Wiseguy: Pilot

1987 1h 40m EN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 2

DramaCrime

Synopsis

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This was the feature-length pilot for the hit series. Vinnie Terranova, a Justice Department agent reassigned to the Organized Crime Bureau as a “wiseguy”, a specially trained deep undercover agent. To help support his cover, Vinnie has just finished serving 18 months in a New Jersey prison…

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ken Wahl
Vinnie Terranova
Jonathan Banks
Frank McPike
Jim Byrnes
Daniel Benjamin 'Lifeguard' Burroughs
Ray Sharkey
Sonny Steelgrave
Gianni Russo
David 'Dave' Steelgrave
Robert Miranda
Tony Greco
Jessica Steen
Tracy Steelgrave
Jack Ging
Sheriff Lewis Butcher

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rod Holcomb
Writers: Frank Lupo, Stephen J. Cannell
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor George R. Rohrs shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ken Wahl and Jonathan Banks and Jim Byrnes carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0094330 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Rod Holcomb directs. George R. Rohrs cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

139 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Editor George R. Rohrs shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Ken Wahl and Jonathan Banks and Jim Byrnes carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0094330 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.