Nightmares (12 May 1997)

Buffy and her friends discover that their worst nightmares have become reality.

Director:

Bruce Seth Green

Writers:

Joss Whedon (creator), Joss Whedon (story),

Stars:

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	Buffy Summers
Nicholas Brendon	...	Xander Harris
Alyson Hannigan	...	Willow Rosenberg
Charisma Carpenter	...	Cordelia Chase
Anthony Head	...	Rupert Giles (as Anthony Stewart Head)
Mark Metcalf	...	The Master
Kristine Sutherland	...	Joyce Summers
Jeremy Foley	...	Billy Palmer
Andrew J. Ferchland	...	Collin
Dean Butler	...	Hank Summers
Justin Urich	...	Wendell
J. Robin Miller	...	Laura
Terry Walters	...	Ms. Tishler (as Terry Cain)
Scott Harlan	...	Aldo Gianfranco
Brian Pietro	...	Coach

Storyline

At the hell-mouth, the Master of evil explains to his boy heir Collin that fear rules people better then love or hate. He manages to use the young schoolboy Billy Palmer to make every student of Sunnydale High's terrifying nightmares come true, ranging from Xander appearing in class wearing only boxer-shorts to being chased by murderers, losing one's favorite abilities or poisonous spiders coming out of one's schoolbooks...

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Plot Keywords:

boxer shorts | spider | library | female protagonist | humiliation | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Fantasy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 May 1997 (USA)

Filming Locations:

1800 Stewart St., Santa Monica, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mutant Enemy, Kuzui Enterprises, Sandollar Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

It is established here that Willow is scared of spiders and frogs. By the season 7 story 'Selfless' she has at least overcome the former, fighting off a giant spider using her magic.

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Goofs

(at around 45 mins) Willow and Buffy are talking about Buffy's parents divorce. In the scene Buffy closes her locker. There is a cut away shot and then she closes her locker again.

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Quotes

Xander: Our dreams are coming true.
Rupert Giles: Dreams? That would be a musical comedy version of this.

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Connections

References Evita (1996)

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Soundtracks

"Vieni La Sera"
(uncredited)
(from Madame Butterfly)
Performed by Scott Harlan

User Reviews

Very memorable

Be aware of spoilers

The nightmares of the entire Sunnydale population start to become reality, and Buffy discovers that a comatose boy named Billy may be the cause of it. The only way to get things back to normal is if Buffy can get Billy to overcome his fear and wake up from his coma.

Very funny and weird episode. But i love it.This is where all of the gangs nightmares come true.Some were funny and some were very creepy. It had very memorable quotes and i think its fantastic.

And also i know that kid from somewhere but i just don't know where from.lol

9/10