"Smallville" Phantom (2007)

Director:

James Marshall

Writers:

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

"Smallville" (2001)

Original Air Date:

17 May 2007 (Season 6, Episode 22)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

Plot:

When Clark finally discovers Lionel threatened to kill him unless Lana married Lex, he goes after Lionel to silence him once and for all...

Plot Keywords:

Smallville | Meteor Shower | Power | Kansas | Best Friend

Cast

Tom Welling	...	Clark Kent / Bizarro
Kristin Kreuk	...	Lana Luthor
Michael Rosenbaum	...	Lex Luthor
Erica Durance	...	Lois Lane
Allison Mack	...	Chloe Sullivan
John Glover	...	Lionel Luthor
Annette O'Toole	...	Martha Kent
Phil Morris	...	John Jones
Gerard Plunkett	...	Dr. Donovan Jamison
Benjamin Ayres	...	Jason Bartlett (as Ben Ayres)
Mylène Dinh-Robic	...	Canadian Daughter (as Mylene Dinh-Robic)
John Hainsworth	...	Canadian Father
Quinn Lord	...	Phillipe Lamont
Heather Doerksen	...	Martha's Aide
Clint Carleton	...	Security Guard
Tyler McClendon	...	Deputy
Patrick Keating	...	Canadian Priest

Directed by
James Marshall

Writing credits
Jerry Siegel		(character created by: Superman) &
Joe Shuster		(character created by: Superman)
Alfred Gough		(developed for television by) &
Miles Millar		(developed for television by)
Todd Slavkin		(written by) &
Darren Swimmer		(written by)
Tim McCanlies		concept (uncredited)

Produced by
Joe Davola	....	executive producer
Steven S. DeKnight	....	co-executive producer
Tom Flores	....	associate producer
Alfred Gough	....	executive producer
Ken Horton	....	executive producer
John Litvack	....	co-executive producer
Rob Maier	....	producer
Jae Marchant	....	producer
James Marshall	....	co-executive producer
Miles Millar	....	executive producer
Brian Wayne Peterson	....	co-executive producer (as Brian Peterson)
Brian Robbins	....	executive producer
Tim Scanlan	....	supervising producer
Todd Slavkin	....	co-executive producer
Kelly Souders	....	co-executive producer
Darren Swimmer	....	co-executive producer
Michael Tollin	....	executive producer (as Mike Tollin)
Mark D. Warshaw	....	associate producer (as Mark Warshaw)
David Willson	....	producer

Original Music by
Mark Snow

Cinematography by
David Moxness		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Ron Spang

Production Design by
James Philpott

Set Decoration by
Lesley Beale

Costume Design by
Caroline Cranstoun

Makeup Department
Natalie Cosco	....	key makeup artist
Christine O'Connor	....	key hairstylist
Michelle Lemieux	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Scott Graham	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David R. Baron	....	second assistant director (as David Baron)
Greg Zenon	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Dustin Farrell	....	assistant art director
Mark Howes	....	set dresser
Tom Hunt	....	construction coordinator
Jasmine Jakupovic	....	scenic artist
Aleya Naiman	....	property master
Les Ford	....	playback animator (uncredited)
Peter Lieshout	....	paint foreman (uncredited)
Tiara Motem	....	property buyer (uncredited)
Megan Poss	....	set designer (uncredited)
Joanne Totten	....	art assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department
Damon Cohoon	....	assistant sound editor
Paul J. Diller	....	sound effects 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)
Norval D. Crutcher III	....	co-supervising sound editor (uncredited)
Al Gomez	....	foley editor & mixer (uncredited)
Bruce M. Honda	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Deron Street	....	sound assistant (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Michael Walls	....	special effects supervisor (as Mike Walls)
Danny Newton	....	on set supervisor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Todd Daugherty	....	head of technology
Trent Smith	....	visual effects producer
Pharoah Barrett	....	3D artist (uncredited)
Christopher Blazick	....	pipeline engineer: EntityFX (uncredited)
Glenn Curry	....	digital effects artist: EntityFX (uncredited)
Rizza Go	....	visual effects coordinator/producer: Entity FX (uncredited)
Brian Harding	....	visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
Junji Hirano	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)
Tim Ketzer	....	3D supervisor (uncredited)
Aaron N. Leichter	....	I/O department: Entity FX (uncredited)
Andrew Lema	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Jack Noriaki Matsumoto	....	lead 3D artist: EntityFX (uncredited)
Eroc Moralls	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)
Viet Nguyen	....	systems engineer: EntityFX (uncredited)
Rob Reinhart	....	lead digital compositor: Entity FX (uncredited)
Dax Siplin	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Nate Smalley	....	I/O coordinator (uncredited)
Lorena Talpan	....	visual effects production assistant: Entity FX (uncredited)
Ian Wilson	....	visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Brian Lydiatt	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Chris Sayour	....	stunt coordinator (as Christopher Sayour)
Larissa Stadnichuk	....	stunt double: Erica Durance (uncredited)
Chris Webb	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Buckmaster	....	gaffer
Glen Forrieter	....	dolly grip: second unit (uncredited)
Kelly Patrick Moore	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Randal Platt	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Scott Wallace	....	video playback operator (uncredited)
Shamus Whiting-Hewlett	....	best boy lighting (uncredited)
Michael Wiebe	....	lighting technician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Deedee Bradley	....	casting: Los Angeles
Heike Brandstatter	....	casting: Vancouver
Coreen Mayrs	....	casting: Vancouver
Tiffany Mak	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joanne Plourde	....	costume breakdown/dyer
Marco Daxton	....	costume set supervisor: second unit (uncredited)
Melanie Williams	....	assistant costume designer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Anthony Brooks Ashley	....	assistant editor (as Anthony Ashley)
Dan Judy	....	colorist
Cristina Verano	....	post-production coordinator
Michael MacDonald	....	telecine colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Chris McGeary	....	music editor
Madonna Wade-Reed	....	music supervisor
Remy Zero	....	performer: theme song "Save Me"

