All previous episodes of "Star Trek" had overrun their filming schedules, and the producers were concerned that not enough time had been allotted to each production. Marc Daniels was recruited as director of "The Man Trap"; among his varied directing credits were episodes of "I Love Lucy" for Desilu Productions. Pre-production began during the six scheduled filming days for "", but that episode ran long. Filming for "The Man Trap" commenced around 3:20 p.m. on June 22 and continued until 7:10 p.m. Several futuristic-looking salt shakers were sourced for scenes in "The Man Trap", but due to concerns that they would not be recognized, they were instead used from "The Man Trap" onward as McCoy's tools in sickbay.
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The first episode of of the American science fiction television series
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Professor Robert Crater, his wife Nancy, Captain Kirk, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Leonard McCoy, and Crewman Darnell
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The episode was written by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and David A. Goodman and directed by Peter Shin, in his first episode since the fourth season. A preview of the reading of the episode can be seen on the "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side" DVD extras.
It's a Trap! | Production
While the former felt that the script still needed work, Black felt it was nearly ready. Following Black's review, Roddenberry re-wrote the script between June 16 and 21. Johnson felt this re-write had "downgrad[ed] the story." Black later said that Roddenberry removed a large part of Johnson's work, and that Johnson's original work was better than Roddenberry's edited version. Johnson was pleased with the final episode, although he was concerned that viewers might not understand "Star Trek" after watching "The Man Trap" owing to differences in characterization between this episode and the rest of the series. He admitted that he did not like Spock and was concerned that the character would not be understood after this episode.
The Man Trap | Writing
This draft was delivered on May 23, but NBC felt that hallucinations were being overused; the same plot device had appeared in the pilot episode "". Johnson wrote a further draft on May 31, which reduced the number of apparitions, and was well received by Robert H. Justman. Roddenberry and Justman made further tweaks; one was to restore the name "The Man Trap" from Erwin's original treatment, another removed a scene which introduced McCoy's apprehension when using the transporter. Johnson further edited the script, but complained about the change in name. After a second edit by Johnson, it was passed from Justman to story editor Black.
The Man Trap | Writing
All previous episodes of "Star Trek" had overrun their filming schedules, and the producers were concerned that not enough time had been allotted to each production. Marc Daniels was recruited as director of "The Man Trap"; among his varied directing credits were episodes of "I Love Lucy" for Desilu Productions. Pre-production began during the six scheduled filming days for "", but that episode ran long. Filming for "The Man Trap" commenced around 3:20 p.m. on June 22 and continued until 7:10 p.m. Several futuristic-looking salt shakers were sourced for scenes in "The Man Trap", but due to concerns that they would not be recognized, they were instead used from "The Man Trap" onward as McCoy's tools in sickbay.
The Man Trap | Direction and filming
The ruins were constructed out of cardboard boxes covered in gunite (a spray-on, cement-like product) to give them a rocky appearance. Production wrapped on June 30, at 2:55 p.m. Bob Justman later referred to Daniels as the "savior" of the series for delivering "The Man Trap" on schedule, and when the director for "The Naked Time" dropped out, Daniels took over and shot the episode back to back with "The Man Trap" a quarter of a day faster than the schedule. By the end of the original series, Daniels had filmed more episodes than any other director.
The Man Trap | Direction and filming
a good sport, he accepts suggestions, and I think he has all the makings of being a very fine director."
Man-Trap | Production
The first full day of filming on June 23 was predominantly shot on the set representing the bridge of the "Enterprise". Two small establishing shots were postponed until the filming of the next episode. The following day, corridor scenes were filmed, as was the climactic scene featuring the creature's death. At that point, Daniels estimated that he was only a third of a day behind schedule. After a break for the weekend, production resumed on June 27 for scenes in the botany lab, the briefing room and sickbay. One of Grace Lee Whitney's favorite sets to work on throughout the series was the lab, which was the sickbay redecorated, as she enjoyed working with George Takei.
The Man Trap | Direction and filming
Johnson was hired after story editor John D. F. Black recommended him to the producers. Johnson decided to use the 1953 science fiction novel "The Syndic" by Cyril M. Kornbluth as the basis for the story. Roddenberry felt that Johnson's treatment did not match his vision for "Star Trek", but did not want to lose him entirely, and asked him to write "The Man Trap". Erwin was paid in full for his version, and given a separate "kill fee" because it would not be used. Roddenberry wanted to see more action, so the creature's ability to create apparitions was added to the script from the original pitch.
