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Grave Danger (1)

  • Episode aired May 19, 2005
  • TV-14
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
3K
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George Eads in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
CrimeDramaMystery

While investigating a case, Nick is abducted and is buried alive in a special coffin while his team takes unorthodox steps to try to find him.While investigating a case, Nick is abducted and is buried alive in a special coffin while his team takes unorthodox steps to try to find him.While investigating a case, Nick is abducted and is buried alive in a special coffin while his team takes unorthodox steps to try to find him.

  • Director
    • Quentin Tarantino
  • Writers
    • Anthony E. Zuiker
    • Naren Shankar
    • Carol Mendelsohn
  • Stars
    • William Petersen
    • Marg Helgenberger
    • Gary Dourdan
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    8.5/10
    3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Quentin Tarantino
    • Writers
      • Anthony E. Zuiker
      • Naren Shankar
      • Carol Mendelsohn
    • Stars
      • William Petersen
      • Marg Helgenberger
      • Gary Dourdan
    • 11User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Jorja Fox in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
    William Petersen in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
    Marg Helgenberger in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
    Marg Helgenberger in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
    Marg Helgenberger and William Petersen in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
    George Eads and Christopher Allen Nelson in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
    George Eads in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)

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    William Petersen
    William Petersen
    • CSI Dr. Gilbert 'Gil' Grissom
    Marg Helgenberger
    Marg Helgenberger
    • CSI Catherine Willows
    Gary Dourdan
    Gary Dourdan
    • CSI Warrick Brown
    George Eads
    George Eads
    • CSI Nicholas 'Nick' Stokes
    Jorja Fox
    Jorja Fox
    • Sara Sidle
    Eric Szmanda
    Eric Szmanda
    • Greg Sanders
    Robert David Hall
    Robert David Hall
    • Chief M.E. Dr. Albert 'Al' Robbins
    Paul Guilfoyle
    Paul Guilfoyle
    • Captain Jim Brass
    Scott Wilson
    Scott Wilson
    • Sam Braun
    Tony Curtis
    Tony Curtis
    • Tony Curtis
    Frank Gorshin
    Frank Gorshin
    • Frank Gorshin
    Andrew Prine
    Andrew Prine
    • Rodger Stokes
    John Saxon
    John Saxon
    • Walter Gordon
    Lois Chiles
    Lois Chiles
    • Jillian Stokes
    Michael Bacall
    Michael Bacall
    • Delivery Man
    Clark Middleton
    Clark Middleton
    • Delivery Man's Attorney
    Wallace Langham
    Wallace Langham
    • David Hodges
    Marc Vann
    Marc Vann
    • Conrad Ecklie
    • Director
      • Quentin Tarantino
    • Writers
      • Anthony E. Zuiker
      • Naren Shankar
      • Carol Mendelsohn
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The episode is dedicated to Frank Gorshin, who died shortly before the episode originally aired.
    • Goofs
      The ants that are attacking Nick Stokes are identified as fire ants. In one clip, these ants bite Nick and a CSI style close up follows venom from one ant's bite into Nick's heart. Fire ants actually release their venom through a sting from the abdomen; their bite is only to get a grip.
    • Quotes

      Tony Curtis: [about early 70's] Everybody knew your name in those days.

      Frank Gorshin: You could dress up in drag.

      Tony Curtis: Me, dress up in drag? Who do you think you're talking to? Jack Lemmon?

    • Connections
      Edited into CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Daddy's Little Girl (2006)
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      Lucky Too
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      Performed by Bob Neuwirth

    User reviews11

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    8/10
    Great episode from an interesting director
    I'm usually very ambivalent about Quentin Tarantino's movies. To use an old but relevant term, he puts style above substance. If you strip away the hip references to pop-culture and Asian cinema, you will realize that the themes of his movies only get touched upon very superficially. Yet his cool dialog and ingenious use of continuity in PULP FICTION (1994) has been a great inspiration to movie-makers for over a decade, therefore it could be argued that he's the Godard of his generation. I personally acknowledge the significance of his movies, although I request more real substance.

    Quentin Tarantino's episode GRAVE DANGER: PART 1 (of two episodes) doesn't disappoint, whether you are a fan of Tarantino or CSI. I haven't seen many CSI episodes, so my reference frame isn't exactly huge, but I understand its basic concept. In my opinion Tarantino manages to harmonically combine the usual CSI thriller elements with the classic Tarantino trademarks. It could in fact be argued that fusing completely different movie styles and genres is Tarantino's great strength. That's possibly the main reason this project fit him so well. The result is a fresh, pumped-up, stylistic CSI. It's not as ground-breaking as PULP FICTION, but who expected it to be? TV-series are always dumbed down to fit the mainstream, and that goes for the GRAVE DANGER episodes too. Yet if all TV-series were like this, the general TV standard would indeed be very high. Then again, Tarantino was gives two full episodes to operate on, which meant that he had the necessary time for character developing scenes with non-plot-driven dialog that the normal CSI directors don't have.

    Regardless of you're a CSI or Quentin Tarantino fan I highly recommend watching the GRAVE DANGER episodes. It's CSI Ultimate Edition and an interesting curiosity for QT fans. 8/10
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    • Sep 26, 2006

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    • What movie is the guy who lives in Vaking Street, and is fallen asleep when the cops enter his house, watching?

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    • Release date
      • May 19, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Jerry Bruckheimer Television
      • CBS Productions
      • Alliance Atlantis Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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