Knightriders (1981)
Average Rating: 6.1/10
Reviews Counted: 8
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 2
No consensus yet.
Release Date: Jan 1, 1981 Wide
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Average Rating: 3.3/5
User Ratings: 3,218
Movie Info
Knightriders may well be the only cycle flick ever to be played out in suits of armor. A hardcase motorcycle gang led by Ed Harris has found itself a neat money-making gimmick. Dressed as the knights of the round table, the cyclists pick up a few bucks at local "renaissance" fairs, selling handicrafts made by the more talented members of the gang. Harris' great rival is Tom Savini, who has his own band of "black knights." Keep an eye out for a chucklesome unbilled bit by novelist Stephen King. ~
Jan 1, 1981 Wide
Jul 11, 2000
Cast
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Ed Harris
Billy -
Gary Lahti
Alan -
Tom Savini
Morgan -
Amy Ingersoll
Linet -
Patricia Tallman
Julie -
Christine Forrest
Angie -
Warner Shook
Pippin -
Brother Blue
Merlin -
Cynthia Adler
Rocky -
John Amplas
Whiteface -
Ken Hixon
Steve -
John Hostetter
Tuck -
Albert Amerson
Indian -
Judith Barrett
Musician Trio -
Amanda Davies
Sheila -
David Earle
Bleoboris -
Martin Ferrero
Bontempi -
Ken Foree
Little John -
Harold W. Jones
Bors -
Randy Kovitz
Punch -
Michael P. Moran
Cook -
Bingo O'Malley
Sheriff Rilly -
Scott Reiniger
Marhalt -
Hugh Rouse
Jess -
Stephen King
Hoagie Man -
Iva Jean Saraceni
Helen Dean -
Tim Dileo
Corncook -
John Harrison
Pellinore -
Marty Schiff
Ban -
Robert Williams
Kay -
Don Berry
Bagman
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All Critics (12) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (2) | DVD (9)
Harris embodies his character with such conviction that the character's struggle to retain the integrity of his dream ultimately exudes a modest poignancy.
Way overlong romanticized nonsense about bikers.
this film shows that Romero has the ability to tell a good tale outside of the realm of the macabre . . . probably the closest Romero has come to producing an epic film
It's only when Romero is aware of what he's up to that the film has its clunkiest moments
Audience Reviews for Knightriders
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knightriders is kinda experimentally shot and only those who play interactive drama would be interested in it. but frankly interative drama is an absurd idea for me, an escapism, and i cannot help but feel ridiculous when i see those people dress in cheap-materialed costumes and live in a virtual world which really looks too fake to take it seriously. and i also feel strange about why that cult gives such an importance over that role-playing thing they do, and how they make a living? wouldn't that be boring to behave like that 24 hours a day? maybe that're just prejudices out of my criticial mind which demand high sense of realism.
it's just like someone weeps over the death of his on-line game character...you feel like to laugh but he's so upset that you try to dissolve your contempt and lessen it into apathy.
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