Directed by Timothy Van Patten   Written by David Chase   Lawrence Konner   Cast James Gandolfini ... Tony Soprano Lorraine Bracco ... Dr. Jennifer Melfi Edie Falco ... Carmela Soprano Michael Imperioli ... Christopher Moltisanti Dominic Chianese ... Junior Soprano Steven Van Zandt ... Silvio Dante Tony Sirico ... Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri Robert Iler ... A.J. Soprano Jamie-Lynn Sigler ... Meadow Soprano Drea de Matteo ... Adriana La Cerva Federico Castelluccio ... Furio Giunta Steve Schirripa ... Bobby 'Bacala' Baccalieri (as Steven R. Schirripa) Sam McMurray ... Dr. John Kennedy Frank Wood ... Dean Ross Sully Boyar ... Dr. Krakower Dan Grimaldi ... Patsy Parisi Toni Kalem ... Angie Bonpensiero Tom Aldredge ... Hugh DeAngelis Suzanne Shepherd ... Mary DeAngelis Frank Santorelli ... Georgie Ilene S. Landress ... Dr. Laurens Ismail Bashey ... Dr. Mehta Peter Davies ... Paxton John Fiske ... FBI Man John Freudiger ... Chooch Lorenzo Gregorio ... Miles Tony Hale ... RN Collins Zachary Knower ... Dr. Enloe James Shanklin ... Anesthesiologist Uncredited Cast Shireen Kadivar ... Middle Eastern Woman at Hospital Pete Macnamara ... Restaurant Patron Joe Rosario ... Bouncer Produced by Henry Bronchtein   Martin Bruestle   Mitchell Burgess   David Chase   Gregg Glickman   Robin Green   Brad Grey   Todd A. Kessler   Ilene S. Landress   Gianna Maria Smart   Terence Winter

Additional Info Premiere: April 08, 2001 DVD Release: August 27, 2002 Blu-ray Release: November 04, 2014 Country: Distributor: HBO Studios Websites: Production Companies Home Box Office (HBO) Brillstein Entertainment Partners (1999-2007) The Park Entertainment (uncredited) Distributors Home Box Office (HBO)   (1999-2007) (USA) (TV) (original airing) Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)   (2000-2008) (USA) (DVD) A+E Networks   (2007) (USA) (TV) (repeats) HBO Max   (2020) (USA) (video) (VOD) Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)   (2009) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (season 1) Rating Stats Overall Rating -- / 10 Our Rating 6.3 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.6 / 10 Female Users 5.8 / 10 Site Ranking #369 / 21,302 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 2 total ratings Almost Perfect 1 total rating Average 2 total ratings Site Ranking