The Nightmare (1984)

“The Nightmare”
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Episode no.	Season 4; Episode 27
Directed by	Irving J. Moore
Written by	Eileen Pollock & Robert Pollock (story), Edward DeBlasio (teleplay)
Production no.	DY-086
Original airdate	1984-05-09 (ABC)
Ratings	3rd (25.7)
Episode chronology
"New Lady in Town"	"Disappearance"
	Season Guide
	Season 4

Plot Overview[]

Cast[]

John Forsythe ... Blake Carrington
Linda Evans ... Krystle Carrington
Pamela Sue Martin ... Fallon Carrington
Pamela Bellwood ... Claudia Blaisdel
John James ... Jeff Colby
Gordon Thomson ... Adam Carrington
Jack Coleman ... Steven Carrington
Kathleen Beller ... Kirby Anders
Heather Locklear ... Sammy Jo Dean Carrington
Michael Nader ... Dex Dexter
Diahann Carroll ... Dominique Deveraux
Joan Collins ... Alexis Colby

rest of cast listed by end credits order:

Hank Brandt ... Morgan Hess
Jonathan Goldsmith ... Sergeant Cooper
Virginia Hawkins ... Jeanette Robbins (credit only) (scene deleted)
Janet Brandt ... Mrs. Gordon
William Beckley ... Gerard
Sally Kemp ... Marcia
Betty Harford ... Hilda Gunnerson
Sandy Freeman ... Beautician
Marsha Haynes ... Receptionist
Gay Hagen ... Prison Matron
Lynn Cartwright ... Inmate #1
Jani Ridges ... Maid
Catherine Ferrar ... Makeup Woman
Lauren Levinson ... Dresser
Kent DeMarche ... Hairdresser
Jock McNeil ... Bartender
Micki McHay ... Inmate #2

Crew[]

Produced by

Esther Shapiro .... executive producer
Richard Shapiro .... executive produce
Aaron Spelling .... executive producer
Douglas S. Cramer .... executive producer
E. Duke Vincent .... supervising producer
Elaine Rich .... producer
John B. Moranville .... associate producer
Ursula Alexander .... assistant producer

Original Music by

Peter T. Myers

Cinematography by

Michel Hugo

Film Editing by

Dick Darling

Casting by

Marc Schwartz
Gary Shaffer

Art Direction by

Tom Trimble

Set Decoration by

Brock Broughton

Costume Design by

Nolan Miller

Makeup Department

Cherie .... hair stylist
Jack Freeman .... makeup artist
Bruce Hutchinson .... makeup artist
Gus Le Pre .... hair stylist
Melanie Levitt .... makeup artist
Linda Leiter Sharp .... hair stylist

Production Management

Joseph Dervin Jr. .... executive in charge of post-production
Flora M. Gordon .... unit production manager
Norman Henry .... executive production manager
Al Kraus .... supervising production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Robert Della Santina .... first assistant director
Carl Dubliclay .... second assistant director

Art Department

Gordon Kirschbaum.... supervising construction manager
John Sutton .... construction coordinator
Anthony C. Thorpe .... property master
Joe Olsen .... prop man (uncredited)

Sound Department

Andrew Gilmore .... sound mixer
Robert Nichols II .... sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Frank Van Leeuwen .... special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

Robert E. Dawes Jr. .... camera operator (uncredited)
Marty Dobkousky .... grip (uncredited)
Scott Hamilton .... still photographer: publicity stills (uncredited)
Ernie Reed .... camera operator: second camera (uncredited)

Casting Department

Barbara Baldavin .... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Breezie Brooks .... costumer: women
Jay Caplan .... costumer: men

Editorial Department

John Woodcock .... supervising editor

Music Department

Bill Conti .... composer: theme music
Rocky Moriana .... music supervisor

Other crew

Edward DeBlasio .... executive script editor
Joseph Gannon .... script supervisor
Bret Garwood .... executive coordinator
Phill Norman .... title designer
Eileen Pollock .... executive story editor
Robert Pollock .... executive story editor
John Farrow .... location manager (uncredited)

Info Alert[]

Pamela Sue Martin (Fallon) and Kathleen Beller (Kirby) depart the cast and make their final appearances on the show.
In the cliffhanger, Dominique reveals a shocking claim- that she's a Carrington. However, producers reportedly filmed several other false revelations to keep it a secret it: among them Dominique reveals that she's the ex-wife of the late Cecil Colby and Dominique reveals that she's Kirby's mother.
Just like for the previous episode, Dominique was missing in the story outline. Instead of her scenes, there were scenes with Amanda and her step-brother Ian. While the previous episode hinted that Amanda may be a fake, this episode confirms that she is Alexis' daughter (and Blake's daughter !) Alexis proposed to Amanda and Ian to live at her penthouse but Amanda would have to pretend to be Alexis's baby sister, at least until Alexis had Blake broken. Once she owned Denver-Carrington, she would tell the truth to everyone.

Production details[]

Shooting dates: from April 1, 1984 to April 10, 1984
Deleted scenes : Alexis "sees" Mark on the penthouse's terrace; Blake and Krystle talk about Averell Dawson and Roland Maxwell; Sergent Cooper comes to examine Krystle about Mark's death.
Trimmed scenes : Before Jeff comes in her bedroom, Fallon is given by Jeannette a gift from Tony ; when Krystle is the kitchen, Mrs. Gunnerson asks her about Kirby's absence; Jeff promises Blake to find Fallon after she left and Krystle joins Blake in the rain.

Unfilmed scene : Sammy Jo was to meet Morgan Hess at the Arcade and reminds him their first meeting. The scene was scrapped before shooting and replaced with a scene with the two in bed. Ironically, in the story outline the scene was different again: Sammy Jo was to meet Chris Deegan instead of Morgan Hess !
Filming Locations: Warner Hollywood studios; GMT studios; Georgette Klinger Salon (Beverly Hills); McMahon's Residence, Brentwood (Los Angeles); Griffith Park (Los Angeles).

Anecdote[]

Kathleen Beller about the possibility that Diahann Caroll would played the role of Kirby's mother : "The idea of making Diahann Carroll my mother was the original plan and when Diahann joined the show, she was told she'd be playing my mom. They usually keep these things very secret, and the only way I even found out about it was when I had lunch with Diahann and she told me she was going to be revealed as my mom. We spoke about it at some length and both agreed that it was the sort of storyline that would probably get some people upset. Right about that time the writers who had been on our show for a number of years [Eileen and Robert Pollock] left, and the new writers [primarily Camille Marchetta] came in with a different set of ideas. They wanted the show to take a new turn with big name guest stars and that left no room for my character, so when my contract was up I didn't get renewed. Back when the show first started, it used to be that everyone was a regular, but now they've gone in a whole new direction."

Quotes[]

Krystle Carrington: So you enjoy slinging mud, Alexis?
Kirby Anders: You bitch!
Alexis Carrington Colby: If I am, take a lesson from me. You made need it in life.
Dominique Devereaux: Won't it just knock their socks off when they find out... I'm a Carrington.