"Castle" Kill the Messenger (2009)

Director:

Jonathan Frakes

Writers:

Andrew W. Marlowe (creator)
Terence Paul Winter (written by)

TV Series:

"Castle" (2009)

Original Air Date:

9 November 2009 (Season 2, Episode 8)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

Bike messenger Caleb Shimansky is killed by a masked man in a stolen black sedan. Caleb carried only one package...

Plot Keywords:

Killer | Novelist | New York City | Homicide Investigation | Nypd

Cast

Nathan Fillion	...	Richard Castle
Stana Katic	...	Kate Beckett
Susan Sullivan	...	Martha Rodgers
Ruben Santiago-Hudson	...	Captain Roy Montgomery
Molly C. Quinn	...	Alexis Castle (as Molly Quinn)
Jon Huertas	...	Javier Esposito
Tamala Jones	...	Lanie Parish (credit only)
Seamus Dever	...	Kevin Ryan
Gregg Henry	...	Winston Wellesley
Mark Moses	...	Blake Wellesley
Arye Gross	...	M.E. Sidney Perlmutter
Hattie Winston	...	Sally Niedermeyer
Ron Melendez	...	Jeff Dilahunt
Jill Andre	...	Lenanne Wellesley
Josh Daugherty	...	Trent Wellesley
Sonya Leslie	...	Valerie Thompson
Judy Kain	...	Sara
Jeff Harlan	...	Frank Davis
Taneka Johnson	...	Edwina
Rod Damer	...	Bartender
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ian Salmon	...	Cab Driver (uncredited)

Directed by
Jonathan Frakes

Writing credits
Andrew W. Marlowe		(creator)
Terence Paul Winter		(written by)

Produced by
Armyan Bernstein	....	executive producer
Rob Bowman	....	executive producer
René Echevarria	....	executive producer (as René Echevarría)
David Grae	....	producer
D. Howard Grigsby	....	producer (as Howard Grigsby)
Marc A. Kahn	....	co-producer (as Marc Kahn)
Moira Kirland	....	consulting producer
Andrew W. Marlowe	....	executive producer
Terri Miller	....	co-producer (as Terri Edda Miller)
Jose Molina	....	co-executive producer
Laurie Zaks	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Robert Duncan

Cinematography by
Bill Roe		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Warren Bowman

Casting by
Kendra Castleberry
Donna Rosenstein

Production Design by
Alfred Sole

Art Direction by
Harry E. Otto		(as Harry Otto)

Set Decoration by
Claire Kaufman

Costume Design by
Salvador Pérez Jr.		(as Salvador Perez)

Makeup Department
Toni-Ann Walker	....	department head hair stylist
Debbie Zoller	....	department head makeup artist
Yuko T. Koach	....	key hair stylist (uncredited)
Debra Schrey	....	key makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Gregg Fishman	....	post-production supervisor
Joan Van Horn	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Katie Carroll	....	second assistant director
Barry K. Thomas	....	first assistant director (as Barry Thomas)
Chris Corrado	....	second second assistant director (uncredited)
Marisa Ferrey	....	additional assistant director (uncredited)
Jason Saville	....	first assistant director: reshoots (uncredited)