Transportation Department
Ben Derrick	....	picture car coordinator

Other crew
Len Carter	....	production assistant
Holly Harold	....	executive story editor
Stephen McLauchlan	....	production assistant
Turi Meyer	....	executive story editor
Aren Ophoff	....	assistant production coordinator
John D. Piper II	....	production office staff
Al Septien	....	executive story editor
Ric De Groot	....	assistant accountant (uncredited)
Daniel Devita	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Winica Dewangga	....	office production assistant (uncredited)
Jed Glassford	....	key production assistant (uncredited)
Aaron Helbing	....	script coordinator (uncredited)
Doug Kerr	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Daniel Jai Lee	....	assistant: writers (uncredited)
Yuell Newsome	....	stock librarian (uncredited)
Winona Sim	....	playback coordinator (uncredited)
Kirk N. Smallman	....	assistant location manager (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

• CW Television Network (2001) (USA) (TV)
• CW Television Network (2007) (USA) (TV)
• RTL (2003-2008) (Germany) (TV) (seasons 1-6)
• TV2 (2008) (Hungary) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD)

Runtime:

41 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

Ruskin Dam, Mission, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Smallville Films

Trivia:

Annette O'Toole's final appearance as a series regular. (She would return in the three final season episodes.)

Goofs:

Continuity: Shortly after their cell phone conversation, Lionel see Lana and gets out of his car. In one of the shots of Lionel, his car has disappeared from behind him.

Quotes:

Chloe Sullivan:Look, Lois, take it from someone who's gone up against the Lex Luthor army more than once. Not only will victory remain elusive, but you're almost certain to step on a land mine in the process.
Lois Lane:I'm the general's daughter, remember? I live for battle.

Fatality, Revelations and Healing Power

In a poor cabin in Quebec, an old man is possessed by a phantom escapee from the Phantom Zone. While a priest tries to exorcise the man, Lex and his army break in the cabin trying to capture the entity. Meanwhile Martha moves to Washington; later Lana tells Clark that she is leaving Lex and explains the reason why she married Lex. In return, Clark reveals his secret to her. Then the upset Clark runs to Lionel and he meets his mysterious savior that tells a secret about Lionel. The snoopy Lois discovers the secret behind the numbers said by Wes but she is severely stabbed in Reeve Dam and calls Chloe. Lex captures a boy possessed by the entity to use his DNA in his combat-army of super soldiers; however, the unexpected reaction of the alien jeopardizes his plans. When Lana is victim of an attempt, Clark arrives in the facility seeking Lex, but he faces the powerful phantom with unpredictable consequences.

"Phantom" is spectacular, certainly the best episode of the weak Sixth Season with revelations and fatality. Lana joins the club of those that know Clark's secret (I believe only Lex and Lois do not know). The amazing secret about Lionel surprised me, and in many opportunities I noted the ambiguity of this character but I could not imagine the reason of his behavior. The power of Chloe is finally revealed and I do not believe that Lana's tragedy has really happened. The powerful Phantom will certainly be the toughest enemy of Clark so far. Unfortunately, the distributor of Smallville insists in his usual subterfuge and ends this excellent series in its climax, leaving the fans anxiously waiting for the conclusion of the episode in the next season on DVD. In my opinion, this nasty procedure shows a total lack of respect with the viewers. My vote is ten.

Title (Brazil): "Fantasma" ("Phantom")