Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger - London, New York, Johannesburg (2008) (TV)

Director:

Marty Callner

Writer:

Chris Rock (written by)

Release Date:

27 September 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

South Africa, London, New York... HBO

Plot:

Chris Rock's 2008 comedy tour visits London, New York and Johannesburg.

Plot Keywords:

Bottled Water | Ringtone | Low Paid Job | George W. Bush | n Word

Awards:

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Chris Rock

...

Himself

Directed by
Marty Callner

Writing credits
Chris Rock		(written by)

Produced by
Marty Callner	....	producer
Andy Derbyshire	....	line producer
Randall Gladstein	....	producer
Douglas Miller	....	associate producer (as Doug Miller)
Chris Rock	....	executive producer
Carol Axler Turner	....	line producer

Film Editing by
Michael Schultz		(as Michael D. Schultz)

Production Design by
John Calkins

Costume Design by
Amanda Sanders

Makeup Department
Rashida Carbo	....	groomer
Lisa Deveaux	....	groomer
Queen Motlatle	....	groomer
Bridget Trama	....	groomer

Production Management
Courtney Hirsch	....	production manager
Bolke Burnaby Lautier	....	unit manager: Johannesburg
Alan Leeds	....	production manager: Shelltoe Productions
Bennett Webber	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jill Dove	....	associate director

Art Department
Maryam Parwana	....	motion graphics: main titles

Sound Department
Tony Bandalato	....	sound: PL: New York (as Tony Bandelato)
John Bates	....	sound: a2: New York
Andrew Groves	....	audio supervisor: London
Tom Holmes	....	audio mix: New York
Skip Kent	....	sound: a2: New York
Jerden Lelieveld	....	senior audio
Josh Morton	....	post-audio assistant
Kristian Pedregon	....	post-audio assistant
Paul Sandweiss	....	sound designer (as Paul Sandwiess)

Camera and Electrical Department
Miguel Armstrong	....	camera operator: New York
Rob Balton	....	camera operator: New York
Tom Beck	....	lighting designer
Peter Bowen	....	camera supervisor: London
Phillip V. Caruso	....	still photographer
Bob DelRusso	....	camera operator: New York
David Hunkins	....	gaffer: New York
Andy Jagerson	....	camera operator
Ernie Jew	....	camera operator: New York
Kevin Lawson	....	lighting director: New York
Lyn Noland	....	camera operator: New York
Dan Pistole	....	tape operator
Matty Randazzo	....	video controller: New York
Carlos Rios	....	camera operator: New York
Jack Roche	....	tape operator: New York
Jimmie Scurti	....	camera operator: New York (as Jim Scurti)
Stash Slionski	....	director of photography: second unit
David Smith	....	camera operator: New York
Ron Washburn	....	camera operator: New York
Mark Whitman	....	camera operator: New York

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Franck Chevallier	....	stylist
Cheryl Maxfield	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Guillermo Beltrán	....	on-line editor
Chad Callner	....	title editor
Barbara Hicks	....	vision mixer: London
Pim Janssen	....	senior vision control: Johannesburg
Mark Kamp	....	vision control: Johannesburg
Michael Lynn Roquemore	....	assistant editor (as Michael Roquemore)

Other crew
Drew Agan	....	travel coordinator
Bobby Allen	....	staging supervisor
Dave Barber	....	technical manager: London
Bob Benedetti	....	head utility
Tony Blades	....	security: Mr. Rock
Randall Gladstein	....	stage manager
Molly Greathouse	....	travel coordinator
Alan Leeds	....	tour manager: Shelltoe Productions
Arthur Lewis	....	stage manager
Tim Root	....	production coordinator
Adam Schindler	....	assitant to producers
Eric Scofield	....	chyron operator
Risa Thomas	....	script supervisor
Keith Winikoff	....	technical director

Thanks
Rodney Barnes	....	special thanks
Matthew Claybrooks	....	special thanks (as Matt Claybrooks)
Lance Crouther	....	special thanks
Mario Joyner	....	special thanks
Guy Oseary	....	special thanks
Don Reo	....	special thanks
Jeffrey Ross	....	special thanks (as Jeff Ross)
Rick Rubin	....	very special thanks
Frank Sebastiano	....	special thanks
Joey Vega	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• CR Enterprises
• Funny Business Productions

Distributors

• Comedy Central (200?) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (2008) (USA) (all media)

Also Known As:

Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger (USA) (promotional title)
Chris Rock: No Apologies (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

79 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Black and White

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1) | Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-MA

Filming Locations:

Apollo Theatre - 253 W. 125th Street, Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

CR Enterprises

Quotes:

Chris Rock: "Barack" man, he doesn't let his blackness sneak up on you. Like if his name was Bob Jones or something like that, it might take you two or three weeks to figure out he's a black. But when you hear "Barack Obama", you picture a brother with a spear, just standing over a dead lion. You picture the base player from The Commodores.

Movie Connections:

References "Desperate Housewives" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Duffle Bag Boy

Running out of material

Chris Rock has always been my favorite comedian since the 1990s. But "Kill the messenger" ran dry to me. The splicing of shots from his shows in Johannesburg,London,and New York nearly gave me a headache. His comedy routine from the past mainly focused on race relations,relationships,and the difference between rich and poor people. Though most of this show he discuss the up and coming election which his views were funny and somewhat realistic. But the race thing got old and tiring to me. I was like okay Chris you made your point about n***ers time and time again before. I thought the gas price joke was a bit much and crude the way he says "he masturbates before filling up his tank", to relieve his frustration of spending too much money on gas. The relationship and marriage joke/segment were almost similar to his last stand up in "Never Scared" but more raunchier. This stand up special focused mainly on the election and politics and I found some of the stuff he discussed on the topic were hilarious. But after that I didn't find the rest of it all that amusing. Basically it seems like he's paraphrasing what he said in his other specials. Its not what he says that is funny but the expressions he makes after saying it keeps me laughing. That's what makes him so funny,but if he doesn't focus on creating new and refreshing material Chris may lose a good portion of his audience.