Art Department
Michael Courville	....	property master
Cyndy Canfield	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Joshua Cheek	....	assistant property master (uncredited)
Curtis Corbitt	....	assistant prop master (uncredited)
Brendon Cowsill	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Tiffany Cowsill	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Vincent DeSantis	....	construction coordinator (uncredited)
Jocelyn Hanc	....	construction assistant (uncredited)
Regina Hermosillo	....	art department coordinator (uncredited)
Damon Hight	....	propmaker foreman (uncredited)
Joe Mason	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Tim Scheu	....	leadman (uncredited)
Steven Shkolnik	....	set designer (uncredited)
Matt Sullivan	....	art department assistant (uncredited)
Phillip Thoman	....	on-set dresser (uncredited)
Lee Thomson	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Dalton Cole Young	....	on set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Michael Colomby	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joe Earle	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joe Foglia	....	production sound mixer
Jeremy J. Gordon	....	supervising sound editor
Jeremy Balko	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Kyle Billingsley	....	foley mixer (uncredited)
Jason Krane	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Cynthia Merrill	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Lyndsey Schenk	....	foley mixer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Jon Howard	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
Brian McIntyre	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)
Bill Millar	....	visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
Bob Minshall	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Lesley Robson-Foster	....	visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
Doug Spilatro	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Stephan Szpak-Fleet	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)
Ahren Thomas	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Dennis Madalone	....	stunt coordinator
Brady Romberg	....	stunt actor (uncredited)
Laurence Todd Rosenthal	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Don Ruffin	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Andrew Bikichky	....	camera operator (as Andy Bikichky)
Jono Kouzouyan	....	chief lighting technician
Mark La Bonge	....	camera operator (as Mark LaBonge)
Tony Sepian	....	key grip
Norman Ash	....	electrician (uncredited)
Tim Collins	....	dolly grip (uncredited)
Brian D'Haem	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Jay Galbo	....	electrician (uncredited)
Lance Oyabu	....	best boy electric (uncredited)
Jesse Pence	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Kurt Pomerleau	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Joseph T. Terranova	....	set lighting technician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Angela Scaletta	....	casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Devon Patterson	....	costume supervisor
Nancy Malone	....	additional costumer (uncredited)
Nancy Malone	....	set costumer (uncredited)
Erich A. Muller	....	set costumer (uncredited)
Angela Parrish	....	set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Orlando Machado Jr.	....	assistant editor
Stephen Bowman	....	post-production coordinator (uncredited)
Erin Dodgen	....	colorist (dailies) (uncredited)

Music Department
Amber Funk	....	music editor
Tricia Halloran	....	music supervisor
Susan Dolan	....	associate music supervisor (uncredited)
Kim Planert	....	assistant composer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Frank Annunziata	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Elizabeth Beall	....	story editor (as Elizabeth Davis)
Chris Corrado	....	production staff
Richie Elson	....	production staff
Alexi Hawley	....	executive story editor
Lindsey Isaacson	....	production staff
Deb Lancello	....	production accountant
Kyle Mlodzik	....	production staff
Lynzie Morriss	....	production staff (as Lynzie Morris)
Alexis Olsen	....	production staff
Tricia Ronten	....	script supervisor
Nancy Sprow	....	production coordinator
Brad Bemis	....	location manager (uncredited)
Kelly Boris	....	assistant to executive producer (uncredited)
Andrew Carlberg	....	assistant to executive producer (uncredited)
Corinne Fixmer	....	first assistant accountant (uncredited)
Eric Jarboe	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Eddie Merino	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Adam Slutsky	....	set production assistant: second unit (uncredited)
Spencer Williams	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Beacon Pictures
• Experimental Pictures
• ABC Studios

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2009) (USA) (TV)
• ABC Studios (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Alibi (2010) (UK) (TV)
• Channel 5 Television (2012) (UK) (TV) (repeat)
• Nelonen (2010) (Finland) (TV)
• RTL Klub Televízió (2011) (Hungary) (TV)

Other Companies

• Encore  post-production

Runtime:

USA:43 min (excluding commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Beacon Pictures

Trivia:

The scene where Alexis helped Martha set up her Facebook account was filmed on Molly C. Quinn's birthday.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the opening, after the car hits the cyclist, and the driver jumps out of the car, the overhead shot shows the bicycle under the front bumper, seat near the driver's front wheel. After the driver gets back in the car and drives away, the bicycle is much further away from the car, facing a different direction, and laying on its other side.

Quotes:

Jeff Dilahunt:Are you two together?
Richard Castle:[Castle and Beckett answer at same time] Not yet.
NYPD Detective Kate Beckett:Absolutely not.

Movie Connections:

References Quicksilver (1986)

Soundtrack:

On Fire & Out of Control