"The Practice" Trial and Error (1997)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Rick Rosenthal

Writers:

David E. Kelley (creator)
David E. Kelley (written by)

TV Series:

"The Practice" (1997)

Original Air Date:

18 March 1997 (Season 1, Episode 3)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

Plot:

Bobby plans to represent Gerald Braun in a wrongful death suit against Ronald Martin. Eugene's "Free Willy" returns...

Plot Keywords:

Boston Massachusetts | Courtroom | Ethics | Law | Social Commentary

Cast

Dylan McDermott	...	Bobby Donnell
Lisa Gay Hamilton	...	Rebecca Washington
Steve Harris	...	Eugene Young
Camryn Manheim	...	Ellenor Frutt
Kelli Williams	...	Lindsay Dole
Michael Badalucco	...	Jimmy Berluti
Arye Gross	...	Rabbi Daniel Warner
John C. McGinley	...	Atty. Leonard Goode
Jack Laufer	...	Dr. Gerald Braun
Jane Kaczmarek	...	Pamela Boyd
Craig Wasson	...	Father O'Brien
Natalia Nogulich	...	Judge Stevens (as Natalija Nogulich)
Mary-Joan Negro	...	Roberta Braun (as Mary Joan Negro)
James Greene	...	Emerson Ray
Robin Gammell	...	Michael Small
Michael Harney	...	A.D.A. Walt Frazier
Gibby Brand	...	Judge William McGough
Katherine LaNasa	...	Sheila
Edward Herrmann	...	Anderson Pearson
David Wells	...	Jonathan Cramer
Ed Rosen	...	Jury Foreperson
Greg Wrangler	...	Ronald Martin
Max Alexander	...	Benjamin Holsten
Gary Friedkin	...	Michael Hart
Mickey Cottrell	...	Dr. Michael Helms
Robert Peters	...	Officer Cooper
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Roderick Bascom	...	Guard (uncredited)
Michael Byrne	...	Officer (uncredited)
Willie Garson	...	D.A. Frank Shea (uncredited)
Chaim Tsvi Karp	...	Hasidic Man in Waiting Room (uncredited)
Paul Kent	...	Judge Skully (uncredited)
Jerry Sroka	...	Bob Walsh (uncredited)
Estrella Tamez	...	(uncredited)
Hynden Walch	...	Sarah Fisher (uncredited)

Directed by
Rick Rosenthal

Writing credits
David E. Kelley		(creator)
David E. Kelley		(written by)

Produced by
Robert Breech	....	executive producer
Lori Jane Coleman	....	supervising producer
Tracy Fetterolf	....	associate producer
David E. Kelley	....	executive producer
Jeffrey Kramer	....	co-executive producer
Jonathan Pontell	....	producer
Ed Redlich	....	co-producer
Alice West	....	producer

Original Music by
Stewart Levin

Cinematography by
Dennis Smith		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Charles McClelland

Casting by
Judith Weiner

Production Design by
Lee Fischer

Set Decoration by
Cheryal Kearney

Makeup Department
Don Lynch	....	hair stylist
Ann Pala	....	makeup artist
Linda Stevenson-Khan	....	hair stylist (as Linda Stevenson Kahn)
Joyce Westmore	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Beau J. Genot	....	post-production supervisor
Gary M. Strangis	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Allen DiGioia	....	first assistant director
Scottie Gissel	....	second second assistant director
Nina Halvorsson	....	second assistant director (as Nina Halvorsen)

Art Department
Beverli Eagan	....	set designer
John G. Heath Jr.	....	construction coordinator
Douglas M. Keenan	....	property master
Patrick Salamunovich	....	lead person

Sound Department
John S. Coffey	....	production sound mixer (as John Coffey)
Doug Kent	....	supervising sound editor
Greg Orloff	....	sound re-recording mixer
R. Russell Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Rusty Smith)
Daniel Tripoli	....	adr editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
John P. Cazin	....	special effects coordinator (uncredited)

