 SEASON 3, EPISODE 10 MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD With the help of a cursed fountain pen, former pulp writer Billy Frazier has transformed himself into Alex Dent (Colm Feore), a famed novelist acclaimed for his abilities to get into the minds of serial killers. In truth, every time Dent writes about vicious murders with the pen, it has cursed innocent men to carry out the crimes, thus later assuring Dent a series of chilling best sellers. Having led the police to crazed Clint Fletcher (Markus Parilo), Dent attends Fletcher's execution and jabs the man with the pen, extracting his evil blood, then injecting it into the neck of a prison chaplain (Thomas Hauff), who then becomes Dent's convenient new mass murderer. CAST & CREW MICKI FOSTER- LOUISE ROBEY JACK MARSHAK- CHRIS WIGGINS JOHNNY VENTURA- STEVEN MONARQUE ALEX DENT- COLM FEORE DUSTY DAWN- ROXANNE HILL CLINT FLETCHER- MARKUS PARILO CHAPLAIN- THOMAS HAUFF JERRY FLETCHER- JAMES KEE HAROLD- MICHAEL CARUANA DETECTIVE ADAMS- JAMES O'REGAN MARION- DONNA GOODHAND RICHARD- TONY DE SANTIS INTERVIEWER- EMANUAL MARK Written by- Brian Helgeland 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 Director of Post-Production- Gary L. Smith Editor- Bill Goddard First Assistant Director- Myron Hoffert Second Unit Director- T.J. Scott Script Consultant- R. Scott Gemmill Casting by- Walker, Berman & Associates Extras Casting- Gabrielle Iviney Camera Operator- Robert MacDonald 1st Assistant Camera- Patrick Stepien 2nd Assistant Camera- Trevor Haws 2nd Unit Director of Photography- Richard Wincenty Sound Recordist- Bryan Day Boom Operator- Martin Lacroix Costume Designer- Marie-Sylvie Deveau Assistant Designer- Carolyn Bahen Wardrobe Mistress- Judith England Make-Up Artist- Ava Stone Hair Stylist- Diane Smith Art Director- Adam Kolodziej Assistant Art Director- Robert Ballantyne Set Decorator- Marlene Puritt Lead Set Dresser- Bruce Mailing Swing Gang- David Maltese, David Lylloff Art Department Trainee- Joan Parkinson Assistant Production Manager- Norman Denver Second Assistant Director- Terry Gould Third Assistant Director- Andrea Raffaghello Trainee Assistant Director- Johanne Chene Second Unit Assistant Director- Ani Baravyan Stunt Coordinator- J.J. Makaro Location Manager- Robin Rockett Location Assistant- Victoria Harding Production Coordinator- Mary Fraser Production Secretary- Natalie Capone Production Accountant- Nathalie Laporte Script Supervisor- Barbara Gordon Assistant to the Producer- Susan Perry Assistant to the Executive Producer- Ginger Reynolds Studio Manager- Aileen Bell Script Assistant- Sheri McGrath Paralegal- Pat Turner Prosthetics Designer- Francois Dagenais Special Effects by- Performance Solutions Inc. Special Effects Coordinator- Jordan Craig Visual Effects Artist- John Gajdecki Effects Assistants- John LaForet, Russ Graham Property Master- John Allen Lead Props- Frauke Illing Gaffer- Owen Taylor Best Boy- Kevin Murphy Electricians- Michael Auger, Nigel Draper Transportation Coordinator- Chris Radley-Walters Picture Vehicle Coordinator- Glen Avigdor Key Grip- Mark Silver Best Boy Grip- Ron Paulaskas Grips- Blake Ballantine, Tracy Shaw Construction Coordinator- Ron Lightfoot Head Carpenter- Joe Madziak Scenic Painter- Otto Fondan Post-Production Supervisor- Philip Stilman Post-Production Coordinator- Gary Mueller Assistant Editor- Mary Jane Patterson Post-Production Assistant- Ruth Pond Video Post-Production- Dome Productions Audio Post-Production- Master's Workshop Audio Post-Production Supervisor- Terry Gordica Re-Recording Mixers- Tim Archer, Rick Ellis Dialogue Editors- Jon Archer, Steve Foster Sound Effects Editor- Steve Gorman Foley- Orest Sushko, Gary Daprato Series Music Available On- GNP Crescendo Records Executive in Charge of Production- Robert Wertheimer Executive Production Consultant- Rick Schwartz Copyright 1990 Paramount Pictures Corporation A Triumph Entertainment Corporation Production Produced in Association with Hometown Films All Rights Reserved |
     Johnny: "When he writes, he makes you feel like you're right there..." Jerry: "You glorify serial killers...you encourage people to act out violent fantasies..." Chaplain: "I am the resurrection and the life...he who believeth in me shall never die..." Alex: "I know how they think...what they think...sometimes before they do..." Alex: "When she's finished with you, you'll be a work of art..." CORONER'S REPORT 1. Clint (Markus Parilo)- Died in gas chamber 2. Jerry (James Kee)- Shot three times 3. Detective Adams (James O'Regan)- Shot four times 4. Marion (Donna Goodhand)- Thrown down flight of stairs; neck broken 5. Alex (Colm Feore)- Slashed up with a straight razor *Plus 18 women unconfirmed as killed by Clint over two-year period TRIVIA QUESTIONS 1. What was Clint Fletcher's nickname? 2. How many crime novels was Alex Dent known for? 3. What was the name of the hotel where Alex gave his lecture? 4. What was unique about the fountain pen? 5. What was writer Billy Frazier's nickname? ANSWERS 1. Clint Fletcher was known as the 'Rocky Mountain Barber'. 2. Alex Dent was known for writing three crime novels. 3. Alex gave his lecture at the Boyette Hotel. 4. The pen extracts the blood of killers and writes out the deaths in that blood. 5. Billy Frazier (Alex's real name) was previously known as the 'King Of Sleaze'. AIR DATE January 8, 1990 EPISODE RATING: 3 Ugh...there goes another re-tread...Season One's 'The Poison Pen' all over again... Colm Feore gives another good performance, but nothing else of substance PROMO |
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