"Smallville" Suspect (2003)

Director:

Kenneth Biller

Writers:

Jerry Siegel (character created by: Superman) and
Joe Shuster (character created by: Superman) ...
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TV Series:

"Smallville" (2001)

Original Air Date:

28 January 2003 (Season 2, Episode 13)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Lionel Luthor is shot twice in the Luthor's mansion by an unknown assailant. When Jonathan Kent is found drunk...

Plot Keywords:

Smallville | Meteor Shower | Power | Kansas | Best Friend

Cast

Tom Welling	...	Clark Kent
Kristin Kreuk	...	Lana Lang
Michael Rosenbaum	...	Lex Luthor
Sam Jones III	...	Pete Ross
Allison Mack	...	Chloe Sullivan
John Glover	...	Lionel Luthor
Annette O'Toole	...	Martha Kent
John Schneider	...	Jonathan Kent
Jason Connery	...	Dominic Senatori
Mitchell Kosterman	...	Sheriff Ethan Miller
Patrick Cassidy	...	Henry Small
Eric Keenleyside	...	Mike the Bartender
Barclay Hope	...	Doctor

Directed by
Kenneth Biller

Writing credits
Jerry Siegel		(character created by: Superman) and
Joe Shuster		(character created by: Superman)
Alfred Gough		(developed for television by) &
Miles Millar		(developed for television by)
Mark Verheiden		(written by) &
Philip Levens		(written by)
Tim McCanlies		concept (uncredited)

Produced by
Greg Beeman	....	co-executive producer
Kenneth Biller	....	co-executive producer
Joe Davola	....	executive producer
Alfred Gough	....	executive producer
Robert Hargrove	....	producer (as Bob Hargrove)
Ken Horton	....	executive producer
Philip Levens	....	co-producer
Jeph Loeb	....	consulting producer
Miles Millar	....	executive producer
Brian Robbins	....	executive producer
Tim Scanlan	....	co-producer
Michael Tollin	....	executive producer (as Mike Tollin)
Mark Verheiden	....	supervising producer

Original Music by
Mark Snow

Cinematography by
Glen Winter		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
David Ekstrom

Production Design by
David Willson

Set Decoration by
Allison Dunn

Costume Design by
Caroline Cranstoun

Makeup Department
Natalie Cosco	....	makeup artist
Christine O'Connor	....	hairstylist

Production Management
Jae Marchant	....	production manager
Tom Flores	....	post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rob Duncan	....	second assistant director (as Robert Duncan)
Bryan C. Knight	....	first assistant director (as Bryan Knight)
Wayne Rose	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department
Ken Davies	....	property master
Dustin Farrell	....	graphic designer
Rob Maier	....	construction coordinator
Les Ford	....	playback animator (uncredited)
Frank Haddad	....	head greensman (uncredited)
Peter Lieshout	....	paint foreman (uncredited)
Megan Poss	....	set designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Damon Cohoon	....	assistant sound editor
Robert Hanchar	....	sound mixer (as Rob Hanchar)
Dan Hiland	....	re-recording mixer
Michael E. Lawshe	....	supervising sound editor (as Michael E. Lawshé)
Gary D. Rogers	....	re-recording mixer
Timothy A. Cleveland	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Casey J. Crabtree	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Michael Crabtree	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Paul J. Diller	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Al Gomez	....	foley mixer & editor (uncredited)
Jessica Goodwin	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Michael Walls	....	special effects supervisor (as Mike Walls)
Adam Tayler	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Mat Beck	....	visual effects producer
Kymber Lim	....	visual effects producer
Trent Smith	....	visual effects coordinator
John C. Wash	....	visual effects supervisor (as John Wash)
Craig Xander	....	digital compositor
Brian Harding	....	compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Tony Morelli	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Buckmaster	....	gaffer
Enrique del Rio	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Seth Hettrick	....	best boy rigging grip (uncredited)
Scott Kozak	....	best boy rigging grip (uncredited)
Chris McMullin	....	camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited)
Chris McMullin	....	steadicam operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Deedee Bradley	....	casting: Los Angeles
Heike Brandstatter	....	casting: Vancouver
Coreen Mayrs	....	casting: Vancouver
Barbara Miller	....	executive in charge of casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Melanie Williams	....	assistant costume designer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Chad E. Beck	....	post-production coordinator (as Chad Beck)
Dan Judy	....	colorist
Michael MacDonald	....	telecine colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Chris McGeary	....	music editor
Jennifer Pyken	....	music supervisor
Madonna Wade-Reed	....	music supervisor
Remy Zero	....	performer: theme song "Save Me"
Lindsay Wolfington	....	music coordinator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Donald Chase	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Rick Dugdale	....	assistant location manager
James Fantin	....	assistant production coordinator
Carlos Hardy	....	production assistant
Janay Lee	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Janet D. Munro	....	script supervisor (as Janet Munro)
Aren Ophoff	....	office production assistant
Elysia Bliss Pyne	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Todd Slavkin	....	executive story editor
Darren Swimmer	....	executive story editor
Bannister Bergen	....	assistant: Michael Rosenbaum (uncredited)
Eunice Choi	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Gina Hendrick	....	production accountant (uncredited)
Yuell Newsome	....	stock librarian (uncredited)
Bonny Northcott	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Alfred Gough		creator
Miles Millar		creator

