Hollywood Babylon (19 Apr. 2007)

The Winchesters go undercover as PAs on a haunted movie set after getting wind of reports of tag teaming ghosts. The brothers deal with an asinine studio executive out to make cheap ... See full summary »

Director:

Philip Sgriccia

Writers:

Eric Kripke (creator), Ben Edlund

Stars:

Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Gary Cole

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jared Padalecki	...	Sam Winchester
Jensen Ackles	...	Dean Winchester
Gary Cole	...	Brad Redding
Don Stark	...	Jay Wiley
Regan Burns	...	McG
Michael B. Silver	...	Martin 'Marty'
Elizabeth Whitmere	...	Tara Benchley / Wendy
Benjamin Ratner	...	Walter Dixon
Andrew Francis	...	Rick Craig / Brody
Morgan Brayton	...	Elise Drummond
R. Nelson Brown	...	Gerard St. James / Frank Jaffy (as rnelsonbrown)
Torrance Coombs	...	Mitch
Alycia Purrott	...	Kendra / Ashley
Graeme Duffy	...	Dave
Patricia Nudd

Storyline

The Winchesters go undercover as PAs on a haunted movie set after getting wind of reports of tag teaming ghosts. The brothers deal with an asinine studio executive out to make cheap marketing stunts(guest star Gary Cole), a disenfranchised screenwriter seeking revenge for unnecessary revisions to a formally great script, and Dean's fan-boyish feelings for the leading lady.

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Plot Keywords:

ghost | hollywood | studio tour | hanging | scream | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 April 2007 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kripke Enterprises, Warner Bros. Television, Wonderland Sound and Vision

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min 50 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When a take is stopped because of the argument of salt against ghosts, a shotgun is suggested and then rejected as making less sense than salt. The main character, Ash, of The Evil Dead fights against the dead-come-back-from-hell with a shotgun and a chainsaw.

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Goofs

When Dean is shown with a headset for the first time (18:10), it looks like the other end of the headset wire isn't attached to anything. However, what we see is the clip used to hold the cable to your clothes, that Dean isn't using.

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Quotes

[repeated line, to Sam]
Dean Winchester: I'm sorry, what were you saying?

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Connections

References Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)

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Soundtracks

"I've Got The World On A String"
Performed by Frank Sinatra

User Reviews

A Joke and Tribute to Hollywood People

Dean and Sam go to Hollywood to investigate a haunted studio where the lead actress Tara Benchley of a horror movie saw a member of the crew dead and a ghost. Sam researches and finds that four people have died along the last eighty years and the ghost could be any of them. The Winchester brothers are mistaken as PAs and discover that the event was actually a marketing strategy to promote the film. But when the producer Brad Redding first and another executive later die in the set, they discover that a revengeful screenwriter is really summoning fiends in the shooting.

"Hollywood Babylon" is a funny episode, a joke and tribute to Hollywood people. Dean is hilarious, fascinated with the life and the lead actress of the movie. There are also many references to horror movies in this enjoyable episode. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Assombração em Hollywood" (Ghost in Hollywood")