The Man Trap | Writing
The episode was directed by Keith Gordon and written by executive producer Chip Johannessen.
The Man in the Basement | Production
Roddenberry was pleased with Johnson's work, and offered him further writing work on "What Are Little Girls Made Of?", which had been written by Robert Bloch. Roddenberry only wanted Johnson to "polish" the script; Johnson, feeling he was unable to improve it without starting from scratch, turned down the offer, but expressed the desire to work on the show again. He later wrote a story outline titled "Rock-A-Bye Baby, or Die!" in which the "Enterprise" would have become a childlike sentient being who idolizes Kirk as its father. This was not commissioned, so "The Man Trap" was Johnson's only work on the franchise.
The Man Trap | Writing
Among more recent reviews, Zack Handlen of "The A.V. Club" gave the episode an "A-" rating, describing it as "done very well" with a plot that is dark and ambiguous. Torrie Atkinson and Eugene Myers reviewed the episode in 2009 for Tor.com, saying that it suitably introduced the characters, although certain elements of the show were not yet in place. These included the lack of the death of a redshirted character, as the crewmen who died in "The Man Trap" did not wear red shirts, along with the lack of red and yellow alerts, instead referred to as general quarters three and four in this episode.
The Man Trap | Critical reception
The animated plant in that scene was a hand puppet controlled from under the table, and Whitney later recalled that the operator could see right up her skirt throughout the shoot and would occasionally try to grope her using the puppet. For the sickbay scenes when Spock bleeds, Daniels decided that Vulcans should have green blood. Roddenberry disliked the idea and unsuccessfully attempted to have it corrected in post-production. By the end of the fifth day of shooting, Daniels estimated that he was now only half an hour behind schedule. Days six and seven were spent on the sets used to show the surface of M-113; while the design of the planet did not match Johnson's vision, he was pleased with it nonetheless.
The Man Trap | Direction and filming
Norman Panama, who, with Melvin Frank, produced it, directed it and helped to write the script, has seen to it that there's no waste motion and that the pressure is on all the time."
The Trap (1959 film) | Critical response
Stan Robertson at NBC suggested to Roddenberry that they might wish to get medical advice over whether the draining of a chemical from a person would kill them instantly. To find out, Roddenberry asked Kellam de Forest Research, who said that, while it had never happened in reality, a quick death would be likely. Johnson suggested that the creature in "The Man Trap" could be the last of its species. He compared its situation to the reduction in numbers of American bison. Roddenberry found the idea intriguing. Erwin was paid a further fee to terminate his contract, and Johnson wrote a first draft teleplay titled "Damsel With a Dulcimer." While writing, Johnson consulted Black, who advised him to place the creature on the "Enterprise" quickly to increase the pace of the episode.
The Man Trap | Writing
"The Man Trap" is the first episode of of the American science fiction television series "". Written by George Clayton Johnson and directed by Marc Daniels, it first aired on September 8, 1966. In the episode, the crew visit an outpost on planet M-113 to conduct routine medical exams on the residents, only to be attacked by a shapeshifting alien who kills by extracting salt from the victim's body. This was the first "Star Trek" episode to air on television, although the sixth to be filmed; it was chosen as the first of the series to be broadcast by the studio due to the horror plot.
The Man Trap | Introduction
In the book "Inside Star Trek: The Real Story", he suggests that it was "scarier and more exploitable than the others". "The Man Trap" was the sixth episode produced. Although Roddenberry initially disagreed with NBC's decision, he and production executive Herbert Franklin Solow came to believe it was the correct choice. Shatner also disagreed with the network, feeling that "The Man Trap" was the worst episode out of those available. The episode was the first episode of "Star Trek" broadcast in the United States, on NBC on September 8, 1966. "The Man Trap" formed part of NBC's "Sneak a Peek Week", in which the network showed the premiere episodes of several new shows in prime time slots, ahead of the rival channels ABC and CBS, who were still showing repeats from the previous season.
