"The Sopranos" Pilot (1999)

Calificación de los usuarios:

8.9/10   

Director:

David Chase

Guionista:

David Chase (creator)

Series de televisión:

"The Sopranos" (1999)

Original Air Date:

10 enero 1999 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

A mobster passes out at a family barbecue and seeks therapy to understand why.

Plot Keywords:

Gangster | Vulgarity | Dysfunctional Family | Cult Favorite | Surveillance

Comentarios de los usuarios:

It's a pilot,, folks

Cast

James Gandolfini	...	Tony Soprano
Lorraine Bracco	...	Dr. Jennifer Melfi
Edie Falco	...	Carmela Soprano
Michael Imperioli	...	Christopher Moltisanti
Dominic Chianese	...	Corrado 'Junior' Soprano
Vincent Pastore	...	Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero
Steve Van Zandt	...	Silvio Dante (as Steven Van Zandt)
Tony Sirico	...	Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri
Robert Iler	...	Anthony 'A.J.' Soprano Jr.
Jamie-Lynn Sigler	...	Meadow Soprano
Nancy Marchand	...	Livia Soprano
Michael Gaston	...	Alex Mahaffey
Joe Lisi	...	Dick Barone
John Ventimiglia	...	Artie Bucco
Jerry Adler	...	Herman 'Hesh' Rabkin

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Brad Grey Television

Trivialidades:

This episode is titled "The Sopranos" on the DVD release and the show's official site. But it was titled "Pilot" when originally aired and is still titled as such in reruns.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The ducks in Tony Soprano's swimming pool in the pilot episode are all female. There are several remarks about the group of ducks being a family. No male ducks are within that group.

Quotes:

Tony Soprano: Let me tell ya something. Nowadays, everybody's gotta go to shrinks, and counselors, and go on "Sally Jessy Raphael" and talk about their problems. What happened to Gary Cooper? The strong, silent type. That was an American. He wasn't in touch with his feelings...

Movie Connections:

References The Godfather (1972)

Soundtrack:

I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying

It's a pilot,, folks

Aspiring mob boss Tony Soprano has a fainting spell and ends up in a shrink's office. It quickly becomes apparent through his chat with the shrink and a series of mostly comical flashbacks that he is a very bad man involved in some very bad stuff. You can feel the makings of a show here, obviously based on both THE GODFATHER and GOODFELLAS. Everything feels a bit rushed, but hey, it's a pilot and there's a lot to establish. Characters are not truly formed yet. Carmela is a typical New Jersey shrieker of a housewife, the kind we see in movies and hope never to meet. Sil and some of the other "boys" are only briefly glimpsed. Tony himself is not quite yet the Tony we will come to know; the gravitas is missing, if you'll pardon my use of that $100 word. But watch Tony's face as he gleefully runs down the guy who owes him money. He obviously loves the rough stuff, while feeling guilty about being both that guy and a family man with family responsibilities. By the way, the little bit of screen time Uncle Junior and Tony's mom have is worth its weight in gold, as these characters are played by two very sharp veteran actors. But just as THE GODFATHER was all about Marlon Brando, THE SOPRANOS ultimately will be all about James Gandolfini. Bring on all the guest stars you want, but without Gandolfini, there would be no THE SOPRANOS.