"Angel" Habeas Corpses (2003)

Director:

Skip Schoolnik

Writers:

Joss Whedon (creator) &
David Greenwalt (creator) ...
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TV Series:

"Angel" (1999)

Original Air Date:

15 January 2003 (Season 4, Episode 8)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Fantasy | Thriller

Plot:

After The Beast arrives at Wolfram & Hart, Angel and the gang must break in to rescue Connor from another...

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Vampire Slayer | Redemption | Actress | Supernatural

Cast

David Boreanaz	...	Angel
Charisma Carpenter	...	Cordelia Chase
J. August Richards	...	Charles Gunn
Amy Acker	...	Winifred 'Fred' Burkle
Vincent Kartheiser	...	Connor
Alexis Denisof	...	Wesley Wyndam-Pryce
Andy Hallett	...	Lorne
Stephanie Romanov	...	Lilah Morgan
Daniel Dae Kim	...	Gavin Park
Vladimir Kulich	...	The Beast
Kay Panabaker	...	The Girl

Directed by
Skip Schoolnik

Writing credits
Joss Whedon		(creator) &
David Greenwalt		(creator)
Jeffrey Bell		(written by)

Produced by
Jeffrey Bell	....	co-executive producer
Gail Berman	....	executive producer
Steven S. DeKnight	....	co-producer
David Fury	....	consulting producer
Sandy Gallin	....	executive producer
David Greenwalt	....	consulting producer
Fran Rubel Kuzui	....	executive producer
Kaz Kuzui	....	executive producer
Kelly A. Manners	....	producer
Tim Minear	....	consulting producer
Joss Whedon	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Robert J. Kral

Cinematography by
Ross Berryman		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Mark S. Westmore

Casting by
Barbara Stordahl
Angela Terry

Costume Design by
Shawna Trpcic

Makeup Department
Christopher Burdett	....	special makeup effects designer
Anna Fleiner	....	makeup artist
Robert Hall	....	special makeup designer: Almost Human, Inc
Deborah Holmes Dobson	....	hair stylist
Elvis Jones	....	special makeup effects artist: Almost Human, Inc

Production Management
David M. Burns	....	production supervisor
Christopher J. Ray	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Danny Green	....	second assistant director: second unit
Rich Sickler	....	first assistant director
Robyn Linn Willey	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Robert W. Anderson	....	property master
Greg Knapp	....	construction medic

Sound Department
Thierry J. Couturier	....	supervising sound editor
Mike Marchain	....	adr editor
Kevin McCullough	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Michael Gaspar	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Rocco Passionino	....	visual effects supervisor
Carl Seibert	....	visual effects producer

Stunts
Andy Dylan	....	stunts
Michael Gaines	....	stunt double
Mike Massa	....	stunt coordinator (stunt double)
Tyler Vogt	....	stunts
Scott Workman	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Jeff Noble	....	electrician
Ray Ortega	....	electrician
Carter Smith	....	assistant camera
Carter Smith	....	assistant camera
Andre Sobczak	....	key grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carrie Grace	....	costumer

Music Department
Tim Isle	....	music editor
Douglas Romayne	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Other crew
Stacey Barber	....	payroll accountant
Kimberley Barnhart	....	assistant production coordinator
Elizabeth Craft	....	story editor
Sarah Fain	....	story editor
Allan B. Holt	....	creature effects technician
Petra Jorgensen	....	script supervisor
Matthew S. Partney	....	assistant: Kelly A. Manners
Mere Smith	....	executive story editor
Maggi Solso	....	assistant location manager
Gary Watt	....	location manager
Andrea Gruber	....	publicist (uncredited)
Stacey Levin	....	head publicist (uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David Greenwalt		creator
Joss Whedon		creator

Produced by
James A. Contner	....	co-producer (only episodes he directed since 1999)