The Man Trap | Broadcast
Peter Shin briefly returned to the series as a director to direct the sequel to the episode "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side", entitled "It's a Trap!". Shin also served as supervising director for the season, along with James Purdum. The main cast consisted of Seth MacFarlane (Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Quagmire and Tom Tucker, among others), Alex Borstein (Lois Griffin, Loretta Brown, Tricia Takanawa and Barbara Pewterschmidt, among others), Mila Kunis (Meg Griffin), Seth Green (Chris Griffin and Neil Goldman, among others) and Mike Henry (Cleveland Brown and Herbert, among others).
Family Guy (season 9) | Production
John Arndt appeared in four further episodes of the original series.
The Man Trap | Guest appearances
"The Man Trap" appeared in Gene Roddenberry's original pitch for "Star Trek" as the title of a show with a different plot: the crew face several apparitions that are "wish-fulfilment traps which become as real as flesh and blood"; the traps increase in subtlety until the crew struggle to differentiate between apparition and reality. Lee Erwin, who had previously worked on "The Lieutenant" with Roddenberry, was commissioned to produce a treatment; an outline featuring a salt-devouring vampire was handed in on April 8, 1966. Meanwhile, George Clayton Johnson had been assigned a storyline, tentatively titled "Chicago II", in which the crew of the "Enterprise" visit a planet where the culture was that of 1920s mob-era Chicago, which later evolved into """".
The Man Trap | Writing
The duo added that the episode demonstrated that the series was "something special", and that it remained more culturally diverse than modern television. They gave it a rating of four out of six. Ryan Britt, also writing for Tor.com, said that "The Man Trap" was not a good introduction to the series, but praised the screen time given to Rand, Uhura and Sulu. He added that the latter two were more interesting in this episode than they would be at any point until the start of the movie franchise. Britt said that "The Man Trap" was different than the rest of the series, and more akin to "The Twilight Zone" owing to the background of the writer.
The Man Trap | Critical reception
Born to a Jewish family in New York City, Justman was one of the pioneers behind "Star Trek", working both as an associate and supervising producer on "" and "". He was also the assistant director of the first two "Star Trek" episodes: "The Cage" and "Where No Man Has Gone Before." During "Star Trek: The Original Series", he served as Gene Roddenberry's right-hand man, who managed the show along with John D. F. Black, Herbert F. Solow, D.C. Fontana, and Gene L. Coon. Justman was reportedly the first to call Gene Roddenberry "The Great Bird of the Galaxy," drawn from a throwaway line from the episode "The Man Trap".
Robert H. Justman | Career
All episodes directed by Robert McKimson and Sid Marcus
Misterjaw | Episodes
"The Trap" is the 13th episode of "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons", a British Supermarionation television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and produced by their company Century 21 Productions. Written by Alan Pattillo and directed by Alan Perry, it was first broadcast on 10 November 1967 on ATV Midlands. In this episode, the Mysterons plan to assassinate Earth's air force leaders. The script for "The Trap" was the only contribution to "Captain Scarlet" by Pattillo, a veteran writer/director of the Andersons' previous shows. The episode includes a number of scale model and special effects sequences, the filming of which posed several challenges for Century 21.
The Trap (Captain Scarlet) | Introduction
The original title for the film was "Hell Is for Heroes", but actor Steve McQueen demanded that his own contemporaneous project, originally called "Separation Hill", be given that name. Edmond O'Brien was furious when studio executive Martin Rackin acceded to McQueen's dictate, but, as a leading man and up-and-coming star, McQueen had more clout than O'Brien. Hunter made the film after "King of Kings". He later wrote that the film was "experimental ... our script was not the finest by any means. It was the first time I had worked with an actor-director." He said that O'Brien "... being a very strong performer, interprets each character himself; and at times this can be very very helpful, and at other times it can be terribly frustrating, only because the actor likes to feel that he is an individual and not a parrot." However, Hunter thought that O'Brien was "...
Man-Trap | Production
"The Stunt Man" won Rush Oscar nominations for best director and best script.
Richard Rush (director) | "The Stunt Man"
To Trap a Spy is the feature-length film version of the 70 minute television pilot of "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." starring Robert Vaughn. It also features Patricia Crowley, William Marshall, Fritz Weaver and David McCallum. The film was directed by Don Medford.
To Trap a Spy | Introduction
The Trap is a 1913 American silent short drama film directed by Edwin August, produced by Pat Powers, and starring Murdock MacQuarrie, Pauline Bush and Lon Chaney. The film is now considered lost. Chaney would later appear in an unrelated film of the same name in 1922.
