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Welcome to the Hellmouth ()

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  • Season 1
  • Episode 1
When teen vampire slayer Buffy tries to start a new life at Sunnydale High, she discovers that the school sits atop a demonic dimensional portal.
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Buffy Summers
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Xander Harris
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Willow Rosenberg
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Cordelia Chase
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Rupert Giles (as Anthony Stewart Head)
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The Master
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Luke
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Angel
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Principal Bob Flutie
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Joyce Summers
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Darla
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Thomas
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Jesse
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Teacher
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Boy (as Carmine D. Giovinazzo)
Amy Chance ...
Girl #1
Tupelo Jereme ...
Girl #2
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Aura
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Tony Delocht ...
Band Member (uncredited)
Ernie Longoria ...
Band Member (uncredited)
Paul McMichael ...
Student (uncredited)
William Riley ...
Band Member (uncredited)
Mike Summers ...
Band Member (uncredited)
Steve Summers ...
Band Member (uncredited)

Directed by

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Charles Martin Smith
Joss Whedon ... (uncredited)

Written by

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Joss Whedon ... (created by) (creator)
 
Joss Whedon ... (written by)
 
Matt Kiene ... (story editor) &
Joe Reinkemeyer ... (story editor) &
Rob DesHotel ... (story editor) (as Rob Des Hotel) &
Dean Batali ... (story editor)

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Gail Berman ... executive producer
Gareth Davies ... producer
Joseph M. Ellis ... co-producer
Sandy Gallin ... executive producer
David Greenwalt ... co-executive producer
Fran Rubel Kuzui ... executive producer
Kaz Kuzui ... executive producer
Dolly Parton ... executive producer (uncredited)
David Solomon ... co-producer
Joss Whedon ... executive producer / showrunner

Music by

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Walter Murphy

Cinematography by

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Michael Gershman ... director of photography

Editing by

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Geoffrey Rowland

Editorial Department

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Dekker Dreyer ... re-mastering
Skip Macdonald ... assistant editor
Jahmani Perry ... post-production coordinator
Ian Sullivan ... finishing accountant
Kent Pritchett ... colorist: dailies (uncredited)

Casting By

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Marcia Shulman

Production Design by

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Steve Hardie

Art Direction by

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Carey Meyer

Set Decoration by

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David A. Koneff ... (as David Koneff)

Costume Design by

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Susanna Puisto

Makeup Department

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Jeri Baker ... hair department head / hair stylist
Todd McIntosh ... makeup artist
John Vulich ... special makeup effects creator: Optic Nerve Studios
Bonnie Walker ... key hair stylist
Jeffrey S. Farley ... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Mark Garbarino ... special makeup effects coordinator (uncredited)
Sean Kenney ... lens technician (uncredited)
James MacKinnon ... prosthetic makeup artist (uncredited)
Dean Mercil ... special makeup effects supervisor (uncredited)
Robert Miller ... suit fabricator: Optic Nerve Studios (uncredited)
Chris Walker ... special makeup effects artist: Optic Nerve Studios (uncredited)

Production Management

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Joseph M. Ellis ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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David D'Ovidio ... first assistant director
Mark Hansson ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Gustav Gustafson ... leadman
Martin Milligan ... set dresser
Daniel Turk ... construction coordinator
Ken Wilson ... property master
Victor Anderson ... propmaker (uncredited)
Juliette Blasor ... props (uncredited)
Steve Brennan ... on-set dresser (uncredited)
Brian Dott ... prop builder (uncredited)
Felisa Finn ... set painter (uncredited)
Stella Starlight ... shopper (uncredited)
Gary Damian Thomas ... storyboard artist (uncredited)
Le'Von Webb ... set dresser (uncredited)
John Youngblood ... on-set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Kevin Patrick Burns ... re-recording mixer
David Kirschner ... production sound mixer
Ingeborg Larson ... supervising sound editor
Todd Orr ... re-recording mixer (as Todd Keith Orr)
Jon Taylor ... re-recording mixer
Robert Guastini ... adr editor (uncredited) / dialogue editor (uncredited)
Andy King ... sound effects editor (uncredited)
Mike Marchain ... sound editor (uncredited)
Tami Treadwell ... adr recordist (uncredited)

