Knight Moves (1992)

Director:

Carl Schenkel

Writer (WGA):

Brad Mirman (written by)

Release Date:

22 January 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

In a game of life and death... one wrong move could be his last...

Plot:

A chess grandmaster is in a big tournament, and when his lover is found painted up and the blood drained out of her body he becomes a chief suspect...

Plot Keywords:

Chess | Serial Killer | Super Mario | Beautiful Woman | Throat Slitting

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Christopher Lambert	...	Peter Sanderson
Diane Lane	...	Kathy Sheppard
Tom Skerritt	...	Capt. Frank Sedman
Daniel Baldwin	...	Det. Andy Wagner
Codie Lucas Wilbee	...	David, 9 Years Old
Joshua Murray	...	Peter, 14 Years Old (as Josh Murray)
Frank C. Turner	...	Doctor
Don Thompson	...	Father
Megan Leitch	...	Mother
Alex Diakun	...	Grandmaster Lutz
Ferdy Mayne	...	Jeremy Edmonds (as Ferdinand Mayne)
Katharine Isabelle	...	Erica Sanderson (as Katherine Isobel)
Mark Wilson	...	Newscaster
Kehli O'Byrne	...	Debi Rutlege
Blu Mankuma	...	Steve Nolan
Monica Marko	...	Miss Greenwell
Walter Marsh	...	Chess President
Charles Bailey-Gates	...	David Willerman
Arthur Brauss	...	Viktor Yurilivich
Suzy Carby	...	Desk Clerk
Sam Malkin	...	Doctor Fulton
Elizabeth Baldwin	...	Christie Eastman
Dwight McFee	...	Technician
Pat Bermel	...	Officer #1
Elizabeth Barclay	...	Loraine Olson
Rebecca Toolan	...	Mayor
Aundrea MacDonald	...	Mary Albert
Freda Perry	...	Attractive Girl
Holly Chester	...	Officer #2
Marilyn Norry	...	Homesearcher
Donna Yamamoto	...	Reporter
Tom Heaton	...	Detective
Rachel Hayward	...	Last Victim
Kymberly Sheppard	...	Detective Janet McLellan
Deryl Hayes	...	Officer Harton

Directed by
Carl Schenkel

Writing credits (WGA)
Brad Mirman		(written by)

Produced by
Guy Collins	....	executive producer
Jean-Luc Defait	....	producer
Ziad El Khoury	....	producer
Dieter Geissler	....	co-producer
Christopher Lambert	....	executive producer
Gordon Mark	....	line producer
Brad Mirman	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Anne Dudley

Cinematography by
Dietrich Lohmann

Film Editing by
Norbert Herzner

Casting by
Hank McCann

Production Design by
Graeme Murray

Art Direction by
Gary Pembroke Allen

Set Decoration by
Michael O'Connor

Costume Design by
Deborah Everton

Makeup Department
Marianne Coates	....	assistant makeup artist
Patrick O'Brien	....	assistant hair stylist (as Patrick J. O'Brien)
Margaret Solomon	....	makeup artist (as Margaret M. Solomon)
Pauline L. Tremblay	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Gordon Mark	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jacquie Gould	....	third assistant director
Jack Hardy	....	second assistant director
T.W. Peacocke	....	assistant director
Tracie Pearson	....	dgc trainee

Art Department
Chris Bartleman	....	storyboard artist
Sally Broadbent	....	property buyer
Gary Brooks	....	greensman
Brian Bruce	....	carpenter
Bill Burd	....	property master
Clive Edwards	....	set dresser
Michael Engleman	....	laborer
Stewart Fairley	....	lead head painter
Mark Francis	....	on-set propman
Don Gervais	....	construction lead hand
Patrick Kearns	....	set dresser
Peter Mills	....	set decoration buyer
Jennifer Moore	....	assistant set decorator
Rob Nicholson	....	carpenter
Ken Rabhel	....	draftsman
Al Rourke	....	carpenter (as Alan Rourke)
Richard Strannen	....	construction coordinator
Elmar Theissen	....	head painter

Sound Department
André Bendocchi-Alves	....	sound editor
Solweig Bores	....	dialogue editor
Donald D. Brown	....	boom operator (as Don Brown)
Eckhart Goebel	....	foley mixer
Michael Kranz	....	dubbing mixer
Mel Kutbay	....	foley artist
Nina McPeek	....	cable person
Ralph Parker	....	sound mixer
Jörn Poetzl	....	foley artist (as Joern Poetzl)
Vince Renaud	....	adr mixer

Special Effects by
Gary Paller	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Scott J. Ateah	....	stunts (as Scott Ateah)
Curt Bonn	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Bill Ferguson	....	stunt coordinator
Bill Ferguson	....	stunts
Gerald Paetz	....	stunts
Melissa R. Stubbs	....	stunts (as Melissa Stubbs)

Camera and Electrical Department
Trou Bayliss	....	rigging grip
Paul F. Birkett	....	camera operator
Jeffrey Butterworth	....	best boy
Al Campbell	....	key grip
James Clare	....	clapper loader
John Clothier	....	Steadicam operator
John Clothier	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Douglas Craik	....	focus puller (as Doug Craik)
Kevin Hall	....	camera trainee
Burton 'Joe' Kuchera	....	electrician (as Burton Kuchera)
Duncan MacGregor	....	generator operator
Klaus Melchior	....	video operator
Brian C. Murphy	....	focus puller
Kim Olsen	....	best boy grip (as Kimberley T. Olsen)
Jack Rowand	....	still photographer
John W. Scott	....	gaffer
Rick Stadder	....	dolly grip
Gary J. Williams	....	grip (as Gary Williams)
Len Wolfe	....	electrician (as Lenny Wolfe)
David S. Warner	....	best boy (uncredited)