The Trap (1913 film) | Introduction
The numbers in directing credits refer to the number of episodes.
Michael Hurst | Director
Scott Hornbacher, Michael Uppendahl, Jennifer Getzinger, John Slattery, and Phil Abraham each directed two episodes for the season. The remaining episodes were directed by cast member Jon Hamm, cinematographer Christopher Manley, and series creator Matthew Weiner, who directs each season finale.
Mad Men (season 6) | Crew
The episode was directed by Seith Mann and written by David Fury.
Our Man in Damascus | Production
The episode was made available to over 200 local stations across the United States with the rights to broadcast "Star Trek".
The Man Trap | Overseas broadcasts and re-releases
Woman Trap is a 1936 American drama film directed by Harold Young and written by Brian Marlow and Eugene Walter. The film stars Gertrude Michael, George Murphy, Akim Tamiroff, Sidney Blackmer, Samuel S. Hinds and Dean Jagger. The film was released on March 6, 1936, by Paramount Pictures.
Woman Trap (1936 film) | Introduction
In Hollywood.com's ranking of all 79 episodes of "The Original Series", Christian Blauvelt placed "The Man Trap" as 73rd, calling the creature "incredibly pointless". It was also listed as one of the show's "cheesiest classic creatures" by "Wired" magazine in 2007; however, "Rolling Stone" magazine listed it as the tenth best villain in the franchise.
The Man Trap | Critical reception
Director David Elliott was unenthusiastic about realising Alan Fennell's script until he saw the spy thriller "The Ipcress File". He remembered that the film "used all the old-fashioned shotslooking through a lampshade, etc. On Monday morning, Paddy [Seale, the lighting cameraman] came in and said, 'I saw a film this weekend,' and I said, 'So did I.' 'Was it "The Ipcress File"?' 'Yep. Right, that's what I want to do.'" In homage to the film, Elliott incorporated what commentator Stephen La Rivière terms "quirky visuals" into his direction of the episode. The Glen Carrick Castle scene opens with a tracking shot covering all three walls of the puppet set, for which Elliott co-ordinated the camera movements with operator Alan Perry.
30 Minutes After Noon | Production
Man-Trap is a 1961 American drama film about a Korean War veteran who becomes involved in a scheme to steal $3.5 million from a Central American dictator. The film was directed by Edmond O'Brien and stars Jeffrey Hunter, David Janssen and Stella Stevens. The plot is based on the short story "Taint of the Tiger" by John D. MacDonald, published in "Cosmopolitan" magazine in March 1958.
Man-Trap | Introduction
Following the troubled production of "" in the late 1970s, Paramount Pictures effectively replaced Gene Roddenberry as producer of further movies in the franchise with Harve Bennett. Roddenberry was retained as an "executive consultant", due to the high regard the series' fans held him in; while he had little real authority he was still kept involved in the creative process. The fans often complained about particular plot developments proposed for the films, such as the death of Spock in "", that Roddenberry had opposed. So, before any drafts of the screenplay for "" were circulated, Bennett arranged for each individual copy to have subtle clues distinguishing it from the others.
Canary trap | Known canary trap cases
The producers spent some time considering the creature's appearance. Justman suggested to Gene Roddenberry that it could be some sort of "terrifying, young lady" with a similar appearance to the green skinned Orion slave girl seen in "The Cage", but blue skinned and with orange hair. While Roddenberry thought that the idea was good, he already had an agreement with NBC that it would be an animal. Johnson envisaged the creature as a refugee with "ashen skin" wearing "gunnysack clothing". Daniels had some apprehension about using a monster-of-the-week format, asking "Do you go for cheap thrills or a more intelligent approach?" He said that the crew decided to "treat everything as if it were real" in order to help the audience buy into it.
The Man Trap | The creature
"It's a Trap!" is a direct-to-video special of the animated series "Family Guy" which later served as the double-episode season finale of the ninth season and is the final part of the series' "Star Wars" parody trilogy "". It is named after the phrase uttered by Admiral Ackbar in the Star Wars film "Return of the Jedi". The home video was first released on December 21, 2010 and later aired on Fox in the United States on May 22, 2011. The episode was written by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and David A. Goodman and directed by Peter Shin. It retells the story of "Return of the Jedi" as "Blue Harvest" did with "Star Wars" and "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side" did with "The Empire Strikes Back" by recasting characters from "Family Guy" into roles from the film.
