This short film examines the origins of several superstitions including crossing your fingers, knocking on wood, rabbit's feet, and breaking champagne bottles to christen ships, plus the role of superstitions in the Flying Dutchman tale.
John Nesbitt
Narrator
Ernie Alexander
Man Walking Under Ladder
Barbara Bedford
Wife
Margaret Bert
Diner Who Throws Salt
Jack Gardner
Man in Friday the 13th Sequence
Edmund Mortimer
Ship Owner (archive footage)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Dice Player
Emmett Vogan
Husband Who Opens Umbrella
Origins of Life
Tossing a Nigger in a Blanket
Noah Chomsky: Personal Influences
Que Esse Grito Não Seja em Vão!
Incest: The Victim Nobody Believes
Now that Summer is Gone...
Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
La luna
Destino
Being James Bond
Arabesques and mouth guards
NiiSoTeWak: Two Bodies, One Heart
Karihwanoron: Precious Things
Declutter
Under the Sea: A Descendants Story
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Capturing Avatar
Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa
One Soldier's Story: The Journey of American Sniper