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Desperate Housewives

Rating:
Genre: Comedy Drama
Movie Type: Black Comedy, Soap Opera
Themes: Suburban Dysfunction, Foibles of Marriage, Parenthood
Director: Larry Shaw
Main Cast: Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, Eva Longoria, Nicollette Sheridan
Release Year: 2004
Country: US
Run Time: 60 minutes

Plot

One of ABC's most popular series of the 2004-2005 season, the weekly, hour-long Desperate Housewives took place on Wisteria Lane in an upscale suburban neighborhood. That Wisteria Lane was not as quiet and respectable as it appeared at first glance was brought home forcibly in the opening episode, when housewife Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong) committed suicide right in the middle of her comfortable living room. From her vantage point in the great beyond, Mary Alice served as the series' wry, all-knowing narrator, filling the viewer on the various sordid details in the lives of her four best friends. There was divorcée Susan Mayer (Teri Hatcher), ever-looking for love in all the wrong places and agonizing over the behavior of her daughter, Julie (Andrea Bowen). There was Lynette Scavo (Felicity Huffman), who every day of her life kicked herself over her decision to give up her business career to care for her highly competitive husband, Tom (Doug Savant), and her irritating children. There was Bree Van De Kamp (Marcia Cross), the all-too-perfect, control-freak homemaker who eventually drove her husband, Rex (Steven Culp), to divorce court and her son, Andrew (Shawn Pyfrom), into malevolent misanthropy. And there was ex-model Gabrielle Solis (Eva Longoria), who despite having married into money and luxury couldn't stop herself from fooling around with teenaged gardener John (Jesse Metcalfe). Though her controlling husband, Carlos (Ricardo Antonio Chavira), was not privy to her infidelity, he had his suspicions that she was less than faithful. Prone to extreme displays of machismo, he took many measures to maintain the marriage. Weaving in and out of the proceedings was the oft-divorced Edie Britt (Nicollette Sheridan), with whom Susan competed over the affections of supposedly widowed plumber Mike Delfino (James Denton). The sexual intrigues of Wisteria Lane were augmented (during the first season at least) by the mysterious activities of Mary Alice's husband, Paul (Mark Moses) -- including digging up the backyard swimming pool in the dead of night -- and the strange emotional outbursts of their tormented, unstable son, Zach (Cody Kasch). Created by Marc Cherry, Desperate Housewives debuted October 3, 2004. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Teri Hatcher - Susan Mayer
Felicity Huffman - Lynette Scavo
Marcia Cross - Bree Van De Kamp
Eva Longoria - Gabrielle Solis
Nicollette Sheridan - Edie Britt

Alfre Woodard - Betty Applewhite; Jamie Denton - Mike Delfino; Steven Culp - Rex Van De Kamp; Ricardo Antonio Chavira - Carlos Solis; Mark Moses - Paul Young; Brenda Strong - Mary Alice Young; Andrea Bowen - Julie Mayer; Richard Burgi - Karl Mayer; Cody Kasch - Zach Young; Jesse Metcalfe - John; Roger Bart - George Williams; Doug Savant - Tom Scavo; Shane Kinsman - Porter Scavo; Brent Kinsman - Preston Scavo; Zane Huett - Parker Scavo; Joy Lauren - Danielle Van De Kamp; Shawn Pyfrom - Andrew Van De Kamp; Mehcad Brooks - Matthew Applewhite

Credit

Michael David Edelstein - Executive Producer; Danny Elfman - Songwriter; David Franco - Cinematographer; David Grossman - Supervising Producer; George W. Perkins - Co-Executive Producer; Thomas A. Walsh - Production Designer; Larry Shaw - Director; Larry Shaw - Supervising Producer; Charles Skouras III - Producer; Junie Lowry-Johnson - Casting; Steve Bartek - Composer (Music Score); Michael Berenbaum - Editor; Chris Black - Co-Executive Producer; Andrew Doerfer - Editor; Charles McDougall - Director; Steve Jablonsky - Composer (Music Score); Lowell Peterson - Cinematographer; Tom Spezialy - Executive Producer; Sabrina Wind - Producer; Alexandra Cunningham - Producer; Kevin Murphy - Screenwriter; Scott Genkinger - Casting; Marc Cherry - Executive Producer; Marc Cherry - Show Creator; Marc Cherry - Screenwriter; Charles Pratt Jr. - Executive Producer; Kevin Murphy - Co-Executive Producer; John Pardee - Co-Executive Producer; Jenna Bans - Screenwriter; Kevin Etten - Co-producer; Stephanie Hagen - Co-producer

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