It's a Trap! | Introduction
Guy Distad is an American television director. He is working on "Lab Rats" as first assistant director and he has directed three episodes as of 2013. He began in 1989 as production assistant on "Roseanne" and became assistant in 1990, he left in 1993. He has worked as first assistant director on "Wizards of Waverly Place" and directed seven episodes of the show before it ended in 2012. He also directed numerous episodes of "My Wife and Kids" from 2003 to 2005.
Guy Distad | Introduction
Note: All episodes were directed by Michael Girard, with only two episodes being co-directed by:
Catscratch | Episodes
The episode was written by Ryan Scott, while director, Bobby Roth, directed.
Treachery (Revenge) | Production
To add further confusion as to who directed what the existing credits on the first release of season 2 DVDs contains several errors. For instance, the reedited version of episode 2 now contains several scenes directed by James E. Cheek without mention of him as director in the credits and episode 3 has Kelley Chatman's name as sole director in the opening credits when in fact the episode contains scenes directed by both Ms. Chatman and Eric Berry. But the most glaring error is the opening credit given to Eric Berry as the director of episodes 6, 7 and 8 when in fact the re-edited versions contain scenes mostly directed by James E.
Noh Matta Wat! | Writing and direction
Tucker Gates directed the episode. The episode's story was conceived by executive producers Howard Gordon and Patrick Harbinson, and the teleplay was written by showrunner Alex Gansa.
The Litvinov Ruse | Production
The overspending on this episode and "Elementary, Dear Data" resulted in the budget-saving production of the clip show "". Director Rob Bowman was concerned with "Q Who" for a while, saying that "we didn't know day to day if we were making a stinker or a winner".
Q Who | Production
The numbers in directing and writing credits refer to the number of episodes.
Robert C. Cooper | Television
The episode was directed by Tucker Gates and written by executive producer Debora Cahn.
Two Minutes | Production
Vince is shot. Matt takes him and their stolen money home, where Vince recovers while a drunken Nina makes a pass at him.
Man-Trap | Plot
With the success of "Blue Harvest" and "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side", a sequel episode, entitled "It's a Trap!" and parodying the film "Return of the Jedi", aired during the ninth season of "Family Guy". The episode was written by David A. Goodman and Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, and directed by Peter Shin, in his first episode since the fourth season.
Something, Something, Something, Dark Side | Sequel
He also directed two episodes of the show.
Jon Hamm | Introduction
Once Gimpel was wearing the mask, cuts were made into its wrinkles to offer the actress some limited vision while wearing it. Gloves were modified by Chang to give the fingers the appearance of tentacles with suction cups. William Ware Theiss created the rest of the costume out of a fur bodysuit. Johnson praised both Chang and Gimpel, saying that while the latter embodied the character, the design work meant that, in the final scene, it was as if the crew had to kill a "helpless dog". After filming, the costume was kept in Justman's office, becoming the first in an ever-growing number of alien costumes accumulated there.
The Man Trap | The creature
"That's Too Much, Man!" is the eleventh and penultimate episode of the third season of the American animated television series "BoJack Horseman". It was directed by J.C. Gonzalez and written by Elijah Aron and Jordan Young. The episode was released in the United States, along with the rest of season three, via Netflix on July 22, 2016.
That's Too Much, Man! | Introduction
It was Johnson who suggested the creature should be a shapeshifter, having used the idea in an episode of "The Twilight Zone" he wrote called "The Four of Us Are Dying". The creature was designed by Wah Chang, and dancer Sandra Gimpel wore the costume on-screen. She had previously appeared as a Talosian in "The Cage". The head of the creature costume was sculpted in clay then covered in a plaster cast. Once the cast was removed, liquid latex was applied to create a flexible single-piece mask, which was then painted. Chang added a white wig and attached glass lenses to the mask for eyes.
The Man Trap | The creature
Jennifer Getzinger, Scott Hornbacher, Michael Uppendahl, and Phil Abraham each directed two episodes for the season. The remaining episodes were directed by Matt Shakman, cast member John Slattery, Matthew Weiner, who directs each season finale; with cast member Jon Hamm and cinematographer Christopher Manley each making their directorial debuts.
Mad Men (season 5) | Crew
Director Ronald F. Maxwell revealed that this was an homage to Mills' films with The Walt Disney Company.
