"Moonlighting" Moonlighting (Pilot) (1985)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Robert Butler

Writers:

Glenn Gordon Caron (written by) and
Marc Abraham (writer)
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TV Series:

"Moonlighting" (1985)

Original Air Date:

3 March 1985 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

This is the pilot episode of the "Moonlighting" (_qv_) television series. Maddie Hayes, a wealthy former model...

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Murder | Model | Private Detective | Investigator

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys.

Cast

Cybill Shepherd	...	Madelyn 'Maddie' Hayes
Bruce Willis	...	David Addison Jr.
Allyce Beasley	...	Agnes DiPesto
Robert Ellenstein	...	Heinz
James Karen	...	Alan
Rebecca Stanley	...	Susan Kaplan
Dennis Lipscomb	...	Simon
Frederick Coffin	...	Pawnbroker
Mary Hart	...	Herself
Henry G. Sanders	...	Investigator #1
Liz Sheridan	...	Selma
Dennis Stewart	...	Blond Mohawk
Jean Adams	...	Old Lady
Rachel Bard	...	Grandma
Blake Clark	...	Newsstand Man
Suzanne Fagan	...	Female Driver
Sam Hennings	...	Jonathan Kaplan
Joan McMurtrey	...	Mother
John Medici	...	Andre
Brian Thompson	...	Simon's Man - Alistair
Tricia Tomicic	...	Jennifer
Michel Voletti	...	Maitre D' (as Michael Voletti)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cynthia Lea Clark	...	Bar Patron
Jim McKrell	...	Plastic Surgeon (as Jim MacKrell)
Ira S. Rosenstein	...	Bartender (as Ira Rosenstein)
Joseph Whipp	...	Investigator #2 (as Joe Whipp)
Lyle Howry	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Butler

Writing credits
Glenn Gordon Caron		(written by)
Marc Abraham		writer
Michael Scheff		writer

Produced by
Glenn Gordon Caron	....	producer
Jay Daniel	....	producer
Artie Mandelberg	....	associate producer
Pauline Miller	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Lee Holdridge

Cinematography by
Michael D. Margulies

Film Editing by
Artie Mandelberg

Casting by
Peg Halligan

Production Design by
William Hiney

Costume Design by
Robert Turturice

Makeup Department
Lee Crawford	....	hair stylist
Dee Manges	....	makeup artist
Timothy A. Miguel	....	makeup artist

Production Management
F.A. Miller	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom Phillips	....	second second assistant director
James Simons	....	first assistant director (as James S. Simons)
Tena Psyche Yatroussis	....	second assistant director (as Tena Yatroussis)

Sound Department
Laurence Abrams	....	boom operator
Jeremy J. Gordon	....	supervising sound editor
Scott D. Jackson	....	assistant sound editor
Val Kuklowsky	....	supervising sound editor
Randy Lawson	....	assistant sound effects editor
Peter Reale	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Speak	....	production sound mixer (as John V. Speak)
Cary Weitz	....	cable person
Christopher T. Welch	....	sound editor
Richard Dwan Jr.	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Charles E. Dolan	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Thomas Baker	....	main title graphics (uncredited)
Hoyt Yeatman	....	visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Gregory J. Barnett	....	stunts
Carol Daniels	....	stunts
Chris Howell	....	stunt coordinator
Keii Johnston	....	stunt double
Donna Keegan	....	stunts
Conrad E. Palmisano	....	stunt driver
Pat Romano	....	stunt double
Pat Romano	....	stunts
Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
George Hill	....	key grip
Theodore P. Holt	....	gaffer
Albert Hood	....	electrician (uncredited)
Ernie Reed	....	camera operator: second unit (uncredited)

Editorial Department
John Lafferty	....	assistant editor
Deborah Romare	....	post-production coordinator (as Deborah Sahagun)

Transportation Department
Norman Honath	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Karen Hall	....	assistant to actor
Sandy King	....	script supervisor (as Sandra King)
Ira S. Rosenstein	....	location manager
Giancarlo J. Sini	....	production accountant

