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Read My Lips
Season 2, Episode 8
Read My Lips title card
Air date November 25, 1988
Written by Peter Lauterman
Angelo Stea
Directed by Francis Delia
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"Read My Lips" is the eighth episode of the 2nd season of Friday the 13th: The Series.

Plot[]

An old friend of Micki's is about to marry a ventriloquist, whose sharp-humored dummy does not approve.

Synopsis[]

Notes[]

Quotes[]

Cursed Antique[]

Adolf Hitler's pink silk boutonniere that brings a ventriloquist's dummy to life and compels people (Billy Drago, John Byner) to kill.

Villains and Fates[]

Edgar van Horne, driven insane and locked up in a mental institution, and Travis Plunkett, stabbed to death by the dummy.

Cast[]

Episode Cast[]

  • John D. LeMay as Ryan Dallion
  • Louise Robey as Micki Foster
  • Chris Wiggins as Jack Marshak
  • Billy Drago as Edgar Van Horne
  • John Byner as Travis Pluckett
  • Linda Griffiths as Gabrielle
  • Ed Gale as Oscar
  • Roger Montgomery as Doorman
  • Chas Lawther as Bernie Bell
  • Carole Galloway as Psychiatrist
  • Danny Mann as the Voice of Oscar
  • Robert McKenna as Minister
  • Yank Azman as Manager Sam
  • Tedd Dillon as Tough Guy

Episode Crew[]

  • Directed by Francis Delia
  • Written by Peter Lauterman and Angelo Stea
  • Produced by Jon Anderson, J. Miles Dale and Frank Mancuso, Jr.
  • Music by Fred Mollin
  • Cinematography by Rodney Charters
  • Film Editor - Gary L. Smith
  • Production Designer - Stephen Roloff
  • Art Director - Adam Kolodziej
  • Set Decorator - Marlene Puritt
  • Costume Designer - Maxyne Baker

Editorial Department[]

  • Bernadette Kelly - Assistant Editor
  • Gary Mueller - Post-Production Coordinator
  • Gary L. Smith - Supervising Editor

Makeup Department[]

  • Dennis Curcio - Special Makeup Effects
  • Madeleine Russell - Hair Stylist
  • Ava Stone - Makeup Artist

Production Management[]

  • Norman Denver - Assistant Production Manager
  • Philip Stilman - Post-Production Supervisor
  • Robert Wertheimer - Executive in Charge of Production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director[]

  • Mac Bradden - Second Unit Director
  • Jill Compton - Third Assistant Director
  • Myron Hoffert - Second Assistant Director
  • Rita Picard - First Assistant Director

Art Department[]

  • Frauke Illing - Lead Props
  • Ron Lightfoot - Construction Coordinator
  • Bruce Mailing - Lead Set Dresser
  • Kim Steede - Lead Set Dresser
  • Lee Wildgen - Property Master

Sound Department[]

  • Tim Archer - Sound Mixer
  • Ralph Chiaravalloti - Sound Editor
  • Eric Fitz - Boom Operator
  • Terry Gordica - Sound Mixer
  • Christopher Hutton - Supervising Sound Editor
  • Ao Loo - Sound Recordist
  • Helen Watson - Sound Editor

Special Effects[]

  • Darren Perks - Special Effects Makeup

Visual Effects[]

  • John Gajdecki - Visual Effects Artist
  • Megan Hope-Ross - Director of Visual Effects

Stunts[]

  • T.J. Scott - Stunt Coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department[]

  • Blake Balentine - Grip
  • Nigel Draper - Electrician
  • Richard Gaal - Best Boy Electric: Second Unit
  • Travor Haws - Second Assistant Camera
  • Steve Morrison - Electrician
  • Kevin Murphy - Best Boy
  • Malcolm Nefsky - Grip
  • Gregory Palermo - Grip
  • Randal Platt - Camera Operator
  • Mark Silver - Key Grip
  • Patrick Stepien - First Assistant Camera
  • Owen Taylor - Gaffer

Casting Department[]

  • Tina Gerussi - Casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department[]

  • Marie-Sylvie Deveau - Assistant Costume Designer
  • Judith England - Wardrobe Mistress

Location Management[]

  • Robin Brinsmead - Location Manager

Transportation Department[]

  • Chris Radley Walters - Transport Coordinator

Additional Crew[]

  • Mary Fraser - Production Coordinator
  • Victoria Harding - Production Secretary
  • Jim Henshaw - Executive Story Consultant
  • Nathalie Laporte - Production Accountant
  • Paule Mercier - Script Supervisor
  • Barbara Sachs - Supervising Executive: Hometown Films
  • Rick Schwartz - Story Executive: Hometown Films
  • Bill Taub - Executive Story Editor

References[]

External link[]

Video[]

Friday_The_13th_The_Series_Season_2_Episode_8_Promo

Friday The 13th The Series Season 2 Episode 8 Promo


Friday the 13th: The Series - Season 2
Doorway to Hell I The Voodoo Mambo I And Now the News I Tails I Live, Heads You Die I Symphony in B-Sharp I Master of Disguise I Wax Magic I Read My Lips I 13 O'Clock I Night Hunger I The Sweetest Sting I The Playhouse I Eye of Death I Face of Evil I Better Off Dead I Scarlet Cinema I The Mephisto Ring I A Friend to the End I The Butcher I Mesmer's Bauble I Wedding in Black I Wedding Bell Blues I The Maestro I The Shaman's Apprentice I The Prisoner I Coven of Darkness
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