SEASON 1, EPISODE 17 THE ELECTROCUTIONER After jolts of electricity surge through his body, accused murderer Eli Pittman (Angelo Rizacos) is declared dead. But then, to the horror of prison staff, the man's hands begin to twitch. Believing that a man already declared dead cannot be executed twice, officials hastily dispatch Pittman to a mental hospital. Over time, the prison's electric chair falls into the hands of Dr. Lindheim, a dentist at Haverstock Reform School. Unbeknownst to anyone, Lindheim is really Pittman, freshly released from the mental hospital after another man confessed to his crimes. Now Lindheim, hellbent on revenge, uses his new purchase with a shocking twist-- to electrocute young patients and make his way toward those who wronged him years before. CAST & CREW RYAN DALLION- JOHN D. LEMAY MICKI FOSTER- LOUISE ROBEY JACK MARSHAK- CHRIS WIGGINS ELI PITTMAN- ANGELO RIZACOS WARDEN HOBBS- FRANK ADAMSON PEGGY HOBBS- MARCIA BENNETT JUDGE AVERY- J. WINSTON CARROLL MELISSA DUVALL- JENNIFER CORNISH MR. DOWNING- RON HARTMAN TEENAGE KID- GERRY MUSGRAVE MICHAEL TAIT- DANIIAL KENDRICKS Written & Directed by- Rob Hedden 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- Jeff Authors Editor- Peter Light Second Assistant Director- Myron Hoffert Assistant Art Director- Adam Kolodziej Third Assistant Director- Peter Watson Assistant Production Manager- Norman Denver Script Supervisor- Benu Bhandari Assistant Camera- Patrick Stepien Second Assistant Camera- Trevor Haws Sound Recordist- Gabor Vadnay Boom Operator- Francois Perrier Location Manager- Robin Rockett Production Auditor- Diana Dobier Production Coordinator- Gillian Helfield Production Accountant- Dawn MacNair Stunt Coordination- T.J. Scott 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 Props Assistant- John Allen Wardrobe Mistress- Constance Buck Wardrobe Coordinators- Maxyne Baker, Mia Sturup Make-Up Artist- Ava Stone Hair Stylist- Jennifer Bower 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- Robin Short 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 |
Ryan: "Can you imagine being innocent and still getting electrocuted?" Eli: "No family, no friends, no one who cares whether you live or die..." Kendricks: "He was sentenced to die..." Avery: "I want to know...what it did to him..." Eli: "I assure you all pain will be gone in a matter of seconds..." CORONER'S REPORT 1. Teenage Kid (Gerry Musgrave)- Electrocuted to death in electric chair 2. Daniel (uncredited)- Electrocuted to death in electric chair 3. Melissa (Jennifer Cornish)- Electrocuted to death in electric chair 4. Judge Avery (J. Winston Carroll)- Electrocuted to death on handrail 5. Mr. Downing (Ron Hartman)- Electrocuted to death in electric chair 6. Eli (Angelo Rizacos)- Electrocuted to death TRIVIA QUESTIONS 1. What was Eli's prisoner number while on death row? 2. What was the name of the school where Eli became a dentist? 3. According to Warden Hobbs, how many men did he execute in the electric chair? 4. What was Melissa's room number in the reform school? 5. What did Warden Hobbs offer Ryan to join him in examining files? ANSWERS 1. Eli's prisoner number was 1317. 2. Eli became a dentist at Haverstock Reform School. 3. Warden Hobbs said he executed 19 men in the electric chair. 4. Melissa occupied room number 74 at the reform school. 5. Warden Hobbs invited Ryan over for dinner, featuring his wife's meatloaf. AIR DATE April 18, 1988 EPISODE RATING: 3 A touch of Wes Craven's shocker mixed with 'Friday The 13th'... Little mystery involved who the killer really was, with an easily predictable outcome PROMO |