Episode
adopted by: RoseAnn Erks Additional
info provided by: Brian Greene
Synopsis:
Leaping
into a "lounge lizard" who has gone into hiding from the Mafia, Sam
finds himself being tagged by an old girlfriend who has tracked him
down to prove to herself that she no longer loves him. But through her
klutzy antics on their road trip adventure, Sam must find a way to keep
them both alive as an unknown assassin tracks their every move.
TV Guide Synopsis: Sam
leaps into a lounge pianist who finds himself and his former partner on
the run from a mob killer who wants the lounge lizard made extinct.
Carl: Angelo Tiffe. Frank: John Oldach. Jenelle: Denise Gentile. Sam:
Scott Bakula. Hector: Frank Roman.
Music:
"Somewhere in the Night" performed by Scott Bakula
Lyrics by Scott Bakula & Velton Ray Bunch
Music by Velton Ray Bunch
"Footloose"
by Kenny Loggins and performed by Scott Bakula and Marietta DePrima.
Project
Trivia:
Ziggy can’t center on people who are missing a synopsis connection in
their brain. It's as if they are dizzy. It's hard to get a lock on them.
Ziggy is referred to
as male in this episode.
Sam
Trivia: We are reminded that Sam can play the piano.
Al Trivia:
Al tells Sam that he took a fencing class and that the teacher says
that "The best defense was distance."
The
second outfit is shiny bronze jacket with black and silver collar,
shoulders, and upper back, a rust color shirt, skinny silver tie, and
grey pants. Also featuring a lapel pin in the design of a pocket watch.
Miscellaneous
Trivia:
Loraine drives the car through Al; this scene is included in the
opening credits.
Davy Jones is the
name of the pilot flying the plane,
when Loraine calls Carl from Polly’s.
Al appears in the
episode 10
times.
The imaging chamber
door opens once.
"Piano Man" is the
title of a Billy Joel song.
Stock footage used
in "Disco Inferno" was used near the
beginning to show the bar atmosphere.
At The Leap Back
2009 Quantum Leap Convention, Scott Bakula and Velton Ray Bunch
performed "Somewhere In The Night" live for the audience!
The car chase was
footage used from Donald Bellisario's film "Last Rites."
The end credits flash over a complete instrumental version of "Somewhere In The Night" performed on piano by Scott Baklua.
After
this episode aired, there were several requests to record "Somewhere In
The Night" by other recording artists. However, this was never done as
the song was to appear on the official Soundtrack Album and Single
releases.
Guest
Stars:
Marietta DePrima as Lorraine
Angelo Tiffe as Carl Morgan / Nicky Bellini
Jonh Oldach as Frank
Denise Gentile as Janette
Frank Roman as Hector
Cherry Davis as Thelma
George Marshall Ruge as The Killer
Sam Clay as Joey De Nardo / aka Chuck Danner (Mirror image)
Marietta DePrima as Lorraine: Marietta
DePrima was born on May 3, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an
actress, known for Lady Bird (2017), The Hughleys (1998) and Quantum
Leap (1989). She has been married to George Newbern since 1990. They
have three children.
Angelo Tiffe as Carl Morgan / Nicky Bellini: Angelo Tiffe is known for NCIS (2003), Days of Our Lives (1965) and Southland (2009).
Jonh Oldach as Frank: John Oldach is known for Road House (1989), Quantum Leap (1989) and The Verne Miller Story (1987).
Denise Gentile as Janette: Denise Gentile is known for Babylon 5 (1993), Quantum Leap (1989) and Suddenly Susan (1996).
Frank Roman as Hector: Born
in Brooklyn, New York, Frank Roman, a Nuyorican Sephardic, migrated to
Miami, Florida and with theatre, television and film credits to his
name, he has become an exciting talent in Hollywood. Frank began his
acting career as the lead in six theatrical productions from the East
Coast to the West. He has starred in such stage hits as the famous
musical "The Fantasticks" and Neil Simon's comedy "California Suite."
When Frank made "the move" to Los Angeles, he was quickly discovered by
Mel Brooks, who starred him in his comedy Life Stinks (1991). The two
funny men worked together again on two more Mel Brooks' comedies. With
this solid comic endorsement, Frank made the transition to features.