Casting by
Chadwick Cohn

Makeup Department
Mark Alfrey	....	sculptor: Almost Human
Barney Burman	....	makeup artist
Jason Collins	....	supervisor: Almost Human, Inc.
Ken Culver	....	foam technician
Roxy D'Alonzo	....	special makeup effects artist
Glenn Hetrick	....	special makeup effects artist
Dayne Johnson	....	makeup supervisor (1997-2004)
Matthew Jorgensen	....	sculptor/painter: Tech Optic Nerve
Martin Kopulsky	....	hair stylist
Mark Landon	....	additional makeup artist
Jeff Lewis	....	makeup artist
Veronica Lorenz	....	department head assistant
Michael Marino	....	sculptor: optic nerve
Debbie Mezera	....	office manager: Almost Human Inc (last two seasons)
Anthony Miner	....	key hair stylist
Larry Odien	....	special makeup effects artist
James Ojala	....	special makeup effects technician
Gary J. Perticone	....	assistant hair department head (season 3)
Gloria Ponce	....	head hair stylist
Brian Sipe	....	special makeup effects artist
Robin Slater	....	makeup artist
Brian Wade	....	special makeup effects artist
Lynda Kyle Walker	....	assistant department head hair stylist (2002)
Steven E. Anderson	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Gabriel De Cunto	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Beryl Cohen	....	additional second second assistant director
Vernon Davidson	....	dga trainee (2002)
Peter Dress	....	second assistant director (2000-2001)
Gabriel Echeverria	....	dga trainee
Tony Eng	....	second assistant director: second unit
Kelly A. Manners	....	second unit director (1999-)
Michael T. McNerney	....	dga trainee
Michelene Mundo	....	second assistant director
Carla R. Ponzio	....	second assistant director: second unit (season 1, 2)
Spiro Razatos	....	second unit director
Brian 'Coach' Rosett	....	additional second assistant director
Brian 'Coach' Rosett	....	second assistant director: second unit
Carrie Specht	....	additional second assistant director (season 4)
Carrie Specht	....	second assistant director (season 4)
Carrie Specht	....	second second assistant director (season 4)
Jodie Thomas	....	dga trainee

Art Department
Joey Genitempo	....	set painter (2002-2003)
Todd McKibben	....	constructor
Todd McKibben	....	property maker gang boss
Joe Pew	....	art department production assistant
Kimberley Rosenberg	....	set dresser
Ed Servaites	....	on-set dresser
Randy Severino	....	set dresser
Alex Thompson	....	painter
Edwin Kinji Ushiro	....	storyboard artist
Thomas R. Wagner	....	on-set property master
Thomas R. Wagner	....	property master
Edward Wouters	....	general construction foreman
Andrew Marc Zerebko	....	constructor
Andrew Marc Zerebko	....	property maker gang boss

Sound Department
Ken Ahern	....	utility sound: second unit
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
David Barbee	....	sound effects editor (1999-2004)
Josh Bower	....	cable person
Susan Cahill	....	adr editor
Susan Cahill	....	dialogue editor
Jesse K-D. Dodd	....	foley mixer
Michael Florimbi	....	sound mixer
Kamal Humphrey	....	utility sound technician
Brian D. Lucas	....	sound recordist
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer
Steven Morrow	....	production sound mixer: second unit
Steven Morrow	....	sound mixer: second unit
Chris Quilty	....	boom operator: second unit
Christopher B. Reeves	....	adr editor
Christopher B. Reeves	....	dialogue editor
Raymond E. Spiess III	....	adr editor
Raymond E. Spiess III	....	dialogue editor
Tom Stasinis	....	sound mixer: second unit

Special Effects by
David J. Barker	....	special effects assistant: Las Vegas pyro unit
Dan Crawley	....	special effects makeup
William Dawson	....	special effects foreman
Steve Fink	....	special effects makeup
Nathan Franson	....	special effects makeup
Matthew Jorgensen	....	special effects makeup
Michael Kay	....	special effects technician
Rodd Matsui	....	special effects makeup
Chris Nelson	....	special effects foreman
Michael O'Brien	....	special effects makeup: Optic Nerve (2001)
Brendon O'Dell	....	special effects technician
Richard Redlefsen	....	special effects makeup: Almost Human
Martin Simon	....	special effects
Chris Tappy	....	special effects assistant: Las Vegas
Gary Yee	....	special effects makeup

