Fringe (TV Series)
Pilot (2008)
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- TV-14
- 1h 22min
- Drama, Mystery
- 09 Sep 2008
- TV Episode
After a plane from Hamburg returns with no survivors, FBI agent Olivia Dunham goes after the only person that might shed some light on the incident - a scientist that has been in a mental hospital for the last 17 years.
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Cast
| Anna Torv | ... |
Olivia Dunham
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| Joshua Jackson | ... |
Peter Bishop
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| Lance Reddick | ... |
Phillip Broyles
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| Kirk Acevedo | ... |
Charlie Francis
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| Blair Brown | ... |
Nina Sharp
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| Jasika Nicole | ... |
Astrid Farnsworth
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| Mark Valley | ... |
John Scott
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| John Noble | ... |
Dr. Walter Bishop
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| Jason Butler Harner | ... |
Richard Steig
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| Peter Outerbridge | ... |
Dr. Reyes
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Bernadeta Wrobel | ... |
Flight Attendant
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Jill Harland | ... |
German Woman
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Peter Sawyer | ... |
Denver Man
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| Max Topplin | ... |
Angry 16 Year Old
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| Shaun Shetty | ... |
Indian Man
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Andreas Frank | ... |
Pilot
(as Andreas Franke)
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Dennis Mockler | ... |
Co-Pilot
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Lee Gladman | ... |
CDC Officer
(as Lee Jay Gladman)
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Andrew Hinkson | ... |
Guard
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Jim McGrath | ... |
Old Man on Plane
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Joan Barrett | ... |
Old Woman on Plane
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Jeff Topping | ... |
Agent #1
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Sean Clement | ... |
Agent #2
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| Katerina Taxia | ... |
Agent #3
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Anousha Alamian | ... |
Agent #4
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Kelly King | ... |
Nurse
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Tauqir Shah | ... |
Iraqi Businessman #1
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Omar Habib | ... |
Iraqi Businessman #2
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Quinn Martin | ... |
Orderly
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| Tre Smith | ... |
Man with John's Gurney
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Gregg Blake | ... |
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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| Michael Cerveris | ... |
The Observer (uncredited)
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Katherine Dickson | ... |
Assistant (uncredited)
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| Dl MacDonald | ... |
Man on Plane (uncredited)
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Rick Parker | ... |
Cow Delivery Man (uncredited)
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| Ralph A. Wilburn Jr. | ... |
FBI Agent (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Alex Graves | ||
Written by
| J.J. Abrams | ... | (created by) (creator) & |
| Alex Kurtzman | ... | (created by) (creator) & |
| Roberto Orci | ... | (created by) (creator) |
| J.J. Abrams | ... | (written by) & |
| Alex Kurtzman | ... | (written by) & |
| Roberto Orci | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| J.J. Abrams | ... | executive producer |
| Bryan Burk | ... | executive producer |
| Alex Graves | ... | executive producer |
| Alex Kurtzman | ... | executive producer |
| Roberto Orci | ... | executive producer |
| Patrick Ward | ... | associate producer |
| Robert M. Williams Jr. | ... | producer |
Music by
| Michael Giacchino | ||
Cinematography by