Soon thereafter, he found himself starring opposite other comedy greats
such as Ellen DeGeneres in Mr. Wrong (1996), and Jack Lemmon and Walter
Matthau in The Odd Couple II (1998). His film work has taken him to
exotic locations such as Manila, Moscow, and, most recently, Rome,
where he wrapped location shooting for the expected summer hit, Envy
(2004). However, one of Frank's favorite memories was the strip search
in Bucharest, Romania. (Frank considered this one of the perks in his
contract.) Having guest-starred in more than 20 network shows, Frank
has had the opportunity of working with some of TV's most accomplished
actors...from Brian Dennehy in The Fighting Fitzgeralds (2001) to Jenna
Elfman in Dharma & Greg (1997). But, Frank isn't limited to comedy,
as he has demonstrated with his critically acclaimed dramatic
performance in The X-Files (1993) during the show's Final Season "John
Doe" episode as the devious Domingo Salmeron and as Cesar Rodriguez in
"Noriega: God's Favorite". He has also had the opportunity to appear in
other stablemate shows like NYPD Blue (1993), Diagnosis Murder (1993),
ER (1994), Becker (1998), and Quantum Leap (1989). In 2003, he worked
alongside Ben Stiller and Jack Black in Barry Levinson's new feature
comedy Envy (2004). Also, he can be found in the recurring role of Reno
on the NBC/Grammet sitcom In-Laws (2002), starring Dennis Farina and
Jean Smart.
Cherry Davis as Thelma: Cherry
Davis was born in Independence, Missouri, USA. She is known for The
Return of the Living Dead (1985), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) and I
Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977).
George Marshall Ruge as The Killer: George
Marshall Ruge is an American filmmaker, born in San Francisco and known
for his work on such film projects as the Pirates of the Caribbean
four-film franchise, and The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Ruge was
featured in the Daily Variety (2011) annual Below The Line Impact
Report: The Top 50 as second unit director, and was the recipient of
the American Choreography Award (2004) for Outstanding Achievement in
Choreography in Film: Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black
Pearl.
Sam Clay as Joey De Nardo / aka Chuck Danner (Mirror image): Sam Clay is known for Quantum Leap (1989), Future Shock (1994) and Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990).
Say
What?
When Al first arrives, the sound effect for relocation is played
instead of the Imaging Chamber door.
After the car
explodes, Al's large ring has disapeared from his hand, where it was
exhibited earlier.
When driving the
car, Sam's steering motions do not match well to the movement shown in
the background. Even when Sam spins to a stop, the projection continues to run in the background.
It
is not likely that Ziggy could have an exact minute projection of
Lorraine's death. Generally, times are greatly estimated unless there
is a witness present to testify to it.
"Ah,
that was real pretty. But I want to know if you can cut loose."
"And
lived happily in debt, ever after."
Play it again,
Sam. I always wanted to say that.
-- Al, "Piano Man"
I wouldn't mind having a place I could call home for a while.
-- Sam, "Piano Man"
You changed history and now it's come back to bite you on the butt!
-- Al, "Piano Man"
Best
Line:
Sam: "I’m following my gut." Al: "Hope you have good guts."
Best
Scene:
The best scene is at Polly’s Roadside Diner when Sam and Loraine sing
"Somewhere in the Night" and then they sing "Footloose." They play the
piano and sing, while the other people in the diner dance or "play"
their cups and utensils.
Synopsis & Review:
Sam
leaps into a man in the middle of a piano gig and is almost immediately
accosted by a teary blonde woman that he doesn't know and isn't sure
actually knows him. He soon discovers that she tracked him down because
they had an act together and had been dating until three years ago when
he up and vanishes on her. She's engaged but her concerned fiancé wants
to make sure that she has no unresolved feelings for her ex (which she
does) so she tracks him down to find some closure.
Ziggy
can't find any information on Sam's host Chuck Danner but they get a
lucky break when Lorraine (Marietta DePrima) mentions that he changed
his name and Sam gets her to reveal what his real name is: Joey DeNardo
(leapee played by Sam Clay). He left because he witnessed one of his
old friends murder another one of them (both of them having joined the
mob) and if he stayed then he'd have been killed. Still trying to find
his bearings, Sam absently lets the bartender at the club take his car
so he can take a girl home with him but the car blows up once they
start the ignition.
Now aware that whoever wants to kill Joey is hot on the trail, Sam and
Lorraine flee in her car. Lorraine is revealed to be quite
accident-prone and they run out of gas right when the man out to kill
them is gaining on them. Fortunately, they are able to hide the car in
a ditch in time and the next morning get some gas from some passing
cowboys.
They bond a little over the piano and Lorraine lets her fiancé know
that she's okay. He wants her to leave when he hears about the danger
that she's in but she refuses to go until she knows that Joey is okay
and the sheriff gets there. Al shows up just in time to warn Sam that
Nicky's people get to the diner before the sheriff does and so Lorraine
and Sam leave again.