Casting Department
Michelle Allen	....	casting: Canada
Annette McCaffrey	....	extras casting (as Annette McCaffrey Warner)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Grace Anderson	....	dresser
Debbie Geaghan	....	wardrobe supervisor
Trish Keating	....	associate costume designer
Lori Kenny	....	seamstress
Tish Monaghan	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Carolle Alain	....	assistant editor
Anna Maria Bauer	....	negative cutter
Cheryl Buckman	....	assistant editor
Ute Grigo-Hofmann	....	post-production secretary
Christine Jahn	....	post-production coordinator (as Chris Jahn)
Heinrich Kunkel	....	assistant editor
Raoul Leindecker	....	post-production coordinator
Evelyn Lukas	....	first assistant editor
Gunthard Böhm	....	color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Anne Dudley	....	orchestrator
Roger Dudley	....	music engineer
Roger Dudley	....	music mixer
Colin Sheen	....	orchestral contractor

Transportation Department
Peter Borkent	....	driver
Jake Callihoo	....	driver (as Jack Callihoo)
Bob Dennett	....	driver
Bill Doherty	....	driver
Dan Groseclose	....	transportation captain
Kim Harmer	....	driver
Clarence Horkey	....	transportation co-captain
Dennis Houser	....	driver
Michael J. Murphy	....	driver (as Mike Murphy)
Sylvia Nablo	....	transportation coordinator
Mike Porohowski	....	driver
Kerry Vivian	....	driver
Steve Woods	....	driver

Other crew
David Böhner-Szabautzki	....	trainee
Heather Boyd	....	production office coordinator
Barbara Chomos	....	unit publicist (as Barbara Chomos-Carr)
Marian Ciolfitto	....	assistant coordinator
Melissa Conroy	....	stand-in
Shelley Crawford	....	script supervisor
Adam Druxman	....	production assistant
Anne Dudley	....	synthesizer programmer
Louisa Gradnitzer	....	assistant location manager
Jean-Marc Haddad	....	title designer
Dave Hardon	....	production laboratory: Gastown Film Lab
Douglas Jang	....	helper
Georgina Kay	....	craft service
Berthold Klemm	....	post-production accountant
Marty Kolt	....	chess advisor
Graham Ludlow	....	co-production associate
Victor Magnusson	....	stand-in
Marion Magura	....	trainee
Wendy O'Neill	....	production accountant
Derek Peakman	....	stand-in
John Penhall	....	location manager
James Tichenor	....	production assistant
Chris Turner	....	stand-in
Beverly Wiens	....	assistant accountant
Pat Williams	....	accounting clerk

Production Companies

• Cineplex Odeon Films
• Cinevox Filmproduktion GmbH
• Ink Slinger Productions
• Interstar
• Lamb Bear Entertainment
• Republic Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros. (1992) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Artisan Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Cineplex-Odeon Home Video (1993) (Canada) (VHS)
• EuroVideo (1992) (Germany) (VHS)
• MCA Home Video (1993) (Canada) (video)
• Republic Pictures Home Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• BMW Canada Inc.  car: mr. lambert
• Bavaria Kopierwerk  titles and opticals
• Beckett Productions Inc.  adr recorded at
• British & Commonwealth Merchant Bank PLC  financial services
• Clairmont Camera  camera systems
• Credit du Nord  financial services
• Dennis Davidson & Associates Public Releations (DDA)  public relations
• Doz Communications  titles
• Film Finance  completion bond
• Hit Factory, The  music recorded at
• Hugo Boss  wardrobe: christopher lambert
• Hypo Bank, Munich  financial services
• Interplay Productions  battle chess
• Pro Arte Orchestra of London  music performed by
• Ruben Sedgwick Ltd.  production insurance (as ruben sedgwick insurance services)
• Take One! Casting  catering
• Televictor Disc Inc.  payroll services
• Video Image  video displays
• Yusef & Leader  international legal and financial services

Also Known As:

Face to Face
Knight Moves (Germany)
Knight Moves - Ein mörderisches Spiel (Germany)

Runtime:

108 min | Spain:113 min | Argentina:116 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Ontario) | France:-12 | Germany:16 (f) | Spain:13 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bavaria Filmstudios, Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany

Company:

Cineplex Odeon Films

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Erica is shown playing Super Mario Brothers 3 on a PC, the moves she makes with the joystick as well as her keyboard tapping are inconsistent with what is shown on the PC monitor. In the next scene, she moves away from the PC but the game is still playing by itself.

Quotes:

Grandmater Lutz: You're acting like a superstitious schoolboy, Peter. What's next, incense and Rosary beads?

Movie Connections:

Features Super Mario Bros. (1985) (VG)

Soundtrack:

I Put A Spell On You

A game of cat and mouse

I really didn't know what to expect when I rented Knight Moves. A friend of mine knows that I loved thrillers and was surprised that I never saw it. This is a very well-made film. It had me guessing the whole time. The last 30 minutes are so tense that I almost dug a hole in the couch with my hands. It's funny how you see bits and pieces in other movies. When I was watching this film I kept thinking of se7en... but Knight Moves made several years before. Christopher Lambert was great as the Chess Master playing a game with a serial killer. He should do more films like this. The supporting cast was very good and Carl Schenkel's direction kept the film moving at a nice pace. I give it *** out of ****. If you like scary thrillers that have you on the edge of your seat, then this film is for you.