| Michael Bonvillain | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Russell Denove | ||
Editorial Department
| Chad Band | ... | dailies operator |
| Ross Cavanaugh | ... | post-production assistant |
| Tyson Hilgenberg | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Jim Rohrig | ... | assistant editor (as James Rohrig) |
| Jason Sax | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Heydar Adel | ... | on-line editor (uncredited) |
| Joshua Alan Baca | ... | online editor (uncredited) |
| George Manno | ... | colorist (uncredited) |
Casting By
| April Webster | ||
Production Design by
| Carol Spier | ||
Art Direction by
| Elinor Rose Galbraith | ||
Set Decoration by
| Peter P. Nicolakakos | ... | (as Peter Nicolakakos) |
Costume Design by
| Joanne Hansen | ||
Makeup Department
| Linda Dowds | ... | makeup department head |
| Cliona Furey | ... | hair department head |
| Mandy Ketcheson | ... | contact lens technician |
| Ann McLaren | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Gordon J. Smith | ... | makeup designer |
Production Management
| Dana J. Kuznetzkoff | ... | unit production manager: NY (as Dana Kuznetzkoff) |
| Brooke Murphy | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Devin Rich | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Michael Wray | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| George Couri | ... | additional second assistant director |
| Sarah Rae Garrett | ... | second assistant director: NY |
| Patrick Hagarty | ... | assistant director |
| David Hyman | ... | first assistant director |
| Nick Lopez | ... | trainee assistant director (as Nicolas Lopez) |
| Bob Warwick | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Colin Adams | ... | set dresser |
| Brian Cote | ... | scenic artist |
| Grant Cotterall | ... | lead carpenter |
| Kaem Coughlin | ... | camera scenic artist |
| J.P. Dame | ... | on-set dresser |
| Judy Gurr | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Kevin Haeberlin | ... | leadman |
| Lisa Kent | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Jeff Mawle | ... | assistant property master |
| John F. McHugh | ... | carpenter |
| Brad Milburn | ... | set designer |
| Timothy Peel | ... | graphics |
| Chris Pellegrini | ... | property master |
| Matthew Rignanese | ... | art department |
| Stephen Vance | ... | spray painter |
| Robert Zorella | ... | art department coordinator |
| Amro Attia | ... | digital artist (uncredited) |
| Danielle Fleury | ... | assistant set decorator (uncredited) |
| Theresa Gonzalez | ... | scenic industrial (uncredited) |
| Sang Maier | ... | second props assistant (uncredited) |
| Tracey Strikwerda-Valeriote | ... | trainee assistant art director (uncredited) |
| Dan Wladyka | ... | set leadman (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Kyle Billingsley | ... | foley mixer |
| Rich Crescenti | ... | adr recordist |
| Steffan Falesitch | ... | sound editor |
| Michael Ferdie | ... | sound editor |
| Michael Fowler | ... | adr recordist |
| Al Gomez | ... | supervising foley editor |
| Thomas A. Harris | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Dan Hiland | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Bruce M. Honda | ... | sound editor |
| Jeff Levy | ... | commentary production mixer |
| Cynthia Merrill | ... | foley artist |
| Eric Moss | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Douglas Murray | ... | adr mixer |
| Nick Neutra | ... | foley supervisor |
| Walter Newman | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Jason Oliver | ... | sound recordist |
| Jan Petrov | ... | adr recordist |
| Bob Redpath | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Christopher B. Reeves | ... | dialogue editor |
| Gary D. Rogers | ... | re-recording mixer |
| John J. Thomson | ... | sound mixer (as John Thomson) |
| David Werntz | ... | sound effects editor |
| James Bannon | ... | adr looping (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Eric Bullock | ... | special effects |
| Brad Larkin | ... | first technician |
| Marcus Rait | ... | special effects foreman |
| David Neil Trifunovich | ... | on-set special effects technician (as Neil Trifunovich) |
| Ray Comiso | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
| Jason Detheridge | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Elizabeth Alvarez | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Jon Anastasiades | ... | digital compositor |
