Emergency: The Final Rescues
by Christian I. Nyby II, Georg Fenady, Randolph Mantooth, Robert A. Cinader
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Actor: Art Balinger, Boot, Eve Brent, Frank Aletter, Julie LondonDirector: Christian I. Nyby II, Georg Fenady, Randolph Mantooth, Robert A. Cinader
Brand: Universal
Writer: Christian I. Nyby II
Writer: Edwin Self
Writer: Hannah Louise Shearer
Writer: Harold Jack Bloom
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
DVD Release Date: 2011-03-29
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of Emergency: The Final Rescues
Movie Review: Witness Some Pieces of History
Summary: 5 Stars
This will complete the collection. I will pre-order this.
I purchased "Greatest Rescues of Emergency!" on VHS when JEMS carried it. You really see how Johnny and Roy worked together as partners, and after going through their adventures for six years, the bonding that took place. They looked out for each other, and worked as a team. My favorite line is, "Were going to be staying in touch with one another. Right, it's not like we are moving out of town or anything. We are still here, still in the same department, still friends." I was a little kid when I saw this episode on December 31, 1978, and nearly cried that Johnny and Roy were departing ways.
About six years ago, a local independent showed re-runs, and I purposely stayed up late the week the movies were shown. I felt OLD seeing the San Francisco EMS ambulances, because the manufacturer no longer makes those "converted Winnebago ambulances", and San Francisco EMS no longer exists - it merged into the San Francisco FD sometime in the 1990's. Another part that made me laugh really hard was when the Haz-Mat unit showed up at the chemical explosion - that Hazardous Materials gear looked useless.
I read that the idea was for R.A. Cinader to resurrect "Emergency!" at a different location, and the San Francisco movies were intended as pilots for a spin-off (unfortunately, NBC didn't pick it up). The format of San Francisco seemed like a good place to do this, where the filming crew could spend a third of the time on Rescue (at the fire station), a third of the time at the hospital (note that John De Lancie from Star Trek played a doctor), and the rest on the ambulance. I remember the discussion of navigating San Francisco streets, which are narrow and hilly. I would think a medium duty truck size ambulance body (International or Freightliner) today would have a hard time, but a Ford E450 Type III would probably be OK.
The Seattle movie was good too, although I felt OLD at the King Dome rescue - since the King Dome was imploded sometime in the 1990's. This was also before Starbucks and Microsoft took off in Seattle too - 500,000 population in 1978. I was also glad to see that Harborview was mentioned , since Seattle got the Medic One program up and running in 1969. During that episode, I appreciated the discussion on the "tiered system", when Rocky and Swede explained to Johnny and Roy the difference between the Aid Units (BLS) and the Medic Units (ALS). Rocky and Swede served on a Medic Unit, and this discussion was probably intended to explain the "tiered system" to the audience, since different cities do different things. My current city runs fire department ALS ambulances (paramedic engine companies are around too - most cities in the past 20 years have implemented them), and the paramedic program didn't start here until circa 1974. Several cities (like Fort Worth, Pittsburgh, and Boston) currently run third service EMS transport, much like San Francisco did until 1997.
The Journal of Emergency Medical Services (JEMS) has a DVD titled The History of Modern EMS: Making a Difference 2.0 that can be found for purchase. The impact of the Emergency! TV series is mentioned in here.
Summary of Emergency: The Final Rescues
Courageous paramedics Roy DeSoto (Kevin Tighe) and John Gage (Randolph Mantooth) take the pulse-pounding action from Los Angeles to San Francisco and Seattle. Golden Globe nominee Julie London is on board as the heroic nurse Dixie McCall. Here are the explosive final adventures!Similar DVD Movies
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