"The West Wing" The Black Vera Wang (2002)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Chris Misiano

Writers:

Aaron Sorkin (creator)
Aaron Sorkin (written by)

TV Series:

"The West Wing" (1999)

Original Air Date:

8 May 2002 (Season 3, Episode 20)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The President and Leo deal with reports of a planned terrorist attack, but more shocking is who is behind it. Sam receives an anonymous package with bad implications for the campaign. C.J. chafes under her Secret Service protection. |

Plot Keywords:

President | Political | Secretary | White House | First Lady

Cast

Rob Lowe	...	Sam Seaborn
Dulé Hill	...	Charlie Young
Allison Janney	...	Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg
Janel Moloney	...	Donna Moss
Richard Schiff	...	Toby Ziegler
John Spencer	...	Leo McGarry
Bradley Whitford	...	Josh Lyman
Martin Sheen	...	President Josiah 'Jed' Bartlet
Mark Harmon	...	Agent Simon Donovan
Ron Silver	...	Bruno Gianelli
John Amos	...	Percy Fitzwallace
Evan Rachel Wood	...	Hogan Cregg
Patrick Breen	...	Kevin Kahn, Ritchie's Communications Director
Gerry Becker	...	Network News President #1
Leon Russom	...	Network News President

Runtime:

41 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Germany:16

Company:

John Wells Productions

Trivia:

When Sam is talking on the phone to Kevin Kahn about meeting for lunch, he asks: "Old Ebbitt's?" This is a reference to Old Ebbitt Grill, a restaurant located near the White House which has been a favorite dining place for political insiders since 1856.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Leo says that a list of possible terrorist targets in the US now includes "Fort Myer in Maryland". Fort Myer is located in Arlington, Virginia.

Quotes:

Leo McGarry: You may not get an answer today, okay? I don't want to give him too much knucklehead stuff.
Bruno Gianelli: Every time you say something like that, I buy canned goods.

Movie Connections:

References "Rocky and His Friends" (1959)

Soundtrack:

Don't Know Why