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"Knight Rider" Knight Rider (2008)


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Overview

User Rating:
5.7/10   5,504 votes
Director:
Steve Shill
Writers (WGA):
Dave Andron (written by)
Glen A. Larson (characters)
Contact:
View company contact information for Knight Rider on IMDbPro.
Original Air Date:
17 February 2008 (Season 1, Episode 0)
Tagline:
An Icon Reborn.
Plot:
When a group of ruthless mercenaries kill a reclusive scientist, his creation, a new model of artificially intelligent supercar, escapes to find his daughter and recruit a ex-soldier to thwart them. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
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(23 articles)
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Ready To Give 'Knight Rider' A Second Chance?
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User Comments:
How did this script get a greenlight? more (159 total)

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Additional Details

Runtime:
120 min (including commercials) | Netherlands:110 min (including commercials)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
USA:TV-14
Company:
Dutch Oven more

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Trivia:
In this series K.I.T.T stands for Knight Industries Three Thousand, not to be confused with the original K.I.T.T. (Knight Industries Two Thousand). more
Goofs:
Continuity: While side-slamming into the bad guys' SUV, KITT's left headlight smashes (you can see the metal ring fly off on impact) but it's intact for the rest of the chase. This is before KITT's repair system is turned back on. more
Quotes:
Mike Traceur: Michael? Will I ever see you again?
Michael Knight: I hope so.
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Movie Connections:
References "Las Vegas" (2003) more

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Why is this called a backdoor pilot?
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43 out of 69 people found the following comment useful.
How did this script get a greenlight?, 26 February 2008
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Author: allykat_d from California

I was looking forward to the remake of Knight Rider. I remember liking it as a kid. I remember the cool car and David Hasselhof as the ultra suave Michael Knight. I'd been reading here about the two hour pilot, and although it had received some poor reviews, I wasn't daunted. I'm pretty lenient when it comes to TV and movies. As long as it's free and I'm mildly entertained I'm fine.

I'm very unhappy to report that Knight Rider 2008 is beyond awful. Although the lead Justin Bruening is major eye candy, he has zero charisma. I mean, I can go with a bad plot if there's a decent looking guy to oogle, but if I have to concentrate on some guys cut biceps to block out a downright horrid silly **stupid** plot, there's something tremendously broken. Did anyone buy, for even a second, Deanna Russo as a Stanford prof? What was the purpose of Carrie the lesbian FBI agent? Why show Mike in bed with two women?

I'm utterly puzzled how such a amateurishly written screenplay could have received a green light. Who could of possibly said "Yeah, this is great, let's do it!" Uh... third graders? The plot was so thin, so ridiculous and frivolous that it had to be filled in by countless shots of the car driving through scenic desert. The only thing I can figure is... well, I can't figure out any reason why this screenplay made it through. And I'm not complaining about the change in car, the Ford Mustang was fine by me. The voice of Val Kilmer for KITT is fine. My gripe is that this could have been an awesome remake and they blew it.

Bottom line, there is no excuse for how horrible this remake was. None.

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