Directed by Joss Whedon Written by Joss Whedon   Rob DesHotel   Dean Batali   Marti Noxon   Cast Sarah Michelle Gellar ... Buffy Summers Nicholas Brendon ... Xander Harris Alyson Hannigan ... Willow Rosenberg Charisma Carpenter ... Cordelia Chase David Boreanaz ... Angelus Anthony Head ... Rupert Giles (as Anthony Stewart Head) Max Perlich ... Whistler Seth Green ... Oz Kristine Sutherland ... Joyce Summers Julie Benz ... Darla Bianca Lawson ... Kendra Jack McGee ... Doug Perren Richard Riehle ... Merrick James Marsters ... Spike Juliet Landau ... Drusilla Armin Shimerman ... Principal Snyder Shannon Welles ... Gypsy Woman Zitto Kazann ... Gypsy Man Ginger Williams ... Girl Nina Gervitz ... Teacher Uncredited Cast Dean Butler ... Hank Summers (voice) Sophia Crawford ... Vamp Cindy Folkerson ... Burning Vampire Produced by Gail Berman   Gareth Davies   Sandy Gallin   David Greenwalt   Fran Rubel Kuzui   Kaz Kuzui   Gary Law   David Solomon   Joss Whedon   Original Music by Christophe Beck

Additional Info Premiere: May 12, 1998 DVD Release: June 11, 2002 Country: Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Websites: Production Companies Mutant Enemy Kuzui Enterprises. Sandollar Television 20th Century Fox Television Distributors The WB Television Network   (1997-2001) (USA) (TV) (seasons 1-5) United Paramount Network (UPN)   (2001-2003) (USA) (TV) (seasons 6-7) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2002) (USA) (DVD) Logo   (2010) (USA) (TV) (syndication) MTV Networks   (2010) (USA) (TV) (syndication) TeenNick   (2011) (USA) (TV) Twentieth Century Fox   (1997) (USA) (VHS) Rating Stats Overall Rating -- / 10 Our Rating 5.8 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.5 / 10 Female Users 5.0 / 10 Site Ranking #1,172 / 20,725 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 4 total ratings Almost Perfect 1 total rating Mediocre 1 total rating Crap 2 total ratings Site Ranking