Knights (film)
Knights | |
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Directed by | Albert Pyun |
Written by | Albert Pyun |
Produced by | Tom Karnowski |
Starring | Kathy Long Kris Kristofferson |
Cinematography | George Mooradian |
Edited by | Dean Goodhill |
Music by | Tony Riparetti |
Production companies | Kings Road Entertainment Moonstone Entertainment |
Distributed by | Paramount Home Video |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Knights is a 1993 American martial arts science fiction action film directed by Albert Pyun and starring kickboxing champion Kathy Long in her Hollywood debut.[1] The film was released direct to home video in 1993.[citation needed]
Plot
[edit]The cyborg Gabriel (Kris Kristofferson) was created to destroy all other cyborgs. He later rescues Nea (Kathy Long) by killing the cyborg Simon (Scott Paulin). Gabriel trains Nea to become a cyborg killer and help him. They continue to kill cyborgs until Gabriel is torn in half by one of his targets and taken to the cyborg camp. Nea follows Jacob and challenges the cyborg leader Job (Lance Henriksen) to a fight. Finding Gabriel, she straps him to her back and they battle cyborgs until Gabriel can attach a dead cyborg's legs to himself. They pursue Job, but before they can catch him, the Master Builder captures Nea's brother, taking him to Cyborg City. During a battle, Job tells Gabriel that the cyborg population can't be stopped. Job dies moments later. Gabriel and Nea ride off in search of her brother.
Cast
[edit]- Kathy Long as Nea
- Casey Wallace as Young Nea
- Kris Kristofferson as Gabriel The Cyborg
- Lance Henriksen as Job The Cyborg
- Scott Paulin as Simon The Cyborg
- Gary Daniels as David The Cyborg
- Nicholas Guest as Farmer
- Vincent Klyn as Ty (credited as Vince Klyn)
- Ben McCreary as Chance
- Jon H. Epstein as Matthew
- Blair Valk as Blu
- Brad Langenberg as Master Builder
- Clare Hoak as Mother
- Nancy Thurston as Woman Bandit
- Michael Halsey as Farmer Sitting At Campfire (uncredited)
- Tim Thomerson as Farmer Sitting At Campfire (uncredited)
Production
[edit]Filming
[edit]Parts of the film were shot in Utah at Monument Valley, the La Sal Mountains, Needles Overlook, Long Canyon, Professor Valley and a mushroom rock at Pucker Pass.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "MOVIES The Next Action Hero? Kathy Long is a champion kickboxer whose movie moves remind some of Norris and Van Damme". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
- ^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.
External links
[edit]- Knights at IMDb
- Knights at Rotten Tomatoes
- 1993 films
- 1993 independent films
- 1993 martial arts films
- 1990s science fiction action films
- American robot films
- American science fiction action films
- American independent films
- Films directed by Albert Pyun
- Martial arts science fiction films
- American martial arts films
- Films about cyborgs
- Films shot in Utah
- Cyborg (film series)
- 1990s English-language films
- 1990s American films
- English-language independent films
- 1993 science fiction films
- English-language science fiction action films
- 1990s science fiction film stubs
- 1990s American film stubs