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Knight Rider

  • Episode aired Feb 17, 2008
  • TV-14
  • 45m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
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Knight Rider (2008)
AdventureMysteryThriller

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 thwa... Read allWhen 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.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.

  • Director
    • Steve Shill
  • Writers
    • Dave Andron
    • Glen A. Larson
  • Stars
    • Justin Bruening
    • Deanna Russo
    • Sydney Tamiia Poitier
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    7.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Steve Shill
    • Writers
      • Dave Andron
      • Glen A. Larson
    • Stars
      • Justin Bruening
      • Deanna Russo
      • Sydney Tamiia Poitier
    • 161User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Bruce Davison in Knight Rider (2008)
    Bruce Davison, Yancey Arias, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Paul Campbell, Justin Bruening, Deanna Russo, and Smith Cho in Knight Rider (2008)
    Bruce Davison, Yancey Arias, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Paul Campbell, Justin Bruening, Deanna Russo, and Smith Cho in Knight Rider (2008)
    Deanna Russo in Knight Rider (2008)
    Justin Bruening in Knight Rider (2008)
    Justin Bruening in Knight Rider (2008)
    Justin Bruening and Deanna Russo in Knight Rider (2008)
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    Paul Campbell and Smith Cho in Knight Rider (2008)
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    Smith Cho in Knight Rider (2008)
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    Justin Bruening
    Justin Bruening
    • Mike Traceur
    Deanna Russo
    Deanna Russo
    • Sarah Graiman
    Sydney Tamiia Poitier
    Sydney Tamiia Poitier
    • Carrie Rivai
    Bruce Davison
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    • Charles Graiman
    David Hasselhoff
    David Hasselhoff
    • Michael Knight
    Greg Ellis
    Greg Ellis
    • Welther
    Chris Mulkey
    Chris Mulkey
    • Sheriff Ramsey
    Wayne Kasserman
    Wayne Kasserman
    • Dylan Fass
    Jonathan Chase
    Jonathan Chase
    • Kevin
    Susan Gibney
    Susan Gibney
    • Jennifer
    Kevin Christy
    Kevin Christy
    • Belle
    Jack Yang
    Jack Yang
    • Cross
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    Kevin Dunigan
    • Smoke
    Jelly Howie
    Jelly Howie
    • Woman in Bed
    Hope Riley
    Hope Riley
    • Amber
    Leah Fitzpatrick
    • Sadie
    Blake Silver
    Blake Silver
    • Dustin Carey
    Justin Schaefers
    • Stoner Kid
    • (as Justin Schaeffers)
    • Director
      • Steve Shill
    • Writers
      • Dave Andron
      • Glen A. Larson
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    • Trivia
      Originally, Will Arnett was cast as the voice of K.I.T.T. However, after he had finished recording his lines to everyone's satisfaction, a conflict of interest was raised. His is the distinctive voice heard on General Motors car and truck commercials, but K.I.T.T. is a Ford vehicle. As a result, Val Kilmer was cast as K.I.T.T.'s voice and all of the car's dialog was re-recorded.
    • Goofs
      Mike was dead and a AED was used to restart his stopped heart. 1) a AED will not discharge on a stopped heart and 2) AEDs stop a heart to let it restart on its own.
    • Quotes

      Michael Knight: About 25 years ago, there was a man named Wilton Knight who on his deathbed told me "One man can make a difference." I was that man.

    • Connections
      Followed by Knight Rider (2008)

    User reviews161

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    7/10
    why all the complaints? it's not that bad!
    I really don't get all the people complaining about this show. It isn't meant to be perfect and 100% realistic (you need to feel like you're 10 years old while watching it, like you were, when the original series aired). Well, I like it (I can't say I totally love it, but I like it). So what, if KITT can't take infinite rounds from a 50 cal (or a tank or a helicopter gun ship) or break uncomputerized locks etc. The show has grown up a bit as have the fans of the original. It's become A BIT more realistic. And that's good. I love the characters, I love KI headquarters, the fact that the plane has taken the place of the truck and most of all I LOVE THE CAR.... when it's not in attack mode.

    Which brings us to the faults in this show and the biggest one of them all - KITT in attack mode! Who the hell designed that!? A 9-year-old? It just looks cheesy! Why the plastic tubes on the hood or the tin wheels? You can do better than that (although it is quite difficult to make the Shelby GT500KR any cooler). If you can't, just make it lower, add a bigger rear wing and that is it! It doesn't need an attack mode, that car looks like it could bite your head off even when it's standing still. The show could reduce the product placement (well, the obvious promotion of Ford). The Cobra does the job just fine. And the transformation from a mustang to a truck or a van? Not a big fan of that really. At least they could make KITT transform into something really cool (the Ford F150 is as cool as a pick-up truck can be, but pick-ups in general are as cool as lawnmowers or tractors).

    OK, enough. I just wanted to say, that the show is not as bad as you could imagine from all the comments, but ended up writing a book about it. OK, enjoy the show, I definitely will.
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    • Release date
      • February 17, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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      • NBC (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • California State University Northridge - 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Dutch Oven
      • Universal Media Studios (UMS)
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    • Runtime
      45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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