"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" The Harriet Dinner: Part I (2007)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Timothy Busfield

Writers:

Aaron Sorkin (creator)
Aaron Sorkin (teleplay)

TV Series:

"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006)

Original Air Date:

29 January 2007 (Season 1, Episode 13)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Matt's bid to be Harriet's date to a dinner held in her honor ends in a tie--with a 15-year-old Star Wars-obsessed snowboarder...

Plot Keywords:

Television Flop | Television | Television Studio | Homosexual Subtext | Actor Shares First Name With Character

Cast

Matthew Perry	...	Matt Albie
Amanda Peet	...	Jordan McDeere
Bradley Whitford	...	Danny Tripp
Steven Weber	...	Jack Rudolph
D.L. Hughley	...	Simon Stiles
Sarah Paulson	...	Harriet Hayes
Nathan Corddry	...	Tom Jeter (as Nate Corddry)
Timothy Busfield	...	Cal Shanley
Mark McKinney	...	Andy Mackinaw
Merritt Wever	...	Suzanne
Casey Sander	...	Bevo
Christian Camargo	...	Actor playing Keith Richards
Lucy Davis	...	Lucy Kenwright
Columbus Short	...	Darius Hawthorne
Josh Stamberg	...	Luke Scott

Company:

Shoe Money Productions

Trivia:

The Guest Host, appearing on screen, is Masi Oka. The Guest Musical Act, not appearing on screen, is John Legend.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Harriet and Matt are at the award ceremony and are discussing the "Luke" issue, Matt places his arm on the back of Harriet's chair. In the reverse angle shot, he doesn't have it there. This continually repeats until the end of the scene.

Quotes:

Matt Albie: For the record, I like seeing you this way.
Danny Tripp: In pain?
Matt Albie: No, you know, I don't know.

Movie Connections:

References "Dr. Phil" (2002)