Cigarette Burns

Cigarette Burns
Season	5
Episode	18
INFO
Aired	10 April 2002
Written by	Tom Kapinos & Jonathan Kasdan
Directed by	Les Sheldon
EPISODES
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It is and it always will be a snapshot of who we are at this particular moment in time

—Dawson, about his film

Cigarette Burns is the 18th episode of Season 5 of Dawson's Creek.

Synopsis

DAWSON'S FILM BRINGS TEARS TO JOEY'S EYES AND A NEWFOUND APPRECIATION FOR CHARLIE — Joey (Katie Holmes) sees Charlie (Chad Michael Murray) in a whole new light after watching him in Dawson's (James Van Der Beek) film and decides to give his constant flirtations a chance. Meanwhile, Audrey (Busy Philipps) tests Pacey's (Joshua Jackson) true feelings for her and Dawson hooks up with a sexy film critic (guest star Meredith Salinger).

Starring

James Van Der Beek as Dawson Leery Katie Holmes as Joey Potter Michelle Williams as Jen Lindley Joshua Jackson as Pacey Witter Kerr Smith as Jack McPhee Mary Beth Peil as Evelyn Ryan Special Guest Stars Busy Philipps as Audrey Liddell Chad Michael Murray as Charlie Todd

Guest starring Jordan Bridges as Oliver Chirchick Meredith Salenger as Amy Lloyd Co-Starring Afemo Omilami as Clifton Smalls Denny Zartman as Film Geek Jonathan Kasdan as Gawky-Looking Kid

Quotes

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It's a pretty amazing thing to be there for the moment your best friend becomes exactly what he's dreamt about his entire life

—Joey

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Holy smokes, Leery! You work fast don't you, break up with Betty and you already got Veronica in your bed

—Oliver to Dawson and Joey

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Get a hold of yourself, Jennifer

—Grams, after Jen meets Clifton

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Does the expression bros before hoes mean anything to you

—Audrey to Joey, in front of Charlie

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I've had this truly bizarre, life-altering year. I dropped out of USC to be with this girl who I've loved in one way or another for pretty much my whole life, and then my father died, which completely rocked my universe, and then I jumped headfirst into this really intense relationship with this other girl, and we just broke up and the movie has nothing to do with any of these things, but in a way, it has to do with all of them

—Dawson

Locations

• Grams's Boston House
• VisArts Boston
• Brecher's Apartment
• Joey and Audrey's Dorm

Trivia

• Pacey tells Audrey that he has slept with 6 women; Audrey initially does not tell Pacey but then says 27. She then tells Pacey that it's actually 57 but then tells the true number of 5 as she was testing Pacey.
• Jen meets Grams' boyfriend, Clifton Smalls.
• Oliver tells Jen that he likes her.

BROADCAST

• The episode was watched by 4.15 million people upon its original airing on the WB.

PRODUCTION NOTES

• The title Cigarette Burns refers to the nickname given to the little dots that appear on the upper corners of the screen for a quick second on film, which is the cue for the projectionist to load the next reel of film.

Films

WATCHED

Dawson's Untitled Film

REFERENCED

Road House (1989)

Point Break (1991)

The English Patient (1996)

Run Lola Run (1998)

Almost Famous (2000)

Hardball (2001)

Music

sos | NICK NOLAN

audrey and pacey in bed talking about how many partners they've had

johnny 9 | ZAC MALOY

jen and joey get some air

why | DONATELLA

dawson and amy kiss

Photos

Videos

Dawson's Creek - Joey Needs Jen's Advice