Hollywood Babylon 

The Winchesters go undercover as production assistants (PAs) on a haunted movie set after getting wind of reports of tag teaming ghosts. The brothers deal with an asinine studio executive ... 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 production assistants (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:

sex in a trailer | sex with a co star | dinner theater | reference to death of a salesman | reference to a steak | 

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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

Dean references a common ghost story about 3 Men and a Baby (1987). The story states that there is a boy who appears in a scene that shouldn't be there, nor could anyone remember that boy ever being on set. This didn't actually occur, and the boy was actually a cardboard cutout used as a prop later in the movie.

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Goofs

While Sam and Dean are on the studio tour, Dean states that the movie Creepshow was filmed there. Actually, Creepshow was filmed primarily in and around Pittsburgh, PA and the surrounding area (with some scenes filmed in New Jersey.)

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Quotes

Brad Redding: Uh, excuse me, green-shirt guy? Yeah, yeah, you, come here. Could you get me a smoothie from craft?
Dean Winchester: You want a what from who?

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Connections

References 3 Men and a Baby (1987)

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Soundtracks

Green Peppers
Written by Sol Lake
Performed by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

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")