"Dexter" Born Free (2006)

Director:

Michael Cuesta

Writers:

James Manos Jr. (developed for television by)
Jeff Lindsay (novel)
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TV Series:

"Dexter" (2006)

Original Air Date:

17 December 2006 (Season 1, Episode 12)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Dexter races against the clock to find Debra when she is abducted by Rudy, the Ice Truck Killer, which leads the two psychopathic killers to have a fateful showdown, and who finally reveals his connection to Dexter.

Plot Keywords:

Blood Spatter Analyst | Prosthesis | Banana | Learning Of Brother One Didn't Know Existed | Learning Identity Of Mother

Cast

Michael C. Hall	...	Dexter Morgan
Julie Benz	...	Rita Bennett
Jennifer Carpenter	...	Off. Debra Morgan
Erik King	...	Sgt. James Doakes
Lauren Vélez	...	Det. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
David Zayas	...	Det. Angel Batista
James Remar	...	Harry Morgan
Geoff Pierson	...	Capt. Tom Matthews
C.S. Lee	...	Vince Masuka
Mark Pellegrino	...	Paul Bennett
Christian Camargo	...	Brian Moser
Judith Scott	...	Lt. Esme Pascal
Scott Atkinson	...	Bob Hicks
Christina Robinson	...	Astor Bennett
Daniel Goldman	...	Cody Bennett
Maxwell Huckabee	...	Little Dexter
Brandon Killham	...	Little Brian
Sage Kirkpatrick	...	Laura Moser (as Katherine Kirkpatrick)
Josh Phillips	...	Indigent Man
Josh Wingate	...	Paramedic
P.J. Marino	...	Truck Driver
John C. McDonnell	...	Dock Manager
Jennifer Echols	...	Nurse
Kathleen Mary Carthy	...	Doctor
Morgan H. Margolis	...	Cop (as Morgan Margolis)
David Haley	...	EMT
Christie Lynn Smith	...	Soccer Mom
Mary Alyce Kania	...	Karen
Francisco Viana	...	Det. Jake Simms
Patrick Malone	...	Tech (as Patrick Y. Malone)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bruce Holman	...	Det. Michael Soderquist (uncredited)
Chris Krauser	...	Cop (uncredited)
Nikki Magnusson	...	Reporter (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Cuesta

Writing credits
James Manos Jr.		(developed for television by)
Jeff Lindsay		(novel "Darkly Dreaming Dexter")
Daniel Cerone		(written by) and
Melissa Rosenberg		(written by)
Lauren Gussis		staff writer

Produced by
Daniel Cerone	....	co-executive producer
Sara Colleton	....	executive producer
Michael Cuesta	....	co-executive producer
John Goldwyn	....	executive producer
Drew Z. Greenberg	....	producer
Robert Lloyd Lewis	....	producer
James Manos Jr.	....	executive producer
Clyde Phillips	....	executive producer
Melissa Rosenberg	....	consulting producer
Arturs Rusis	....	associate producer (as Artúrs Rúsis)

Original Music by
Daniel Licht

Cinematography by
Romeo Tirone		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Elena Maganini

Casting by
Shawn Dawson

Production Design by
Brandy Alexander

Set Decoration by
Debra Combs

Costume Design by
Jill M. Ohanneson		(as Jill Ohanneson)

Makeup Department
Keith Hall	....	makeup artist
Lynda Kyle Walker	....	hair stylist (as Lynda K. Walker)
Mandy Danielle Benton	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Jay Wejebe	....	key makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Kenneth Andrade	....	post-production supervisor
Gary Law	....	unit production manager
Luis Patiño	....	post-production supervisor (as Luis M. Patiño)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Walter W. Parry Jr.	....	second assistant director (as Wally Parry Jr.)
Linda Rockstroh	....	first assistant director
Michael R. Melamed	....	second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Daniel Brewer	....	construction coordinator
Justin Freibrun	....	set dresser
Pola Shreiber	....	property master
Eric Stalker	....	propmaker
Rupert M. Benson III	....	assistant property master (uncredited)
Jarid Boyce	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Kent Kidman	....	construction foreman (uncredited)
Joshua Meltzer	....	assistant property master (uncredited)
Kim Papazian	....	art and graphic designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Joe Earle	....	sound re-recording mixer
George Flores	....	sound mixer
Fred Judkins	....	sound supervisor
Elmo Ponsdomenech	....	sound re-recording mixer
Javier Bennassar	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Jason Krane	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Mark McBryde	....	additional adr mixer (uncredited)
Gary Megregian	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Todd Murakami	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
John Snider	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
David H. Watkins	....	special effects coordinator (as David Watkins)

