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Masquerade
Masquerade
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Bob Swaim
Written by	Larry Brody (uncredited)
Screenplay by	Dick Wolf
Produced by	Michael I. Levy
Starring	Rob Lowe; Meg Tilly; Kim Cattrall; Doug Savant;
Cinematography	David Watkin
Edited by	Scott Conrad
Music by	John Barry
Production; companies	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; Michael I. Levy Enterprises;
Distributed by	MGM/UA Communications Co.
Release date	March 11, 1988;
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$12 million
Box office	$91.6 million

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Masquerade is a 1988 American romantic mystery thriller film directed by Bob Swaim and starring Rob Lowe, Meg Tilly, Kim Cattrall and Doug Savant. Written by Dick Wolf, the film is about a recently orphaned millionairess who falls in love with a young yacht racing captain who isn't completely truthful with her about his past.^[5] The film was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best (Mystery) Motion Picture in 1989.^[6]

Plot

Young yachting captain Tim Whalen is having an affair with Brooke Morrison, the wife of his boss, Granger Morrison, in the upscale town of Southampton, Long Island. Tim is the new captain of Granger's racing sailboat Obsession.^[7] Young heiress Olivia Lawrence, following the recent death of her mother, returns home to Southampton after graduating from college. At a party, Olivia is introduced to Tim, who asks her to dance. Impressed with her knowledge of sailing, Tim asks her to go sailing with him, and she accepts.

Olivia is living in the family mansion with her alcoholic stepfather, Tony Gateworth, and his new live-in girlfriend, Anne Briscoe. Her mother's will provided that Gateworth retain access to the family's eight properties. Olivia has nothing but contempt for her stepfather, who married her mother for her money. At her family attorney's office in New York City, Olivia learns she cannot restrict Gateworth's access to her homes, and the nearly one million dollars a year he receives from the estate barely covers his gambling debts.

Olivia and Tim go sailing on her boat Masquerade, which was her late father's pride and joy. Later, at Olivia's mansion, they are confronted by a drunk Gateworth who insults Tim, his former sailing competitor. In the coming days, Olivia and Tim begin dating and eventually fall in love. However, Olivia's newfound happiness is soon offset by another ugly confrontation with Gateworth who tells her as her "guardian" he wants Tim out of her life. Olivia confides to her aunt that Tim is the first man she has felt comfortable with and that he isn't interested in her money. Later that day, at a lobster house on the outskirts of town, Gateworth and Tim meet surreptitiously to discuss their conspiracy to murder Olivia for her money. When Tim expresses doubts, Gateworth threatens to expose his past. He tells him the next step is to gain Olivia's confidence by having Tim defend her against him.

That weekend, Olivia and Tim have passionate sex in the mansion. Afterwards, a drunken Gateworth breaks into Olivia's room as planned, but Tim double-crosses him and kills Gateworth with his own pistol. Believing they will be accused of murdering Gateworth, Olivia covers up Tim's role in the killing by claiming she killed Gateworth in self-defense. Tim establishes an alibi with an unsuspecting Brooke by resetting her bedside clock. During the investigation, Officer Mike McGill —a childhood friend with a romantic interest in Olivia—finds evidence that Tim may have been involved in the killing, but he does not report it to his captain, presumably because of his feelings for Olivia.

Anne then begins questioning the investigation's findings, and tells the authorities about Olivia and Tim. Meanwhile, Tim breaks up with Brooke, who later confirms Tim's alibi to the police. Not long after Anne informs McGill that her friend saw Gateworth at a diner with Tim, she is found hanged in an apparent suicide. McGill requests an autopsy.

While sailing aboard Masquerade, Olivia asks Tim to marry her, but he is reluctant, telling her he once spent 30 days in jail for writing bad checks. He also tells her about his affair with Brooke. His "honesty" convinces Olivia he is the right man, and the couple are soon married. Later, Olivia reveals she is pregnant. That night, Tim drives to the marina where he meets secretly with McGill, who was part of the original conspiracy—who in fact planned everything. Tim is reluctant about killing Olivia, but McGill insists she must die in a staged car accident. He threatens to put Tim away for Gateworth's murder if he doesn't cooperate.

