"Desperate Housewives"
Opening Doors (2008)

Director:

David Grossman

Writers:

Jordon Nardino (written by)
Dahvi Waller (written by)

TV Series:

"Desperate Housewives" (2004)

Original Air Date:

4 May 2008 (Season 4, Episode 14)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Lynette finds out that the twins, Preston and Porter, are responsible for starting the fire at Rick's restaurant...

Plot Keywords:

Blindness | Murder Investigation | Gothic Secret | Family Secret | Bi Curious

Cast

Teri Hatcher	...	Susan Delfino
Felicity Huffman	...	Lynette Scavo
Marcia Cross	...	Bree Hodge
Eva Longoria Parker	...	Gabrielle Lang
Nicollette Sheridan	...	Edie Britt
Doug Savant	...	Tom Scavo
Ricardo Chavira	...	Carlos Solis (as Ricardo Antonio Chavira)
Andrea Bowen	...	Julie Mayer
Dana Delany	...	Katherine Mayfair
Brenda Strong	...	Mary Alice Young (voice)
James Denton	...	Mike Delfino
Shawn Pyfrom	...	Andrew Van De Kamp
Kyle MacLachlan	...	Orson Hodge
Joy Lauren	...	Danielle Van De Kamp
Lyndsy Fonseca	...	Dylan Mayfair
Brent Kinsman	...	Preston Scavo
Shane Kinsman	...	Porter Scavo
Zane Huett	...	Parker Scavo
Rachel G. Fox	...	Kayla Scavo (as Rachel Fox)
Richard Burgi	...	Karl Meyer
Kathryn Joosten	...	Karen McCluskey
Kevin Rahm	...	Lee McDermott
Tuc Watkins	...	Bob Hunter
Sunny Mabrey	...	Marisa Mayer
Justine Bateman	...	Ellie Leonard
Gary Cole	...	Wayne Davis
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Amy Honey	...	Instructor
Tom Schmid	...	Dr. Oakley
Tatum Shank	...	Man

Directed by
David Grossman

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jordon Nardino		written by
Dahvi Waller		written by

Cinematography by
Eric Van Haren Noman

Makeup Department
Marc Boyle	....	hair stylist
Maria Fernandez DiSarro	....	hair stylist
James Dunham	....	hair stylist
Dena Green	....	key hair stylist
Gabor Heiligenberg	....	department head hair
Matthew W. Mungle	....	special makeup effects artist
Clinton Wayne	....	special makeup effects artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Efrain Cortes	....	second assistant director
Richard E. White	....	second second assistant director

Sound Department
Robb Navrides	....	supervising sound editor

Stunts
Brad Martin	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Ingrid Hartman	....	film loader
Zsolt Kadar	....	first assistant camera
Didier Koskas	....	key grip
Lon Thompson	....	gaffer

Casting Department
E.L. Staehli	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tami Eldridge	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Greg Faluszczak	....	on-line editor
Shaley Brooks	....	colorist (uncredited)
Greg Pastore	....	colorist: dailies (uncredited)

Other crew
Brian A. Alexander	....	script coordinator
Nicholas Hiles	....	production assistant
Julianne Weick	....	assistant production coordinator
Evan Liss	....	set medic (uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Marc Cherry		creator

Produced by
Bruce Zimmerman	....	supervising producer (2005-)

Art Direction by
Kim Hix

Costume Design by
Marie-Sylvie Deveau
Enid Harris

Makeup Department
Maggie Fung	....	makeup department head
Lindsay Gores	....	assistant makeup artist
Sherilyn Stetz	....	makeup artist
Tegan Taylor	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
M.C. 'Max' Berryhill	....	second assistant director
Jeanne Caliendo	....	first assistant director
Michael Helfand	....	second assistant director
Michael R. Melamed	....	second second assistant director
Brendalyn Richard	....	day-player additional second assistant director
Brendalyn Richard	....	second second assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Cate Bangs	....	set designer
Jarid Boyce	....	storyboard artist
Chuck Herrmann	....	assistant property master
Lance Larson	....	assistant props
Steven Samanen	....	assistant art director
Victor M. Shannon	....	plasterer foreman
JoAnn Stevens	....	art department coordinator

Sound Department
Javier Bennassar	....	sound editor
Glenn E. Berkovitz	....	production sound mixer
Chuck Buch	....	sound mixer
Robert Carr	....	sound mix technician
Rob Cunningham	....	boom operator: second unit
Jesse K-D. Dodd	....	foley mixer
Klair Ethridge	....	boom operator: second unit
Lee Gilmore	....	foley editor
Thomas Giordano	....	boom operator: second unit (multiple episodes)
Jeff Gomillion	....	adr mixer
Mark C. Grech	....	boom operator: second unit
Alex Names	....	sound utility
Philip Rogers	....	adr recordist
Craig T. Rosevear	....	foley editor
Douglas Shamburger	....	boom operator (2005)

Special Effects by
Matt Kutcher	....	special effects supervisor
Jennifer M. Sheppard	....	special effects office coordinator