Visual Effects by
Richard Alonso	....	computer graphics (uncredited)
Dan Carrington	....	flame artist (uncredited)
Rick Cortes	....	Inferno artist (uncredited)
Scott Milne	....	visual effects supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts
Wally Crowder	....	stunt coordinator
Alina Andrei	....	stunt double: Jennifer Carpenter (uncredited)
Sam Hargrave	....	assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Shawn Lane	....	stunt double: Christian Camargo (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jason D. Hodges	....	key grip (as Jason Hodges)
Jeff Mart	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Scott Andrew Ressler	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Scott Ressler)
Earl C. Williman	....	chief lighting technician (as Earl Willaman)
Daniel Applegate	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Rusty Davis	....	grip (uncredited)
Nicole Dayton	....	grip (uncredited)
Warren Feldman	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Ryan French	....	set lighting technician (uncredited)
Michael D. Gonzalez	....	grip (uncredited)
Steve Hurson	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (uncredited)
Bradley Richard	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)
Cameron Smith	....	best boy electric (uncredited)
Steve Tacon	....	digital imaging technician (uncredited)
Greg Wilson	....	grip (uncredited)
Jon Zarkos	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Deborah Aquila	....	original casting
Garrett McGuire	....	casting associate: Los Angeles
Jennifer L. Smith	....	original casting (as Jennifer Smith)
Julie Tucker	....	original casting: New York
Tricia Wood	....	original casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kathleen Felix-Hager	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Jeff Ervin	....	assistant editor
Sarah Eichenlaub	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Mark Bensi	....	music editor
Gary Calamar	....	music supervisor
Jeanne Fay	....	music clearance
Rolfe Kent	....	composer: main title theme
Jonathan Licht	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Alyson Vidoli	....	music coordinator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Sergio Orozco	....	transportation coordinator
Hedy Phil Balani	....	driver generator operator (uncredited)
Chad Moore	....	transportation co-captain (uncredited)
Thomas Pinkney	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Josh Bodnar	....	title artist: main titles
Delia Circelli	....	production coordinator
Kellie Cyrus	....	script supervisor
Robin Ginsberg	....	production accountant (as Robin L. Ginsberg)
Terry Gusto	....	location manager
Scott Lipsey	....	script coordinator
Kevin Maynard	....	staff writer (as Kevin R. Maynard)
Catherine Pittman	....	animal coordinator
Gregg Pittman	....	animal coordinator
Rami Rank	....	assistant production coordinator
Tim Schlattmann	....	story editor
Eric S. Anderson	....	title designer (uncredited)
Matthew Balzer	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Josh Bodnar	....	title designer (uncredited)
Lindsay Daniels	....	title designer (uncredited)
Katherine Grace	....	layout board (uncredited)
Dan Harder	....	lot medic (uncredited)
Millie Hirsch	....	studio teacher (uncredited)
Jay Holben	....	consultant (uncredited)
Jennifer Marie Holt	....	second assistant accountant (uncredited)
JaSheika Ashel James	....	second assistant accountant (uncredited)
Rosario Lopez	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Paul Matthaeus	....	title designer (uncredited)
Martin Palma	....	key craft service (uncredited)
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Gregg Katano	....	visual effects producer: Hi-Ground Media
Duy Tan Nguyen	....	digital effects artist: Hi-Ground Media

Camera and Electrical Department
J.A. Byerly	....	rigging gaffer
Michael J. Fowler	....	video playback operator
Brad Grimmett	....	additional Steadicam operator
Riley Sidore	....	set lighting technician

Other crew
Ben Gurner	....	production assistant
Jan Kunesh	....	director of production finance
Jan Kunesh	....	production finance executive
Natalie Pearsall	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Colleton Company, The
• Clyde Phillips Productions
• John Goldwyn Productions

Distributors

• Showtime Networks (2006) (USA) (TV)
• 13th Street (2008) (Belgium) (TV) (limited)
• 13th Street (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Canadian Television (CTV) (2008) (Canada) (TV) (edited)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (2008) (USA) (TV) (edited)
• FX (2007) (UK) (TV)
• Fox Crime (2007) (Japan) (TV)
• VT4 (2008) (Belgium) (TV)
• Viasat3 (2007) (Hungary) (TV)
• Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO) (2009) (Netherlands) (TV)

Special Effects

• MFX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• New Post Group, The  editorial services
• Showtime Networks  a presentation of
• Showtime Networks  copyright holder
• Sunset Gower Studios  sound stages & facilities
• Technicolor Sound Services  post-production sound services

Runtime:

56 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | Japan:Unrated | Japan:R-15 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:16 | Brazil:18 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Acton, California, USA

Company:

Colleton Company, The

Trivia:

While Dexter and Rudy are sitting around the table, Rudy drinks a beer which has a skull logo on it. The brand of the beer is "Jekyll Island," which refers to the 1886 horror novel "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Dexter and Doakes have their confrontation in the shipyard, Dexter is seen placing his tongue between his upper and lower incisors. No one trained in any sort of fighting technique would do this as it incurs the risk of a blow to the chin severing the tip of the tongue.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Dexter Morgan:I've lived in darkness a long time. Over the years, my eyes adjusted until the dark became my world and I could see. But then Rudy turned on the light. He flooded my memory and now I'm blind.

Movie Connections:

References Pinocchio (1940)

Soundtrack:

Rondo Alla Turca

Sweet Dreams, Bynie

Dexter finally resolves the puzzles lefts by the Ice Truck Killer and discloses his connection with the killer. Lt. Laguerta is demoted to detective, by the new lieutenant supports her investigation. Rita is contacted by Paul that tells her that he was clean and Dexter is not who she thinks he is.

In the excellent last show of the First Season, Dexter is completely messed up and has to take an important decision to save a person that he cares, using the code that Harry taught him. Rita begins to believe in Paul's words when she accidentally finds his shoe in the yard. The conclusion with the population cheering for Dexter is very cool. I hope the Second Season keeps the excellent level of these twelve shows. My vote is ten.

Title (Brazil): "Nascido Livre" ("Born Free")