Knight Rider - KITT in danger!

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Movie
German title Knight Rider - KITT in danger!
Original title Knight Rider
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2008
length 80 minutes
Rod
Director Steve Shill
script Dave Andron
Glen A. Larson
production Dave Andron
music Christopher Tyng
camera Jamie Barber
cut Stewart Schill
William B. Stich
occupation

Knight Rider - KITT in danger! (often short, Knight Rider ) is a TV movie from the year 2008 , the same name on the television series Knight Rider is based from the 1980s. The film has a playing time of about 80 minutes and was first broadcast on February 17th on the US television channel NBC . The film served as the pilot for the follow-up series Knight Rider , which aired on NBC between 2008 and 2009. The film makes no reference to the previous Knight Rider offshoot Team Knight Rider or the films Knight Rider 2000 and Knight Rider 2010 .

Framework story

The main character in the film is former Army Ranger Mike Traceur . He is the son of Michael Knight , the main character from the series from the 1980s, and also follows in his professional footsteps as the driver of KITT.However, this vehicle is not the same KITT as in the previous series, but a completely new version. As an acronym , the name no longer stands for Knight Industries Two Thousand , but for Knight Industries Three Thousand . The new KITT is based on a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR.

David Hasselhoff , actor of Michael Knight, takes on his serial identity again in a mini role .

action

Scientist Charles Graiman is ambushed and killed during a power outage at his home. The burglars are after various hard disk drives and a black Ford Mustang, which is self-employed and goes straight to Charles' daughter Sarah and can barely save her from being kidnapped. Following his programming, the Knight Industries Three Thousand seeks out Sarah's former friend Mike, and manages to recruit him for Sarah's protection. While on the run they receive a call from Charles, who was believed to be dead and who was covered by a double during the attack. He got through to Mike's mother Jennifer and is now waiting with her in a motel. Following Charles' earlier instructions, Mike now informs FBI agent Carrie Rivai, who is investigating the murder. Unfortunately, this informs the corrupt sheriff of the hiding place, who immediately informs the gangsters.

Mike, Sarah, Charles and Jennifer meet at the motel, where Mike also learns that KITT is not the first car of this type and that his father, who allegedly abandoned him and his mother, was the driver of that first KITT was.

When they reach KITT, they can just prevent KITT from being brought under control by the hackers of the gangsters with an emergency shutdown. But then the other gangsters arrive, kill Jennifer and run away with Charles, who is supposed to give them access to a military computer system. Mike and Carrie, who has also arrived, can overwhelm the gangsters who have stayed behind, and Mike and Sarah go on the hunt for the gangsters. They only manage to stop this by reactivating KITT and thus its nanotech armor and getting in the way of the escape vehicle. The corrupt sheriff and the hacker die in the collision. Charles and the driver can be rescued injured.

At Jennifer's funeral, Mike first meets his father, who explains to him why he left her behind. He also encourages Mike to accept Charles' offer and follow in his footsteps. After KITT has been repaired and improved by Sarah, Mike goes on the hunt for the people behind the attack.

Charisma

The German free TV premiere on RTL took place on October 8, 2009.

Odds

Although the film received unflattering reviews, NBC took first place among viewers aged 18 to 49. The film achieved an average viewership of 12.8 million.

Series production

Following the rating success of the pilot, NBC announced on April 1, 2008 that Knight Rider would return to the series. Gary Scott Thompson, known for the film The Fast and the Furious , was hired as executive producer . The new series Knight Rider was broadcast from September 24, 2008 to March 4, 2009 on the US broadcaster NBC, which announced on May 19, 2009 that it would not produce another season.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Knight Rider had the most viewers
  2. ↑ Knight Rider: NBC Reduces Episode Order, Essentially Canceled? . Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved December 3, 2008.
  3. ↑ NBC announces fall schedule: 'Chuck' stays, 'Southland' moves to Fridays . Entertainment Weekly. March 19, 2008. Archived from the original on May 22, 2009. Retrieved June 1, 2009.