Makeup Department
Kathleen P. Campbell	....	hair stylist
Joel Echallier	....	makeup applicator
Joel Echallier	....	makeup effects supervisor
Rachel Griffin	....	special makeup effects artist
Harlow MacFarlane	....	special makeup effects artist
Ryan Nicholson	....	special makeup effects artist
M. Brando Pero	....	hair stylist
Bill Terezakis	....	special makeup effects designer
Barbara J. Wozniak	....	assistant hair stylist
Vince Yoshida	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Art Department
Denise Hutniak	....	on-set dresser (2002) (2003)

Sound Department
Charles Bruce	....	sound effects editor
Gabrielle Gilbert Reeves	....	dialogue editor
Eric Gotthelf	....	adr mixer
David M. Horton	....	sound effects editor
Eric C. Hosmer	....	sound effects editor
Carolyn Motyer	....	boom operator: second unit
John Motyer	....	sound mixer: second unit
Rory O'Neill	....	sound assistant: day call
David Raines	....	adr recordist
Graham Timmer	....	day call sound assistant
Lisa K. Wolf	....	assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
Chris Bignell	....	on set supervisor
Dan Cervin	....	special effects first assistant
Gary Heidrick	....	special effects assistant
Ian Korver	....	special effects assistant
James Kozier	....	special effects supervisor (season 1)
Tim Storvick	....	special effects coordinator (season 1)
Joel Whist	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Simon Ager	....	digital compositing artist
Brian Bell	....	digital artist
Dan Blank	....	digital compositor
Neill Blomkamp	....	3D animator
Joseph Brattesani	....	digital compositor
Nathan Brunskill	....	tape operator
Michael Carter	....	digital compositing artist
Trevor Cawood	....	lead 3D animator
Matthew Collorafice	....	digital compositor: EntityFX
Rick Cortes	....	digital fixes and clean-up
Dominic Daigle	....	digital artist
John Decker	....	CG supervisor: R!OT Pictures
Chris Doll	....	digital compositing artist
Eyal Erez	....	senior effects animator
Reece Ewing	....	visual effects producer: View Studios (as Larry Ewing)
Ben Funk	....	digital compositing artist
Jay Grunfeld	....	digital compositor
Marlan Harris	....	digital artist
William Higgins	....	compositor: EntityFX
Yoshiko Hirata	....	compositor: EntityFX
Simon Holden	....	digital compositor
Michael Kaelin	....	digital compositor
Sara Lee	....	visual effects
John Mitchell	....	3D artist: EntityFX
Kenneth Nakada	....	senior matte painter: R!OT Pictures
Brian Petras	....	compositor: EntityFX
Tricia Pifer	....	visual effects coordinator: EntityFX (as Tricia Hefferman)
Paul Patrick Quinn	....	visual effects producer
Diego Riestra	....	match move artist
Gregory S. Scribner	....	digital artist
Andrea Shear	....	3D artist: EntityFX
Rick Shick	....	digital compositor: compositing and rotoscoping
Terry Shigemitsu	....	lead animator: EntityFX
Mark Spatny	....	visual effects producer/supervisor: Modern VideoFilm
Cory Strassburger	....	digital artist: View Studio
Adrian Van Der Park	....	3D animator
Grant Viklund	....	digital artist
Jeff West	....	storyboards
