"Oz"
A Game of Checkers (1997)

Director:

Jean de Segonzac

Writers:

Tom Fontana (creator)
Tom Fontana (written by)

TV Series:

"Oz" (1997)

Original Air Date:

25 August 1997 (Season 1, Episode 8)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

After a visit with his sons, Schillinger realizes he needs to get paroled. He convinces McManus to let...

Plot Keywords:

Sadistic Governor | Nun | Redemption | Extramarital Affair | Bribery

Cast

Ernie Hudson	...	Warden Leo Glynn
Terry Kinney	...	Tim McManus
Harold Perrineau	...	Augustus Hill
Eamonn Walker	...	Kareem Said
Kirk Acevedo	...	Miguel Alvarez
Edie Falco	...	Officer Diane Whittlesey
J.K. Simmons	...	Vernon 'Vern' Schillinger
Lee Tergesen	...	Tobias 'Toby' Beecher
Dean Winters	...	Ryan O'Reily
B.D. Wong	...	Father Raymond 'Ray' Mukada
Zeljko Ivanek	...	Governor James Devlin
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje	...	Simon Adebisi
Rick Fox	...	Jackson Vahue
Stephen Gevedon	...	Scott Ross
George Morfogen	...	Robert 'Bob' Rebadow

Trivia:

Earlier drafts of the first season finale had Sister Peter Marie directing a the musical West Side Story using inmates as cast members. The riot that was planned was supposed to start when the inmates began fighting each other while in character during the musical. Having Peter Marie direct West Side Story was supposed to have been a homage to actress Rita Moreno, who was in the movie version of West Side Story and won an Oscar for her performance.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the prison riot, a prisoner slams a chair into a TV, yet when everything calms down, the prisoners are watching TV.

Quotes:

Tobias Beecher: I shat all over a man. That's not normal.

Movie Connections:

References "Seinfeld" (1990)

Soundtrack:

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood