Pilot 

Sam and Dean Winchester were trained by their father to hunt the creatures of the supernatural. Now, their father has mysteriously disappeared while hunting the demon that killed their mother, 22 years ago.

Director:

David Nutter

Writers:

Eric Kripke (created by), Eric Kripke

Stars:

Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Sarah Shahi

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jared Padalecki	...	Sam Winchester
Jensen Ackles	...	Dean Winchester
Sarah Shahi	...	Constance Welch
Adrianne Palicki	...	Jessica Moore
Samantha Smith	...	Mary Winchester
Jeffrey Dean Morgan	...	John Winchester
R.D. Call	...	Sheriff Pierce
Ross Kohn	...	Troy Squire
Steve Railsback	...	Joseph Welch
Derek Webster	...	Deputy Jaffe
Jamil Walker Smith	...	Luis (as Jamil Z. Smith)
Elizabeth Bond	...	Amy Hein
Miriam Korn	...	Rachel
Cletus Young	...	Motel Clerk
Robert Peters	...	Deputy Hein

Storyline

After not seeing him in two years, Sam Winchester is suddenly visited by his big brother Dean, who insists that Sam helps him to look for their father John, who disappeared on his latest 'hunt' for a poltergeists. Sam accepts only after his brother promises him that he'll be back in time for a crucial interview. They trace their father's tracks for 'The Woman in White', a spirit of a wife who killed her own children after finding out her husband committed adultery and now haunts and kills unfaithful men. She even attacks Sam, who is loyal to his girlfriend. Luckily Dean, who needed nothing more than a paper-clip to escape from police arrest -they used faked identities- and carry off their dad's notes, arrives just in time. Sam decides to go back to Jessica and his "normal life", but the welcome changes his life forever...

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Plot Keywords:

adultery | chased by a car | pinned to the ceiling | blood drip | poltergeist | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 September 2005 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Sable Ranch - 25933 Sand Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Television, Wonderland Sound and Vision

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the pilot episode the tree that is in front of the Winchester family home, is in the master shot and if you watch closely, as the camera pans around you clearly see two limbs of it wrap around the outside of what is the infant Sammy's room. You only see the shadow but it clearly is moving as if it is protecting/laying claim to Sam.

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Goofs

The sign on the door handle of the motel room gets stuck on the door frame as Dean leaves but is straight a moment later as the cop is walking to the door.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Mary Winchester: Come on, let's say goodnight to your brother.

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Alternate Versions

When the pilot episode aired as a repeat several scenes were cut. One of the scenes cut was when Sam goes into his apartment to find that Jessica had made him cookies and left him a note saying "Love you, Miss you" in front of the cookies.

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Connections

References Unsolved Mysteries (1987)

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Soundtracks

What Cha Gonna Do
Written by Ali Dee and Zach Danziger
Performed by Classic

User Reviews

The Woman in White

Twenty-two years ago, in Lawrence, Kansas, a family is attacked by a poltergeist and Mary, the mother of the brothers Sam and Dean, is burned to death in front of their father John Winchester, who dedicates his life from this moment on chasing the evil spirit that killed his beloved wife. In the present days, Sam moved to Stanford University, where he is living with his girlfriend Jessica. One Friday night, his brother Dean shows up in Sam's place and tells him that their father is missing, and asks Sam to help him to track the last steps of John. They drive to Jericho, California, and arrive in a small town called Centennial, where the urban legend tells the story of a hitchhiker highway killer, actually a violent fiend called "The Woman in White". Together, the brothers face the diabolic Constance Welsh and their desire of revenge.

This pilot of "Supernatural" has some scary moments, mostly in the beginning when Mary Winchester sees the thing in her baby's room and then John in the living room watching television. The two lead actors acting like FBI agents are very silly, but in the end this series seems to be a promising entertainment. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Piloto" ("Pilot")