OZ: ANIMAL FARM (TV)

Summary

One in this series of dramas set in Oswald Maximum Security Penitentiary, nicknamed "Oz." In this episode, Beecher is tormented by grief and guilt after his wife's suicide, and confused by his newfound love for Keller. Eventually the pressure becomes too much and he turns to alcohol. When Ryan's brother, Cyril, enters Oz after murdering Dr. NathanÕs husband, Ryan desperately wants to protect his brother from SchillingerÕs abuse, but he cannot force himself to give McManus the one piece of information that could buy Cyril's transfer out of the general population. Ex-priest Robert Sippel prepares to leave Oz, having finished his sentence, but cannot forgive himself for his unholy desire for a young boy; with the new policy requiring sex offenders to register with the police department, he has little chance of putting his crime behind him. Sister Peter Marie urges Father Ray to help Sippel re-enter society, but Father Ray cannot get past his abhorrence of SippelÕs crime. Meanwhile, Adebisi falls in love with death row inmate Shirley Billinger sight unseen, through notes passed to each other on food trays. Just when the romance sends him on a drug-hazed and murderous spree, he is stopped in his tracks by a new African inmate who has a mysterious hold over Adebisi. Antonio Nappa, a new inmate, plans to punish Adebisi for harming Nappa's godson, Peter Schibetta. But when he sees the influence the African prisoner wields over Adebisi, Nappa wonders if his work is being done for him. The prisoners of Em City rise to new heights of sympathy and generosity when they find out that RebadowÕs grandson is dying of leukemia and, shy about expressing they feelings, they rally around Rebadow. Also, El Cid is making life miserable for Miguel, but when Miguel asks how he can get on El Cid's good side, he is given a nearly impossible task. Finally, McManus takes a stand with Whittelsey when the burden of truth about Scott RossÕs murder is too much for him to bear. And to the dismay of Em City residents, Poet is back in Oz on a new set of charges.

(This program contains nudity, adult language, and adult situations.)

Details

• NETWORK: HBO
• DATE: August 24, 1998 Monday 10:00 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 0:56:00
• COLOR/B&W: Color
• CATALOG ID: T:54413
• GENRE: Drama
• SUBJECT HEADING: Drama; Murder - Drama; Prison administrations - Drama; Prison gangs - Drama; Prisons - Drama; Asian American Pacific Islanders Collection
• SERIES RUN: HBO - TV series, 1997-2003
• COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

• Barry Levinson … Executive Producer
• Tom Fontana … Executive Producer, Created by, Writer
• Jim Finnerty … Co-Executive Producer
• Bridget Potter … Supervising Producer
• Mary Harron … Director
• Debbie Sarjeant … Writer
• David Darlington … Music by
• Stephen Rosen … Music by
• Kirk Acevedo … Cast, Miguel Alvarez
• Ernie Hudson … Cast, Leo Glynn
• Terry Kinney … Cast, Tim McManus
• Rita Moreno … Cast, Sister Peter Marie
• Harold Perrineau … Cast, Augustus Hill
• J.K. Simmons … Cast, Vernon Schillinger
• Lee Tergesen … Cast, Tobias Beecher
• Eamonn Walker … Cast, Kareem Said
• Dean Winters … Cast, Ryan O'Reilly
• Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje … Cast, Simon Adebisi
• Edie Falco … Cast, Diane Whittlesey
• George Morfogen … Cast, Robert Rebadow
• Lauren Velez … Cast, Dr. Gloria Nathan
• B.D. Wong … Cast, Father Ray Mukada
• Zakes Mokae … Cast, Kipekemie Jara
• David Lansbury … Cast, Robert Sippel
• Mark Margolis … Cast, Antonio Nappa
• Kathryn Erbe … Cast, Shirley Billinger
• Luis Guzman … Cast, El Cid
• Skip Sudduth … Cast, Investigator Lenny Burruano
• J.D. Williams … Cast, Kenny Wangler
• Granville Adams … Cast, Zahir Arif
• Scott William Winters … Cast, Cyril O'Reilly
• Tom Mardirosian … Cast, Agamemnon "The Mole" Busmalis
• muMs da schemer (See also: muMs; See also: muMs the schemer) … Cast, Arnold Jackson/"Poet"
• Alexander, Male ÒBig XÓ … Cast, Pierce
• Bryan Callen … Cast, Coushaine
• Sean Dugan … Cast, Kirk
• Tim Hopper … Cast, the Reporter
• Jose Ramon Rosario … Cast, Eduardo
• Leif Riddell … Cast, Mack
• Otto Sanchez … Cast, Guerra
• Philip V. Scozzarella … Cast, Mineo
• Chuck Zito … Cast, Pancamo
• Evan Seinfeld … Cast, Jaz Hoyt
• Atchade Assongba … Dancer, Orisha Dance Company
• Clifford Johnson … Dancer, Orisha Dance Company
• John A. Mejule … Dancer, Orisha Dance Company
• Omolara Olanihun … Dancer, Orisha Dance Company
• Ogugua Iwelu … Dancer, Orisha Dance Company
• Pablo Landrum … Dancer, Orisha Dance Company
• Olumide Oladeru … Dancer, Orisha Dance Company
• Soyemi Sonubi … Dancer, Orisha Dance Company
• John Mohammed Tajudeen … Dancer, Orisha Dance Company
• Olusegun Ajayi … Dancer, Orisha Dance Company
• Matew Ayanfowora … Dancer, Orisha Dance Company
• Leon Ligan-Majekodumi … Dancer, Orisha Dance Company