"House M.D."
House's Head (2008)

Director:

Greg Yaitanes

Writers:

David Shore (creator)
Peter Blake (teleplay) ...
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TV Series:

"House M.D." (2004)

Original Air Date:

12 May 2008 (Season 4, Episode 15)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Plot:

A bus that House was riding crashes. House claims there's a victim on the bus that's dying, but not from the bus accident. He stops at nothing to figure out who the patient is and what is ailing them. |

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Board | Friend | Doctor Patient Relationship | Co Worker

Cast

Hugh Laurie	...	Dr. Gregory House
Lisa Edelstein	...	Dr. Lisa Cuddy
Omar Epps	...	Dr. Eric Foreman
Robert Sean Leonard	...	Dr. James Wilson
Jennifer Morrison	...	Dr. Allison Cameron
Jesse Spencer	...	Dr. Robert Chase
Peter Jacobson	...	Dr. Chris Taub
Kal Penn	...	Dr. Lawrence Kutner
Olivia Wilde	...	Thirteen / Dr. Hadley
Anne Dudek	...	Amber
Henry Hayashi	...	Bus Driver
Julie Ariola	...	Nurse Dickerson
Fred Durst	...	Bartender
Ivana Milicevic	...	Woman in Black
Boogie	...	Dreadlocks
Issac Bright	...	Goth Kid
Rebecca Larsen	...	Bohemian Girl
Jennifer Lee Wiggins	...	Stripper
Sharmila Devar	...	Nurse
Bobbin Bergstrom	...	Nurse

Directed by
Greg Yaitanes

Writing credits
David Shore		(creator)
Peter Blake		(teleplay) &
David Foster		(teleplay) &
Russel Friend		(teleplay) &
Garrett Lerner		(teleplay)
Doris Egan		(story)

Produced by
Paul Attanasio	....	executive producer
Eli Attie	....	co-executive producer
Peter Blake	....	co-executive producer
Leonard Dick	....	supervising producer
Doris Egan	....	co-executive producer
David Foster	....	co-producer
Liz Friedman	....	producer
Russel Friend	....	executive producer
Steven Heth	....	co-producer
David Hoselton	....	co-producer
Katie Jacobs	....	executive producer
Marcy G. Kaplan	....	producer
Garrett Lerner	....	executive producer
Thomas L. Moran	....	executive producer
Allen Marshall Palmer	....	associate producer
Deran Sarafian	....	co-executive producer
David Shore	....	executive producer
Bryan Singer	....	executive producer
Gerrit van der Meer	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
Jason Derlatka
Jon Ehrlich

Cinematography by
Gale Tattersall		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Amy M. Fleming		(as Amy Fleming)
Kimberly Ray

Production Design by
Jeremy Cassells

Makeup Department
Roxy D'Alonzo	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Gerrit van der Meer	....	unit production manager

Art Department
Chris Brewster	....	set dresser
Kevin E. Vermeersch	....	props

Special Effects by
Joe Love	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Bob Minshall	....	visual effects

Stunts
Jessica Harbeck	....	stunts
Crystal Santos	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Brian D'Haem	....	lighting technician
Tom Howard	....	lighting technician
Jared Hoy	....	additional electrician
Adam L. Taylor	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department
Stephanie Laffin	....	casting
Amy Lippens	....	casting
Janelle Scuderi	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tisha Jahnke	....	costumer

Other crew
Sean Wathen	....	production secretary

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David Shore		creator

Film Editing by
Scott Hahn

Makeup Department
Belinda Bryant	....	makeup artist
Leo Corey Castellano	....	special makeup effects artist
Andy Clement	....	special makeup effects artist
Felix Fox	....	special makeup effects artist
Joel Harlow	....	special makeup effects artist: Harlow FX
Rob Hinderstein	....	special makeup effects artist
Matthew Jorgensen	....	painter/lab technician: WM Creations
Rich Knight	....	makeup lab technician: W.M. Creations
Miia Kovero	....	key hair stylist (season 1)
Toby Lindala	....	special makeup effects artist
Carol McCoo	....	hair stylist
Don Rutherford	....	makeup artist
Solina Tabrizi	....	personal hair stylist: Sela Ward

Production Management
Allen Palmer	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lori Ashfield	....	additional second assistant director
Lisa Chu	....	additional second assistant director (as Lisa Chu Dietze)
Sarah Pryzibilla	....	second assistant director: second unit (as Sarah Blumenthal)
Gerrod Shully	....	third assistant director
Jim Vickers	....	second unit director (2005)

Art Department
Sandy Adams	....	set dresser
Jennifer Carpenter	....	art department coordinator
Hugh Conlon	....	construction coordinator
William Eliscu	....	graphic designer
Tim Fassino	....	set dresser
Michelle Gasque	....	art coordinator
Kenneth Heimer	....	propmaker
Emily Lawless	....	painter
Dorit Oberman	....	buyer
John S. Ogden	....	propmaker
Mark Pallatt	....	set dresser (season 2)
Phillip Thoman	....	on-set dresser
Mike Wells	....	construction coordinator
Cale Wilbanks	....	art department assistant
Sean Will	....	lead painter
Kim Youngblood	....	construction auditor