The Parent Trap II | Writing
Tall in the Trap is a "Tom and Jerry" animated short film released on September 14, 1962. It was the tenth of the thirteen cartoons in the series to be directed by Gene Deitch and produced by William L. Snyder in Czechoslovakia. The short's plot parodies the popular CBS-TV western series that was airing at the time - "Have Gun – Will Travel".
Tall in the Trap | Introduction
Director Bobby Roth said the 1970s scenes try to convey the decade's "full of hope" spirit, where "people try to create a new world". The interior design for the DHARMA installations tried to be utopic, but utilitarian.
The Man Behind the Curtain | Production
The episode was directed by Seith Mann and co-written by executive producers Chip Johannessen and Patrick Harbinson.
R Is for Romeo | Production
The episode was written by Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg, and directed by Chris Long.
Jennings, Elizabeth | Production
A body cast was made of Debra Lynn McCabe for "The Freezer Room" trap, but, because of safety regulations a person cannot be entombed, only a front or back body cast could be on the actress at any given time. For the "Classroom Trap", J. Larose's character was originally going to be hanged from the ceiling by meat hooks, but it was decided against since he would not have been able to rip the chains out himself (as the script called for). It proved to be a challenge since it was done with prosthetics and practical effects.
Saw III | Trap designs
Roh Deok, who co-wrote and directed the "Manxin" episode, mentioned that "while commercial film productions [...] inevitably limit the directors' freedom as a creator, [they] had more independence in production" and "although there were physical limits, [he] thinks [they] went through the process of discovering what [they] can do inside those boundaries."
SF8 | Development
The episode was written by executive producer Alexander Cary, and was directed by Dan Attias.
Two Hats | Production
This episode was filmed before the previous episode, but aired after it. Director Paul Lynch had previously directed five episodes of "Star Trek: The Next Generation".
A Man Alone (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) | Production
It was a sleeper hit and led to a TV series, which Kennedy produced and directed some episodes. Kennedy directed a contemporary film "The Money Trap" (1966), starring Ford and Rita Hayworth, then returned to Westerns with "Return of the Seven" (1966), a sequel to "The Magnificent Seven".
Burt Kennedy | Directing
The episode was written by Peter Ackerman and directed by Thomas Schlamme.
Dimebag (The Americans) | Production
Valentine Coles Trapnell (August 2, 1910 – January 29, 1999) was an American television producer, writer, and director most famous for a stint following Roy Huggins as the producer of the Warner Bros. Western series "Maverick" starring James Garner, Jack Kelly, and Roger Moore, beginning with the show's third season. Trapnell also wrote scripts for "Yancy Derringer", "Lawman", and "Twelve O'Clock High", and authored the book "Teleplay; an introduction to television writing" (original edition, 1966; revised edition, 1974).
Coles Trapnell | Introduction
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Clint Mansell | Television
Richard Rush (born April 15, 1929 in New York City) is an American film director, scriptwriter, and producer. He is known for directing "The Stunt Man", for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director. His film "Color of Night" won a Golden Raspberry Award as the worst film of 1994, but "Maxim" magazine also singled the film out as having the best sex scene in film history. Rush, whose directing career began in 1960, also directed "Freebie and the Bean", a police buddy comedy/drama starring Alan Arkin and James Caan. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1990 film "Air America".
Richard Rush (director) | Introduction
All of this project involved the actor Michael Irpino at the direction, except for Sorry and Where the Bears Are.
Joe Dietl | Director
Season One: Season Two: Season Three: Season Four: Season Five: Season Six: Season Seven: Season Eight: Season Ten:
James Marshall (director) | Directing Credits
The numbers in directing and writing credits refer to the number of episodes.
Jeff Judah | Television
Luke Springman, German professor Aaron Pacentine will executive produce the film. This is the first full-length film documentary that details coverage on the 1980s Parent Trap films, and the first time the director, Mollie Miller, has spoken out publicly about the original film since then.
The Parent Trap (film series) | Documentary on the film series
The Trap is a 1959 color film noir directed by Norman Panama and released through Paramount Pictures. It stars Richard Widmark, Lee J. Cobb, Tina Louise, Earl Holliman, and Lorne Greene.
The Trap (1959 film) | Introduction
The episode was directed by John Coles, with his first directing credit for the series, and written by co-executive producer Ron Nyswaner, with his first writing credit for the series after joining the writing staff this season.
