs
      When Blond Mohawk is running through the park he is barefoot, But when he runs away after the accident he's wearing shoes.
    • Quotes

      Madelyn 'Maddie' Hayes: I want some answers!

      David Addison: Deleware, all of the above, and 90 degrees.

      Madelyn 'Maddie' Hayes: ...what?

    • Connections
      Featured in The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      Moonlighting
      Music by Lee Holdridge

      Lyrics by Al Jarreau

      Sung by Al Jarreau

    User reviews13

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    Waycool Willis & Silkily Sexy Shepherd = Chemistry, pure chemistry, baby!
    MOONLIGHTING (MADE FOR TV - 1985) *** Cybill Shepherd, Bruce Willis, Allyce Beasley. 2hr pilot film that launched the screwball romantic comic/popular tv series that re-ignited Shepherd's career and made Willis into a household name prior to his movie megastardom. Shepherd as former fashion model Maddie Hayes faces bankruptcy and decides to save her failing detective agency investment, "The Blue Moon Detective Agency" and meets her destined-to-be love, smart alek charmer David Addison with some great moments of dialogue that became a trademark to the series' success. Chemistry, baby, chemistry!
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    • george.schmidt
    • Apr 11, 2003

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 3, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • Greek
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Eastern Columbia Building - 849 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, California, USA(clock climbing scene)
    • Production companies
      • Picturemaker Productions
      • ABC Circle Films
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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