Knight and Day
Release Date: 15th July 2010 - Australia
Production Companies
20th Century Fox (present)
Regency Enterprises (present)
Tree Line Film
Dune Entertainment (made in
association with)
association with)
New Regency Pictures (Uncredited)
Wintergreen Productions (Uncredited)
Distribution
20th Century Fox Australia
Genre: Action/Comedy
Rating: M
Runtime: 109 minutes
117 minutes
(extended)
Budget: $117,000,000
Box Office Gross: $261,930,436 (Worldwide)
Budget: $117,000,000
Box Office Gross: $261,930,436 (Worldwide)
Plot Summary
June encounters a
mysterious stranger and
thinks she has found the
man of her dreams.
However, she soon finds
out that he's a fugitive
super-spy and gets thrust
into a thrilling cat-and-
super-spy and gets thrust
into a thrilling cat-and-
mouse chase across the
globe. June must decide
whether her knight in
shining armour is a
defector or her one true
love as bullets and sparks
fly.
Cast
Tom Cruise - Roy Miller
Cameron Diaz - June Havens
Peter Sarsgaard - Fitzgerald
Viola Davis - Director George
Jordi Molla - Antonio
Paul Dano - Simon Peck
Falk Hentschel - Bernhard
Marc Blucas - Rodney
Lennie Loftin - Braces
Maggie Grace - April Havens
Rich Mainley - Danny
Dale Dye - Frank Jenkins
Celia Watson - Molly Knight
Gal Gadot - Naomi
Jack O'Connell - Wilmer
Marc Blucas - Rodney
Lennie Loftin - Braces
Maggie Grace - April Havens
Rich Mainley - Danny
Dale Dye - Frank Jenkins
Celia Watson - Molly Knight
Gal Gadot - Naomi
Jack O'Connell - Wilmer
Trevor Loomis - Eduardo
Nilaja Sun - Allison
Tommy Nohilly - Randy Mechanic
Taylor Treadwell - Gate Agent
Christian Finnegan - Ticket Agent
Brian Dykstra - TSA Officer
Brian Tarantina - Scrap Yard Man
Natasha Paczkowski - Petra the Tailor
Lee Wesley - Fireman Paul
Matthew Lawler - Passerby Agent
Ronn Surels - Flight Attendant
Eric Robert Bradshaw Bennett - 18
Wheeler Driver
Scott Wahle - Newscaster
Sara Underwood - Newscaster #2
Helen L. Welsh - Neighbor
King Orba - Smuggler
Michael Enright - Train Engineer
Adam Gregor - Train Cook
Mitch E. Bowan - Medivac EMT
Gerry Carbajal - Doctor in Hallway
Crew
Director - James Mangold
Writer - Patrick O'Neill
Associate Producer - Marsha L. Swinton
Executive Producers - Joe Roth and
Arnon Milchan
Arnon Milchan
Executive Producer/Production Manager -
E. Bennett Walsh
Producers - Cathy Konrad,
Steve Pink and Todd Garner
Steve Pink and Todd Garner
Casting Directors - Lisa Beach,
Donna DeSata and Sarah Katzman
Production Designer - Andrew Menzies
Supervising Art Director - Greg Berry
Art Directors - Jeffrey Wisniewski
and Andrew L. Jones
Art Directors: Austria Unit - Ray Chan
and German Pizzinini
Set Decorator - Jay Hart
Set Decorator: Spain Unit - Barbara Perez-Solero
Set Decorator: Spain Unit - Barbara Perez-Solero
Property Master - Kris Peck
Costume Designer - Arianne Phillips
Makeup Department Head - Jane Galli
Director of Photography - Phedon Papamichael
Unit Production Manager: Second Unit -
Paul Deason
First Assistant Director - Nicholas Mastandrea
Second Assistant Director - Maria Mantia
Second Unit Director - Brian Smrz
Stunt Coordinators - Charles Croughwell
and Gregg Smrz
and Gregg Smrz
Picture Vehicle Supervisor: Spain Unit -
Graham Kelly
Special Effects Coordinator - Michael Meinardus
Visual Effects Supervisors - Eric Durst
Special Effects Coordinator - Michael Meinardus
Visual Effects Supervisors - Eric Durst
and Eric Brueau (Uncredited)
Visual Effects Supervisor: Rhythm & Hues -
Greg Steele
Visual Effects Supervisor: Soho VFX -
Allan Magled
Visual Effects Supervisor: Weta Digital -
Charles Tait
Additional Visual Effects Supervisor - Pat McClung
Additional Visual Effects Supervisor - Pat McClung
Digital Producers: Rhythm & Hues - Vanessa Joyce
and Mark Simone
CG Supervisors: Rhythm & Hues - Josh Bryer,
Matt Derksen and David Lauer
Animation Supervisor: Rhythm & Hues -
Chad Shattuck
Film Editors - Michael McCusker and
Quincy Z. Gunderson
Quincy Z. Gunderson
First Assistant Editor - Andrew Buckland
Supervising Sound Editor - Donald Sylvester
Production Sound Mixer - Lee Orloff
Sound Mixers - Paul Massey and
David Giammarco
Music - John Powell
Review
Years ago, I had two options to decide which movie I'd see in theatres, and I chose Avatar in its 3D version. The other film I wanted to go and see was KNIGHT AND DAY, a romantic action comedy that manages to keep an unrealistic situation going. There's something predictable about KNIGHT AND DAY, such as the girl meets a mysterious stranger and gets drawn into a predicament (remember True Lies, anyone?) What makes the movie unpredictable is the comedy. And when Cameron Diaz's character is not the swooning damsel in distress that we thought she would be. The film takes us across each continent in evidence of action sequences such as the train fight and the climactic car chase in Spain.
Years ago, I had two options to decide which movie I'd see in theatres, and I chose Avatar in its 3D version. The other film I wanted to go and see was KNIGHT AND DAY, a romantic action comedy that manages to keep an unrealistic situation going. There's something predictable about KNIGHT AND DAY, such as the girl meets a mysterious stranger and gets drawn into a predicament (remember True Lies, anyone?) What makes the movie unpredictable is the comedy. And when Cameron Diaz's character is not the swooning damsel in distress that we thought she would be. The film takes us across each continent in evidence of action sequences such as the train fight and the climactic car chase in Spain.
I like Tom Cruise as an actor, but pairing him with an actress like Cameron Diaz makes him even more engaging. Their chemistry was top-notch.
KNIGHT AND DAY's plot is slightly cliched, but the film redeems itself, thanks to Diaz and Cruise's chemistry. Though it may not have been perfect, it is fun to watch.
Star rating: (7/10) Good Movie
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