 SEASON 1, EPISODE 16 TATTOO With debts mounting and creditors impatient, compulsive gambler Tommy Chen (Leonard Chow) is in dire need of a lucky break. It comes when he accidentally discovers the secret to gambler Hai Kwan's unbroken winning streak: before gambling, Kwan (Denis Akiyama) tattoos an innocent victim with antique Oriental tattoo needles. Then, while Kwan places his bets, the tattoo comes alive on its victims and kills them. With each death, Kwan's winnings multiply, forcing a desperate Tommy to kill Kwan and steal the needles for himself. That night, Tommy's grandfather (Keye Luke), finds the box containing the needles and tracks them to Curious Goods, where Jack, Micki and Ryan take a keen interest in the case. CAST & CREW RYAN DALLION- JOHN D. LEMAY MICKI FOSTER- LOUISE ROBEY JACK MARSHAK- CHRIS WIGGINS TOMMY CHEN- LEONARD CHOW LUM CHEN- KEYE LUKE LINDA CHEN- MUNG-LING TSUI HAI KWAN- DENIS AKIYAMA FRANKIE WONG- HARVEY CHOW A.J.- VON FLORES OPIUM GIRL- SUSAN JAY RUSSIAN ROULETTE MANAGER- HERBERT LEE CLUB MANAGER- BOB LEM KAREN- WENDY LUM CHANG- JIM YIP Directed by- Lyndon Chubbuck Written by- Dan DiStefano, Stephen Katz 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- Lindsay Chag Director of Photography- Rodney Charters Production Designer- Stephen Roloff First Assistant Director- Mac Bradden Editor- Gary L. Smith Second Assistant Director- Myron Hoffert Assistant Art Director- Adam Kolodziej Third Assistant Director- Peter Watson Assistant Production Manager- Norman Denver Script Supervisor- Monika Gagnon Assistant Camera- Patrick Stepien Sound Recordist- Gabor Vadnay Boom Operator- Francois Perrier Location Manager- Robin Rockett Production Coordinator- Gillian Helfield 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- Nigel Draper, Rob McDonald Transportation Coordinator- Brenda Sportun Key Grip- Carlo Campana Dolly Grip- Mitchell Holmes Grips- John Zulinski, Michael Iwan 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- Barbara S. Edelstein Post Production Coordinator- Gary Mueller 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 |
     Hai: "You've got the most luck of anyone I know...all bad..." Frank: "I don't run my business on luck..." Hai: "These needles...they let me win...and they let you win..." Tommy: "I'm going to win...I can feel it..." Lum: "Fruit either ripens and falls to earth...or it rots on the branch..." CORONER'S REPORT 1. Karen (Wendy Lum)- Stung to death by scorpion 2. Hai (Denis Akiyama)- Knifed in back 3. Opium Girl (Susan Jay)- Bit to death by spider 4. Chang (Jim Yip)- Strangled to death 5. Tommy (Leonard Chow)- Shot in head playing Russian roulette TRIVIA QUESTIONS 1. How long did Frank give Tommy to re-pay his gambling debts? 2. What type of store did Lum Chen run? 3. What was unique about the tattoo needles? 4. How many games did Tommy win in a row during his streak? 5. What was Tommy's 'final game'? ANSWERS 1. Frank gave Tommy one day to re-pay his debts. 2. Lum Chen ran a herbal medicine store. 3. The needles brought good luck to owner by killing its host. 4. Tommy won 11 games in a row. 5. Tommy's 'final game' was Russian roulette. AIR DATE March 7, 1988 EPISODE RATING: 4 A cross between 'Friday The 13th' and 'Kung Fu' brings mixed results... Acting was questionable and story was borderline unbelievable even for F13 PROMO |
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