Special Effects by
Shea Clayton	....	special effects crew
Ron Petruccione	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Nick Damico	....	digital effects artist
Changsoo Eun	....	visual effects artist
Steve Kullback	....	visual effects producer: Zoic
James Lima	....	visual effects supervisor: pilot episode
Dan Lopez	....	visual effects
Kevin Quattro	....	digital effects artist
Jim Rider	....	motion control cameraman
Alexander Soltes	....	digital artist
Greg Tsadilas	....	CG supervisor (multiple episodes)
Sean Fleming	....	production assistant: motion control unit (uncredited)

Stunts
Erik Betts	....	stunt double: Joe Morton
Phil Culotta	....	stunt coordinator
Debbie Evans	....	stunts
Oliver Keller	....	stunt double
Noelle Kim	....	assistant to stunt coordinator (2005-2006)
Ray Lykins	....	stunt coordinator
Dina L. Margolin	....	stunt double
Tod Nakamura	....	stunts
Carl Paoli	....	stunt double
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunt coordinator
Marc Scizak	....	stunt double
Ann Scott	....	stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department
James Barrett	....	electrician
Levon Besnelian	....	grip
Vincent Contarino	....	rigging gaffer
Randy Crawford	....	lighting technician
Kia Dawson	....	camera loader (season 2)
Scott Dropkin	....	camera technician: doggicam
Eli Golub	....	grip
Jennifer Ann Henry	....	additional first assistant camera
Brian Holechek	....	grip
Jim Holt	....	electrician
Troi Horton	....	dolly grip
Scott Humbert	....	still photographer
Josh Knight	....	camera loader
Ben Krout	....	rigging grip
Richard J. Lee Jr.	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Yaron Levy	....	electrician
Rob Lueker	....	electrician
Jeff Mart	....	camera operator
Dean Morin	....	second assistant camera
Jon Myers	....	steadicam operator
Edward Neilsen III	....	assistant camera
Michael Nie	....	crane operator: Technocrane
Sean Oxenbury	....	dimmer board operator
Scot Petitclerc	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
S. Douglas Smith	....	camera operator
Dan Squires	....	assistant camera
Gary Stark	....	dimmer operator
Kevin Tiesiera	....	set lighting technician (season 2)
Jaimie Trueblood	....	still photographer
Peter Villani	....	electrician
Isabella Vosmikova	....	still photographer
Giovanni Zelko	....	electrician

Casting Department
Jeni Thornell	....	extras casting

Editorial Department
Tommy Paul	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Nicole de la Torriente	....	music consultant
Cody Westheimer	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Michael Forte	....	transportation co-captain
Bruce Scott	....	production driver

Other crew
Gilbert Beliso	....	set production assistant
Ryan Burke	....	second assistant accountant (season 2)
Michael Burnett	....	puppeteer: animatronic pig puppet
Lily Garcia	....	production assistant
Gregory Harty	....	key set production assistant
David B. Lyons	....	assistant location manager
Tracy L. Moody	....	script supervisor: second unit
Adam Neubauer	....	office production assistant
Hunter Peil	....	production assistant
Barbara Pullan	....	first assistant production accountant
Mike Reichman	....	production secretary
Willy Roberts	....	office production assistant
Andrew Shulkind	....	remote head technician
Patrick Tarpey	....	animal trainer
Jim Vickers	....	fight choreographer
Mari Wilson	....	additional script supervisor
Lynnanne Zager	....	adr voice

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Trivia:

"Thirteen's" name is revealed to be Hadley. Cuddy is yelling at her not do a procedure that House has ordered, and is calling Thirteen, Dr. Hadley.

Quotes:

Dr. Lawrence Kutner: Where did you go last night?
Dr. Gregory House: You gonna trust me? I lie about everything.

Movie Connections:

References Altered States (1980)

Soundtrack:

U A Freak (Nasty Girl)

These episodes keep getting better...

A month ago when the episode wherein a doctor trapped in the antarctic must perform medical practices on herself and her partner, everybody--including myself--seemed to think that that was the best House episode ever. Now, just two episodes later, I find the same thing coming from my mouth.

This episode is absolutely incredible. It's enthralling and weird, and really defies the usual House formula of "Faint or seize, credits, convince House to take case, diagnosis one, screw up, diagnosis two, screw up, random dialogue, five minute long expression of realization, diagnosis three, success, credits." Let me just say that the last few episodes of this season have managed to create more positive feelings towards Amber, and that for a few seconds on the screen, House shows a little more desperation to save someone than we have ever seen. It's an incredible episode. If you haven't watched it, you need to.