When McGill learns that Tim has no intention of killing Olivia and that they are planning to sail for Florida on Masquerade the next day, he sabotages Olivia's sailboat and plants incriminating evidence in Tim's linen drawer. Tim discovers McGill's treachery and races to the marina to save Olivia, but is killed in the gas explosion meant to kill Olivia. In the marina office afterwards, Olivia discovers a newspaper clipping with a picture of Tim, Gateworth and McGill, just as McGill enters the office. Seeing that she has figured out the conspiracy, he tries to kill her. In the ensuing struggle, Olivia pushes McGill out a window causing his death.

At Tim's funeral, Olivia learns from her family attorney that Tim had recently insisted he be removed from Olivia's will, and however it may have started, he came to love Olivia in the end.^[8]

Cast

Rob Lowe as Tim Whalen
Meg Tilly as Olivia Lawrence
Kim Cattrall as Brooke Morrison
Doug Savant as Officer Mike McGill
John Glover as Tony Gateworth
Dana Delany as Anne Briscoe
Erik Holland as Chief of Police
Brian Davies as Granger Morrison
Barton Heyman as Tommy McGill
Bernie McInerney as Harland Fitzgerald
Bill Lopatto as Weyburn
Pirie MacDonald as Theodore Cantrell
Maeve McGuire as Aunt Eleanor
Ira Wheeler as Uncle Charles
Timothy Landfield as Sam
Karen McLaughlin as Jillian
Nada Rowand as Mrs. Chase
Bruce Tuthill as Lt. Wacker
Boz Scaggs as Cop #2
Henry Ravelo as Alberto

Production

The film was originally called Dying for Love. Dick Wolf claimed the title was changed because of studio nervousness due to a series of AIDS-awareness condom ads equating making love with death.^[9] Filmink argued the film was a homage to Suspicion (1941).^[10]

It was the first American film from Bob Swaim. It was greenlit by Alan Ladd Jr. at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.^[11]

Asked about the torrid sex scene with Rob Lowe, Meg Tilly said, "I have nothing against nudity if it serves a purpose other than bringing in more dollars, but I'd never done a love scene before and I found it hard to do. We all feel sensitive about the way we behave in bed and it's strange having someone watch and correct you--and Bob (Swaim) did give quite a bit of direction in those scenes," she added with a laugh.^[12]

Filming locations

The film was shot over ten weeks.^[11]

New York City, New York, USA
Riverhead, Long Island, New York, USA
Sag Harbor, Long Island, New York, USA^[13]
Shelter Island, Long Island, New York, USA (boat explosion)^[13]
Southampton Village, Long Island, New York, USA^[13]^[14]
Broadview, the main house of the Dennistoun M. Bell Estate^[15]

Reception

Critical response

The film received mixed reviews upon its release. In his review in the Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert gave the film three of four stars. Ebert singling out Meg Tilly's performance wrote, "Tilly's acting style is the right choice for the movie: Her dreaminess, which at first seems distracting, becomes an important part of the suspense, because while she drifts in her romantic reverie, a sweet smile on her face, we're mentally screaming at her to wake up and smell the coffee."^[16]

In her review in The Washington Post, Rita Kempley called the film "mushy" and "pockey". Kempley reduces the director's efforts to "a gym teacher's sense of the erotic matched with a jackhammer's flair for the subtleties of psychological artifice."^[17]

Rob Lowe said to Variety: "I remember him saying to me how frustrated he was in the movie business, that he was going to write a pilot, and he wrote Law & Order. And the rest is history. You're welcome. Yeah, I'm happy to provide the bomb that powers your rise to dominance".^[18]

Awards and nominations

1989 Edgar Allan Poe Award Nomination for Best Motion Picture (Dick Wolf)^[6]

Box office

The film earned $15,855,828 in gross revenue in the United States.^[5]

Film ratings

In New Zealand, the film was rated M for offensive language and sexual references. In the United States, it was rated R.