Visual Effects by
Rick Baumgartner	....	visual effects producer (seasons 2 and 3)
Kelly Bechtle-Woods	....	digital artist: 3D animator
Raoul Bolognini	....	visual effects coordinator
Stephen Brand	....	digital effects artist
Brent Burpee	....	systems engineer
Rick Cortes	....	digital compositor
Jarrod Davis	....	digital artist
John Decker	....	digital artist
Leif Einarsson	....	digital effects artist
Eyal Erez	....	senior effects animator
Fish Essenfeld	....	senior compositor
Randy Goux	....	visual effects
Seth Tyler Hall	....	visual effects
Adam Howard	....	digital compositor: 2001
Wensen Ho	....	digital compositor: Zoic Studios
Michael D. Leone	....	CG supervisor
Mark Lipsmeyer	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios
Sophia S. Longoria	....	visual effects producer
Andrew Orloff	....	CG supervisor
Kevin Quattro	....	digital artist
Deb Santosa	....	visual effects artist
Lee Stringer	....	digital artist
Bryan Whitaker	....	digital effects artist
Bob Williamson	....	digital compositor
Nina Yoon	....	paint/roto artist
Kristen Branan	....	head of production: Zoic studios (uncredited)
Scott Ramsey	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)

Stunts
Robert Alonzo	....	stunt double (stunts)
Randall Archer	....	stunt rigger
Randall Archer	....	stunts
Brian Avery	....	stunts (2 episodes)
Paul Beahm	....	stunts
Cheryl Bermeo	....	stunt double: Drusilla
Erik Betts	....	stunts (multiple episodes)
Joe Bucaro III	....	stunts
Mark Chadwick	....	stunts
Alex Chansky	....	stunt double: Simon Templeman
Marijane Cole	....	stunt double
Tim Connolly	....	stunts
Alex Daniels	....	utility stunts
Jeff Danoff	....	stunts (episode "Heathrob")
Thomas DuPont	....	stunts
Casey Easlick	....	stunt double
Michael Endoso	....	stunts
Jonathan Eusebio	....	stunts
Roel Failma	....	stunt performer
Dane Farwell	....	stunts
Jeremy Fitzgerald	....	stunt double
Christian J. Fletcher	....	stunt rigger
James Giaquinto	....	utility stunts
Jeffrey Lee Gibson	....	stunts
Jason Gray	....	utility stunts
Jeri Habberstad	....	stunts
Jes Hellwege	....	stunts
Michael Hilow	....	utility stunts
Nicola C. Hindshaw	....	stunt zombie
Jermaine Holt	....	stunt double: Jermaine Tamaze Holt
Lisa Hoyle	....	stunts
Zach Hudson	....	stunt double: Vincent Kartheiser
Cinda-Lin James	....	stunts
Lance King	....	utility stunts
Cheryl Lawson	....	stunt double: Charisma Carpenter
Lane Leavitt	....	stunts
Michael Li	....	stunts (multiple episodes)
Jalil Jay Lynch	....	stunts (2000)
Alex Madison	....	stunts (as Gail Monian)
Sam Maloof	....	stunt performer
Rob Mars	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Rob Mars	....	stunts
Brad Martin	....	stunts
David Mattey	....	utility stunts
Derek Mears	....	stunt performer
Rich Minga	....	stunts
Brandon Molale	....	stunt double
Heidi Moneymaker	....	stunts
Michael Munoz	....	utility stunts: Mini-Wrestler
Sonja Munsterman	....	stunts
Mark Norby	....	stunts
Gloria O'Brien	....	stunt double
J.J. Perry	....	stunts
Diesel Pfingsten	....	stunts (as Darrell Pfingsten)
Denney Pierce	....	stunts
Casey Pieretti	....	stunts
Tanoai Reed	....	stunts
Bridgett Riley	....	stunt performer
Pat Romano	....	stunt rigger
John Ross	....	stunts
Jon Sakata	....	stunts
Marc Schaffer	....	stunt performer
Steve Schriver	....	stunts
Steve Schriver	....	utility stunts
Tom Schultz	....	stunts
Karen Sheperd	....	stunt double: Faith
Gayle Sherman	....	stunts
Paul E. Short	....	stunts
Monty L. Simons	....	stunts
Tim Sitarz	....	stunts
Mike Smith	....	stunts
Chad Stahelski	....	stunt double: Angel
Gary Ray Stearns	....	stunts
Kym Stys	....	stunt double
Kym Stys	....	stunts
Justin Sundquist	....	stunts
Clark Tucker	....	stunt double: Ron Melendez
Steve Upton	....	stunts
Jon Valera	....	stunts
Jimmy Waitman	....	stunts
Ryan Watson	....	stunts
Tim Weske	....	fencing stunts
Marcus Young	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Waide R. Allen	....	electrician
Kirk Bloom	....	second assistant camera (season 2)
Shane Buttle	....	rigging electrician
Brian Cantrell	....	electrician
Keith Davis	....	electrician (seasons 1-2)
Tim Day	....	best boy grip
Houman Forough	....	camera operator
Graham Futerfas	....	electrician (season 4)
Rob J. Greenlea	....	grip
Dan Kneece	....	Steadicam operator
Chris Lewis	....	electrician
Michael Lowrance	....	electrician
Justin M. Lubin	....	still photographer (2002)
Victor Macias	....	dolly grip (2003-2004)
Jerry L. Mandley	....	best boy electric
Dan Ming	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Matthew A. Petrosky	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit (2003-2004)
Robert Reid	....	best boy grip
George Santo Pietro	....	dolly grip
Charles Schner	....	camera operator: "b" camera (season 3) (as Chip Schner)
Stephen Sfetku	....	first assistant camera (seasons 1-2)
Alvin Simmons	....	dolly grip (season 3)
Peyton Skelton	....	set lighting technician
Chris M. Stephens	....	grip
R. Michael Stringer	....	dolly grip: second unit
Michael Stumpf	....	additional Steadicam operator
Michael Stumpf	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Adan Torres	....	additional assistant camera
Adam Ward	....	first assistant Steadicam

Casting Department
Carissa Chapman	....	casting assistant
Lee A. Miles	....	extras casting
Dana Olson	....	extras casting
Christine Yammine	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mari Grimaud	....	costume supervisor
Renee Levy Hazelton	....	set costumer
Billy Ray McKenna	....	costume supervisor
Heather Sladinski	....	set costumer
Julie Yang	....	costume supervisor

Music Department
Zoran Borisavljevic	....	composer: additional music
Alex Kharlamov	....	composer: additional music
Marina Kotsios	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Alex Connaughton	....	driver: honeywagon
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Thomas A. Gordon	....	transportation coordinator (as Tom Gordon)
Buddy Hunter	....	driver
Beau Reed	....	driver

Other crew
Erik Betts	....	choreographer (1 episode)
Ray Buffer	....	photo double
Amy R. Bynum	....	assistant: Marti Noxon
John Campbell	....	production assistant
A. Brent Carlson	....	production assistant
Sarah Clifford	....	animal trainer
Kevin Collins	....	assistant location manager
Jason Cooper	....	production assistant
Bob Corff	....	voice teacher
Steve Cubine	....	assistant production coordinator
John Martin Davis	....	set production assistant
Nathan Draper	....	production assistant
Jaroslava Fernandez	....	special effects contact lens technician
Glen Gabel	....	production assistant (season 4)
Harrison Held	....	photo double (2003)
Mark Ivie	....	sword choreographer
Dino Juico	....	stand-in: Daniel Dae Kim
Bryan Kalfus	....	key set production assistant (seasons 4-5)
Gregg Kawecki	....	production assistant
Bridgette Kelley	....	script supervisor: second unit
Jeremy Lawson	....	assistant to writer
Jeremy Lawson	....	production assistant
Melinda Martin-Galvin	....	first aid
Tracy L. Moody	....	script supervisor: second unit (season 1)
Lucas Moore	....	studio teacher
Alicia Richards	....	first aid
Michelle Schrauwers	....	key set production assistant
Michael D. Starks	....	craft service
Sam Sullivan III	....	script supervisor: second unit
Tony Swatton	....	weapons
Carla Thorpe	....	production assistant (seasons 4-5)
Ben Thurston	....	production assistant
John Trujillo	....	layout board
Lary Vinocur	....	location assistant
Troy Waters	....	marine coordinator
Sharon 'Mae' West	....	script supervisor
Zack Whedon	....	production assistant
Mari Wilson	....	script supervisor: second unit
Richard Wilson	....	assistant accountant

