I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano
"I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano" | |
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The Sopranos episode | |
Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 13 |
Directed by | John Patterson |
Written by | David Chase |
Cinematography by | Phil Abraham |
Production code | 113 |
Original air date | April 4, 1999 |
Running time | 60 minutes |
"I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano" is the 13th episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and the finale of the show's first season. Written by David Chase and directed by John Patterson, it originally aired on April 4, 1999.
Starring
- James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano
- Lorraine Bracco as Jennifer Melfi
- Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano
- Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti
- Dominic Chianese as Corrado Soprano, Jr.
- Pussy Bonpensiero*
- Steven Van Zandt as Silvio Dante
- Tony Sirico as Paulie Gualtieri
- Anthony Soprano, Jr.
- Jamie-Lynn Sigler as Meadow Soprano
- Nancy Marchand as Livia Soprano
* = credit only
Guest starring
- Artie Bucco
- Charmaine Bucco
- Frank Cubitoso
Also guest starring
- Mikey Palmice
- Father Phil
- Drea de Matteo as Adriana
- Larry Boy Barese
- Raymond Curto
- Jimmy Altieri
- Chucky Signore
- Rosalie Aprile
- John Aprea as U.S. Attorney Gene Conigliaro
- George Bass as Janitor
- Gene Canfield as Police Officer
- Frank Dellarosa as EMT
- Santiago Douglas as Jeremy Herrera
- Militza Ivanova as Russian Woman
- Agent Grasso
- Annika Pergament as News Anchor
- JoJo Palmice
- Agent Harris
- Candy Trabucco as Ms. Giaculo
Synopsis
Knowing that Tony's life is in danger, Dr. Melfi openly speculates about Livia, noting that she often speaks of infanticide and suggesting that she has borderline personality disorder. Tony angrily rejects this, physically threatens Melfi, and storms out.
Tony is brought to an FBI safehouse where Agent
Tony returns to Melfi, explaining that the attempted hit occurred partly because he was seeing her, and telling her to leave town. When he next goes to her office, he is told she is on vacation. He confides to his crew that he is seeing a psychiatrist. Though Silvio and
When
Tony goes to Green Grove and grabs a pillow, intending to
Later that night, Tony and his family go to Artie's restaurant to wait out a thunderstorm. After a little hesitation, he welcomes them. As they eat by candlelight, Tony raises his glass to "the little moments that were good".
First appearance
- Agent Cubitoso: The FBI agent in charge of investigating the Soprano crime family and Tony Soprano.
Deceased
- Jimmy Altieri: shot by Silvio on orders from Tony Soprano.
- Chucky Signore: shot by Tony Soprano on his motorboat.
- Mikey Palmice: shot while out jogging by Christopher and Paulie on orders from Tony.
Title reference
- In a session with Dr. Melfi, Tony relates a dream he had involving neighbor Jean Cusamano. The title is also a play on the name of the TV show I Dream of Jeannie, which is, in turn, a play on the first line of the Stephen Foster song "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair".
Cultural references
- The episode title is a nod to the 1960s I Dream of Jeannie TV series.
- When A.J. is making fun of Livia after her "Who's Artie Bucco?" question, he mockingly hums the theme from Jeopardy!.
- Meadow and Jeremy are watching "Planely Possible", an episode of the sci-fi/horror HBO TV Show Perversions of Science, together.
- Father Phil brings Carmela a DVD of the 1998 film One True Thing, starring Renée Zellweger.
- When Mikey Palmice fingers Junior for shooting Brendan Filone, Christopher expresses disbelief, calling Junior "Mr. Magoo".
- When the FBI offers to play Tony portions of surveillance tape in an informal sit-down, he jokes that if it's the Springsteen CD box set, he's already got it.
- The U.S. attorney who offers Junior a deal is named Gene Conigliaro. Eugene Conigliaro was a character on a sixth-season episode of The Rockford Files, "Just a Coupla Guys." Chase wrote both scripts. Greg Antonacci, who played Conigliaro, would eventually join the show in the sixth season as New York mobster Butch DeConcini.
- Tony calls a hospital worker "George Clooney", a reference to the actor's role on ER.
- During the final dinner scene, Paulie calls Silvio "Pat Cooper", a reference to the famous comedian.
- When advising Dr. Melfi to leave town for her own safety, Tony suggests that she tell her patients that "August came early". This is a reference to the practice of psychoanalysts to vacation in the month of August.
- Being questioned while under arrest, Junior jokes to his interrogator that he would like to have sex with Angie Dickinson. This is a reference to the actress who was reputed to have had an affair with John F. Kennedy, with whom Junior is obsessed.
- Christopher refers to William "Petite" Clayborn and Rasheen Ray — the gunmen contracted to kill Tony — as Boyz II Men.
Music
- The song playing at the beginning of the episode during the meeting at Satriale's is "Inside of Me" by Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul (Little Steven is the musical pseudonym of Steven Van Zandt, who plays Silvio Dante in the show).
- The song played during the hotel killing scene is "Wood Cabin" by Saint Etienne.
- The song played when Carmela and Rosalie have lunch at Artie's new restaurant and discuss Rosalie's grief over her husband Jackie and Carmela's fear for her own is "I'll Remember April" by Bobby Darin.
- The song played when Father Phil joins Carmela and Rosalie for lunch at Artie's new restaurant is "I've Got You Under My Skin" by Frankie Valli.
- The song played at the Bada Bing is "Groove Me" by Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies.
- The song played just after Tony kills Chucky is "It's Bad You Know" by R. L. Burnside.
- The choir music heard when Carmela walks in on Rosalie and Father Phil in the church is "Illumina Faciem Tuam" By Carlo Gesualdo, performed by the Oxford Camerata.
- The song played when Tony is happy at breakfast is "Rave On!" by Buddy Holly.
- The song played during the montage of the Feds arresting Junior, Larry Boy, Sasso, and the other mobsters is "The Four Sections (Andrea Parker Mix)" by Steve Reich.
- The song played when Tony comes looking for Dr. Melfi is "El Gorrito" by Lucho Argain.
- The song played over the end credits is "State Trooper" by Bruce Springsteen.
Filming locations
Listed in order of first appearance:[1]
- Satriale's Pork Store in Kearney, New Jersey
- North Caldwell, New Jersey
- Long Island City, Queens
- Dumbo, Brooklyn
- Satin Dolls in Lodi, New Jersey
- Hackensack River below Route 3 in Secaucus, New Jersey
- West Orange, New Jersey
- Wittpenn Bridge in Jersey City, New Jersey
References
- ^ Ugoku. "The Sopranos location guide - Filming locations for". www.sopranos-locations.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
External links
- "I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano" Archived August 18, 2016, at the Wayback Machine at HBO
- "I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano" at IMDb