The Idea for Knight Rider

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The Idea for Knight Rider

Post by Josch Schulz » Sat Aug 05, 2006 5:31 pm

Some Guys say the Idea from Knight Rider comes from BJ and the Bear Episode but i think Glen took it from Germany. Okay lets go. From 1972 till 1978 we have a Movie Series called DUDU. DUDU was a VW Bug and the Car can many things that KITt can to !!!! Here are the Photos:

Look at the Dashboard, looks very Knight Rider Style:
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Here comes the "Scanner" its not a Scanner but 2 Cameras, interesting is that the Cameras are there where KITT has his Scanner :wink:
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Remember the Episode "Return to Cadiz" when KITt drives on Water, now look at the Movie Screeshot what DUDU is doing in the Movie:
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DUDU drives Alone:
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Remeber the Episode when Michael is standing in the Rush Our and KITT droves by side away, look at DUDU:
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The Drivers Name is Jimmy Bondi, and he talks with DUDU on a Microphone in his Bukle (hope you understand what i mean) The Car can talk to :) And it drives alone and it has a Computer insinde and it has his on personality. Remember that was the 70s and we have no Knight Rider then, but to much Knight Rider on it or :lol:

what do you think, it is Knight Rider for me. The Car who can think, talks and drives alone, the Man who fights for a better world and then we have not the Foundation but the General Service with a Black Man and a Black Hair woman who looks like Bonnie and Works like Devon and the Black Man who looks like RC

The direct sequel of "Ein Käfer geht aufs Ganze", which took place in Africa. "Ein Käfer gibt Vollgas" begins with Dudu's (Jimmy Bondie's computer-bug) arrival at the Algarve having swam from Dar-es-Salaam to south Portugal. There Bondie accidentally meets with Plato, some kind of an secret international cop, fighting some bad guys. Dudu, who's programmed to fight back when he's insulted, beats all the villains.

Bondie is in this film a member of "General Service", an underground foundation which accepts any mission which does not violate the law. Bondie, his team (Maggie and Cyril) and of course Dudu help Plato to fight the Gangster-Boss Senor Marchese de la Sota and his men, who are searching for the missing hallmark stamp to produce fake money.

The film is full of action and cheap but astonishing special effects and has a cool story with many German popular actors of the 70ies. E.g. Joachim Fuchsberger (Plato) who was a famous show-master in Germany and actor of most Edgar Wallace detective movies. Also Heidi Hansen (Tamara)who was known by every German in the 70ies, because she always acted in German 70ies music hit films.

The soundtrack of the movie is groovy and the punch-sound effects are like those from the Bud Spencer and Terence Hill films! I'm surprised that this typical German movie was shown in other countries, too. I recognize that it is considered as trash by not-Germans, because it is trash!!!! But good trash!!!!

Directed by
Rudolf Zehetgruber

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Rudolf Zehetgruber

Cast (in alphabetical order)
Karl-Otto Alberty .... Marchese de la Sotta (as Carl Otto Alberti)
Arthur Duarte
Joachim Fuchsberger .... Plato
Heidi Hansen .... Tamara
Kurt Jaggberg .... Chico Capellas
Kathrin Orginski .... Magnolia
Heinz Reincke .... Maggio
Sergio Testori .... Gonzalez
Hans Waldherr .... Max Dralle (as Hansi Waldherr)
Rudolf Zehetgruber .... Jimmy Bondi (as Robert Mark)
Wolfgang Hess .... Voice of Max Dralle (voice) (uncredited)
Klaus Kindler .... Voice of Jimmy Bondi (voice) (uncredited)

Produced by
Rudolf Zehetgruber .... producer

Original Music by
Jürgen Elert

Cinematography by
Acácio de Almeida
Rüdiger Meichsner
Hannes Staudinger

Film Editing by
Silvia Müller-Gregor

Special Effects by
Karl Baumgartner .... special effects
Willy Hoermandinger .... special effects

Also Known As:
Superbug, Super Agent
Runtime: Germany:91 min
Country: West Germany / Switzerland
Language: German
Color: Color
Sound Mix: Mono
Certification: Finland:K-12 / Sweden:11 / West Germany:6 / USA:G

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Post by Wizster » Sat Aug 05, 2006 8:43 pm

Interesting connection

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