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"Wiseguy" Pilot (1987)


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"Wiseguy" (1987): Season 1: Episode 1 -- Street-wise undercover Federal agent Vinnie Terranova is released from the prison after serving a false rap to establish his cover, and infiltrates the organized crime Syndicate in Atlantic City.

Overview

User Rating:
7.3/10   195 votes
Director:

Rod Holcomb

Writer:

Frank Megna (writer)

Contact:

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TV Series:

"Wiseguy" (1987)

Original Air Date:

16 September 1987 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery more

Plot:

This was the pilot for the hit series. Ken Wahl stars as Vinnie Terranova, a Justice Department agent... more | add synopsis

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. more

User Comments:

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Cast

  (Episode Cast overview, first billed only)
Ken Wahl ... Vincent Michael 'Vinnie' Terranova
Jonathan Banks ... Frank McPike
Jim Byrnes ... Daniel Benjamin 'Lifeguard' Burroughs
Ray Sharkey ... Sonny Steelgrave
Gerald Anthony ... Father Peter Terranova
Gianni Russo ... David 'Dave' Steelgrave
Robert Miranda ... Tony Greco

Jessica Steen ... Tracy Steelgrave

John Wesley ... Hawthorne

John M. Jackson ... Daryl Elias (as John Jackson)
Jack Ging ... Sheriff Lewis Butcher
Mark Rolston ... Renaldo Sykes
Leon Pownall ... Stan D'Amato
Adriana Baron ... Raya Montenegro

Alan C. Peterson ... Rico (as Alar Aedma)
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Additional Details

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Cannell Films more


Fun Stuff

Quotes:

Renaldo Sykes: Norman Winfield created the greatest single-hand weapon to date, capable of firing more than twenty rounds per second. It is also a compact rocket launcher.
Dave Steelgrave: Yeah, and I got a toaster that makes popcorn. So what?
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Movie Connections:

Followed by "Silk Stalkings" (1991) more


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Early Sopranos, 18 March 2005
Author: Provalone from United States

This was a fantastic piece of television history. I believe it would be safe to call it an early Sopranos. I know the plot is a different feel,but I guess to be fair, I would say a cross between the Sopranos and Miami Vice.I am sorry the Ken Wahl has not done anything else. Wouldn't it be cool if he guest starred on the Sopranos as an undercover cop? IT COULD HAPPEN!! I mean think about it, He could be part of a 5 or 6 episode arc, he infiltrates the "family" by becoming the Bada Bing manager and then he gets "whacked" when he is caught calling in to McPike. What a great cameo!! I mean com on, a piece of 80's history being intertwined with the sopranos, who would not like that?

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