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4x19 "Moments to Live" Leap Date: May 4, 1985 Episode
Adopted by: MikeKraken
Synopsis: Much like the book "Misery", Sam leaps into the life of a famous soap opera star who gets kidnapped by an obsessed fan and her husband. The woman wants Sam to father her child and plans to keep him hostage until he agrees!
TV Guide Synopsis
Production
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TV Guide
Synopsis:
Sam leaps into Kyle Hart (the leapee is played by Patrick Lowe), a soap opera actor who is kidnapped by a woman named Norma Jean Pilcher (played by Kathleen Wilhoite), an obsessed fan who wants him to father her baby... and, in the original history, his host ended up wandering the countryside with a gunshot wound to the head that rendered him totally amnesiac.
Sam
is able to get Norma to see reality when her husband Hank Pilcher
(Pruitt Taylor Vince), appears to have passed out while holding Sam
hostage with a shotgun. When Sam, pretending to be the doctor Kyle
plays on TV, says that he has seen the same condition that Hank is
suffering from, a ruptured ventricle. Norma says "maybe we should call
for an ambulance-" as Sam reminds of her of an episode of the show in
which Dr. Conner performed on a woman as she abruptly says "You can't
do that!" as he gets her to admit that Kyle is not a doctor. Personal
Review & Synopsis by MikeKraken: "You mean it's your evil twin's baby, not yours?" Sam has leaped into the star of a soap opera, Kyle Hart, who is the heart-throb of housewives the country over. However, Norma Jean Pilcher, the winner of a detergent contest to win a date with Kyle, has other ideas about who's going to be having a baby. Not necessarily one of my favourite episodes, but one of the great ones nonetheless. It definitely focusses on the lighter side of things, with satire regarding soap operas, as well as people who watch television and believe what they see is real. There are many jokes cracked, and though there is a serious side to the episode, it doesn't last too long and is quickly resolved. It's a happy ending; a really feel-good episode.
Al
never uses the Imaging Chamber Door.
Al's
Women: Tina is mentioned as well.
Miscellaneous Trivia: The scene on the bridge was filmed on the collapsing bridge at Universal Studios Hollywood, and can be visited on the Studio Tour. Matthew Ashford played Jack Deveraux on "Days of Our Lives" beginning in 1987, as well as other characters on various soap operas: "One Life to Live" (1982-1983), "Search for Tomorrow" (1984-1986), "General Hospital" (1995-1997). This episode is inspired by Stephen King's Misery.
Bloopers: Dr Hunk... Bloopers: It's Television...
Kathleen Wilhoite as Norma Jean Bates Pilcher: Born in Santa Barbara, California on June 29, 1964, almond-eyed Kathleen Wilhoite grew up there and began singing in her church choir from the first grade. Two years later, she was performing on stage, as part of a back-up choir, with The Carpenters, at the Santa Barbara County Bowl. All the while, she studied piano and songwriting and appeared in her high school's theater productions, such as "The House of Blue Leaves". Kathleen wrote and sang as one of the "Boogie Woogie Bugle Girls", a harmony group inspired by The Andrews Sisters. She also became the youngest member of the Santa Barbara Songwriters Guild (age 16). After high school, Kathleen elected to pursue an acting career, as opposed to music, and enrolled at the USC Drama School. Just a couple of months later, she landed her first movie role in Private School (1983). Throughout the 1980s, she appeared in a number of film and TV projects as both leads and second leads where her brash sexuality and quirky, unconventional style was eagerly put on display. She appeared noticeably opposite Charles Bronson in Murphy's Law (1986), Jane Fonda in The Morning After (1986), Robert De Niro in Angel Heart (1987), Amy Irving in Crossing Delancey (1988), Patrick Swayze in Road House (1989), and Debra Winger and Nick Nolte in Everybody Wins (1990), and Susan Sarandon and Nolte in Lorenzo's Oil (1992). Kathleen appeared on many of the popular series of the 80's and '90s including "AfterMASH," "Family Ties," "The Jeffersons," "Cagney & Lacey" and "Fame," "Cop Rock," "Twin Peaks," "Quantum Leap," "Mad About You," "Ally McBeal" and "Family Law." While her acting career flourished, she continued to expand her music skills but was dealt with a few setbacks, including a contract with Mercury Records that fell through. After a brief sojourn to Texas to refocus intently on her music, Kathleen returned to the Hollywood rat race and eased back in as a "working actress". A variety of offbeat roles in such movies as Nurse Betty (2000) and Pay It Forward (2000) has kept her name active on the credits list for over two decades. She landed a number of challenging roles, including a recurring roles on the law series L.A. Law (1986) as intellectually disabled assistant Benny's Adhipathi (1990) likewise girlfriend Rosalie, and the medical series ER (1994) as troubled, substance abuser Chloe Lewis. In the late 1980s, Kathleen was chosen by cartoonist Cathy Guisewite to give vocal life to her creation Cathy (1987) in a series of TV movies. Wilhoite later voiced another cartoon creation, Sue Rose's Pepper Ann (1997) in an animated TV series. Into the millennium, Kathleen's on-camera featured work included the films Nurse Betty (2000), Pay It Forward (2000), Quicksand (2003), Perfect Opposites (2004), Firecracker (2005), Winged Creatures (2008), Seeking Justice (2011), Crazy Kind of Love (2013) and The Ride (2018). In addition to a recurring role on Gilmore Girls (2000), she had guest parts on "Touched by an Angel," "24," "Boomtown," "Will & Grace," "Charmed," "The Ghost Whisperer," "Boston Legal," "Criminal Minds," "Grey's Anatomy," "Battle Creek," "The OA" and "Yellowstone." Married to record producer/drummer David Harte and the mother of three children, Kathleen was signed by her husband to his "The Daves" record label (the other "Dave" is booking agent David Surnow) and released two CDS - "Pitch Like a Girl" (1997) and "Shiva" (2000). In sync with both her edgy acting and music style, she wrote and performed an autobiographical one-woman show, "Stop Yellin'," directed by Kathy Najimy, in which she sings her own music and performs monologues. Pruitt Taylor Vince as Hank Pilcher: Pruitt can next be seen starring as a series regular in the Apple TV+ series Lady in the Lake, opposite Natalie Portman. Other television work includes recurring in Netflix's Stranger Things, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., NBC's Heroes Reborn, True Blood, The Walking Dead, The Mentalist, and Murder One (for which he won an Emmy). On the film side, Pruitt has held prominent roles in Netflix's Bird Box opposite Sandra Bullock and The Life and Death of John Gotti opposite John Travolta. SPOILER WARNING for the movie Identity in this clip featuring Pruitt Taylor and John Cusack: Frances Bay as Mildred "Millie" Reynolds: Cute,
tiny, and prolific little old lady character actress Frances Bay worked
constantly in both films and TV shows alike after making her debut at
the age of 59 in life with a small part in the comedy Foul Play (1978)
in 1978. She frequently portrayed eccentric elderly women and
good-hearted grandmothers in all kinds of pictures and television
programs. Frances acted several times for David Lynch: she's Kyle
MacLachlan's sweet doddery aunt in Blue Velvet (1986), a gruff, profane
whorehouse madam in Wild at Heart (1990), and the spooky Mrs. Tremond
in the cult TV series Twin Peaks (1990) and its spin-off feature Twin
Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992). Frances popped up in two movies for
director Stuart Gordon: she's a kind witch in The Pit and the Pendulum
(1991) and a fortune teller in Edmond (2005). Other notable film roles
include a snippy librarian in The Attic (1980), a mysterious blind nun
in the offbeat Nomads (1986), another librarian in In the Mouth of
Madness (1994), and Adam Sandler's loving grandmother in the hit comedy
Happy Gilmore (1996). Frances had the unique distinction of guesting on
the final episodes of the TV shows Happy Days (1974), Who's the Boss?
(1984), and Seinfeld (1989). Among the many TV series Bay had guest
spots on are Charmed (1998), ER (1994), Matlock (1986), The X-Files
(1993), Murder, She Wrote (1984), The Commish (1991), L.A. Law (1986),
Hill Street Blues (1981), Touched by an Angel (1994), The Golden Girls
(1985), and Amazing Stories (1985). She won a Gemini Award for her
performance in the Disney TV program Avonlea (1990). Frances was also
in the music video for Jimmy Fallon's "Idiot Boyfriend." In addition to
her substantial movie and TV credits, Bay also acted in both
Off-Broadway stage productions and regional theater; these plays
include "Finnegan's Wake," "Grease," "Genuis," "The Caucasion Chalk
Circle," "Number Our Days," "Uncommon Women," "Sarcophagus," and "The
Pleasure of His Company." Frances won two DramaLogue Awards and was
nominated for a Los Angeles Dramatic Critics' Award. In 2002 Bay was
the unfortunate victim of an automobile accident which resulted in
having part of her right leg amputated. Her husband Charles sadly died
in 2002 as well. In real life Frances Bay was a very practical and
unassuming woman with an avid love for jazz music. Born January 23,
1919 in Mannville, Alberta, Canada. Died September 15, 2011 in Tarzana,
Los Angeles, California, USA.