| Johnathan R. Banta | ... | digital compositor / lead compositor |
| Kevin Blank | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Jake Braver | ... | visual effects assistant |
| Tavia Charlton | ... | visual effects producer |
| Matthew Chitty | ... | visual effects artist |
| Chase Cooper | ... | visual effects |
| Scott Dewis | ... | CGI supervisor: Race Rocks Digital [ca] |
| Rodrigo Dorsch | ... | digital compositor: Zoic Studios |
| Gerald Feather | ... | visual effects |
| Dave Funston | ... | visual effects artist |
| Barbara Genicoff | ... | visual effects producer |
| Steve Graves | ... | digital artist |
| William Higgins | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| O.T. Hight | ... | visual effects artist |
| Ariel Joson | ... | digital effects artist |
| Megumi Kanazawa | ... | digital compositor |
| Thilo Kuther | ... | visual effects executive producer: Pixomondo |
| Jonathan Spencer Levy | ... | visual effects |
| Bob Lloyd | ... | visual effects |
| Sallyanne Massimini | ... | visual effects artist |
| Ricardo Nadu | ... | rigger: Zoic Studios |
| Davy Nethercutt | ... | digital compositor |
| Andrew Orloff | ... | vfx supervisor: Zoic Studios |
| Anthony Paterson | ... | visual effects producer: Rocket Science VFX |
| Marlon Perez | ... | digital artist |
| Kevin Quattro | ... | digital artist |
| John J. Renzulli | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Troy Robinson | ... | 3d scanning technician: XYZ RGB Inc. |
| Jesse Siglow | ... | compositor |
| Brian Smallwood | ... | compositor: Zoic Studios |
| Tefft Smith | ... | digital artist: Zoic Studios |
| Tom Turnbull | ... | visual effects supervisor: Rocket Science VFX |
| Chris Wright | ... | visual effects producer |
| Dave Zeevalk | ... | digital effects artist |
| Charles Bunnag | ... | digital matte artist (uncredited) |
| Lee Gabel | ... | digital artist (uncredited) / matchmove artist (uncredited) |
| David Hochstadter | ... | digital compositor: Zoic Studios (uncredited) |
| Jason Hollefreund | ... | modeler (uncredited) |
| Kevin Little | ... | visual effects supervisor (uncredited) |
| Bob White | ... | visual effects artist (uncredited) (Zoic Studios) |
| Roy Yang | ... | digital compositor (uncredited) |
| Dave Zeevalk | ... | digital artist: Zoic Studios (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Shelley Cook | ... | aerial coordinator |
| Christopher Cordell | ... | stunt double: Jason Butler Harner |
| Dana Jones | ... | stunt performer |
| Jamie Jones | ... | stunt double |
| Ed McDermott II | ... | precision car driver |
| Darren McGuire | ... | stunt double |
| Paul Rutledge | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Joanne Leach | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Cesar Baptista | ... | dolly grip |
| Sean Bourdeau | ... | assistant key grip |
| Vincent Camuto Jr. | ... | Video assist playback |
| Richard Emerson | ... | key grip |
| Lee Guenette | ... | best boy |
| Jason E. Hamilton | ... | electrician (as Jason Hamilton) |
| Kharen Hill | ... | gallery photographer |
| Bill Hong | ... | camera car operator |
| Peter Kantor | ... | grip |
| Tim McAuliffe | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Nicholas McKenzie | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| Tim Merkel | ... | steadicam operator |
| Wally Nygren | ... | dolly grip |
| John Sztejnmiler | ... | generator operator |
| Mark Willis | ... | camera operator: "a" camera |
| Ian C. Harris | ... | rigging electrician: daily (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Erica S. Bream | ... | casting assistant (as Erica L. Silverman) |
| Findley Davidson | ... | New York Casting |
| Lonnie Hamerman | ... | casting associate |
| Sara Kay | ... | casting: Canada |
| Jenny Lewis | ... | casting: Canada |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Maria Fermo | ... | costume supervisor |
| Courtney Aura Freeman | ... | costume assistant (as Courtney Freeman) |
| Stephani Lewis | ... | costume coordinator |
| Hollie McBeth | ... | textile artist |
| Heather Seshadri | ... | textile artist |
Location Management
| Jillian Demmerle | ... | location coordinator |
| Shannon Dennard | ... | location scout |
| Mark Logan | ... | location manager |
| Tristan Plant | ... | locations production assistant |
| Paul Singh | ... | location scout |
| Warner Strauss | ... | assistant location manager |
| Jamie Vermilye | ... | location assistant |
