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Monster Movie

Season 4, Episode 5, Aired 10/16/08

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Sam and Dean investigate a town plagued with monsters from classic black-and-white horror movies.

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Jared Padalecki

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"Perfect"

By ringwal, Jul 13, 2011 Report Abuse

Okay, so I'm a little late to the game on this show. I really loved the style of this one - it was a pretty fun deviation from the ongoing storyline in season 4 so far. I do love old monster movies, so seeing a Supernatural take on one was a delight. And taking a little break from the storyline built up the suspense even more for the next episode. I wasn't sure about this show at first - would have classified it more as a "guilty pleasure" type of thing, but season 4 seems to be the best so far.moreless

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A town is attacked by monsters from classic horror movies.

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By motleylil, Jul 13, 2011 Report Abuse

Mind blowing. Magnificent. Just perfect. This episode has just outranked Bad Day at Black Rock as the funniest Supernatural episode ever made. I was laughing like a madman when that mummy showed up. I also really loved the 50s feel. They reproduced the style with an amazing precision. It was filled with old-style cinematography techniques, it just looked so much like these old horror movies. And the music was just as perfect. At times, I couldn't believe that this was newly recorded music. It sounded like they just took the soundtrack of a real old-style monster movie and put it in there.
I have to admit that this episode is a bit out of place, like it's getting in the way of the whole coming apocalypse thing, but I really don't mind about that. To me, it's a magnificent episode, and I don't need any more than that.moreless

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Good, but one of the worst.

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By seriesguy3998, Jul 13, 2011 Report Abuse

Supernatural Season 4 Episode 5 Monster Movie
Sam and Dean investugate a town where monsters from old horror movies are appearing: Dracula, Wolfman, Frankenstein, the mummy, etc...

1st of all I have to say it is not bad, it is good actually. It is just that was one of the worst episodes of the show. Its not the fact that it was in black and white, I rlly liked that. It was the fact that it didnt seemed to be taken seriously. I would rather have this episode not done evr, no ofense. I did liked it, though. I just didnt liked the thing with the monster from classic horror movies. I dont know, it just didnt felt right...
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CLASSIC.. classic horror movie type of theme.. this one was funny and an AMAZING break from the last few episodes.. a must watch

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By rusty_faith99, May 06, 2011 Report Abuse

Vampire, with the cape, the fangs and the accent. Warewoolf, like in the movies. Mummy, raped in bandages. Everything this show is NOT about.. Sam and Dean visit a town and find a strange string of murders, which seem like killings from an old movie. they track down the killer and find out that it's a shapshifter gone crazy.. crazy about old classic movies, he assumes the vampire to get the girl he loves, and the warewoolf and the mummy. This one was such a funny episode and is a must watch for sure. i just love the guest star doing vampire with the accent.. and the ending was so typical and refreshing.. compared to the other endings on this show :Dmoreless

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Wonderful. Simply. Amazing.

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By Snape83, May 06, 2011 Report Abuse

Ben Edlund is a genius, there's no way around it. First he brought us 'Bad Day at Black Rock' and now he delivers 'Monster Movie', which is, simply put, one of the cleverest, brightest, most entertaining hour of television I've ever watched. Not only the script is amazing - pop culture references, movie trivia, biting sarcasm and melancholic atmosphere - but the direction, by Robert Singer, is so mindful of the old Universal monster movies that it really feels like watching an old horror flick by Tod Browning or James Whale. And the cinematography, in a luscious black and white, is just the perfect icing on the cake. I really could watch this episode over and over again and it is a testament of how deeply brilliant 'Supernatural' can be!moreless

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- When Sam picked the lock to enter Lucy's place, the lock knob above the handle didn't turn. Edit
- When Dean says this line after taking the ribbon out of his pocket to show Sam in the bar after his fight with Dracula: "This, I uh, pulled it off during the fight" his lips don't move, and the volume is different from the rest of his line, you can clearly tell this line was added in post as a voiceover. Edit
- When the brothers arrive in town the first night, there's a crescent moon in the sky. However, the second night when the werewolf strikes, the moon is full. The moon doesn't change phases that fast from crescent to full in a single night. Edit
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- International Airdates: Australia: October 27, 2008 on Channel 10 Denmark: December 21, 2008 on TV3 United Kingdom: February 15, 2009 on ITV2 Sweden: April 12, 2009 on Kanal 5 Norway: April 23, 2009 on Fem Portugal: May 18, 2009 on AXN Spain: September 28, 2009 on AXN Germany: November 30, 2009 on Sky Cinema Hits Poland: March 12, 2010 on TVN7 New Zealand: March 17, 2010 on TV2 Czech Republic: June 11, 2010 on Prima COOL Finland: May 10, 2011 on Sub Edit
- Music: Toccata & Fugue in D Minor (Bach) Edit
- Injoke: This episode opened and closed with credits reminiscent of the old 1930s Warner Bros. and Universal horror films, and featuring an intermission. Edit
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- Jamie: (talking about Dean and Sam's life) That must suck. I mean, you're giving up your life for this terrible... I don't know. Responsibility. Dean: Last few years, I started thinking that way, and you know, it started sort of weighing on me. Of course, that was before... a little while ago, I had this... let's called it a near-death experience. Very near. And I... when I came to... things were different. My life's been different. I realize that I help people. Not just help them, you know, I save them. I guess it's... it's awesome. It's kind of like a gift. Like a mission. Kind of like a mission from God. Edit
- Jamie: What can I get ya? Dean: Oh, he doesn't drink. He's a Christian Scientist. Yeah, he doesn't even take aspirin. He's a real drag on stakeouts. Edit
- Sam: (pulling at Ed's ear) It's supposed to come off. Ed: No... it's not! Edit
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- Dean: It looks like we stumbled upon a midnight showing of Dracula Meets the Wolf Man. In actuality, there is no film entitled Dracula Meets the Wolf Man. Dean must have mixed up the title of another monster match-up film, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943), starring Lon Chaney, Jr. and Bela Lugosi. It detailed the Wolf Man's attempt to use the science that created Frankenstein's monster to finally kill himself. Edit
- Sheriff Deitrich: I mean some Satan-worshiping Anne Rice-reading Gothic psycho vampire wannabe. Referencing Anne Rice (born 1941), a Louisiana writer who rose to fame writing about vampires. Her first novel, Interview With The Vampire, was turned into a movie in 1994 starring Tom Cruise as the Vampire Lestat, and co-starring Brad Pitt and Kirsten Dunst. She has also written under the pseudonyms Anne Rampling and A. N. Roquelaure. Edit
- Sam: Agents Angus and Young. Referencing Angus Young, the lead songwriter, guitarist, and co-founder of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. Along with his older brother Malcolm, he formed the band in 1973, along with Colin Burgess, Dave Evans, and Larry Van Kriedt. Edit