Nick Knight is a 1989 American television film about Nick Knight, a centuries-old vampire working as a police detective in modern-day Los Angeles.[1]
Nick Knight | |
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Genre | Horror |
Written by | Barney Cohen James D. Parriott |
Directed by | Farhad Mann |
Starring | Rick Springfield |
Music by | Joseph Conlan |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Barry J. Weitz Roberta Becker Ziegel |
Producer | S. Michael Formica |
Production locations | Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park Los Angeles |
Cinematography | Frank Beascoechea |
Editor | Benjamin A. Weissman |
Running time | 92 minutes |
Production companies | Barry Weitz Films Robirdie Pictures New World Television |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | August 20, 1989 |
Originally meant to be a pilot episode for a television series, it was not picked up at the time. However, in 1992, CBS picked up the series but produced the show in Canada as Forever Knight, re-filming the pilot (with the same plot) and using a completely different cast, except for John Kapelos.
Cast
edit- Rick Springfield as Nick Knight
- John Kapelos as Don Schanke
- Robert Harper as Dr. Jack Brittington
- Richard Fancy as Capt. Brunetti
- Laura Johnson as Dr. Alyce Hunter
- Craig Richard Nelson as Fenner
- Fran Ryan as Jeannie
- Cec Verrell as Janette
- Jack Murdock as Topper
- Michael Nader as Lacroix
- Irene Miracle as The Nurse
- Gregory Wagrowski as Detective Jessell
- Davis Roberts as Dr. Dave
- Al Fann as Dedrick
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Mackey, Michael (2003). "Nick Knight (1989)". Monsters At Play. Archived from the original on December 31, 2003.
External links
edit- Nick Knight at IMDb
- Nick Knight at AllMovie