Music Department
| J.J. Abrams | ... | composer: main title theme |
| Paul Apelgren | ... | music editor |
| Jeff Bunnell | ... | musician: trumpet |
| Stephen M. Davis | ... | music editor |
| Norman Ludwin | ... | musician: bass |
| Bryan Pezzone | ... | musician: piano |
| Charles Scott IV | ... | music supervisor |
| Dan Wallin | ... | score engineer |
| Dave Wells | ... | music copyist |
| Frank Macchia | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Angela Mastronardi | ... | script supervisor |
| R. Emerson John | ... | script supervisor: daily (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
| Ron Hilts | ... | driver |
| Mickey Pastoriza | ... | driver |
| Gabe Turiello | ... | camera car process trailer driver |
| Peter Singh | ... | unit driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Alex Brownley | ... | film runner |
| Michael Corazza | ... | aviation advisor |
| Scotch James Diaz Crisostomo | ... | payroll accountant |
| Joshua A. Friedman | ... | production assistant |
| Rosa Garces | ... | second assistant accountant |
| Laura Lancaster | ... | studio executive |
| Harry Lapham | ... | production assistant |
| John Malakoff | ... | production travel consultant |
| Yuell Newsome | ... | stock librarian |
| Stacia Peters | ... | assistant to director |
| Joe Proietto | ... | office production assistant |
| Vince Robinette | ... | production accountant |
| Ramón Rodríguez | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Sheri Sutherland | ... | set medic |
| Alan Sutton | ... | fire safety/rescue |
| Dave Tommasini | ... | helicopter pilot |
| Konrad Damian Wieclawski | ... | production assistant (2009-2011) |
| Gregg Blake | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Michael Buster | ... | dialect coach: Anna Torv (uncredited) |
| Rob Fournier | ... | armourer (uncredited) |
| Colby Knapp | ... | key second assistant accountant (uncredited) |
| Aaron Pelman | ... | production administrator (uncredited) |
| Lindsay Somers | ... | key set medic (uncredited) |
| Mindy Stevenson | ... | accounting auditor (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Bad Robot
- Warner Bros. Television (in association with)
- Fringe Element Films
Distributors
- Fox Network (2008) (United States) (tv)
- Cool TV (2012) (Hungary) (tv) (repeats)
- Italia 1 (2010) (Italy) (tv)
- Kanal 5 (2008) (Sweden) (tv)
- Net5 (2009) (Netherlands) (tv)
- ProSieben (2009) (Germany) (tv)
- RTL Klub Televízió (2009) (Hungary) (tv)
- Steel (2009) (Italy) (tv) (limited)
- TV3 Television Network Ireland (2008) (Ireland) (tv)
Special Effects
- Rocket Science VFX (visual effects)
- Kaia (visual effects)
- Lux Visual Effects (visual effects)
- Race Rocks Digital (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Central Casting (extras casting)
- Digital Vortechs (Avid Editing Equipment Provided By)
- Framepool (stock footage)
- Level 3 Post (post-production services)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
When a commercial flight from Germany lands at Boston's Logan Airport without a single passenger or crew member on board alive, FBI agent Olivia Dunham is assigned to the investigative team. When her partner and lover John Scott suffers severe chemical burns, she seeks help from Dr. Walter Bishop a one-time university professor who experimented in the same field but has now been institutionalized for 17 years. To get his cooperation however, she has to get Bishop's son Peter's cooperation as well. The information they gather leads to Massive Dynamic, a huge multinational founded by someone who once shared laboratory space with Dr. Bishop. Agent Dunham also learns that what happened may have been part of a much larger pattern of strange phenomena. Written by garykmcd |
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Box Office
| Budget | $10,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The glyphs at the ad breaks spell "observer". See more » |
| Goofs | When Peter gets up to go to the interrogation room to speak with Dr. Steig, the video display in the background shows Peter stepping in to the room before he gets anywhere near it. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Features SpongeBob SquarePants (1999). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Main Title Theme See more » |
| Quotes |
Dr. Walter Bishop:
The only thing better than a cow is a human! Unless you need milk. Then you really need a cow. See more » |