 SEASON 1, EPISODE 12 FAITH HEALER Exposed as a bogus healer, Stewart Fishoff finds an old glove in an alley. To his astonishment he discovers that it holds the miraculous power to absorb afflictions and transfer them to others. But unless the glove quickly touches another person, the ailment is turned back onto the wearer. Using the glove, Fishoff reaches dizzying heights of fame, enabling the crippled to walk, the blind to see, and the deaf to hear...all while secretly causing the deaths of innocent people. Catching his show on TV, Jack recognizes the glove as an antique sold by Lewis Vendredi, and begins to understand the true nature of Stewart's "miracles", but is it too late to stop him? CAST & CREW RYAN DALLION- JOHN D. LEMAY MICKI FOSTER- LOUISE ROBEY JACK MARSHAK- CHRIS WIGGINS STEWART FISHOFF- MIGUEL FERNANDES JERRY SCOTT- ROBERT SILVERMAN MAN IN WHEELCHAIR- JOHN BETHUNE SYLVIA- LYNNE GORMAN COP- DAVID ROBERTSON WOMAN WITH DOG- CATHERINE GALLANT JOEY LESSING- EDDIE ROY FAITH HEALER- ROBERT KING Directed by- David Cronenberg Written by- Christine Cornish Created by- Larry B. Williams, Frank Mancuso Jr. Produced by- Iain Paterson Executive Producer- Frank Mancuso Jr. Coordinating Producer- Ronald Sanders Line Producer- J. Miles Dale Executive Story Editor- William Taub Story Editor- Roy Sallows Story Consultant- Marc Scott Zicree Supervising Executive- Barbara Sachs Music Composed and Performed by- Fred Mollin Casting by- Dierdre Bowen L.A. Casting by- Fern Champion and Pamela Basker Associate- Sue Swan Director of Photography- Rodney Charters Production Designer- Stephen Roloff First Assistant Director- David M. Robertson Editor- Gary L. Smith Second Assistant Director- Francis R. Mahony III Assistant Art Director- Adam Kolodziej Third Assistant Director- Myron Hoffert Assistant Production Manager- Norman Denver Script Supervisor- Madeleine Duff Assistant Camera- Patrick Stepien Sound Recordist- Gabor Vadnay Boom Operator- Francois Perrier Location Manager- Robin Rockett Production Coordinator- Margaret McNair Production Accountant- Dawn MacNair Stunt Coordination- The Stunt Team Inc. Production Secretary- Mary Fraser Story Assistant- Tracy Kennedy Gaffer- Owen Taylor Best Boy- Ian Bibby Electricians- Kevin Murphy, John Bakker Transportation Coordinator- Brenda Sportun Key Grip- Carlo Campana Dolly Grip- Ian Taylor Grips- John Zulinski, Mitchell Holmes Construction Coordinator- Jake De Villiers Set Decorator- Marlene Puritt Lead Set Dressers- Kimothy Steede, Alexandra Anthony Property Master- Alex Kutschera Lead Props- Frauke Illing Wardrobe Mistress- Constance Buck Wardrobe Coordinators- Maxyne Baker, Mia Sturup Make-Up Artist- Ava Stone Visual Effects Supervisor- Megan Hope-Ross Special Effects Make-Up- Randy J. Daudlin Special Effects Assistant- John Gajdecki Special Effects Assistant- Nicolette Beasley Special Effects Assistant- Bruce Turner Post Production Supervisor- Bernadette Kelly Post Production Coordinator- Barbara S. Edelstein Sound Supervisor- Nolan Roberts Sound Mixer- David Appleby Sound Editor- Alban Streeter Unit Manager- Sandra Delaney Automobiles Furnished by- AI International A Variety Arts Production Produced in Association with Lexicon Productions Limited and Hometown Films Copyright 1988 Paramount Pictures Corporation All Rights Reserved |
     Stewart: "Little bits of day, surrounded by an eternal night..." Ryan: "We can get our bones busted and healed all in the same evening..." Jerry: "Is this where you try out your magic top hat routine?" Jerry: "I'm gonna break you, Stew, and this time you'll stay broken..." Jack: "First the glove heals, and then the glove kills to pay for it..." CORONER'S REPORT 1. Cop (David Robertson)- Died from affliction passed onto him 2. Woman With Dog (Catherine Gallant)- Died from affliction passed onto her 3. Joey (Eddie Roy)- Shot in chest 4. Stewart (Miguel Fernandes)- Shot to death 5. Jerry (Robert Silverman)- Died from affliction passed onto him TRIVIA QUESTIONS 1. What item exposed Stewart as a fraud in the opening scene? 2. Where did the healer's glove originate? 3. According to Jerry, how many bogus faith healers did he expose? 4. What was unique about the healer's glove? 5. What was Jack's past connection with Jerry? ANSWERS 1. A fake contact lens exposed Stewart as a fraud. 2. Jack brought the glove back from Rome for Lewis Vendredi. 3. According to Jerry, he exposed over 400 bogus healers. 4. The glove heals one person, whose affliction is then passed onto another by touch. 5. Jack served with Jerry in the Merchant Marines. AIR DATE February 8, 1988 EPISODE RATING: 5 Decent special effects episode, despite a low budget... Starts off quickly and is able to maintain its momentum throughout PROMO |
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