Raines/Pilot

Pilot
Season 1, Episode 1
Airdate	March 15, 2007
Written by	Graham Yost
Directed by	Frank Darabont
— N/A	1x02 → Meet Juan Doe
Raines — Season One

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Pilot is the first episode of the first season of Raines.

Starring: Jeff Goldblum (Det. Michael Raines) Matt Craven (Capt. Daniel Lewis) Nicole Sullivan (Carolyn Crumley) Malik Yoba (Det. Charlie Lincoln) Linda Park (Officer Sally Lance) Dov Davidoff (Officer Remington "Remi" Boyer)

Guest Starring: Alexa Davalos (Sandy Boudreau), Valerie Mahaffey (Arlene), Graham Beckel (Vernon Boudreau), Jeff Perry (Harry Tucker), Ryan Hurst (Marco), Ashley Gardner (Wendy Tucker), VJ Foster (Anthony Merkin)

Also Starring: Trace Walter (William Jones), Paul Sheer (Motel Clerk)

Co-Starring: Juan Carlos Cantu (Gardener), Kelly Vaughn (Sexy Blonde), Tara Price (Crime Tech), Willie Amakye (Guy in Bathroom), Anastasia Kaczmarek (Starlet), Jeff Ohaco (Laird McSweeney), Paul Michael Vincent (Marco's Roommate), Kevin Quinn (Smoking Cop), Richard F. Putnam (Arresting Cop), Mesrop Agajanyan (Arresting Cop #2)

Uncredited: Mykelti Williamson (Det. Bobby "Fearless" Smith)

Trivia

The Show

• Cameo: Mykelti Williamson makes a cameo appearance as the detective on the scene at Laird McSweeney's office. The detective is Det. Bobby Smith, the character Williamson played in the NBC series Boomtown. Graham Yost created both Boomtown and Raines.
• Posters: Sandy's apartment is full of film noir posters, including Double Indemnity.

Behind the Scenes

• Location: Sandy's apartment building is the exact same building where Elliott Gould lived in The Long Goodbye, directed by Robert Altman. In the film, Gould played Phillip Marlowe, a private detective who becomes wrapped up in proving that his friend didn't kill his wife. Marlowe is referenced by name in Raines' opening monologue, which is interesting because he also says that the scenes from detective movies don't cross over into his reality.

Quotes

• Gardener: Hey. Who're you talking to?

Raines: The dead. They hunger for human brains—the feasting will begin at sundown.

Charlie: Jerk.

Raines: I know.