Stunts
Marian Green	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Shunil Borpujari	....	key grip
John Connell	....	camera operator (as John A. Connell)
Scott Guthrie	....	gaffer
Steve Alessi	....	grip (uncredited)
Ron Kunecke	....	night light operator (uncredited)
Randall Ott	....	additional lighting technician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Raquel Osborne	....	extras casting
Andra Reeve	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Shelly Levine	....	costume supervisor: men
Loree Parral	....	costume supervisor: women
Lisa Halperin	....	set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Diane Holm	....	post-production assistant (as Diane Holm Sackman)
Dana Shockley	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Mitchell Glickman	....	music production supervisor
Jon Hassell	....	composer: theme music
Pete Scaturro	....	composer: theme music
Sharyn M. Tylk	....	music editor (as S. Tylk)

Transportation Department
Wayne Morris	....	transportation coordinator
Tim Rote	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Roseann M. Bonora-Keris	....	supervising associate
Donella Coffey	....	assistant: Alice West
Stephen Gaghan	....	executive story editor
Alexis Genya	....	assistant to writer
Orin Kennedy	....	location manager
Jake Klein	....	assistant to producers
Cindy Lichtman	....	executive assistant
Jules Mann-Stewart	....	script supervisor
Pamela Morissette	....	assistant production coordinator
Maggie Murphy	....	associate: Jeffrey Kramer
Michael R. Perry	....	executive story editor
David Ransil	....	script coordinator
Julie Kay Rogers	....	production coordinator
David Shore	....	executive story editor

Directed by
Stephen Cragg		(1997-1998)
Glenn Lazzaro		(opening sequence)
Steve Miner		(multiple episodes)
Jonathan Pontell		(1996)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David E. Kelley		creator
Daniel Sussman		staff writer (season 6)

Produced by
Will Ackerman	....	executive producer
Diana Alvarez	....	associate producer
Jarbas Barbosa	....	producer
Jim Bryan	....	producer
David Ffolkes	....	associate producer
David Ffolkes	....	supervising producer
Tim Otto	....	co-producer
Jonathan Pontell	....	producer (1996)
Shigeru Wakatsuki	....	producer

Original Music by
Scott Pinkerton
Jeremy Sweet

Cinematography by
Anatol Radzinowicz

Film Editing by
Steven I. Celniker

Casting by
Denis Holt

Set Decoration by
Arnulfo Mayorga

Makeup Department
David Danon	....	hair stylist
Stan Jayne	....	makeup artist
Rela Martine	....	makeup artist
Gwyne Redner	....	hair stylist
Michele Teleis-Fickle	....	makeup artist (1997)

Production Management
Morten K. Brante	....	unit production manager
Tory Jeffrey	....	post-production supervisor
Gary M. Strangis	....	unit production manager (1996-1999)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anya Adams	....	dga trainee
Velvet Andrews-Smith	....	dga trainee (1999)
Peter Dress	....	dga trainee (1998)
Manuel Esteban	....	first assistant director
Jeffrey Hunt	....	dga trainee
David M. Jones	....	second second assistant director
Michael Kowalski	....	second assistant director
Krista Reymann	....	dga trainee
Steven Rosenhaus	....	dga trainee

Art Department
Richard L. Cowitt	....	set master
Matt Hall	....	set designer
Laura Lee Langton	....	construction coordinator
Bill McAfee	....	property master
Lauren Raquel Pusich	....	art coordinator (episode 1.18) (episode 1.19) (episode 1.20) (episode 1.21) (episode 1.22)
Danny Ronay	....	set painter
Melanie Tooker	....	lead person

