Knight and Day (2010)

A young woman gets mixed up with a disgraced spy who is trying to clear his name.

Director:

James Mangold

Writer:

Patrick O'Neill

Stars:

Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Peter Sarsgaard

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Cruise	...	Roy Miller
Cameron Diaz	...	June Havens
Peter Sarsgaard	...	Fitzgerald
Jordi Mollà	...	Antonio
Viola Davis	...	Director George
Paul Dano	...	Simon Feck
Falk Hentschel	...	Bernhard
Marc Blucas	...	Rodney
Lennie Loftin	...	Braces
Maggie Grace	...	April Havens
Rich Manley	...	Danny
Dale Dye	...	Frank Jenkins
Celia Weston	...	Molly
Gal Gadot	...	Naomi
Jack O'Connell	...	Wilmer (as Jack A. O'Connell)

Storyline

Looking forward to attending her sister April's wedding, the commitment-shy tomboy and classic cars aficionado, June Havens, catches a plane to Boston. Then, out of the blue, she crosses paths with the handsome and charming stranger with the killer sense of humour, Roy Miller, and just like that, June's life will never be the same again. Now, as the dashing man of intrigue plunges June into an excitingly risky world of high-speed car chases, deadly man-to-man fights, and lethal stray bullets, dangerous, no-nonsense adversaries are after the mismatched duo, hell-bent on retrieving a tiny state-of-the-art device that's worth millions. But, who's this Roy Miller guy? Is he truly one of the good guys? Above all, could he be the one?

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Plot Keywords:

woman wears a bikini | fbi | cell phone trace | central intelligence agency agent | aircraft cockpit | 

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Taglines:

She met him on a plane. He'll take her for a ride.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of action violence throughout, and brief strong language

Did You Know?

Trivia

With the exception of Roy Miller falling off during the rooftop chase in Austria, Tom Cruise did most of the running and jumping without any wire works.

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Goofs

San Fermín (Saint Firmin's day) is not celebrated in Seville. It is a local holiday in Pamplona only.

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Quotes

[first lines]
June Havens: [to fellow line stander] Sorry.
June Havens: [to agent] So I'm going to make it onto an earlier flight, right?

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Alternate Versions

An 'Extended Cut' is available in Region 2 (UK and Europe), Region 3 (Asia) and Region 4 (Australia & NZ). It adds eight minutes of footage, mostly extended versions of existing scenes, as well as a new opening scene that better establishes June Haven's profession as a mechanic. The 'Extended Cut' was released on Video On Demand in North America, but as of January 2011, it has yet to receive a Region 1 release. (See the FAQ page for more details.)

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Connections

References Night and Day (1946)

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Soundtracks

Private Eyes
Written by Daryl Hall, Sara Allen, Janna Allen and Warren Pash
Performed by Daryl Hall & John Oates
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Good comedy with great delivery of lines

I saw "Knight and Day" tonight at an advanced screening. I really liked it. For me, I considered it more of a comedy, rather than a thriller. Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz have great chemistry, and did wonderful line deliveries of several running jokes. Their facial expressions, non-verbal actions, and then their unique line delivery - just made everything fit together into a delightful comedy. You will enjoy yourself and laugh out loud. Tom Cruise does a great job of reminding us why we like him as a performer and actor. (Recently, I think too many of us have been side-tracked by his off-camera non-PC comments and antics; so it's good to get back to the basics, that he really is a wonderful actor.) Cameron Diaz is funny, warm,beautiful, and spunky. I loved the way these two actors interacted with each other. Well done. I know another reviewer here kept dropping "Oscar award winning" several times - but for myself, I would not go that far. I don't think this has the emotional depth that you'd think of for an Oscar; but nevertheless, I think this is a delightful funny movie that will make you laugh and enjoy an evening out. I recommend this movie. You will feel good.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English German Spanish

Release Date:

23 June 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Wichita

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$117,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$20,139,985, 27 June 2010

Gross USA:

$76,423,035

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$261,989,769

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, Regency Enterprises, Pink Machine

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min 117 min (Extended Edition)

Sound Mix:

Dolby DTS Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1