 SEASON 1, EPISODE 2 THE POISON PEN Jack becomes alarmed when he recognizes an unusual quill pen in a newspaper photo as one of the cursed objects sold by Lewis Vendredi. Holding the pen is Brother Currie, a monk notorious for correctly predicting the future. Realizing that whatever is written by the poison pen will come to pass, Micki and Ryan must act quickly to prevent brotherly love from turning to unholy death. Disguised as visiting monks, the two cousins enter the ancient monastery, where they muddle through a maze of hidden torture chambers and secret passages, all in search of the mysterious pen and the motive behind the deadly prophecies. CAST & CREW RYAN DALLION- JOHN D. LEMAY MICKI FOSTER- LOUISE ROBEY JACK MARSHAK- CHRIS WIGGINS RUPERT LECROIX- COLIN FOX BROTHER CURRIE- LARRY REYNOLDS BROTHER DRAKE- ALAN C. PETERSON ABBOT CAPILANO- LEWIS GORDON BROTHER ARRUPE- GILLIE FENWICK REPORTER #1- JANE HEELEY REPORTER #2- LES NIREMBERG MARVIN GREEN- RON GABRIEL Directed by- Timothy Bond Written by- Durnford King Created by- Larry B. Williams, Frank Mancuso Jr. Produced by- Iain Paterson Executive Producer- Frank Mancuso Jr. Line Producer- J. Miles Dale Executive Story Editor- William Taub Story Editor- Ann MacNaughton Story Consultant- Rob Hedden 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- Carol Spier Supervising Editor- Ronald Sanders First Assistant Director- Mac Bradden Editor- Peter Light Assistant Production Manager- Adam J. Shully Second Assistant Director- Sam Mahony Costume Designer- Aude Bronson-Howard Visual Effects Designer- Michael Lennick Special Effects- Frank Carere Script Supervisor- Paule Mercier Assistant Camera- Patrick Stepien Sound Recordist- Gabor Vadnay Boom Operator- Francois Perrier Location Manager- Robin Rockett Production Coordinator- Fran Solomon Production Accountant- Dawn MacNair Assistant Coordinator- Carole Rosenberg Stunt Coordination- The Stunt Team Inc. Gaffer- Frank Merino Best Boy- Owen Taylor Key Grip- Carlo Campana Dolly Grip- Ian Taylor Assistant Art Director- Adam Kolodziej Supervising Set Decorator- Elinor Rose Galbraith Set Decorator- Marlene Puritt Lead Set Dressers- Kim Steede, Alexandra Anthony Property Master- Victor Rigler Lead Props- Juanita Holden Wardrobe Mistress- Constance Buck Make-Up Artist- Ava Stone Hair Stylist- Jennifer Bower Construction Coordinator- Jake De Villiers Transportation Coordinator- Brenda Sportun Sound Supervisor- Nolan Roberts Sound Mixer- Robin Short Sound Editor- Alban Streeter Third Assistant Director- Myron Hoffert Assistant to the Producer- Tracy Kennedy Automobiles Furnished by- AI International A Variety Arts Production Produced in Association with Lexicon Productions Limited and Hometown Films Copyright 1987 Paramount Pictures Corporation All Rights Reserved |
     Ryan: "You're the cutest boy I've ever seen..." Ryan: "This is where they discovered that heads will roll..." Lecroix: "His gift is his burden and his agony..." Micki: "The funny farm sounds preferable!" Currie: "You can't keep torturing me like this..." CORONER'S REPORT 1. Abbot Capilano (Lewis Gordon)- Thrown to death off of monastery roof 2. Brother Arrupe (Gillie Fenwick)- Crushed and smothered under bed 3. Brother Currie (Larry Reynolds)- Beheaded in guillotine 4. Brother Matthew (uncredited)- Bit by poisonous spider 5. Brother Simon (uncredited)- Bit by poisonous spider 6. Rupert LeCroix (Colin Fox)- Guillotine blade in back and out chest TRIVIA QUESTIONS 1. What was the newspaper headline that caught Jack's attention about the pen? 2. What were Ryan and Micki's fake names when they visited the monastery? 3. What was the name of the monastery? 4. What was Jack's plan to procure the quill pen? 5. How much did Rupert LeCroix hope to get in the sale of the monastery? ANSWERS 1. The newspaper headline read, "'Oracle Of Death' Dead Right Again". 2. Ryan and Micki's fake names were Matthew and Simon, respectively. 3. The monastery was named the 'Eternal Brotherhood'. 4. Jack made a duplicate of the pen and hoped to switch them out. 5. Rupert LeCroix hoped to get $15.2 million in the sale of the monastery. AIR DATE October 5, 1987 EPISODE RATING: 3 Steep drop-off after an interesting opener to the series... I wasn't buying Micki posing as a boy, and the special effects were nothing special PROMO |
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