Time of Death

Episode aired Nov 11, 2004
TV-14
46m

IMDb RATING

8.9/10

1.2K

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Mekhi Phifer and Goran Visnjic in ER (1994)

Drama Romance

An ex con and alcoholic patient, Charlie Metcalf (Ray Liotta) passes out in the waiting room and is brought to the emergency room by the doctors. It shows the real time of 45 minutes with an... Read allAn ex con and alcoholic patient, Charlie Metcalf (Ray Liotta) passes out in the waiting room and is brought to the emergency room by the doctors. It shows the real time of 45 minutes with an patient of his life story and his final days in the ER, which touches the doctors treatin... Read allAn ex con and alcoholic patient, Charlie Metcalf (Ray Liotta) passes out in the waiting room and is brought to the emergency room by the doctors. It shows the real time of 45 minutes with an patient of his life story and his final days in the ER, which touches the doctors treating him.

Director
- Christopher Chulack
Writers
- Michael Crichton
- David Zabel
Stars

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IMDb RATING

8.9/10

1.2K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Christopher Chulack
Writers
- Michael Crichton
- David Zabel
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
The episode won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - Ray Liotta.

Goofs
In the last scene, Pratt's slice of pizza does not appear to have anchovies on it. Previously in the same scene, it was established that Pratt likes anchovy pizza and that one had been brought in for him.

Quotes
Charlie Metcalf: I never believed in God. That might bite me in the ass how, huh?
Luka Kovac: God will get over it.

Connections
Featured in ER: 300 Patients (2007)

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Featured review

Beautiful, touching episode

Normally, name guest stars have now become a joke on television. However, Ray Liotta bucked that trend, brought a heart-wrenching, heart-breaking performance, and won himself a well-deserved Emmy for it.

It also didn't hurt that there was brilliant acting all around (regardless of Dr. Pratt acting more like Dr. Prick, more so than usual, I think) and the cinematography and art direction were simply beautiful.

Just a thought: anyone familiar with the half-hour film from the 60s that was featured in "The Twilight Zone" based off of Ambrose Bierce's short story "Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge"? The episode eerily reminded me of it, this time with sound and dialogue, but still kind of trippy, heavily symbolic, escapist, and ultimately tragic. If you like this episode, look up that film. It's in the public domain, so free downloads can be found across the net with no legal worries.