Knight Rider 2010 (1994) (TV)

User Rating:

2.9/10   

Director:

Sam Pillsbury

Writer:

John Leekley (written by)

Release Date:

13 February 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Plot:

Loosely based on the popular television series of the 80's, this movie brings the story into an apocalyptic time and a new "KITT".

Plot Keywords:

Smart Car | Talking Car | Sequel | Animate Car | Number In Title

Cast

Richard Joseph Paul	...	Jake McQueen
Hudson Leick	...	Hannah Tyrie (as Heidi Leick)
Michael Beach	...	Marshal Will McQueen
Don McManus	...	Dean
Nicky Katt	...	Johnny
Badja Djola	...	Zeke
Mark Pellegrino	...	Robert Lee
Una Damon	...	Kabuki
Kimberly Guerrero	...	Maria (as Kimberly Norris)
Brion James	...	Jared
Jim Cody Williams	...	Hillbilly
Betty Matwick	...	Pregnant Woman
Joseph A. Redondo	...	Cholo (as Joseph Redondo)
Wanda Dittman	...	Professor's Wife
Ramon Chavez	...	Professor
Manny Simo-Maceo	...	Briefcase (as Manny Simo Maceo)
Shane McCabe	...	Jailer
Scott Johnson	...	INS Agent
Gary Kirk	...	INS Agent
Miguel Ortega	...	Bandit
Ken Arquelio	...	Bandit
Samuel Hernández	...	Bandit (as Samuel Hernandez)
Louis E. Zadro	...	Street Peddler
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kacee DeMasi	...	Thief (uncredited)
Toni Zobel	...	Wife (uncredited)

Directed by
Sam Pillsbury

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
John Leekley		written by

Produced by
Alex Beaton	....	producer
Rob Cohen	....	executive producer
John Leekley	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Tim Truman

Cinematography by
James Bartle		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Skip Schoolnik

Production Design by
Robb Wilson King

Set Decoration by
Lance Lombardo

Costume Design by
Jessica Fasman

Makeup Department
Curtis Taber	....	hair stylist
Nadia Zogby	....	makeup artist (as Nadia Zogbi)

Production Management
Lester Wm. Berke	....	unit production manager (as Les Berke)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nancy Henkle Green	....	second assistant director (as Nancy Green)
Michael Waxman	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Doug Hart	....	sculptor: car
Joel Jaspan	....	carpenter
Richard Ory	....	lead vehicle designer
Gregg Singer	....	set dresser
Jarris Varnrobinson	....	assistant props
Jarris Andre Varnrobinson	....	art department
Ron Yates	....	set designer
Cory R. Starr	....	property assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department
Dicken Berglund	....	adr mixer
Dicken Berglund	....	foley mixer
Charles Bruce	....	sound effects editor
Ron Collins	....	sound mixer
David Rawlinson	....	supervising sound editor
Don Sanders	....	production sound mixer
David John West	....	sound editor (as Dave West)

Stunts
Dan Bradley	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Karen Sundt	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Ellen Lubin Sanitsky	....	casting: Los Angeles
Darlene Wyatt	....	casting: Phoenix

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mary-Anne Aston	....	costume supervisor (as Mary Anne Aston)

Music Department
Chris Ledesma	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Jim Petti	....	transportation

Other crew
Boris Malden	....	representative: BBK Productions Inc.
Anne McCaffrey	....	location manager
Jay Rabins	....	production coordinator
Rod Ripley	....	set production assistant
Dean Robinson	....	design consultant
Jim Stilson	....	technical advisor: Sunrise Sets & Effects

Production Companies

• Universal TV

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Iceland:16 | UK:PG | UK:PG (video premiere)

Company:

Universal TV

Movie Connections:

Follows Knight Rider 2000 (1991) (TV)

Post-Apocalypse Action, little resemblance to the original "Knight Rider" series

If you think this is going to be an even higher-tech version of the original "Knight Rider" series, um, don't hold your breath. It's still got the "young loner on a crusade" but it's not Hasselhoff, and our hero doesn't even OWN a car until the middle of the movie. Turns out, it's an old, junked-out Ford Mustang instead of the sleek Pontiac Firebird you would expect. There's some mention of an "interface" that looks like a crystalline artichoke (maybe they rescued it from "Cat from Outer Space") that somehow allows the spirit of a young girl to reside in the car. Hrmmm... well, if computers are pretty scarce, I suppose we could go the fantasy-mystical route. But there are better post-apocalypse vehicle films out there -- see "Damnation Alley" or any of the "Mad Max" films if you're into this sort of thing.

This was part of the "Action Pack" series of pilot films, including "TekWar", "Team Knight Rider", and the original episodes of "Hercules". This one didn't measure up, and never got further than a pilot episode.