Detective Knight: Independence

2023 1h 32m EN

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★5.3TMDB · 197

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Synopsis

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Detective James Knight 's last-minute assignment to the Independence Day shift turns into a race to stop an unbalanced ambulance EMT from imperiling the city's festivities. The misguided vigilante, playing cop with a stolen gun and uniform, has a bank vault full of reasons to put on his own fireworks show... one that will strike dangerously close to Knight's home.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Bruce Willis
Det. James Knight
Lochlyn Munro
Fitzgerald
Jimmy Jean-Louis
Det.Godwin Sango
Jack Kilmer
Dezi
Willow Shields
Ally
Dina Meyer
Charlotte Burnham
Timothy V. Murphy
Lorenzo Antonucci
George

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edward Drake
Writers: Corey Large, Edward Drake, Edward Drake
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 2% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Detective Knight Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Edward Drake, shot by Laffrey Witbrod. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Scott Currie. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Justin Williams shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Edward Drake directs. Laffrey Witbrod behind the camera. Scott Currie scores. Justin Williams cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 2% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 3 years ago.
4International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
5Part of the "Detective Knight Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Edward Drake, shot by Laffrey Witbrod. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Scott Currie. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Justin Williams shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Bruce Willis and Lochlyn Munro and Jimmy Jean-Louis carry the top of the cast.
10IMDB entry: tt22394702 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.