Visual Effects by
Louis Bravo	....	visual effects editor
David Carriker	....	visual effects supervisor (season 2)
Darren Frankel	....	VP, post production: Stargate Digital
Sid Jayakar	....	digital compositor
Christopher Keithley	....	matte painter
Frank Lawas	....	visual effects I/O supervisor
Rob Reinhart	....	digital compositor (as Robert Reinhart)
Victor Scalise	....	digital compositor
Jason Shulman	....	digital artist: promotional effects (season 2)
Cedric Tomacruz	....	matte painter
Peter Vazquez	....	visual effects supervisor
Peter V. Ware	....	visual effects exective producer
Doug Witsken	....	digital compositor
Christopher M. Wright	....	visual effects producer
Fabio Zapata	....	digital effects

Stunts
Jeff Brockton	....	stunt double
Wendi Bromley	....	stunt double: Teri Hatcher and Eva Longoria
Chase Coleman	....	stunt performer
Dennis Fitzgerald	....	stunt double: Mark Moses
Cody Gill	....	stunt double
Dina L. Margolin	....	stunt double
Jenny Tallent	....	stunt double
Jenny Tallent	....	utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Jeff Andrus	....	rigger
Craig Bilodeau	....	rigging grip
Ffilip Bolton	....	rigging electrician
Shane Buttle	....	set lighting technician
Joe Chess	....	steadicam operator
Xiomara Comrie	....	assistant camera
Jesse Crusing	....	additional electrician
Lance Dickinson	....	electrician
Ryan French	....	rigging electrician
Jason Garcia	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Barry Gross	....	electrician
Craig Horwitz	....	rigging electrician
Greg Jarrett	....	lighting technician
Michael A. Johnson	....	camera operator
Michael A. Johnson	....	steadicam operator
Rory Robert Knepp	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Rory Robert Knepp	....	steadicam operator
Chelsea Low	....	steadicam operator
Bill-Brady Majors	....	key rigging grip
Ken Metz	....	grip
Bob Myers	....	rigging grip
Morten Petersen	....	rigging best boy electric
Jim Petretti	....	electrician
Brendon Phillips	....	rigging electrician
Michael Piekutowski	....	rigging electrician
Paul Plannette	....	first assistant camera
Justin Portwood	....	grip
Maricella Ramirez	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Robert J. Reilly	....	rigging grip
Brooks Robinson	....	steadicam operator: second unit
Randy Shanofsky	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Roland Simmons	....	lighting technician
Frank Sims	....	rigging grip
John Spezzano	....	dolly grip
Michael Stumpf	....	camera operator: additional unit
Michael Stumpf	....	steadicam operator
Joseph D. Urbanczyk	....	additional camera operator
Peter Vazquez	....	director of photography: effects unit
Naomi Villanueva	....	camera loader

Casting Department
Brad Kenny	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amanda Gore	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Ryan Michael Miller	....	editor: title sequence: yU+co.
Abraham Park	....	post-production: Touchstone Television
Randy Starnes	....	final color timer

Music Department
Mauricio J. Balvanera	....	music editor
Steven Cahill	....	music producer
Michael Dittrick	....	music editor
Bruce Fowler	....	orchestrator
Alan Meyerson	....	music scoring mixer
Patrick Spain	....	score assistant engineer

Transportation Department
Darrell Dubovsky	....	driver
Brian Joseph Moore	....	driver: props truck (seasons 1 and 2)
Dana Schisler	....	driver

Other crew
Kristen Anthony	....	production assistant
Ursula Brauner	....	dog trainer
Holli Bremer	....	production assistant
Erik Carlson	....	production staff
Neil Clark	....	computer graphic artist
Kerrigan Janet Daily	....	publicist (2005)
Guin Dill	....	animal trainer
Erin Felentzer	....	publicist
Shilo Frontierro	....	additional set production assistant
Mark Gerald	....	production paramedic
Greg Goren	....	production assistant (2005-)
Kyra Green	....	production staff
Jill Hoppy	....	production assistant
JaSheika Ashel James	....	assistant: Sabrina Wind
Ryan Krayser	....	production assistant
Victoria LaFortune	....	production executive
Chris Loveall	....	assistant: Michael Edelstein
Randy Loveridge	....	assistant: Marc Cherry (season 1)
Damien Lubiak	....	production assistant: pilot
Omar McClinton	....	post-production finance: Touchstone Television
Alexa Motley	....	production assistant
Stephanie A. Purdy	....	animal trainer
Willy Roberts	....	production assistant
Denise Rosen	....	production accountant
Yolanda Santosa	....	title designer
Adam Schindler	....	unspecified assistant
Rainbow Shalom Hayes	....	craft service (as Rainbow-Shalom Johnson)
Joshua Stickler	....	production assistant
Jenny Tallent	....	lead stand-in
Shawn Tanaka	....	assistant: Felicity Huffman
Patrick Tarpey	....	animal trainer
John Trujillo	....	layout board
Matt Tulve	....	production assistant
Andre C. Verderame	....	set production assistant
Troy Waters	....	marine coordinator
Garson Yu	....	title designer

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M | Venezuela:PG-13 | USA:TV-PG

Quotes:

Edie Britt: Tell me anyway. Just in case you're not saying I'm a big slut.
Bree Hodge: Oh, come on, Edie. Carlos, Mike, Karl. You do have a way at picking at other women's leftovers.