Jeff Zaman	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Mark Aisbett	....	stunt double
Nick Allen	....	stunt double: Kyle Gallner
Charles Andre	....	stunts
James Bamford	....	stunt double
Barb Bartos	....	stunt double: Martha Kent
Chad Bellamy	....	stunt double
Byron Briscoe	....	stunts
Gavin Buhr	....	stunt orderly
Sylvain Cameron	....	stunt double: Lex
Kirk Caouette	....	utility stunts
Raymond Chan	....	stunt double
Morris Chapdelaine	....	stunt double
Mike Ching	....	stunt actor
Mike Desabrais	....	stunt double
Mike Dopud	....	stunt football player #6
Kylie Furneaux	....	stunt double
Corry Glass	....	stunt double
Alex Green	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Alex Green	....	stunt driver
Dave Hospes	....	stunt double
Kim Howey	....	stunt double
David Jacox	....	stunt football player #4
Trevor Jones	....	stunt double: Joe Morton
G. Peter King	....	stunts
Ken Kirzinger	....	stunt football player #3
Jon Kralt	....	stunts
Don Lew	....	stunt double: Principal Kwan
Brad Loree	....	stunt deputy
J.J. Makaro	....	stunt coordinator: pilot episode
Phillip Mitchell	....	stunt double
Gaston Morrison	....	assistant stunt coordinator (2 episodes) (as Gaston Howard)
Gaston Morrison	....	stunts (2 episodes) (as Gaston Howard)
Jovan Nenadic	....	stunts
Scott Nicholson	....	stunts (seasons 1 & 2)
Shawn C. Orr	....	stunt double
Ron Otis	....	stunts
Rick Pearce	....	stunt double: Coach Walt
Fred Perron	....	stunt double
Darryl Quon	....	stunts
Dan Rizzuto	....	stunt performer
Jeffrey C. Robinson	....	stunt double: Michael Rosenbaum
Ronald Robinson	....	stunt double: Earl
Chad Sayn	....	stunts
Trish Schill	....	stunt double: Martha Kent
John Schneider	....	stunt driver
Sharon Simms	....	stunt double
Andrew Simpson	....	stunt double
Heath Stevenson	....	stunt double: Jonathan Kent
Lori Stewart	....	stunt double
Angela Uyeda	....	stunt double
Angela Uyeda	....	stunts
Clay Virtue	....	stunts (season 5)
Marshall Virtue	....	stunt double: Whitney
Mike Vézina	....	stunt football player #2

Camera and Electrical Department
Aaron Haesler	....	camera trainee (season 5)
Dale H. Jahraus	....	camera operator: "a" camera, second unit (season 5)
Noah Richoz	....	digital video assist operator (2001)
Gary Stamford	....	lamp operator (season 2)

Casting Department
Doreen Ferreira	....	co-extras casting associate
Sandra-Ken Freeman	....	extras casting
Marty Manifold	....	extras casting assistant (seasons 1-2)
Edward D. Rea	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lynne Maureen Curtis	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Jim Towne	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Cedric Lemoyne	....	composer: theme song "Save Me" and "Perfect Memory"
Ernie Mannix	....	music editor
Gregory Slay	....	composer: theme song "Save Me" and "Perfect Memory"
Cinjun Tate	....	composer: theme song "Save Me" and "Perfect Memory"
Shelby Tate	....	composer: theme song "Save Me" and "Perfect Memory"
Theory of a Deadman	....	music performers: "Invisible Man"
Jeffrey Cain Thompson	....	composer: theme song "Save Me" and "Perfect Memory" (as Jeffrey Cain)

