Hollywood Babylon 

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 (as Phil Sgriccia)

Writers:

Eric Kripke (created by), 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' Flagg
Elizabeth Whitmere	...	Wendy / Tara Benchley
Benjamin Ratner	...	Walter Dixon
Andrew Francis	...	Brody / Rick Craig
Morgan Brayton	...	Elise Drummond
R. Nelson Brown	...	Frank Jaffe / Gerard St. James (as rnelsonbrown)
Torrance Coombs	...	Mitch
Aly Purrott-Armstrong	...	Ashley / Kendra (as Alycia Purrott)
Graeme Duffy	...	Dave
Patricia Nudd	...	P.A.

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 california | sawed off shotgun | fake commercial | fan | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 April 2007 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Television, Wonderland Sound and Vision

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title "Hollywood Babylon" is taken from an infamous book by Kenneth Anger that allegedly exposed the seamy underside of Hollywood and many famous people in the movie industry. It was banned in the United States for ten years and the subject of lawsuits as most of its material was poorly sourced.

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Goofs

At the end after Dean leaves Tara's trailer and he and Sam walk away, Tara is standing in the doorway and goes back into the trailer. In the next shot, she is still standing in the doorway.

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Quotes

McG: Marty, what do you think?
Martin: Not married to salt, what do you want? still sticking with condiments?
McG: Just sounds different, not better. What else would a ghost be scared of?
Walter Dixon: Aww, ya gotta be kidding me.
Martin: [Aside] What would a ghost be scared of?
[to McG]
Martin: Maybe shotguns.
McG: K, that makes even less sense than salt.

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Connections

References Poltergeist (1982)

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Soundtracks

I've Got The World On A String
Written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler
Performed by Frank Sinatra

User Reviews

PA is a Personal Assistant

Amazing episode, both funny, and self-reflective, and an opportunity to poke fun of the executive producer, McG. I love the references, and little jabs to pick up about the horror genre, and film in general, including the walk off into the sunset at the end. Also, the reference to Gilmore Girls was funny.