Production Companies

• Mutant Enemy

Distributors

• Fox (2004) (Japan) (TV)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Mutant Enemy

Quotes:

Cordelia Chase: This thing didn't emerge from a portal so much as pothole.

Movie Connections:

References Dead Man Walking (1995)

More stuff with the Beast

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

This episode sets up a lot of stuff for season five. Especially, the temporary destruction of Wolfram & Hart, the zombie security system, and the death of the little girl from the White Room. I don't love this episode, but it has some fun parts. If you're watching the season on DVD, you could probably skip it and not miss much plot-wise. But, it does have some real nice Lilah and Wes stuff, so I recommend that you see it if you get a chance.

Basically, this episode revolves around that Beast guy. It turns out that he has some connection to Conner. (Honestly, I'm not sure what that connection IS exactly, but I don't really care either. I sort of breeze out when Conner's whining about his problems.) Anyway, Conner is hurt when Cordy seems to regret sleeping with him. Thinking that Cordy's feelings might have something to do with her blaming him for the Beast (or whatever), he goes to Wolfram and Hart for some answers about his origins. In the meantime, Wes has broken up with Lilah, saying that they have to choose sides and he must be a White Hat. Lilah's in a bad mood. And it gets even worse when the Beast attacks Wolfram & Hart. Wes gets Lilah out, but Conner is trapped inside.

Wes goes to Angel to report that Conner is in danger. Angel is still furious about seeing Cordy and Conner together. When Wesley arrives, Fred is impressed that he had an inside man at Wolfram & Hart. Gunn is still angry at Wes and the two of the bicker. Still, Team Angel heads over to Wolfram & Hart to get Conner. All the lawyers are dead and turning into zombies. Team Angel and Conner wind up in the White Room and see the Beast killing the evil Little Girl. She uses the last of her strength to send them back to the Hyperion but not before telling them that the "Answer is among you." At the hotel, Angel tells Cordy that he knows that she slept with Conner and that he wants them both out of the Hyperion.

There are some good parts to this episode. I think that this crisis really puts Wes back on Team Angel. He's helping them full time again and it's good to see back at the Hyperion where he belongs. Plus, I love Wes and Lilah's break up scene. With the apocalypse and all, Wesley's saying that it's time to pick sides. Lilah chooses evil, but he has to go with good. Wes has his own moral code and he always picks the side that he believes is right. Lilah is furious about getting dumped. Her comment about the world not being black and white is one of the most profound statements of the series. Once you add some black to the white you get grey and no matter how much white you add after that, you still only have grey. I mean wow! I love that. It's saying that sometimes you do things or see things that you can't come back from. It's like a preview of the moral dilemmas that Team Angel will face in season five, from someone who's worked for Wolfram & Hart and knows what she's talking about. Also, I like Lorne's double take when Team Angel just appears in the lobby of the Hyperion. He squints at them, then at his sea-breeze and it just makes me laugh.

On the down side, I'm sad to see Gavin go. He was so evil and sleazy and --Okay, I'm shallow-- good looking. Also, given the revelations about Cordy later in the season, why is she so upset in this episode? She's saying that sex with Conner was just a one time thing and looks upset to find herself in bed with him. And when Angel tells Cordy that he knows about her and Conner sleeping together, Cordy gets this horrified looks and whispers, "Oh, God?" Why would she do that? Is she just scared that Angel might do something to upset her plan or what?

My favorite part of the episode: Wes going into Wolfram & Hart to save Lilah. The two of them have a really interesting relationship and I think that they have some genuine feelings for each other underneath their insults. Wes risking his life to rescue her is just a sweet indication of how much he cares. Sadly, they don't admit the depth of their feelings until it's too late.