References

^
- Brody, Larry. "Getting Started in L.A." talentdevelop.com. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- Brody, Larry (2003). Television Writing from the Inside Out: Your Channel to Success. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-1-55783-501-7.
- Brody, Larry (2005). Turning Points In Television. Citadel Press. ISBN 978-0-8065-2643-0.
- "FREEDOM OF 'FORCE' IS PRODUCERS' DREAM". Orlando Sentinel. 7 August 1990. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- Brody, Larry. "About Larry Brody". larrybrody.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- "Larry Brody Bio - Actor Information". FilmSpot. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- Manzo, Brad. "Interview with Larry Brody, Emmy Award Winning Writer/Producer". absolutewrite.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- Basler, Barbara (January 2005). "Hollywood to Writers: You're Fired!". AARP Bulletin. AARP. Archived from the original on 24 September 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- "Larry Brody". Plex.tv. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- Mackey, Paula. "Twenty Questions With Larry Brody". chuckwagner.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2002. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- Brody, Larry. "Home Page". TV Writer. Archived from the original on 1 December 1998. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
^ "Masquerade - Expanded Soundtrack (1988)". soundtrack.net. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
^ Masquerade at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
^ Masquerade at Box Office Mojo
^ ^a ^b "Masquerade". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Awards for Masquerade". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
^ Seuling, Dennis (23 September 2021). "Masquerade (1988) (Blu-ray Review)". The Digital Bits. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
^ Bob Swaim (Director) (2004). Masquerade (DVD). California: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
^ Klady, Leonard (May 24, 1987). "OUTTAKES: BOX-OFFICE PROTECTION". Los Angeles Times. p. K16.
^ Vagg, Stephen (March 25, 2023). "A Brief History of Hitchcock Remakes". Filmink.
^ ^a ^b Taylor, Clarke (16 August 1987). "AN EXPATRIATE IN PARIS GETS THE HOLLYWOOD BUG". Los Angeles Times. p. C42. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
^ McKenna, Kristine (28 March 1988). "A Life Beyond 'Masquerade'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Clemente, T.J. (28 September 2021). "Sixty Something: Favorite Hamptons Movie and TV Moments". Hamptons.com. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
^ "Filming locations for Masquerade". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
^
- "Item of the Week: 'Broadview' in the Dennistoun M. Bell Estate". The East Hampton Star. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- Reginald Lewis
^ Ebert, Roger (March 11, 1988). "Masquerade". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
^ Kempley, Rita (March 14, 1988). "Masquerade". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
^ Schneider, Michael (21 June 2023). "Rob Lowe on Future '9-1-1' Crossovers, Why He Should Get Credit for Dick Wolf's Success and His 'The Grinder' Reboot Dreams". Variety. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

External links

Masquerade at IMDb
Masquerade at AllMovie
Masquerade at Rotten Tomatoes
Masquerade (1988) Original Trailer at youtube

[1] 
Brody, Larry. "Getting Started in L.A." talentdevelop.com. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

Brody, Larry (2003). Television Writing from the Inside Out: Your Channel to Success. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-1-55783-501-7.

Brody, Larry (2005). Turning Points In Television. Citadel Press. ISBN 978-0-8065-2643-0.

"FREEDOM OF 'FORCE' IS PRODUCERS' DREAM". Orlando Sentinel. 7 August 1990. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

Brody, Larry. "About Larry Brody". larrybrody.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

"Larry Brody Bio - Actor Information". FilmSpot. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

Manzo, Brad. "Interview with Larry Brody, Emmy Award Winning Writer/Producer". absolutewrite.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

Basler, Barbara (January 2005). "Hollywood to Writers: You're Fired!". AARP Bulletin. AARP. Archived from the original on 24 September 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

"Larry Brody". Plex.tv. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

Mackey, Paula. "Twenty Questions With Larry Brody". chuckwagner.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2002. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

Brody, Larry. "Home Page". TV Writer. Archived from the original on 1 December 1998. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

[2] Brody, Larry. "Getting Started in L.A." talentdevelop.com. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

[3] Brody, Larry (2003). Television Writing from the Inside Out: Your Channel to Success. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-1-55783-501-7.

[4] Brody, Larry (2005). Turning Points In Television. Citadel Press. ISBN 978-0-8065-2643-0.

[5] "FREEDOM OF 'FORCE' IS PRODUCERS' DREAM". Orlando Sentinel. 7 August 1990. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

[6] Brody, Larry. "About Larry Brody". larrybrody.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

[7] "Larry Brody Bio - Actor Information". FilmSpot. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

[8] Manzo, Brad. "Interview with Larry Brody, Emmy Award Winning Writer/Producer". absolutewrite.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

[9] Basler, Barbara (January 2005). "Hollywood to Writers: You're Fired!". AARP Bulletin. AARP. Archived from the original on 24 September 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

[10] "Larry Brody". Plex.tv. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

[11] Mackey, Paula. "Twenty Questions With Larry Brody". chuckwagner.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2002. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

[12] Brody, Larry. "Home Page". TV Writer. Archived from the original on 1 December 1998. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

[soundtrack/masquerade-2] "Masquerade - Expanded Soundtrack (1988)". soundtrack.net. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

[3] Masquerade at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

[4] Masquerade at Box Office Mojo

[imdb-5] "Masquerade". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 28, 2012.

