Knight Rider (2008 film)
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| Created by | Glen A. Larson |
| Written by | David Andron Glen A. Larson |
| Directed by | Steve Shill |
| Starring |
Justin Bruening Deanna Russo Bruce Davison Sydney Tamiia Poitier Val Kilmer (Voice) David Hasselhoff Greg Ellis |
| Theme music composer | Christopher Tyng |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) | David Andron |
| Cinematography | Jamie Barber Kris Krosskove |
| Running time | 80 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Dutch Oven Universal Media Studios |
| Distributor | National Broadcasting Company CanWest Global Television Network 7 Network RTL Entertainment TV2 |
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| Original network | NBC |
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Knight Rider is a 2008 television film which was created to serve as a backdoor pilot for the new Knight Rider television series, a revival of the series of the same name which aired during the 1980s. This film does not refer to either the Knight Rider 2000 film or the Team Knight Rider television series.
At night, several power company technicians answer a call at Charles Graiman's home. He is suspicious, as he did not expect them until the next morning. They threaten his daughter if he does not co-operate and Graiman suffers a fatal heart attack. Searching his home for hard drives containing the information they are after (for a defense project named Prometheus), they stumble across a parked Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR in the garage that they unsuccessfully try to stop.
Mike Traceur (Justin Bruening), a 23-year-old ex-Army Ranger, is awakened by his friend Dylan Fass to deal with "Mike's investors" who are attempting to collect a $90,000 gambling debt. Traceur's Shelby Cobra breaks down when he attempts to flee, and the men threaten Fass's life if Traceur does not pay the debt.
After an early morning surf, FBI special agent Carrie Rivai (Sydney Tamiia Poitier) receives a call that Graiman, her longtime friend, is dead and leaves her date, a woman she met the night before, to investigate.
Sarah Graiman (Deanna Russo), a 24-year-old Ph.D. candidate at Stanford University, lectures a class on nanotechnology. After the lecture, she receives a phone call from KITT warning her about the men planning to abduct her. Sarah's pursuers catch her, but she is rescued by KITT. Sarah and KITT track down Traceur, who turns out to be her childhood friend, and whom she was involved with has not seen since he left home at 18. They find him at the Montecito Casino, playing poker to repay his debt. He is resistant when Sarah asks for help, but agrees when she offers to pay his debt. The two set out to find out what happened to Graiman and discover who is after them.
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