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  • Roswell Pilot (Season 1, Episode 1)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 44 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Roswell

Pilot (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 44 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Liz Parker is an average teenager, until one day she is shot during an altercation at the Crashdown café, where she works. A fellow classmate named Max Evans rushes to her side and miraculously saves her from death. Liz later learns that ...See moreLiz Parker is an average teenager, until one day she is shot during an altercation at the Crashdown café, where she works. A fellow classmate named Max Evans rushes to her side and miraculously saves her from death. Liz later learns that Max, along with his sister Isabel and their friend Michael Guerin, are not really from around here. To be exact, Max, Isabel and Michael are aliens, who are survivors of the 1947 UFO crash in Roswell, New Mexico. But, Max, Isabel and Micheal's secret is not totally safe, as the local Sheriff, Jim Valenti is beginning to suspect something is amiss. Written by furymachine See less
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Director
Writer
Jason Katims (written by) (developed by)
Producer
Phillip M. Goldfarb (produced by)
Composers
W.G. Snuffy Walden (music by) | Joseph Williams (music by) (as Joseph Stanley Williams)
Cinematographer
Editor
Casting Director
Allison Jones (casting by)
Production Designer
Status
Edit Released
Updated Oct 4, 1999

Release date
Oct 6, 1999 (United States)
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Cast

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23 cast members
Name Known for
Shiri Appleby
Liz Parker Liz Parker   See fewer
Jason Behr
Max Evans Max Evans   See fewer
Katherine Heigl
Isabel Evans Isabel Evans   See fewer
Majandra Delfino
Maria DeLuca Maria DeLuca   See fewer
Brendan Fehr
Michael Guerin Michael Guerin   See fewer
Colin Hanks
Alex Whitman Alex Whitman   See fewer
Alan Ray
School Official (as a different name) School Official (as a different name)   See fewer
Nick Wechsler
Kyle Valenti Kyle Valenti   See fewer
William Sadler
Jim Valenti Jim Valenti   See fewer
John Doe
Jeff Parker Jeff Parker   See fewer
Michael Horse
Owen Blackwood Owen Blackwood   See fewer
Wendle Josepher
Jennifer Kattler Jennifer Kattler   See fewer
Kevin Weisman
Larry Trilling Larry Trilling   See fewer
Vance Valencia
Mayor Sandler Mayor Sandler   See fewer
Joe Camareno
Paramedic Paramedic   See fewer
Yolanda Lloyd Delgado
Ms. Hardy Ms. Hardy   See fewer
Channing Carson
Liz at 7 years Liz at 7 years   See fewer
Daniel Hansen
Max at 7 years Max at 7 years   See fewer
Zoe K. Nutter
Isabel at 7 years (as Zoe Nutter) Isabel at 7 years (as Zoe Nutter)   See fewer
Victeria Dupree
Class Member (archive footage) (uncredited) Class Member (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Jonathan Frakes
Festival's M.C. (uncredited) Festival's M.C. (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul McMichael
Student (uncredited) Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Schiff
Agent Stevens (uncredited) Agent Stevens (uncredited)   See fewer
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