[imdbawards-6] "Awards for Masquerade". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 28, 2012.

[thedigitalbits/masquerade-1988-bd-2021-7] Seuling, Dennis (23 September 2021). "Masquerade (1988) (Blu-ray Review)". The Digital Bits. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

[dvd-8] Bob Swaim (Director) (2004). Masquerade (DVD). California: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

[9] Klady, Leonard (May 24, 1987). "OUTTAKES: BOX-OFFICE PROTECTION". Los Angeles Times. p. K16.

[10] Vagg, Stephen (March 25, 2023). "A Brief History of Hitchcock Remakes". Filmink.

[la-1987-08-16-ca-1521-11] Taylor, Clarke (16 August 1987). "AN EXPATRIATE IN PARIS GETS THE HOLLYWOOD BUG". Los Angeles Times. p. C42. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

[latimes/1988-03-28-ca-214-12] McKenna, Kristine (28 March 1988). "A Life Beyond 'Masquerade'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

[hamptons/movie-and-tv-13] Clemente, T.J. (28 September 2021). "Sixty Something: Favorite Hamptons Movie and TV Moments". Hamptons.com. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

[imdblocations-14] "Filming locations for Masquerade". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 28, 2012.

[easthamptonstar/broadview-bell-estate-15] 
"Item of the Week: 'Broadview' in the Dennistoun M. Bell Estate". The East Hampton Star. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

Reginald Lewis

[27] "Item of the Week: 'Broadview' in the Dennistoun M. Bell Estate". The East Hampton Star. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

[28] Reginald Lewis

[ebert-16] Ebert, Roger (March 11, 1988). "Masquerade". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved January 28, 2012.

[washingtonpost-17] Kempley, Rita (March 14, 1988). "Masquerade". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 28, 2012.

[variety/1235650270-18] Schneider, Michael (21 June 2023). "Rob Lowe on Future '9-1-1' Crossovers, Why He Should Get Credit for Dick Wolf's Success and His 'The Grinder' Reboot Dreams". Variety. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

