Knight Moves

19921992
RR
1h 56m

Christopher Lambert in Knight Moves (1992)

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During a chess tournament, grand master Peter is suspected of murdering Debi after sex. He helps the police as the murders continue.During a chess tournament, grand master Peter is suspected of murdering Debi after sex. He helps the police as the murders continue.During a chess tournament, grand master Peter is suspected of murdering Debi after sex. He helps the police as the murders continue.

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Awards
- 1 nomination

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Knight Moves (1992)

Diane Lane and Christopher Lambert in Knight Moves (1992)

Resurrection

6.1

Fortress

5.9

The Hunted

6.0

Priceless Beauty

4.6

Priceless Beauty

Lady Beware

5.9

Shattered

6.5

The Setting Sun

6.4

The Setting Sun

The Escapist

6.2

My New Gun

5.4

Gunmen

5.3

Fortress 2: Re-Entry

4.6

Fortress 2: Re-Entry

Vital Signs

5.5

A chess grandmaster is in a big tournament, and when his lover is found painted up and the blood drained out of her body he becomes a chief suspect. After he gets a call from the killer urging him to try and figure out the game, he cooperates with police and a psychologist to try and catch the killer, but doubts linger about the grandmaster's innocence as the string of grisly murders continues. —Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>

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Taglines
- In a game of life and death... one wrong move could be his last...
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for strong violence and sexuality, and for language
Parents guide

Trivia
Christopher Lambert and Diane Lane were a married couple in real life at the time and had been married since 1985, but were later divorced in 1994.

Goofs
When Erica is shown playing Super Mario Brothers 3 on a PC, the moves she makes with the joystick as well as her keyboard tapping are inconsistent with what is shown on the PC monitor. In the next scene, she moves away from the PC but the game is still playing by itself.

Quotes
David: Pain. Pain is just a state of mind. It's something you learn to live with; I have.

Alternate versions
The European cut of the film runs approximately 11 minutes longer and goes into greater detail about the relationship between Peter and his dead wife. Several of the dialogue scenes also run longer. The US cut was shortened to speed up the pace and make the film more action-packed.

Connections
Features Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)

Soundtracks
Fool That I Am
Composed by Floyd Hunt (as Hunt) (Intersong USA)
Performed by Carol Kenyon
Produced by Anne Dudley

Top review

5/10

* *1/2 OUT OF FIVE

Christopher Lambert stars as Peter Sanderson a master chess player who is targeted by a serial killer who is killing women and blaming it on Sanderson, Captain Frank Stedman(Tom Skerritt) and Detective Andy Wagner believe that Sanderson is behind it all, while a Dr.Kathy Shepperd unwisely falls for Sanderson in this entertaining yet confusing thriller. The ending while a good twist, is somewhat disappointing. However Knight Moves works fairly well most of the time.

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Jul 11, 2003

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Budget
- $9,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $923,418
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $459,900
- Jan 24, 1993
Gross worldwide
- $923,418

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Runtime
1 hour 56 minutes
Sound mix
- Dolby SR
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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