Why Is This Night Different? | Production
The episode was written by Lara Shapiro and directed by cast member Noah Emmerich, marking his directorial debut.
Walter Taffet | Production
The episode was directed by Jeffrey Reiner and written by co-executive producer Barbara Hall.
One Last Thing | Production
There were material script changes, reshoots and deleted footage, with most of the blame aimed at director Harry Edwards who had developed a reputation at Columbia Pictures as the studio's worst director. His poor directing skills are apparent throughout, with bad staging, awkward jump cuts and several unfocused shots. In the closing scene when the Stooges are hanging upside down from the guards' spears, Edwards inexplicably directed the guards to walk straight into a wall. His voice can also be heard loudly directing Larry Fine: "Larry, grab the...". Larry was the only one who was not holding onto his guard's trousers: after receiving his direction, Larry quickly grabbed the pants.
Matri-Phony | Production notes
Dan Povenmire, who directed the episode, was granted substantial creative freedom by series creator and executive producer Seth MacFarlane. Povenmire recalled that MacFarlane would tell him "We've got two minutes to fill. Give me some visual gags. Do whatever you want. I trust you." Povenmire praised this management style for letting him "have fun." Povenmire brought realism, and material from his own experiences, to the visual direction of "Family Guy". For this episode, Povenmire drew inspiration from his own childhood in the deep south for a sequence for a background scene where a "redneck" character nonchalantly kicks a corpse into the nearby river.
To Love and Die in Dixie | Production
Woman Trap is a 1929 American drama film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Evelyn Brent. The film is focused in a four cornered love between captain Hal Skelly (Clarence Wilson), Kitty Evans (Evelyn Brent) and his good for nothing brother Ray Malone (Chester Morris). It was adapted from the play, "Brothers," by Edwin J. Burke.
Woman Trap (1929 film) | Introduction
The Trap (Spanish: La trampa) is a 1949 Argentine thriller film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen and starring Zully Moreno, George Rigaud, and Juana Sujo. A woman marries a man without understanding the darker depths of his personality.
The Trap (1949 film) | Introduction
Holmquist has also directed the following episodes:
John Holmquist | "Family Guy"
Velocity Trap is a 1999 television film directed by Phillip J. Roth and starring Olivier Gruner, Alicia Coppola, and Ken Olandt.
Velocity Trap | Introduction
The Rabbit Trap is a 1959 American drama film directed by Philip Leacock based on a 1955 "Goodyear Television Playhouse" teleplay by JP Miller
The Rabbit Trap | Introduction
Script editor Tony Barwick asked Alan Pattillo to write for "Captain Scarlet" because Pattillo had been a regular writer on "Thunderbirds". However, commitments to other projects meant that Pattillo was able to submit only one script for the new series. The castle setting was influenced by Gerry Anderson, who according to Pattillo "always liked to have a Scottish subject in his series." Pattillo's script called for technically-complex puppet scenes in which all ten marionettes playing conference delegates appear in the same shot. Due to the large number of guest characters the wardrobe department was required to make several new military uniforms.
The Trap (Captain Scarlet) | Production
Both episodes were written by Rod Serling.
Cavender Is Coming | Episode notes
David Nutter directed the most episodes of the first season, directing six. "Pilot" supervising producer Daniel Sackheim directed two episodes. Other directors that directed two episodes included Jerrold Freedman, William Graham, Michael Lange, Joe Napolitano and Larry Shaw. One-episode directors included Rob Bowman, Fred Gerber, co-executive producer R. W. Goodwin, Michael Katleman, Harry Longstreet and Robert Mandel who directed the pilot episode.
The X-Files (season 1) | Directors
As it was a failure, the original tapes the show was recorded on were wiped. However copies of the show are in the possession of the show's director Hal Cooper and other producers that were associated with the show.
The Rear Guard | Introduction
The story and screenplay of the film was by Umesh Omanakuttan. The cinematographer was Saji Kumar, the editor Appu Bhattathiri, Sound Designer Faizal Ahamed. The film was produced by Vincent MP. The Art Director was Ajith Plakkadu and the Music Director was Sidhartha Pradeep.
