 SEASON 3, EPISODE 13 MIDNIGHT RIDERS While gazing through a telescope at a convergence of planets, Micki, Jack, and Johnny see a motorcycle gang attack a young couple parked nearby. Before the trio can help the teens, a man named Cawley (Dennis Thatcher) arrives to chase away the bikers. Reaching the site, Jack is stunned when he recognizes Cawley as his long-lost father. Cawley rebuffs Jack's pleas to talk, saying he has important business to deal with first. The group returns the young lovers, Tommy and Penny, to their parents, Reverend Betz and Dr. Cynthia Galen, who recall that they, too, were the victims of an identical attack while dating 17 years prior. On that night in 1972, Cawley was passing through town when the news spread that a gang of bikers had attacked Randall and raped Cynthia. Seeking revenge, the townspeople shot the gang to death in an ambush. When the Dragon, the bikers' leader, tried to escape, Cawley beheaded him. Only later did Cawley learn the truth- that Cynthia had lied about the rape because she was pregnant with Penny and wanted to protect Randall, who was entering the ministry. Now, due to the planetary convergence, the dead bikers have returned to avenge their murders by killing those whom they hold responsible for their injustice. CAST & CREW MICKI FOSTER- LOUISE ROBEY JACK MARSHAK- CHRIS WIGGINS JOHNNY VENTURA- STEVEN MONARQUE CAWLEY MARSHAK- DENNIS THATCHER TREVOR- LAWRENCE KING PENNY- ANDREA ROTH TOMMY- DAVID ORTH SHERIFF CRAYDON- JOHN FRIESEN CYNTHIA- FIONA REID REVEREND BETZ- JOHN BAYLISS THE DRAGON- JAMIE JONES HEAVY BIKER- GEORGE BUZA SKIP- JASPER COLE Written by- Jim Henshaw Directed by- Allan Eastman 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- Dave Goard First Assistant Director- Alan Goluboff 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 Wardrobe Assistants- Luis Sequeira, Lisa Prince Make-Up Artist- Ava Stone Hair Stylist- Jennifer Bower Art Director- Adam Kolodziej Assistant Art Director- Robert Ballantyne Set Decorator- Marlene Puritt Lead Set Dresser- Paula Deresti Swing Gang- David Maltese, David Lylloff Art Department Trainee- Joan Parkinson Assistant Production Manager- Norman Denver Second Assistant Directors- Terry Gould, Fergus Barnes 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- Dug Rotstein 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- Peter Risi 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 |
     Heavy Biker: "I forgot how great it is to stomp somebody..." Johnny: "Every lovers lane has a spooky story..." Cawley: "These secrets have been hidden for long enough..." Johnny: "How do you defend against an army of the dead?" Jack: "How do you grieve for someone who died a decade ago?" CORONER'S REPORT 1. Sheriff Craydon (John Friesen)- Strangled with chain, dragged to death 2. Reverend Betz (John Bayliss)- Bludgeoned to death in the back 3. Cynthia (Fiona Reid)- Hit by motorcycle *Plus the original deaths of Cawley, the Sheriff, and the six bikers TRIVIA QUESTIONS 1. What was the name of the motorcycle club? 2. What was Johnny's mother's nickname for shooting stars? 3. What was the town's injustice 17 years prior? 4. Where was the Dragon's body originally buried? 5. What was Cawley's original fate? ANSWERS 1. The motorcycle club was called the 'Dragon Riders'. 2. Johnny's mother called shooting stars, 'heaven's fireworks'. 3. Cynthia falsely accused the six bikers of rape, leading to their deaths. 4. The Dragon was originally buried in Weaver's Field by an old well. 5. Cawley died at sea 10 years prior. AIR DATE January 29, 1990 EPISODE RATING: 5 F13's take on the classic 'Sleepy Hollow' fable... One of the few episodes that doesn't involve a cursed object PROMO |
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