"John Doe" Pilot (2002)

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Director:

Mimi Leder

Writers:

Brandon Camp (creator) &
Mike Thompson (creator) ...
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TV Series:

"John Doe" (2002)

Original Air Date:

20 September 2002 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A man awakens on an island only to discover that he has no memory of who he is. Without knowing his identity...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Amnesia | Police Detective | Washington State | Genius

Cast

Dominic Purcell	...	John Doe
Jayne Brook	...	Jamie Avery
John Marshall Jones	...	Frank Hayes
Sprague Grayden	...	Karen Kawalski
William Forsythe	...	Digger
Romy Rosemont	...	Mrs. Nichols
John Rosenfeld	...	Evan Nichols
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Doug Abrahams	...	Cashier
Daniel Boileau	...	Greasy
Peter Bryant	...	Paramedic
Erica Carroll	...	Girlfriend
Matthew Currie Holmes	...	Sweetheart
Glynis Davies	...	Inquisitive
Jodelle Ferland	...	Jenny Nichols
Ona Grauer	...	Theresa
Patricia Idlette	...	Bureaucracy
Fred Keating	...	Car Salesman
Jenny Kim	...	Inquisitor
Karin Konoval	...	Beehive
Dion Luther	...	Stockbroker
Claudette Mink	...	Turquoise
Marilyn Norry	...	Lipstick Realtor
Julie Patzwald	...	Girl who Asks 'When Will I Die'
Daniel Pepper	...	Uniform Cop
Meshach Peters	...	Tyler Hayes
Chad Rook	...	Spiked Hair (as Chad E. Rook)
Robert Seckler	...	Sleepy Cop
Haig Sutherland	...	Shaggy
George Touliatos	...	Sausage
Bill Taylor	...	Racetrack Punter (uncredited)

Directed by
Mimi Leder

Writing credits
Brandon Camp		(creator) &
Mike Thompson		(creator)
Brandon Camp		(written by) &
Mike Thompson		(written by)

Produced by
Brandon Camp	....	executive producer
Margaret French-Issac	....	producer
Timothy J. Lea	....	co-producer
Mimi Leder	....	executive producer
Steven R. McGlothen	....	producer (as Steve McGlothen)
Mike Thompson	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Danny Lux

Cinematography by
Charles Minsky		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Martin Nicholson

Production Design by
Nelson Coates

Art Direction by
Martina Javorova

Set Decoration by
Dominique Fauquet-Lemaitre

Makeup Department
Rosalina Da Silva	....	key makeup artist
Joel Echallier	....	key special makeup effects
Harlow MacFarlane	....	special makeup effects artist
Forest Sala	....	hair stylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Trevor McWhinney	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Nick Dibley	....	property master
Michael Love	....	assistant prop master: second unit
Hayley Mills-Lot	....	assistant property master
Ian P. OBriain	....	assistant set decorator
Peter Ochotta	....	assistant set dresser
Elizabeth Shelton	....	graphics designer
Nevin Swain	....	props

Sound Department
Jon Lavender	....	boom operator
Jeff MacFarlane	....	boom operator
Michael Mullane	....	sound editor
Robert Nichols II	....	sound recordist
Erin Oakley	....	sound editor
Don Painchaud	....	sound mixer
Graham Timmer	....	day call boom operator
David Werntz	....	supervising sound editor (as David Werntz)
Rob Young	....	sound mixer

Visual Effects by
Mark Breakspear	....	digital compositing artist
Jim Finn	....	visual effects supervisor
Naomi Stopa	....	visual effects coordinator
Ivan Hayden	....	visual effects set supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts
Byron Briscoe	....	stunt performer
Alex Chiang	....	stunt double: Nyguyen
Alex Chiang	....	stunts
Crystal Dalman	....	stunt double
Andrew Hedge	....	stunt driver
Jon Kralt	....	stunts
Phillip Mitchell	....	stunts
Danny Virtue	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Fred Boyd	....	gaffer
John Carron	....	playback operator
David Gray	....	still photographer
Brian C. Murphy	....	director of photography: second unit
Joe Waistell	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Lance White	....	video assist operator

Casting Department
L.A. Hilts	....	extras casting (as Lesleyanne Hilts)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Shane Deschamps	....	set costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Scott Allegrucci	....	post-production coordinator
Patrick L. Coleman	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Jon Ernst	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
Jim Bach	....	playback coordinator
Amanda Bronswyk	....	first assistant accountant
Ian Doig	....	animal trainer
Dana Dubé	....	animal trainer
Jason Fischer	....	office production assistant
Simon Hall	....	computer playback operator
Ken Hovgaard	....	location scout
Laura Irvine	....	location scout
Jennifer Lewis	....	trainee assistant location manager
Grace MacLeod	....	cat trainer
Elysia Bliss Pyne	....	production assistant
Gerard Bechard	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Dennis Eric Lehman	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Brandon Camp		creator
Mike Thompson		creator

Produced by
Margaret French-Issac	....	producer (2003)
Steven Heth	....	associate producer
Margaret French Isaac	....	producer
Martin Nicholson	....	co-producer

Cinematography by
David Geddes

Film Editing by
Lori Jane Coleman
Jan Northrop

Casting by
Michelle Allen
Ken Miller
Tami Nasu
Nikki Valko
Maureen Webb

Production Design by
Chris August
Jerry Wanek

Art Direction by
Michael Diner
Don Macaulay
John Marcynuk		(episodes 113-120)