Sound Department
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Paul Drenning	....	foley mixer
Sean Garnhart	....	sound effects editor
Gabrielle Gilbert Reeves	....	dialogue editor
Alberto Kitzler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Lanza	....	sound effects editor
Benjamin Martin	....	sound effects editor (2002-2003)
Peggy McAffee	....	sound effects editor (25 episodes)
James M. McCann	....	boom operator
Connie McCrum	....	supervising sound editor
Cynthia Clancy McIntyre	....	production sound mixer
Stacey Michaels	....	adr mixer
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer
James L. Pearson	....	sound editor
Timothy Pearson	....	foley artist
Michael Santy	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Chris Brenczewski	....	special effects technician (1998-2000)
Douglas Calli	....	special effects technician
Ron Petruccione	....	special effects (1998-2003)
Elia P. Popov	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Steve Kullback	....	visual effects producer: Main Title Revisions, 2000-
Scott Milne	....	visual effects supervisor
Scott Milne	....	visual effects

Stunts
Jennifer Badger	....	stunt performer
Jon Braver	....	stunts
John Dixon	....	stunts
Debbie Evans	....	stunts
Steve Kelso	....	stunt double
Paul Lacovara	....	utility stunts (2003-2004)
Rob Mars	....	stunts
Darryl Reeves	....	stunt double
Darryl Reeves	....	stunts
Marc Scizak	....	stunts
Tim Sitarz	....	stunts
Ronn Surels	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
James M. Chizmar Jr.	....	grip
Lister Coleman	....	rigging grip (2002)
Marijke de Bruijn	....	key grip
Thomas Enright	....	electrician
Jerome Fauci	....	Steadicam operator
Danielle Fontaine	....	camera operator
Jason Garcia	....	first assistant camera (1997-2004)
David A. Harp	....	camera operator (2001-2002)
Lamar D. Houston	....	best boy electric
Lamar D. Houston	....	gaffer: rigging
Scott Humbert	....	still photographer
Rebekka Kluger	....	gaffer
Richard J. Lee Jr.	....	set lighting technician
Heather Page	....	camera operator: "c" camera (2002)
Michelle Pizanis	....	assistant camera
Stephen Sfetku	....	additional first assistant camera (season 2003)
Kevin Vargus	....	camera production assistant: "b" camera unit, Boston

Casting Department
Sam Grant	....	assistant background casting
Stephanie Holbrook	....	casting assistant (1997)
Mariann H.W. Lee	....	extras casting
Bert Steiner	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rani Cunningham	....	set costumer
Jee Ok	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Robert C. Wertman	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Gerald Brunskill	....	composer: additional music
Andrew Chamberlayne	....	music editor
Eddie Delena	....	music recordist
Timothy Andrew Edwards	....	promo music
Alex Kharlamov	....	composer: additional music
Jonathan Miller	....	music mixer
Brandon Walker	....	assistant music editor

Transportation Department
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Brian Joseph Moore	....	driver
Bill Tenny	....	transportation captain (as William Tenny)
Bonnie Yamahiro	....	driver

Other crew
Neil Clark	....	computer graphic artist (1999)
Carlyn Couch	....	assistant location manager
Suzanne Davis	....	supervising associate
Paula Diperna	....	production assistant
James Ent	....	caterer (1 episode)
Nick Fischer	....	assistant: Alice West
Jacque Gonzales	....	production assistant
Birney Imes	....	executive story editor
Daniel Jelinek	....	assistant to writer
Noel Kennedy	....	location manager
Jules Mann-Stewart	....	script supervisor (13 episodes)
Haley McLane	....	script supervisor (5 episodes season 1)
Laura McPherson	....	assistant to producers
Freddy Negrete	....	executive assistant
Tripp Pair	....	script supervisor
Anatoli Plastinkin	....	executive story editor
Christopher Reusing	....	assistant production coordinator
Isabel Rivas	....	associate to Jeffrey Kramer
Jim Roberts	....	set medic (2001)
David Ronsil	....	script coordinator
Jane Shannon-Smith	....	executive story editor
Nick Tagg	....	production coordinator
Nicolás Tapia Cruz	....	script coordinator
John Trujillo	....	craft service assistant
Lynnanne Zager	....	adr loop group

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1997) (USA) (TV)

Language:

English

Color:

Color