Photo Play (6.21)

J.J. Walters · Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 6:10 pm Post subject: Photo Play (6.21)

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Original Air Date: 4/10/1986
The picture's not pretty when Magnum's chance meeting with a photographer leads him to an embezzler who was believed to be dead.

Shermy · Resident Clutterbuck Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 322

Interesting to see an uncredited cameo from James Cromwell in this episode (playing a French policeman, no less!).

J.J. Walters · Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 1:28 pm Post subject:

Hey, nice find Shermy! This isn't listed in any of the major sites (IMDB or TV.com, anyway). I added this to the episode guide and gave you a source credit.

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J.J. Walters · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:06 pm Post subject:

Tough episode for Agatha. She breaks both of her ankles, at different times! Hey, that's the price you sometimes pay for hanging out with "The Gang". Wink

This episode contains one of the funniest scenes of the entire show, IMHO. Magnum's "Spin the Cat" speech! Simply hilarious! I put a flash audio clip of it on the Audio page - link.

A decent episode all-in-all, although I don't think it's the best choice for a season closer.

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eegorr · Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 1:39 am Post subject:

J.J. Walters · Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 4:32 am Post subject:

Thanks for the corrections eegorr. I'll update the episode guide soon.

Good luck with the Cromwell credit at the IMDB. I've been trying to get the Rolling Stones' Ron Wood removed from the four Magnum episodes he's credited to for a while now, but havn't had any luck. Oh well, I tried.

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eegorr · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 5:17 am Post subject:

J.J. Walters · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 2:06 pm Post subject:

Yeah! Nice work!

Hey eegorr, some day when you have time, see if you can shoot them a Ron Wood correction. Maybe if more than one person submits it, they might believe us.

I don't why, but it really, really bugs me that Ronnie is credited with appearing in four MPI episodes! As much as I would have loved to have seen him in MPI, the guy just never did. It was a different "Ron Wood"!

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Vanity · Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:45 pm Post subject:

Talking about French policemen at Nice Airport at the beginning of the episode, PATHETIC uniforms. I mean seriously lousy replicas. Don't know whether to put it in the flubbs or not, but the police badges are somewhat as if you'd try to have a security agent pretend wearing a real cop's one.

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Vanity · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:58 pm Post subject:

If you remember, some many months back, we were discussing whether or not they had been shooting on location on the French Riviera or if they had only used some existing footage.

Well, here's the outcome of my little research.

This episode was aired in April 1986 for the first time. Which would mean that the shooting was no later than early 1985.
The footage used at the opening of this episode where one can see the Cannes and the Carlton Hotel during the film festival dates from 1978. You can tell from the movies billboards featured on the facade of the hotel.

Just thought I'd share.

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