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Things to Do in Phoenix When You're Dead

  • Episode aired Feb 9, 2009
  • TV-14
  • 42m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
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Allison dreams of murder and blackmail, in which the only witness is a ghost. Pursuing the ghost to seek his help, she finds that he is alive. Meanwhile, Ariel has a weird reaction to her he... Read allAllison dreams of murder and blackmail, in which the only witness is a ghost. Pursuing the ghost to seek his help, she finds that he is alive. Meanwhile, Ariel has a weird reaction to her health assignment.Allison dreams of murder and blackmail, in which the only witness is a ghost. Pursuing the ghost to seek his help, she finds that he is alive. Meanwhile, Ariel has a weird reaction to her health assignment.

  • Director
    • Aaron Lipstadt
  • Writers
    • Glenn Gordon Caron
    • Diane Ademu-John
  • Stars
    • Patricia Arquette
    • Miguel Sandoval
    • David Cubitt
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    277
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Aaron Lipstadt
    • Writers
      • Glenn Gordon Caron
      • Diane Ademu-John
    • Stars
      • Patricia Arquette
      • Miguel Sandoval
      • David Cubitt
    • 2User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Patricia Arquette
    Patricia Arquette
    • Allison Dubois
    Miguel Sandoval
    Miguel Sandoval
    • D.A. Manuel Devalos
    David Cubitt
    David Cubitt
    • Detective Lee Scanlon
    Sofia Vassilieva
    Sofia Vassilieva
    • Ariel Dubois
    Maria Lark
    Maria Lark
    • Bridgette Dubois
    Jake Weber
    Jake Weber
    • Joe Dubois
    Sam Trammell
    Sam Trammell
    • Dr. Brian Seward
    Emily Bergl
    Emily Bergl
    • Victoria
    Lucas Till
    Lucas Till
    • Adam Mankowitz
    Amy Hill
    Amy Hill
    • Receptionist
    Paul Bartholomew
    Paul Bartholomew
    • Teacher
    James M. Connor
    James M. Connor
    • Patrick Davidson
    • (as James Michael Connor)
    Annamarie Kenoyer
    Annamarie Kenoyer
    • Ashley Whitaker
    Michele Marsh
    Michele Marsh
    • Secretary
    Madison Carabello
    Madison Carabello
    • Marie Dubois
    Miranda Carabello
    Miranda Carabello
    • Marie Dubois
    Erica Piccininni
    Erica Piccininni
    • Kimberly Weeks
    Taylor Geare
    Taylor Geare
    • Little Girl
    • Director
      • Aaron Lipstadt
    • Writers
      • Glenn Gordon Caron
      • Diane Ademu-John
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    10jackianhdao

    10 🌟 for Joe!

    Lmao! Love the scene when he talked with his ex-son-in-law ❤
    10Kamandi73

    Very Creative Story

    Allison dreams about a murder, and sees a witness (Sam Trammell) to the murder. Then she sees the same witness at the crime scene, and dreams about him and his partner blackmailing the killer. Then she meets the doctor at a local park and talks to him. Then his ghost shows up at her house, dressed in his doctor garb.

    Allison takes a while to put it together. Having seen Flatliners and similar themed movies / TV shows, I knew what Sam Trammell was doing. Trammell tells Allison that he is blackmailing people to get money for his wife and kids because he is dying of cancer.

    His partner in crime, Emily Bergl, wants to keep the $500,000 they got from their first blackmail victim, and so she sets up Trammell to flatline one more time, permanently.

    Allison and the now permanent ghost Trammell plan ahead, and the final confrontation between Allison and Emily is very cool.

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    • Trivia
      This is the 1st episode we see Ariel wearing a wig. She shaved her hair for the part in My Sisters Keeper.
    • Goofs
      At Ariel's school parking lot, Joe is talking to Ariel from the driver's seat. In the side mirror one can see the state flag of California with its distinctive brown bear on a white background. The show is set in Arizona, a state with a very different color scheme.
    • Connections
      References The Shining (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      So What
      Written by P!nk, Max Martin and Shellback

      Performed by P!nk

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    • Release date
      • February 9, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Raleigh Manhattan Beach Studios - 1600 Rosecrans Avenue, Manhattan Beach, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Picturemaker Productions
      • Grammnet Productions
      • CBS Paramount Network Television
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    • Runtime
      42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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