Part 4 

Sweat makes progress on the escape route.

Director:

Ben Stiller

Writers:

Brett Johnson, Michael Tolkin

Stars:

Benicio Del Toro, Patricia Arquette, Paul Dano

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Benicio Del Toro	...	Richard Matt
Patricia Arquette	...	Tilly Mitchell
Paul Dano	...	David Sweat
Bonnie Hunt	...	Catherine Scott (credit only)
Eric Lange	...	Lyle Mitchell
David Morse	...	Gene Palmer
Jeremy Bobb	...	Dennis Lambert
Michael Beasley	...	Murder
Calvin Dutton	...	Kilo
Dominic Colón	...	Odell
Carolyn Mignini	...	Ilene Mulvaney
Micah Stock	...	Kenny Mitchell
Gregory Dann	...	Corrections Officer Boyd
Harry O'Reilly	...	Corrections Officer Blake
Frank Deal	...	Corrections Officer Frank (as Frank K. Deal)

Storyline

Excited by the possibility of a new life, Tilly tries her best to avoid Lyle, who is planning something special for their anniversary. Sweat makes progress on the escape route, but feels like he's doing all the work. Matt likes the arrangement just fine.

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Genres:

Biography | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 December 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Part 4

Filming Locations:

Clinton Correctional Facility, Dannemora, Clinton County, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Showtime Networks, BZ Entertainment, Michael De Luca Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

58 min

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Chains
Written by Jason Evigan, Ammar Malik, Danny Parker
Performed by Nick Jonas

User Reviews

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Escape At Dannemora

Johnson and Tolkin's prison environment is possibly the most spatial yet palpable tone that was ever projected on screen. And with Stahl, they have written an explicit script that oozes power and mature sequences that pushes your boundaries and takes you to newer territories. But this is as much as Stiller's tale as much as it is the creators', with a keen sense of awareness of the trajectory, his execution is off the charts. His knack for imputing music in the narration is one of his primary strength that helps him jump from one scene to another.

He has certainly evolved as a director over the years, he is enjoying his current state more than any actor, he savors each moment with a slow pill that never over chews stuff. The conversation are not only practical but very carefully written and even though the narration is crypted at times, Stiller's work is to simplify it on screen and he is thoroughly competent in his work. It is smooth as a butter and sharp as a knife, it cuts deepest and surfs through the emotions with a balanced pace.

Casting such actors is one thing, and utilizing them to their best is another. Del Toro is the reserved-mobster-natured persona that you are looking for. And parallel to him rides Dano whose character is much more three dimensional than Del Toro's and he has the potential to pull it off easily. And on the other hand, Arquette's is the scariest of all, her character somehow resembles with Freeman's Fargo version; it can go sinister at any snap and Stiller makes sure you are afraid of her. The structure of the script isn't familiar either, it focuses on the core material and works on the details.

Part 4

Dano's non verbal part is literally breathtaking, and the pace with which the meticulous details are enfolding itself on screen shows Stiller's hard work on this process, on the other hand Arquette's character is ping-ponging back and forth on her decisions but her performance is surely majestic.