Set Decoration by
Brent Bennett
Shirley Inget

Costume Design by
Trish Keating

Makeup Department
Anji Bemben	....	key hair stylist
Janet MacDonald	....	key hair stylist
Faye von Schroeder	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
George A. Grieve	....	production manager (as George Grieve)
Lisa Reardon	....	post-production supervisor
Fran Rosati	....	unit production manager
Kim Maree Smith	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Glenn Bottomley	....	second assistant director
Mark Bunting	....	third assistant director
Dean Choe	....	second unit director
Peter Dashkewytch	....	first assistant director: second unit
Tom Davies	....	first assistant director
John MacCarthy	....	second assistant director
Craig Matheson	....	first assistant director
Michael Shandley	....	second assistant director (as Michael R. Shandley)

Art Department
Chris Claridge	....	construction coordinator
Patrick Jennings	....	on-set dresser
Patrick Jennings	....	set dresser
Daphne Klebe	....	assistant art director
Sean Lavoie	....	paint coordinator
Cheryl Marion	....	set designer
Sheila Millar	....	assistant art director
Kenneth Panzer	....	set buyer
Michel Rheault	....	construction purchaser
Dean Sherriff	....	illustrator
Robert K. Smith	....	property master
Rob Smith	....	property master
Sean Will	....	lead painter
Paul Wilson	....	construction coordinator
Athena Wong	....	set dresser

Sound Department
John Boyd	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul J. Diller	....	sound effects editor
Lars Ekstrom	....	sound mixer
Mike Gardner	....	boom operator
Gregory M. Gerlich	....	supervising sound editor (as Greg Gerlich)
Wayne Heitman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Darryl Marko	....	sound assist
Andrew Somers	....	sound effects editor (pilot)
Carmen Verin	....	sound assistant

Special Effects by
Amanda Paller	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Rick Cortes	....	digital compositor
Chris Doll	....	digital compositor
Dan Mayer	....	digital artist
Dennis Michelson	....	visual effects: Rainmaker (uncredited)

Stunts
James Bamford	....	stunts
Dustin Brooks	....	stunt driver
Kirk Caouette	....	stunts
Clint Carleton	....	stunt double
Laura Lee Connery	....	stunt driver
Mike Desabrais	....	stunts
Duane Dickinson	....	stunts
Marny Eng	....	stunt double
Dave Hospes	....	stunts
Kirk McMeekan	....	stunts
Scott Nicholson	....	stunt double
Justin Sain	....	stunt double
Sharon Simms	....	stunt double: Kristin Minter
Angela Uyeda	....	stunts
Clay Virtue	....	stunt performer
Marshall Virtue	....	stunt coordinator
Marshall Virtue	....	stunt double: Dominic Purcell

Camera and Electrical Department
Steven A. Adelson	....	Steadicam operator
Steven A. Adelson	....	camera operator
Dennis Brock	....	chief lighting technician (as Denis Brock)
Al Campbell	....	key grip
Ken Hemphill	....	key grip
David Kurvers	....	video assist operator (final episode)
Blair McDonald	....	chief lighting technician
James Salberg	....	dolly grip
Gary Stamford	....	lamp operator

Casting Department
Maureen Webb	....	casting: Canada

Editorial Department
Sandra Grubb	....	assistant editor (as Sandy Grubb)
C.J. Hsu	....	assistant editor
Scott Klein	....	final colorist
Kim Maree Smith	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
John Carta	....	composer: additional music
Kevin J. Edelman	....	music supervisor
Matt Mariano	....	assistant to composer
Matt Mariano	....	composer: additional music
Alexandra Patsavas	....	music supervisor
Allan K. Rosen	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Dennis Houser	....	transportation coordinator
Ryan Moroz	....	transportation captain: second unit

Other crew
Josée Brodeur	....	production accountant
Joel Hurley	....	assistant location manager: second unit
Joel Hurley	....	location scout
Dan Lubetkin	....	assistant to writer
Dan Lubetkin	....	researcher
Danny McNair	....	assistant coordinator
Bob Merrick	....	assistant to director
Terry J. Murray	....	script supervisor (as Terry Murray)
Ed Nesling	....	location manager
Ian Raffel	....	dialect coach
Stephanie Rossel	....	script supervisor
Scott Walden	....	location manager
Brian Watson	....	assistant to producers

Production Companies

• Regency Television

Distributors

• Fox Network (2002) (USA) (TV)
• RTL (2003) (Germany) (TV)

Runtime:

Germany:43 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English | Khmer

Color:

Black and White (some sequences) | Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Regency Television

Quotes:

John Doe: So what am I? Escaped mental patient? Alien that sees in black and white? Government lobotomy experiment? What else was I to think? For a guy who had all the answers, I didn't have the ones that mattered the most.

Movie Connections:

Features "Jeopardy!" (1984)

Soundtrack:

Trouble

cheesy with mistakes

The show is semi interesting. I caught every single episode from the very beginning for quite some time. However, it's filled with cheesy cliches and they make the mistake of having people frequently telling him things he should know (being he's knows all facts). (examples, digger tells him about hacking computers etc).