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ER S7E4 — Benton Backwards
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ER•Season 7•Episode 4

Benton Backwards

7.9/10 · 530 votesNov 2, 200044 min

Ranked #10 of 22 in Season 7•matches the season avg

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Benton is unable to find a job after Romano negatively influences local hospitals. He reluctantly agrees to accept Romano's demeaning offer of a per diem job at County with no benefits. Kovac and Abby are attacked by a mugger with a steel pipe. Injured, Kovac

Directed byRichard Thorpe
Written byDee Johnson
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Anthony Edwards

Anthony Edwards

Mark Greene

Goran Višnjić

Goran Višnjić

Luka Kovač

Maura Tierney

Maura Tierney

Abby Lockhart

Alex Kingston

Alex Kingston

Elizabeth Corday

Laura Innes

Laura Innes

Kerry Weaver

Eriq La Salle

Eriq La Salle

Peter Benton

Noah Wyle

Noah Wyle

John Carter

Ming-Na Wen

Ming-Na Wen

Jing-Mei Chen

Paul McCrane

Paul McCrane

Robert Romano

Michael Michele

Michael Michele

Cleo Finch

Erik Palladino

Erik Palladino

Dave Malucci

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Dee Johnson

Dee Johnson

Writer

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Jacque Toberen

Editor

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Richard Thorpe

Director

Neal Baer

Neal Baer

Executive Producer

Jonathan Kaplan

Jonathan Kaplan

Consulting Producer

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Anthony R. Palmieri

Director of Photography

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Episode Summary

"Benton Backwards" is episode 4 of ER season 7. It scored 7.9/10 from 530 votes, ranking #10 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Richard Thorpe and written by Dee Johnson, it aired on November 2, 2000.

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