"House M.D." Mob Rules (2005)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Tim Hunter

Writers:

David Shore (creator)
David Foster (written by) ...

TV Series:

"House M.D." (2004)

Original Air Date:

22 March 2005 (Season 1, Episode 15)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Plot:

A Mob informer collapses before trial. Is he faking or is he really in a coma? Clinic Cases: A pair of brothers come in when the youngster gets toys stuck up his nose.

Plot Keywords:

Doctor | Medical Doctor | Medicine | Maverick Doctor | Pain

Cast

Hugh Laurie	...	Dr. Gregory House
Lisa Edelstein	...	Dr. Lisa Cuddy
Omar Epps	...	Dr. Eric Foreman
Robert Sean Leonard	...	Dr. James Wilson
Jennifer Morrison	...	Dr. Allison Cameron
Jesse Spencer	...	Dr. Robert Chase
Danny Nucci	...	Bill Arnello
Joseph Lyle Taylor	...	Joey Arnello
David Burke	...	Everhardt
A.J. Trauth	...	Henry
Chi McBride	...	Edward Vogler
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ingrid Sanai Buron	...	Kimberly
Greg Collins	...	Marshal Brady

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 | Japan:Unrated

Company:

Bad Hat Harry Productions

Trivia:

The Chinese medicine that House says Joey had been taking to quit smoking is a cough drop sold widely in Japan.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When House is viewing the Corvette that has been left in the garage, he describes it as a '65. The indentations behind the front wheels indicated that the Corvette was a 1963 and not a 1965 model. The 1965 had vertical slats behind the front wheels.

Quotes:

Dr. Allison Cameron: I don't have the right to show interest in someone?
Dr. Eric Foreman: You absolutely do. And I absolutely have the right to humiliate you for it.

Movie Connections:

References Babe (1995)

Soundtrack:

Crazy World

Less engaging

This so-so episode has House trying to diagnose a mobster who may have been poisoned to keep him from testifying in court. Meanwhile, the new hospital boss continues to ride both House and his regular boss, but in an interesting twist of events, the new boss seems to be warming up to House, even though House treats him in a less-than-friendly manner throughout. The really interesting part of this episode involves House removing a series of small toys from a child's nasal passage, over several days. The toys consist of, in order, a policeman, a firefighter and a fire truck. Then House is struck by a thought and goes digging one more time. The culmination of his efforts is very funny, although his poking tweezers up the kid's nostril, in extreme closeup, isn't so funny. The special effects here are superb.