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Glenn Campbell ... visual effects supervisor: Area 51 (as Glen Campbell)
Scott Wheeler ... supervising animator: Area 51
Stephen Brand ... digital effects supervisor (uncredited)
Mike Goslin ... digital effects engineer (uncredited)
Lu Kondor ... data manager (uncredited)
Bill Millar ... visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
Bryan Ray ... compositor (uncredited)
John Scheer ... visual effects compositor (uncredited)

Stunts

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Jeff Smolek ... stunt coordinator
Todd Bryant ... stunts (uncredited)
Clarke Coleman ... stunts (uncredited)
Sophia Crawford ... stunts (uncredited)
Don Charles McGovern ... stunt actor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Larry Kaster ... gaffer
Tom Keefer ... key grip
Russell McElhatton ... camera operator (as Russ McElhatton)
Rusty Redican ... assistant camera
Josh Denering ... grip: second unit (uncredited)
Erin Franklyn ... grip (uncredited)
John Keefer ... set grip (uncredited)
Jeff Orsa ... electrician (uncredited)
Joseph M. Setele ... first assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Chadwick Cohn ... casting (uncredited)
Terri Douglas ... group adr voice casting (uncredited)
Donna Ekholdt ... casting executive: Studio Casting Executive (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Rita Salazar ... costume supervisor
Anita Louise Brown ... costumer (uncredited)

Location Management

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Jordana Kronen ... location manager

Music Department

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Nerf Herder ... theme
Celia Weiner ... music editor
Stephen Edwards ... performers: theme song (uncredited)
Tommy Morgan ... musician: harmonica (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Lesley King ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Vaughn Bladen ... driver
Bob Ellis ... transportation coordinator (as Robert Ellis)
George Williams Jr. ... driver (as George Williams)
Charles 'Aloha Boy' Reed ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Marc David Alpert ... assistant: Gareth Davies (as Marc D. Alpert)
Claudia Alves ... assistant production coordinator
Susan Ellis ... production coordinator
Edwin L. Perez ... production auditor
Ericka Bryce Poniewaz ... Supervising/Key Set Medic
R.D. Price ... assistant: David Greenwalt (as Robert Price)
George Snyder ... assistant: Joss Whedon
Thomas Cobb ... title designer (uncredited)
Terry Michael King ... stand-in (uncredited)
George Montgomery ... title designer (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Buffy Summers just moved with her mom from L.A. (where she set fire to the school gym) to Sunnydale, which is, alas, experiencing a plague of vampires. She meets nerd Willow Rosenberg, cool skateboarder Xander Harris, and his mate Jesse McNally, fashionable snooty Cordelia Chase and the somewhat creepy British librarian, Rupert Giles. When a corpse with bite-marks is found in a locker, she realizes, but refuses to acknowledge, that her vampire-killing past is catching up with her and keeps Giles, her watcher (trainer), at arms-length, but is stalked by Angel who refers to the hell-mouth. Finally her destiny kicks in. Written by KGF Vissers

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Also Known As
  • Welcome to the Hellmouth (United States)
Runtime
  • 43 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia The scene with Buffy and Giles at the Bronze was Anthony Head's audition scene. See more »
Goofs When Darla encounters Buffy, she is confused about how she is so strong, knows of their kind (vampires), and can fight so well. However, Darla has encountered at least 2 slayers in the past, which is later revealed on the Angel series. Darla would have known that Buffy is a slayer. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Gift (2001). See more »
Soundtracks Losing Ground See more »
Quotes Buffy Summers: Who are you?
Angel: Let's just say, I'm a friend.
Buffy Summers: Yeah, well, maybe I don't want a friend.
Angel: I didn't say I was yours.
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