Manhole (2016 film) | Crew
"Arrow on the Doorpost" was written by Ryan C. Coleman, who serves as an assistant to showrunner and executive producer Glen Mazzara on the series. The episode was directed by David Boyd, who was the director of photography on the series during the first two seasons; he previously directed the second-season episode "Secrets". The episode was originally titled "Pale Horse". Writes TV critic Keven Skinner: "Speaking of the episode name – I didn't get it. I wish showrunner Glen Mazzara had stuck with 'Pale Horse' and kept the original scene with Daryl finding a headless rider on a living horse which tied into the episode title."
Arrow on the Doorpost | Production
"Of Human Action" was written by frequent writing partners Glen Whitman and Robert Chiappetta, and was directed by executive producer Joe Chappelle. It was shot in Vancouver in September 2009; the crew wrapped up production during the middle of the month, and then immediately moved on to the following episode, "August". To simulate the police officer falling in the opening scene, the special effects department had the stunt double fall 52 feet onto an 18x24 feet airbag, which they referred to as "old-fashioned" because they used the airbag rather than wires. Trevor Jones, the stuntman doing the scene, commented during shooting that his fall had a small margin of error, because of the small airbag and cement walls surrounding the area, "if you land off center maybe three or four feet, then you're going to get pitched in that direction".
Of Human Action | Production
He also directed the season premiere as well as the season finale of the seventh season.
Jeremy Podeswa | Introduction
Jeanne Bal was cast as Nancy Crater, McCoy's former love interest; the actress had previously guest-starred in "Perry Mason" and was one of the main performers in the sitcom "Love and Marriage". Alfred Ryder was well known for his numerous appearances in similar genre series such as "The Wild Wild West" and "The Outer Limits". After his appearance as Robert Crater in "The Man Trap", he appeared in the science fiction series "The Invaders". Actors playing two of the crewmen who died on screen later appeared in other episodes of "Star Trek". Michael Zaslow, seen in "The Man Trap" as Darnell, appeared in "I, Mudd", and later had a long-running role in the soap opera "Guiding Light" as Roger Thorpe.
The Man Trap | Guest appearances
At the 62nd Directors Guild of America Awards, episode director Lesli Linka Glatter won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series. The episode was also nominated for the at the 62nd Writers Guild of America Awards. For the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, the episode received two nominations – Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (Robin Veith and Matthew Weiner) and Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (Lesli Linka Glatter).
Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency | Accolades
In April Edelman said that Lewis Allen would direct from a script by T. E. B. Clarke with filming to begin in October. In February 1968 Eldeman announced that Philip Leacock would direct the film from a script by Clarke. The following month it was reported Richard Fielding was writing the script for Edelman with filming to begin "this fall".
Adam's Woman | Production
He also criticises the episode's portrayal of Spectrum as an incompetent organisation that "[plays] right into a harmfully obvious Mysteron plot." Though McNamara commends the design of Glen Garry, he believes that the castle setting feels forced, suggesting that "Captain Scarlet" was merely trying to follow in the footsteps of castle-bound episodes of "Stingray" and "Thunderbirds". However, he praises the puppet choreography of the gun battle between Scarlet and Goddard, describing the scene as "expertly executed, and quite electrifying with its darting edits" as well as "a testament to how the directors of "Captain Scarlet" weren't going to be beaten by the immobile nature of these puppets."
The Trap (Captain Scarlet) | Reception
Crawford's character in the original script had been a man but Cohen rewrote it specifically for Crawford. The director Freddie Francis later commented on the benefits and challenges that he experienced working on the film:
Trog | Production
At the request of the director, Rod Taylor assisted writing some scenes and helped choreograph a fight between him and Rick Johnson.
Point of Betrayal | Production
He previously directed several episodes of the series, with his last entry being "Goodbye, Michael" in season seven.
Stairmageddon | Production
"The Man Trap" placed first in the timeslot with a Nielsen rating of 25.2 percent for the first half-hour and 24.2 for the remainder. It aired two days earlier on Canadian network CTV.
The Man Trap | Introduction
Director Roy Ward Baker was an assistant director for Alfred Hitchcock on "The Lady Vanishes" (1938), while cinematographer Erwin Hillier had performed the same function for Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger on "I Know Where I'm Going" (1945). The film was made at Denham Studios in Buckinghamshire, England, and location shooting was done at Paddington Station in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alex Vetchinsky.
The October Man | Production
The Trap () is a 1950 Czech drama film directed by Martin Frič. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.
The Trap (1950 film) | Introduction