Bad Day at Black Rock (18 Oct. 2007)

The Winchesters are called regarding a robbery of their father's storage unit, and track down the robbers to find the item stolen is a cursed rabbit's foot, which provides great luck until ... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Singer

Writers:

Eric Kripke (creator), Ben Edlund

Stars:

Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Lauren Cohan

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Jared Padalecki	...	Sam Winchester
Jensen Ackles	...	Dean Winchester
Lauren Cohan	...	Bela Talbot
Jim Beaver	...	Bobby Singer
Sterling K. Brown	...	Gordon Walker
Michael Massee	...	Kubrick
Jon Van Ness	...	Creedy
Christian Tessier	...	Wayne
Hrothgar Mathews	...	Grossman
Forbes Angus	...	Foster
Stephen Dimopoulos	...	Restaurant Owner
John F. Parker

Storyline

The Winchesters are called regarding a robbery of their father's storage unit, and track down the robbers to find the item stolen is a cursed rabbit's foot, which provides great luck until lost, and once lost the previous owner dies within a week. Sam picks up the foot and has great fortune, until it is pickpocketted away by the mercenary Bela. Dean must then get it back before Sam's bad luck gets him killed. To complicate the whole situation, Gordon, from his prison home, has convinced two other hunters that Sam is pure evil and must be killed.

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Plot Keywords:

rabbit's foot | prison | lucky charm | bad luck | storage unit | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 October 2007 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min 50 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title comes from a 1955 film about a mysterious stranger who arrives in a small town in search of someone and ends up changing life in the town forever.

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Goofs

Dean says it will take about two hours to get to Bela's apartment. It takes at least about seven hours to go from Black Rock/Buffalo NY to Queens NY.

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Quotes

Dean Winchester: So you know the truth about whats really going on out there, and this is what you choose to do with it? You become a thief?
Bela Talbot: I procure unique items for a select clientle.
Dean Winchester: Yeah. A thief.
Bela Talbot: No... A great thief.

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Connections

References Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

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Soundtracks

"Vaya con Dios"
Performed by Les Paul & Mary Ford

User Reviews

Cursed Rabbit Foot

During a visit in prison, Gordon convinces the fanatically religious hunter Kubrick that Sam is evil and opened the gate of hell; therefore he must die. While having an argument about the demon Ruby, Dean and Sam receive a phone call in their father cellular telling that his container stored outside of Buffalo has been broken in. The Winchester brothers head to Buffalo and track down the small time thieves Grossman and his partner. Meanwhile the thugs open a box that they have stolen and find a rabbit foot inside. When Dean and Sam break in the apartment, they have a strange fight with the criminals and they note that the rabbit foot is a lucky charm that gives good luck to anyone that touches it. They call Bobby Singer that tells them that that the foot is hoodoo prepared by a witch in Baton Rouge that gives good luck and fortune to the owner; however, if lost, the owner dies within a week. Sam and Dean decide to destroy the magic object, but they discover that they have been stolen by the greedy mercenary Bela Talbot. While Dean seeks out Bela in Queens, New York, the jinxed Sam is chased by Kubrick and his friend Creedy.

"Bad Day at Black Rock" is a funny episode of this show. The jokes are hilarious, there are good twists and Dean and Sam have a perfect timing and dialogs, supported by a witty screenplay; however, I prefer spooky episodes. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Dia Ruim em Black Rock" ("Bad Day at Black Rock")