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During a chess tournament, grand master Peter is suspected of murdering Debi after sex. He helps the police as the murders continue.During a chess tournament, grand master Peter is suspected of murdering Debi after sex. He helps the police as the murders continue.During a chess tournament, grand master Peter is suspected of murdering Debi after sex. He helps the police as the murders continue.
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Joshua Murray
- Peter 14 Years Old
- (as Josh Murray)
Ferdy Mayne
- Jeremy Edmonds
- (as Ferdinand Mayne)
Katharine Isabelle
- Erica Sanderson
- (as Katherine Isobel)
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- TriviaChristopher Lambert and Diane Lane were a married couple in real life at the time and had been married since 1985, but were later divorced in 1994.
- Goofs(at around 1h 35 mins) Erica is seen playing Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) on the PC, but the game is not available on the PC. It was only released for the Nintendo Entertainment System, PlayChoice-10 and Game Boy Advance.
- Quotes
David: Pain. Pain is just a state of mind. It's something you learn to live with; I have.
- Alternate versionsThe European cut of the film runs approximately 11 minutes longer and goes into greater detail about the relationship between Peter and his dead wife. Several of the dialogue scenes also run longer. The US cut was shortened to speed up the pace and make the film more action-packed.
- ConnectionsFeatures Battle Chess (1988)
- SoundtracksFool That I Am
Composed by Floyd Hunt (as Hunt) (Intersong USA)
Performed by Carol Kenyon
Produced by Anne Dudley
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Curious thriller plays like an Italian 'giallo'
KNIGHT MOVES
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Sound format: Dolby Stereo
Filmed on grim Canadian locations by German director Carl Schenkel (OUT OF ORDER), this curious psycho-thriller has the look and feel of an Italian giallo, despite the American setting. All the elements are in place: Christopher Lambert plays a chess grandmaster targeted by a serial killer who leaves obscure one-word messages at the scene of his/her crimes, hoping to draw Lambert into a lethal game of cat and mouse. That the murders are based on well-known chess manoeuvres should come as no surprise to seasoned thriller addicts, and nor should the killer's identity, which is betrayed by a seemingly throwaway bit of business near the beginning of the film (not a spoiler - only the truly attentive will spot it). Brad Mirman's convoluted script bends over backwards to cast suspicion on Lambert throughout (which means it *can't* be him - or can it?), but the narrative is undermined by some poorly-drawn characters, and everyone but Tom Skerritt - as the detective leading the investigation - seems to be coasting through proceedings on auto-pilot. The murders aren't explicitly detailed, and Schenkel goes out of his way to avoid crowd-pleasing exploitation, which rather curbs the film's commercial emphasis. But at least it's never dull, and the climax is reasonably proficient, complete with overwrought thunderstorm and psycho with a mommy complex! Daniel Baldwin exaggerates wildly as a macho cop determined to nail Lambert for the crimes, while Ferdinand Mayne hovers in the background, making the most of a glorified cameo as the hero's blind mentor.
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Sound format: Dolby Stereo
Filmed on grim Canadian locations by German director Carl Schenkel (OUT OF ORDER), this curious psycho-thriller has the look and feel of an Italian giallo, despite the American setting. All the elements are in place: Christopher Lambert plays a chess grandmaster targeted by a serial killer who leaves obscure one-word messages at the scene of his/her crimes, hoping to draw Lambert into a lethal game of cat and mouse. That the murders are based on well-known chess manoeuvres should come as no surprise to seasoned thriller addicts, and nor should the killer's identity, which is betrayed by a seemingly throwaway bit of business near the beginning of the film (not a spoiler - only the truly attentive will spot it). Brad Mirman's convoluted script bends over backwards to cast suspicion on Lambert throughout (which means it *can't* be him - or can it?), but the narrative is undermined by some poorly-drawn characters, and everyone but Tom Skerritt - as the detective leading the investigation - seems to be coasting through proceedings on auto-pilot. The murders aren't explicitly detailed, and Schenkel goes out of his way to avoid crowd-pleasing exploitation, which rather curbs the film's commercial emphasis. But at least it's never dull, and the climax is reasonably proficient, complete with overwrought thunderstorm and psycho with a mommy complex! Daniel Baldwin exaggerates wildly as a macho cop determined to nail Lambert for the crimes, while Ferdinand Mayne hovers in the background, making the most of a glorified cameo as the hero's blind mentor.
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- Yüz Yüze
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- Budget
- $9,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $923,418
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $459,900
- Jan 24, 1993
- Gross worldwide
- $923,418
- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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