Directed by
Sam Weisman
Allan Arkush		(multiple episodes)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Glenn Gordon Caron		creator
Frank Dandridge		writer
Jeremy Lew		teleplay

Produced by
Charles H. Eglee	....	producer (1987-1989)
Barbara Hall	....	producer (1988-1989)
Pauline Miller	....	associate producer (episodes 2.01-2.05, 2.07-) (as Pauline Turboff Miller)
Philip Carr Neel	....	associate producer (1987-)
Philip Carr Neel	....	producer (1988-1989)
Christopher T. Welch	....	producer (1987-1989)

Film Editing by
Steven C. Brown
Jerry Dronsky
Leslie Gaulin

Set Decoration by
Cheryal Kearney		(1985-)

Costume Design by
Susan Cohoon-Swain

Production Management
Rick Finn	....	post-production supervisor
David McCann	....	post-production supervisor (1985-?)
F.A. Miller	....	unit production manager (1985-1986)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paula Brody	....	second assistant director
Steven Hirsch	....	second assistant director

Art Department
William M. Bates	....	property master
Dominick Bruno	....	property master (1985-)
R. Gilbert Clayton	....	production illustrator
Michael Diersing	....	construction coordinator
Marvin Salsberg	....	construction foreman

Sound Department
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Derek Casari	....	dubbing engineer
John S. Coffey	....	sound mixer
Greg Curda	....	foley mixer
Arnold Finkelstein	....	assistant sound editor
William Gazecki	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom Gerard	....	sound re-recording mixer
James M. McCann	....	boom operator (season 1)
Echo Film Services	....	sound (1985-)

Special Effects by
Paul Stewart	....	special effects (1985-????)
Jor Van Kline	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Joey Box	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Vincent Contarino	....	gaffer (1985-) (as Vincent F. Contarino)
Scott C. Williman	....	lamp operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michael Abbott	....	costumer: men (1987-)
Yvonne Kubis	....	costume supervisor: women (1985-?)
Valerie Laven-Cooper	....	costumer
John S. Perry	....	costume department head (1985-?)
Buffy Snyder	....	costumer: women (1987-)

Editorial Department
Alec Smight	....	assistant editor (1985-?)
Gerald Lawrence Whelan	....	assistant editor (1985-?)

Music Department
Peter Asher	....	song producer: theme song
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator
Don Nemitz	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Jerry Sidwell	....	driver captain

Other crew
Eric C. Daroca	....	production office assistant (1985-?) (as Eric Daroca)
Steve Dayan	....	assistant location manager (1985-?)
Debra Frank	....	story editor
Suzanne Gangursky	....	production secretary (episodes 2.1-2.4 and 2.7-)
Melissa Gelineau	....	assistant to producers (1985-?)
Scott Grossman	....	production office assistant (1986-)
Jean Henley	....	assistant location manager (1985-?)
Keith McNulty	....	cue cards
John D. Sarviss	....	helicopter pilot
Carl Sautter	....	story editor
Laura Sode-Matteson	....	location manager (as Laura L. Sode)

Production Companies

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (original airing)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (USA) (DVD)
• EuroVideo

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG | UK:PG | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Eastern Columbia Building - 849 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Quotes:

Madelyn 'Maddie' Hayes: I want some answers!
David Addison: Deleware, all of the above, and 90 degrees.
Madelyn 'Maddie' Hayes: ...what?

Waycool Willis & Silkily Sexy Shepherd = Chemistry, pure chemistry, baby!

MOONLIGHTING (MADE FOR TV - 1985) *** Cybill Shepherd, Bruce Willis, Allyce Beasley. 2hr pilot film that launched the screwball romantic comic/popular tv series that re-ignited Shepherd's career and made Willis into a household name prior to his movie megastardom. Shepherd as former fashion model Maddie Hayes faces bankruptcy and decides to save her failing detective agency investment, "The Blue Moon Detective Agency" and meets her destined-to-be love, smart alek charmer David Addison with some great moments of dialogue that became a trademark to the series' success. Chemistry, baby, chemistry!