Knight Rider (UK)
The TV series
Certificate: PG
Running Time: 185 mins
Retail Price: £12.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
A shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist. Michael Knight - A young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent, the helpless, the powerless, in a world of criminals who operate above the law.
1: Pilot (Feature Length)
Police Officer Michael Long is shot and left for dead. A metal plate in his head, from a previous injury, deflects the bullet. Dying millionaire Wilton Knight provides Michael with a new name, a new face and a new car. In return Michael must help the Foundation for Law and Government bring to justice criminals who operate beyond the reach of the law.
2: Chariots of Gold
Bonnie is accepted into an elite society for brilliant thinkers, only to be brainwashed into helping K.I.T.T. commit a crime.
3: Good Day at White Rock
While taking a few days holiday at White Rock, Michael Knight and K.I.T.T. find themselves involved in a full-blown war with a gang of vicious bikers who are terrorising the town.
Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Video Tracks:
Standard 1.33:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital Mono English
Directed By:
Daniel Haller
Written By:
Glen A. Larson
Tom Greene
Starring:
Lance LeGault
Pamela Susan Shoop
Phyllis Davis
Edward Mulhare
David Hasselhoff
Casting By:
Ron Stephenson
Mark Malis
Soundtrack By:
Stu Phillips
Glen A. Larson
Director of Photography:
Frank Beascoechea
Editor:
William Martin
David Howe
Costume Designer:
Jean-Pierre Dorléac
Producer:
Harker Wade
Tom Greene
Executive Producer:
Glen A. Larson
Distributor:
Universal Pictures
Your Opinions and Comments
Content-wise, there are some good episodes on here. The pilot ("Knight of The Phoenix") is great to have uncut for the first time with no ad breaks and as the complete feature length episode that it should be shown as. A two episode broken up version does also exist in Universal`s catalogue so it`s good we got the complete version. Then we jump to episode 18 for "Chariot of Gold" which was always a superb story, followed by episode 4, "Good Day at White Rock" which is a seminal Saturday afternoon Dukes of Hazzard-esque caper complete with Texan biker gang and Universal-backlot set small town. Great stuff!
The printed packaging is dire and doesn`t use the correct logo, typefaces or established branding that is specified by Universal themselves! However, the DVD menus do and look a lot better for it. The extras are the usual insipid third hand inaccurate notes that this label seems to specialise in on their TV stuff. Yet again , a missed opportunity to use US TV spots, interviews, commercial break and promo stings etc.
And the worst crime of all for this exceptionally collectable series? Release it on single discs every four or five months with the episodes not in either production or transmission order! This series should be released in 4-DVD series boxsets in chronological order. They might find they sell a lot more that way. Otherwise you`re going to have to wait a long time to collect all 90 episodes!