The car gets a flat tire and the spare is unfortunately flat as well so
they take the car somewhere to buy a spare tire. Al convinces Sam that
the only chance he has of surviving is to ditch Lorraine since she is
causing all of their escape problems and all of her last several
boyfriends died under bizarre circumstances. She refuses to leave for
her own protection and so Sam has to reluctantly break her heart by
telling her he doesn't want her around.
Angrily, Lorraine returns home but Al and Sam's relief is short-lived
when they discover that though Joey lives, Lorraine soon dies. Sam
steals a car to chase after her but, running out of time, hits a fork
in the road. Sam ignores the probabilities to go with his gut and
arrives just in time to tell the frightened Lorraine that the reason
her suddenly frantic fiancé is now so obsessed with Joey is because
he's actually Nicky and has been using her to track Joey down.
Sam gets the upper hand on Nicky but Nicky manages to taunt Lorraine
into coming closer and he captures her and threatens to break her neck
unless Sam hands over his gun and the gun that he took from Nicky. Left
with little choice, Sam does so but then Lorraine tugs on a chain and a
heavy piece of machinery comes tumbling down and kills Nicky. This
leaves Joey and Lorraine free to move to Hawaii and continue their act
up until the present. Source
Personal
Review by RoseAnn Erks:
I love this episode. The music in it is great. "Somewhere in the Night"
is my favorite (Quantum Leap) song. The episode is packed full of fun
and excitement,
with some music to help it all along.
Production Credits:
Theme by: Mike Post Music by: Velton Ray Bunch Co-Executive Producer: Deborah Pratt Co-Executive Producer: Michael Zinberg Supervising Producer: Harker Wade Co-producers: Paul Brown, Jeff Gourson Produced by: Chris Ruppenthal Created by: Donald P. Bellisario Written by:Ed
Scharlach Directed by:
James Whitmore, Jr. Executive Producer: Donald P. Bellisario Associate Producer:James S. Giritlian Executive Story Editor: Tommy Thompson Director of Photography: Michael Watkins, A.S.C. Production Designer: Cameron Birnie Edited by: Jerry Temple Choreographed by: Debbie Allen Unit Production Manager: Ron Grow First Assistant Director: Ryan Gordon Second Assistant Director: Rob Mendel Casting by: Ellen Lubin Sanitsky Set Director: Robert L. Zilliox Costume Designer: Jean-Pierre Dorleac Costume Supervisors: David Rawley & Donna Roberts-Orme Sound Mixer: Mark Hopkins McNabb Stunt Coordinator: Diamond Farnsworth Sound Editor: Paul Clay Music Editor: Donald Woods
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The
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similarity to actual persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
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Quantum Leap Podcast - Piano Man: Part A
Listen to The Quantum Leap Podcast
on this episode here:
Take off with us somewhere in the night, as we cut loose to Piano Man!
On this episode of The Quantum Leap Podcast, hosts Allison Pregler,
Matt Dale and Christopher DeFilippis kick off their Sunday shoes to
discuss Sam’s season three Leap as a lounge lizard on the run from the
mob.
We also have an amazing interview with Velton Ray Bunch. Velton was the
series composer for Quantum Leap and was instrumental in crafting the
song “Somewhere in the Night” which was the centerpiece of this
episode. Allison and Chris spoke to Velton about the genesis of the fan
favorite tune, and the unique challenges it posed to making the episode.
And hold on, because Matt reveals another startling new discovery about
series finale Mirror Image! Think of it as a companion to Allison’s
amazing photo find from a few months back.
You can say you heard it first — on The Quantum Leap Podcast!
Quantum Leap Podcast - Piano Man: Part B
Listen to The Quantum Leap Podcast
on this episode here:
Much
like Wile E Coyote’s attempts to catch the Road Runner, Sam Beckett’s
attempts to save the lives of his host and his host’s long time
girlfriend continually blow up in his face… Literally… For the most
cartoon-like episode of Quantum Leap, in the “Piano Man” bonus show,
Hayden, Lesley and Zoe have gathered around the piano to discuss the
episode, only to realize that none of them know how to play it. So
instead, being Saturday morning, they settle in front of the TV in
their PJs with a bowl of cereal for some cartoons. The Deans List
covers Dean Stockwell’s work on “Batman Beyond: Return Of The Joker”
and “Captain Planet and the Planeteers”; Jessie Neumann returns with
her “World’s second-oldest profession” segment about voice acting; and
Quantum Deep is taken over by some very special guests for a Quantum
Leap themed cartoon cavalcade that is definitely not for children!
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