Other crew
Anton Agerbo	....	production assistant (season 4)
John K. Alexander	....	assistant location manager
Ron Blecker	....	technical advisor
Jaap Broeker	....	stand-in: John Schneider and Tom Welling
Ken Brooker	....	assistant location manager
Mike Browne	....	production assistant
Nate Campbell	....	stand-in: Tom Welling
Dan Carr	....	assistant location manager
Simon Chin	....	extras wrangler
Rupert Cole	....	assistant to writer
Kendra Crowther	....	executive assistant
Michele Cummins	....	production assistant
Richard Cummins	....	stunt car mechanic
Richard Cummins	....	stunt car preparation: Dodge Charger
Ian Doig	....	animal trainer
Byron Drinkle	....	playback coordinator (2002-2004)
Dana Dubé	....	animal trainer
Angeline Duran	....	assistant: Mike Tollin
Brad Erickson	....	trainee assistant location manager (season 5)
Maggie Evans	....	co-production coordinator
Abraham Fraser	....	location manager
Simon Hall	....	video synchronization operator
Debbie Heimowitz	....	writing intern
Danny Ho	....	video & computer playback supervisor
Jared Howitt	....	second assistant production coordinator
Nathane Jackson	....	body double: Tom Welling
Bonnie Judd	....	animal coordinator
Bonnie Judd	....	animal trainer
Kaleena Kiff	....	assistant to producer
Marian Koprada	....	production assistant
David Langtry	....	computer playback operator
Tom J. Lawson	....	production assistant
Lukasz Madziag	....	production assistant
Marty Manifold	....	trainee assistant location manager
Sheri Mayervich	....	assistant location manager
Siân McArthur	....	production assistant
Michelle McKay	....	assistant to co-executive producer
W. Robert Millar	....	assistant location manager: second unit
Len Murach	....	location manager
Christina Ollson	....	production assistant (seasons 3-4)
Darren Robertson	....	playback coordinator
Lisa Rose	....	publicist (2003)
Andrew Simpson	....	animal coordinator
Julie Slater	....	trainee location manager
Ryan Steacy	....	armorer
Emily Thierry-Gray	....	production assistant
James Thompson	....	assistant location manager (seasons 3-4)
Ross Woo	....	office production assistant

Production Companies

• Smallville Films
• Tollin/Robbins Productions
• Warner Bros. Television

Distributors

• WB Television Network, The (2003) (USA) (TV)
• RTL (2003-2008) (Germany) (TV) (seasons 1-6)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• SFX Studio  special make-up effects

Runtime:

42 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Certification:

Mexico:B | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

University of British Columbia, Robson Square Campus - 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Smallville Films

Trivia:

The book which is being read by Lionel Luthor at the beginning is titled 'Beyond Good and Evil' written by famous German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.

Goofs:

Continuity: Clark talks to Lex about his dad old year book. He says that his dad was the QB in high school. In a previous episode.Clark says he was going to be taking his dads old position, the starting tailback.

Quotes:

Lex Luthor:It's hard to imagine working for a man who can enrage four people to the point where any one of them had the motive to kill him.
Clark Kent:Even you.
Lex Luthor:You know that darkness you were talking about? I'm not sure we're born with it. I think people like my father find a way to bring it out.

Soundtrack:

The Tequila Don't Kill Her

Homage to "Rashômon"

Lionel Luthor is shot twice in the Luthor's mansion. When Jonathan Kent is found drunken, with a pistol in one hand and a bottle of tequila in the other hand sleeping in his truck, he becomes the prime suspect of the attempt. All the evidences point to him, but Clark Kent believes in his innocence and tries to prove that his father has not shot Lionel.

"Suspect" is an episode of "Smallville" visibly inspired in Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece "Rashômon". Showing different perspectives of a crime, the surprising motives are disclosed only in the very end of the story. The destructive and evil character of Lionel Luthor is really disgusting. My vote is nine.

Title (Brazil): "Suspeito" ("Suspect")