Slice of Death (4 Apr. 2011)

Castle knows of four pizzerias named "Nick," with various combinations of the predicates terrific and/or authentic. But their owners, bitter rivals, continually sabotage each other with ... See full summary »

Director:

Steve Boyum

Writers:

Andrew W. Marlowe (creator), Scott Williams

Stars:

Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
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
Seamus Dever	...	Kevin Ryan
Peter Onorati	...	Sal Malavolta
Gary Basaraba	...	Ralph Carbone
Gregg Daniel	...	Walt Shaw
Joe Guzaldo	...	Luca Sabalini
Darin Brooks	...	Nick, Jr.
Beth Behrs	...	Ginger
Liz Vassey	...	Monica Wyatt

Storyline

Castle knows of four pizzerias named "Nick," with various combinations of the predicates terrific and/or authentic. But their owners, bitter rivals, continually sabotage each other with frat pranks. Then a corpse is found in the pizzeria oven, crisped, but killed by previous stabbing. The owner accuses his rivals, but no one is innocent and everyone has a dirty secret. And the victim, a former war correspondent who lost his edge after his daughter died in a car accident, was reporting on them about their "pizza wars." However, he'd also stumbled across the identity of 'urban myth' Cavallo, a drug lord who viciously executes rivals.

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Plot Keywords:

oven | prank | pizzeria | fire | father son relationship | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 April 2011 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beacon Pictures, Experimental Pictures, ABC Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The various Nick's pizzerias in this episode are loosely based on the New York pizza wars where there are more than 40 pizza restaurants with some variation of the name Ray's in the name. They include Original Ray's, Famous Ray's and World Famous Original Ray's.

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Goofs

When they asked Nick Jr. what time the pizza shop closed, he replied that they closed around 11 pm. The sign outside the shop says it's open from 11 am to Midnight.

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Quotes

Kate Beckett: I thought Terrific Nick's on the East Side was number one.
Richard Castle: Uh, no. That's Authentic Terrific Nick's. This is just Authentic Nick's.
Kate Beckett: This isn't Terrific?
Richard Castle: No. Just Authentic. It's also not Terrific Authentic Nick's, but that's across the street.

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Connections

References Double Indemnity (1944)

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Soundtracks

"Castle Theme"
Written by Robert Duncan (nm0242084)

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