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The Body ()

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  • Season 5
  • Episode 16
Buffy, Dawn, and their friends deal with the aftermath of Joyce's death.
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Buffy Summers
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Xander Harris
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Willow Rosenberg
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Anya (as Emma Caulfield)
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Dawn Summers
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Spike (creditOnly)
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Rupert Giles (as Anthony Stewart Head)
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Dr. Kriegel
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Tara Maclay
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Joyce Summers
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First Paramedic
Stefan Umstead ...
Second Paramedic
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911 Operator (voice)
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Kevin
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Kirstie
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Lisa (as Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly)
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Teacher
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Vampire

Directed by

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Joss Whedon

Written by

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Joss Whedon ... (created by) (creator)
 
Joss Whedon ... (written by)
 
Rebecca Kirshner ... (staff writer)
 
Steven S. DeKnight ... (staff writer) (as Steven DeKnight)

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Marc David Alpert ... co-producer
Gail Berman ... executive producer
Gareth Davies ... producer
Jane Espenson ... producer
David Fury ... supervising producer
Sandy Gallin ... executive producer
David Greenwalt ... consulting producer
Fran Rubel Kuzui ... executive producer
Kaz Kuzui ... executive producer
Marti Noxon ... co-executive producer
Dolly Parton ... executive producer (uncredited)
John F. Perry ... co-producer
Douglas Petrie ... co-producer
David Solomon ... producer
Joss Whedon ... executive producer / showrunner

Music by

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Thomas Wanker ... (creditOnly) (score by)

Cinematography by

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Raymond Stella ... director of photography

Editing by

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Peter Basinski

Editorial Department

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Robert Hudson ... assistant editor
Ian Sullivan ... finishing accountant
Brian Wankum ... post production supervisor
Tamara Becher ... post-production assistant (uncredited)
Aaron Miller ... post-production coordinator (uncredited)

Casting By

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Anya Colloff
Jennifer Fishman
Amy McIntyre Britt

Production Design by

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Carey Meyer

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

Costume Design by

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Cynthia Bergstrom

Makeup Department

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Lisa Marie Alpert ... hair stylist (as Lisa Marie Rosenberg)
Robin Beauchesne ... makeup artist
Todd McIntosh ... makeup supervisor
Michael Moore ... key hair stylist
Brigette A. Myre ... makeup artist (as Brigette Myre-Ellis)
John Vulich ... special makeup effects creator
Kim Addrisi ... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Gray Creasy ... special effects makeup crew: Optic Nerve (uncredited)
Steve Fink ... special makeup effects coordinator (uncredited)
Matthew Jorgensen ... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Sean Kenney ... lens technician (uncredited)
Gloria Pasqua Casny ... hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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John F. Perry ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Athena Alexander ... second assistant director
Alan Steinman ... first assistant director
Mark Rabinowitz ... dga trainee (uncredited)
Paula K. Smith ... second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Will Batts ... set designer
Keith A. Cuba ... leadman (as Keith Cuba)
Randy Eriksen ... property master
Steven Fidler ... construction coordinator (as Steve Fidler)
Lisa Gamel ... paint foreman
Sandy Adams ... on-set dresser (uncredited)
Adolfo Castanon ... greensman (uncredited)
Dylan J. Hay-Chapman ... set dresser (uncredited)
Damon Hight ... general foreman (uncredited)
David Ronan ... assistant propmaster (uncredited)
Kelly Schultz ... set dresser (uncredited)
Stella Starlight ... graphic designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Zane D. Bruce ... foley artist
Kurt Kassulke ... re-recording mixer
Tom Perry ... re-recording mixer
Cindy Rabideau ... supervising sound editor
Adam Sawelson ... re-recording mixer
David Yaffe ... production sound mixer (as David Barr Yaffe)
Mark Cleary ... sound effects editor (uncredited)
Robert Guastini ... dialogue editor (uncredited)
Mike Marchain ... sound editor (uncredited)
Tami Treadwell ... adr recordist (uncredited)

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Bruce Minkus ... special effects coordinator
Steve Fink ... special effects makeup (uncredited)

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Zachary Goodson ... visual effects artist: main titles
Loni Peristere ... visual effects supervisor
Rick Baumgartner ... visual effects producer (uncredited)
Deb Santosa ... visual effects artist (uncredited)