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 The film was originally called ''Dying for Love''. [[Dick Wolf]] claimed the title was changed because of studio nervousness due to a series of AIDS-awareness condom ads equating making love with death.<ref>{{Cite news|title=OUTTAKES: BOX-OFFICE PROTECTION|author=Klady, Leonard|date=May 24, 1987|work=Los Angeles Times|page=K16}}</ref> ''Filmink'' argued the film was a homage to ''[[Suspicion (1941 film)|Suspicion]]'' (1941).<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/a-brief-history-of-hitchcock-remakes/|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|magazine=Filmink|title=A Brief History of Hitchcock Remakes|date=March 25, 2023}}</ref>
-It was the first American film from Bob Swaim. It was greenlit by [[Alan Ladd Jr.]] at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.<ref name="rob"/>
+It was the first American film from Bob Swaim. It was greenlit by [[Alan Ladd Jr.]] at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.<ref name="la-1987-08-16-ca-1521"/>
-Asked about the torrid sex scene with Rob Lowe, Meg Tilly said, "I have nothing against nudity if it serves a purpose other than bringing in more dollars, but I'd never done a love scene before and I found it hard to do. We all feel sensitive about the way we behave in bed and it's strange having someone watch and correct you--and Bob (Swaim) did give quite a bit of direction in those scenes," she added with a laugh.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Life Beyond ‘Masquerade’  |work=www.latimes.com |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-03-28-ca-214-story.html |access-date=18 April 2022 }}</ref>
+Asked about the torrid sex scene with Rob Lowe, Meg Tilly said, "I have nothing against nudity if it serves a purpose other than bringing in more dollars, but I'd never done a love scene before and I found it hard to do. We all feel sensitive about the way we behave in bed and it's strange having someone watch and correct you--and Bob (Swaim) did give quite a bit of direction in those scenes," she added with a laugh.<ref name="latimes/1988-03-28-ca-214">{{cite news |last1=McKenna |first1=Kristine |author1-link=Kristine McKenna |title=A Life Beyond 'Masquerade' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-03-28-ca-214-story.html |access-date=23 June 2023 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=28 March 1988}}<!-- https://www.latimes.com/sitemap/1988/3/p/4 --></ref>
 ===Filming locations===
-The film was shot over ten weeks.<ref name="rob">{{Cite news|title=AN EXPATRIATE IN PARIS GETS THE HOLLYWOOD BUG|author=Taylor, Clarke|date=Aug 16, 1987|work=Los Angeles Times|page=C42}}</ref>
+The film was shot over ten weeks.<ref name="la-1987-08-16-ca-1521">{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Clarke |title=AN EXPATRIATE IN PARIS GETS THE HOLLYWOOD BUG |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-08-16-ca-1521-story.html |access-date=23 June 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=16 August 1987 |page=C42}}<!-- https://www.latimes.com/sitemap/1987/8/p/17 -->
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 ==Reception==
 ===Critical response===
-The film received mixed reviews upon its release. In his review in the ''Chicago Sun-Times'', Roger Ebert gave the film three of four stars. Ebert singling out Meg Tilly's performance wrote, "Tilly's acting style is the right choice for the movie: Her dreaminess, which at first seems distracting, becomes an important part of the suspense, because while she drifts in her romantic reverie, a sweet smile on her face, we're mentally screaming at her to wake up and smell the coffee."<ref name="ebert">{{cite news|last=Ebert |first=Roger |title=Masquerade |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=March 11, 1988 |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19880311/REVIEWS/803110302/1023 |access-date=January 28, 2012}}</ref>
+The film received mixed reviews upon its release. In his review in the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', [[Roger Ebert]] gave the film three of four stars. Ebert singling out Meg Tilly's performance wrote, "Tilly's acting style is the right choice for the movie: Her dreaminess, which at first seems distracting, becomes an important part of the suspense, because while she drifts in her romantic reverie, a sweet smile on her face, we're mentally screaming at her to wake up and smell the coffee."<ref name="ebert">{{cite news|last=Ebert |first=Roger |title=Masquerade |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=March 11, 1988 |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19880311/REVIEWS/803110302/1023 |access-date=January 28, 2012}}</ref>
-In her review in ''The Washington Post'', Rita Kempley called the film "mushy" and "pockey". Kempley reduces the director's efforts to "a gym teacher's sense of the erotic matched with a jackhammer's flair for the subtleties of psychological artifice."<ref name="washingtonpost">{{cite news|last=Kempley |first=Rita |title=Masquerade |work=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/masqueraderkempley_a0ca2b.htm |access-date=January 28, 2012 |date=March 14, 1988}}</ref>
+In her review in ''[[The Washington Post]]'', Rita Kempley called the film "mushy" and "pockey". Kempley reduces the director's efforts to "a gym teacher's sense of the erotic matched with a jackhammer's flair for the subtleties of psychological artifice."<ref name="washingtonpost">{{cite news|last=Kempley |first=Rita |title=Masquerade |work=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/masqueraderkempley_a0ca2b.htm |access-date=January 28, 2012 |date=March 14, 1988}}</ref>
-Rob Lowe said "I remember him saying to me how frustrated he was in the movie business, that he was going to write a pilot, and he wrote ''[[Law & Order]]''. And the rest is history. You're welcome. Yeah, I'm happy to provide the bomb that powers your rise to dominance".<ref name="variety/1235650270">{{cite news |last1=Schneider |first1=Michael |title=Rob Lowe on Future ‘9-1-1’ Crossovers, Why He Should Get Credit for Dick Wolf’s Success and His ‘The Grinder’ Reboot Dreams |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/awards/rob-lowe-911-crossovers-unstable-the-grinder-reboot-1235650270/ |access-date=23 June 2023 |work=Variety |date=21 June 2023}}</ref>
+[[Rob Lowe]] said to ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'': "I remember [[Dick Wolf|him]] saying to me how frustrated he was in the movie business, that he was going to write a pilot, and he wrote ''[[Law & Order]]''. And the rest is history. You're welcome. Yeah, I'm happy to provide the bomb that powers your rise to dominance".<ref name="variety/1235650270">{{cite news |last1=Schneider |first1=Michael |title=Rob Lowe on Future ‘9-1-1’ Crossovers, Why He Should Get Credit for Dick Wolf’s Success and His ‘The Grinder’ Reboot Dreams |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/awards/rob-lowe-911-crossovers-unstable-the-grinder-reboot-1235650270/ |access-date=23 June 2023 |work=Variety |date=21 June 2023}}</ref>
 ===Awards and nominations===