 SEASON 2, EPISODE 20 THE SECRET AGENDA OF MESMER'S BAUBLE Homely, lonely Howard Moore (Martin Neufeld) escapes his mundane life as a record store clerk by fantasizing about rock 'n' roll goddess, Angelica (Vanity). Returning home from work one night, Howard stumbles upon a robbery in progress, and he sees lying amidst shards of splintered glass an antique crystal pendant. Mesmerized, Howard picks up the pendant, just as a passing jogger admonishes him to leave the item for the police. In response, Howard tells him to drop dead, which the runner proceeds to do. Shocked by the pendant's obvious power, he scurries away to discover the pendant's powerful secret- by hypnotizing selected victims to commit suicide, the jewel allows Howard to turn fantasies into realities, becoming everything he's ever wanted to be. CAST & CREW RYAN DALLION- JOHN D. LEMAY MICKI FOSTER- LOUISE ROBEY JACK MARSHAK- CHRIS WIGGINS HOWARD MOORE- MARTIN NEUFELD ANGELICA- VANITY ANITA- LAURIE PATON MRS. BURNS- EVE CRAWFORD GIRL #1- JENNIFER CORNISH GIRL #2- SANDRA BROWN JOGGER- TIM GANNON ROGER- TONY DE SANTIS KIRK- PATRICK BRYMER SECURITY GUARD- BILL VIBERT PINKMAN- DAVID CLEMENT WOMAN BYSTANDER- EVELYN KAYE Written by- Joe Gannon Directed by- Armand Mastroianni Created by- Larry B. Williams, Frank Mancuso Jr. Supervising Producer- Jon Andersen Executive Producer- Frank Mancuso Jr. Line Producer- J. Miles Dale Executive Story Consultant- Jim Henshaw Music Composed and Performed by- Fred Mollin Director of Photography- Rodney Charters Production Designer- Stephen Roloff Editor- Gary L. Smith Story Editors- Scott Parker, Tom McLoughlin First Assistant Director- Myron Hoffert Second Unit Director- T.J. Scott Casting by- Tina Gerussi Los Angeles Casting- Fern Champion, Pamela Basker Camera Operator- Randal Platt 1st Assistant Camera- Patrick Stepien 2nd Assistant Camera- Trevor Haws 2nd Unit Director of Photography- Richard Wincenty Sound Recordist- Ao Loo Boom Operator- Erik Fitz Costume Designer- Maxyne Baker Assistant Designer- Marie-Sylvie Deveau Wardrobe Mistress- Judith England Make-Up Artist- Ava Stone Hair Stylist- Madeleine Russell Art Director- Adam Kolodziej Set Decorator- Marlene Puritt Lead Set Dresser- Kimothy Steede Swing Gang- David Maltese, Darryl Beebe Stills Photographer- Ben Mark Holzberg Second Assistant Director- Terry Gould Stunt Coordinator- J.J. Makaro Assistant Production Manager- Norman Denver Production Supervisor- John Board Script Supervisor- Janet Kranz Production Accountant- Nathalie Laporte Location Manager- Robin Rockett Production Coordinator- Mary Fraser Production Secretary- Victoria Harding Third Assistant Director- Andrea Raffaghello Director of Visual Effects- Megan Hope-Ross Special Effects by- Performance Solutions Inc. Visual Effects Artist- John Gajdecki Special Make-Up Effects- Francois Dagenais Special Make-Up Effects- Darren Perks Special Make-Up Effects- Dennis Curcio Property Master- Christopher Dutton Lead Props- Frauke Illing Gaffer- Owen Taylor Best Boy- Kevin Murphy Electricians- Steve Morrison, Nigel Draper Transportation Coordinator- Chris Radley-Walters Key Grip- Mark Silver Best Boy Grip- Greg Palermo Grips- Blake Ballantine, Malcolm Nefsky Construction Coordinator- Ron Lightfoot Supervising Editor- Gary L. Smith Post-Production Supervisor- Philip Stilman Post-Production Coordinator- Gary Mueller Assistant Editor- Bernadette Kelly Video Post-Production Facilities- The Magnetic North Corporation Sound Mixers- Terry Gordica, Tim Archer Supervising Sound Editor- Christopher Hutton Sound Editors- Jon Archer, Helen Watson Foley- Peter Harper, John Sievert Sound Post-Production- Master's Workshop Executive in Charge of Production- Robert Wertheimer Executive Production Consultant- Rick Schwartz Supervising Executive for Hometown Films- Barbara Sachs Copyright 1989 Paramount Pictures Corporation A Triumph Entertainment Corporation Production Produced in Association with Hometown Films All Rights Reserved |
     Howard: "I don't need you or your lousy picture...I'm going to have her..." Howard: "Make me beautiful...make me someone she'll notice..." Micki: "Everywhere he goes, somebody dies..." Woman: "You know what these types are like...they're always killing themselves..." Jack: "I don't think that even he realized what he really wanted..." CORONER'S REPORT 1. Jogger (Tim Gannon)- Drops dead from heart attack 2. Anita (Laurie Paton)- Hit by truck in street 3. Roger (Tony De Santis)- Cuts own throat with straight razor 4. Angelica (Vanity)- Absorbed by Howard 5. Howard (Martin Neufeld)- Electrocuted to death on stage lights TRIVIA QUESTIONS 1. What was the name of the record store where Howard worked? 2. Where did Howard get the bauble? 3. How long was Angelica's tour, and in how many cities? 4. What was the name of the local club where Howard met Angelica? 5. What was unique about the bauble? ANSWERS 1. Howard worked at the 'Vinyl Museum Record Depot'. 2. Howard got the bauble following a robbery at Pinkman's jewelry store. 3. Angelica's tour spanned 28 weeks and 106 cities. 4. The local club where Howard met Angelica was 'The Copa'. 5. The bauble fulfills the owner's innermost desires through death. AIR DATE May 1, 1989 EPISODE RATING: 3 Obsession story featuring a 'Silence Of The Lambs' inspired character... However, very slow developing story was tough to stick with PROMO |
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