Ellen Gerstein as Woman: Ellen
has been an actress for many years, she was honored with the Robert
Prosky Character Actor Award. She was recently seen in the feature
Venom and soon to be seen in the upcoming feature Dead of Night. You
may have seen her in Treasure of The Black Jaguar and Swelter. In such
television shows as Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Brothers,
Fresh Off the Boat, and recurring on Shameless, as well Southland,
Friends, and Seinfeld to name a few. Winning awards for best actress in
the short films Passage and Firm with Purpose both on the festival
circuit and she appears as a lead in the feature The Golden Age. She's
done numerous films and has worked with incredible people like Danny
DeVito, Lainie Kazan, Robert DeNiro, Kathy Bates, Cuba Gooding, Jason
Bateman, Ted Danson, Martin Scorcese, Paul Schraeder, Rob Marshall, and
Mimi Leder to name a few. Ellen directed and acted in her international
award winning short film, Come Away with Me, winning over 30 festival
awards worldwide. She also wrote and produced the original song "Come
Away with Me Tonight" for the film. Ellen wrote, produced, and directed
the international award winning short film Waiting for Ronald. A
34-year-old mentally challenged man leaves the institution where he has
spent most of his years to start a new life. She cast actors with
disabilities along with non-challenged actors and had incredible
success. It is being developed into a TV series, Just South of Normal.
She created and stars in the popular and hysterical web series Sylvia's
Just Sayin'. Ellen has acted in, as well as produced and directed
theater in LA. She co-wrote and co-produced Club Disco and created the
character, Angie, an interactive play at the Llillian theater. Ellen
has worked with incredible people like Danny Divito, Lainie Kazan,
Robert DeNiro, Kathy Bates, Jason Bateman,Ted Danson, Martin Scorcese,
Paul Schraeder, Rob Marshall, and Mimi Leder to name a few. Ellen has
acted in, as well as produced and directed theater in LA. Including her
award winning one-woman show, My Psychotherapy Comeback Tour, a
semi-finalist in the Samuel French Short Play Festival. Performed in LA
and New York. She originated characters including: Ruthie in Potroast
at the Actors Gang; Shirley in Sit and Shiver, a play by Steven
Berkoff, at the Odyssey; Rosalie in the play Angel Share at the
Tiffany, with Paula Prentiss. She co-wrote, co-produced and originated
the character Angie in the long running interactive play Club Disco.
Ellen is a member of Women in Film, The Alliance of Women Directors. As
well as a life member and on the audition committee of the Actors
Studio and an audition judge. Somewhere along the line Ellen received a
Graduate Degree in Psychology, so she does not have to pay for therapy,
she can just talk to herself.
Does Sam really not notice a full film crew around him as he leaps into the hospital setting? The
magazine reads, "Kyle Hart",
but the credits call him "Lyle". Kyle's
agent also calls him Lyle. (The original script had him named Lyle.)
Theme by: Mike Post Panaflex ® Camera and Lenses by: Panavision ® Cue the daytime drama music, it’s time for Moments to Live! Tune in with hosts Allison Pregler, Christopher DeFilippis and Raul Dale, as Sam Leaps into the hottest soap star on TV – just in time to get kidnapped by a crazed fan! Listen to The Quantum Leap Podcast on this episode here: This thrilling installment of the QLP features mystery! Intrigue! Teddy Boys! Join us, won’t you? Let us know what you think… Leave us a voicemail by calling (707)847-6682. Send in your thoughts, theories and feedback, Send MP3s & Email to quantumleappodcast@gmail.com. Also join us on Facebook.com/QuantumLeapPodcast and Twitter.com/QuantumLeapPod
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