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John Medlen ... stunt coordinator
Michele Waitman ... stunt double: Sarah Michelle Gellar
Chris Daniels ... utility stunts (uncredited)
Steve Tartalia ... stunt double: James Marsters (uncredited)
Scott Workman ... stunts (uncredited)

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Ivan Allen ... lighting technician
Ron Cooney ... key grip (as Ronn Cooney)
Allen D. Easton ... camera operator
Loren Johnson ... lighting technician
William Olofsson ... assistant camera (as Bill Olofsson)
George Santo Pietro ... dolly grip: second unit
Mark Schwebel ... dolly grip: b camera
Paul Stockwell ... lighting technician
Chris Strong ... chief lighting technician
Bill Brummond ... steadicam operator (uncredited)
Eric Parker ... assistant chief lighting technician (uncredited)
Tim Speed ... rigging gaffer (uncredited)
Daniel Taylor ... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Marshall Valentine ... grip (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Lonnie Hamerman ... casting associate
Marcia Shulman ... original casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Nickolaus Brown ... costumer (uncredited)
Cindy Rosenthal ... costume supervisor (uncredited)

Location Management

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Peter M. Robarts ... location manager

Music Department

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Fernand Bos ... music editor
Nerf Herder ... theme
Tim Isle ... music editor (uncredited)
Tommy Morgan ... musician: harmonica (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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David H. Goodman ... script coordinator (as David Goodman)
Suzanne McRobert ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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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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Cathy Carr ... production coordinator
Diego Gutierrez ... assistant: Joss Whedon
J.D. Peralta ... assistant: Marti Noxon (as JD Peralta)
Edwin L. Perez ... production auditor
Kelly Wheeler ... assistant: Gareth Davies
Jessica Aichs ... production assistant (uncredited)
Jim Hill ... set medic (uncredited)
Phyllis Larrymore-Kelly ... dialogue coach: Rae'ven Larrymore Kelly (uncredited)
Stacey Levin ... head publicist (uncredited)
Jaimie Linn ... stand-in: Alyson Hannigan (uncredited)
George Montgomery ... title designer (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Buffy sees Joyce lying on the couch, calls 911 and unsuccessfully follows emergency procedures. When the paramedics arrive, they realize that Joyce is dead. Buffy calls Giles and goes to the school to tell Dawn. Along the day, the Scooby gang grieves the death of Joyce and sympathizes with Buffy. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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  • The Body (United States)
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  • 60 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Joss Whedon wanted the scenes to be long which is why there are four scenes (other than the Christmas scene). Whedon has stated that he wanted to capture how time feels stuck when grief strikes. There is no music, either, because Whedon said that music is a comfort to the audience. See more »
Goofs Paramedics in the state of California are not allowed to pronounce death. Joyce would have been taken to the hospital where it is likely she would have been pronounced DOA. Also, once paramedics begin CPR, it is usually not allowed to be stopped until someone with a higher degree of medical training takes over. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Gift (2001). See more »
Soundtracks Buffy the Vampire Slayer Theme See more »
Crazy Credits Instead of the regular opening credits, a flashback scene was created that consisted of the whole cast having Christmas dinner at the Summers' house. It was created so as not to have written credits appearing over the dramatic opening scenes. See more »
Quotes Anya: Are they gonna cut the body open?
Willow Rosenberg: Oh my God! Would you just stop talking? Just... shut your mouth, please!
Anya: What am I doing?
Willow Rosenberg: How can you act like that?
Anya: Am I supposed to be changing my clothes a lot? I mean, is that the helpful thing to do?
Xander Harris: Guys...
Willow Rosenberg: The way you behave...
Anya: Nobody will tell me.
Willow Rosenberg: Because it's not okay for you to be asking these things!
Anya: But I don't understand! I don't understand how this all happens,
[starts crying]
Anya: how we go through this. I mean, I *knew* her, and then she's- There's just a body, and I don't understand why she just can't get back in it and not be dead anymore. It's stupid. It's mortal and stupid. And-And Xander's crying and not talking. And-And I was having fruit punch, and I thought, well, "Joyce will never have any more fruit punch, *ever*, and she'll never have eggs or yawn or brush her hair, not ever." And no one will explain to me why.
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