Knife Fight (film)

Knife Fight is a 2012 American political thriller film starring Rob Lowe, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jamie Chung, Richard Schiff, Amanda Crew, Julie Bowen, and Ryan Alosio. It is directed by Bill Guttentag and co-written by Bill Guttentag and former Al Gore spokesman Chris Lehane. The film was shot in San Francisco, California. The film premiered at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival and was released theatrically in the United States on January 25, 2013, and was released on demand and digitally on January 28, 2013. Davey Havok of the band AFI makes an appearance.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Knife Fight
Directed by	Bill Guttentag
Written by	Bill Guttentag Chris Lehane
Produced by	Catherine Davila Daniel Davila
Starring	Rob Lowe Carrie-Anne Moss Jamie Chung Richard Schiff Amanda Crew Julie Bowen Ryan Alosio
Cinematography	Stephen Kazmierski
Edited by	Robert Dalva
Production company	Divisadero Pictures
Distributed by	Myriad Pictures IFC Films[1]
Release dates	April 25, 2012 (2012-04-25) (Tribeca Film Festival) January 25, 2013 (2013-01-25) (United States)
Running time	100 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$5,661[2]

Synopsis

A political strategist juggles three clients while facing the moral issues of his profession.

Cast

• Rob Lowe as Paul Turner
• Julie Bowen as Peaches O'Dell
• Saffron Burrows as Sophia Becker
• Jamie Chung as Kerstin Rhee
• David Harbour as Stephen Green
• Eric McCormack as Larry Becker
• Jennifer Morrison as Angela Anderson
• Lorraine Toussaint as Brenda Davis
• Carrie-Anne Moss as Penelope Nelson
• Richard Schiff as Dimitris Vargas
• Amanda Crew as Helena St. John
• Michelle Krusiec as Shannon Huang
• Chris Mulkey as Roger Fillmore
• Davey Havok as Jimmy McSorley
• Eddie George as Tony Blanchard
• Kurt Yaeger as Oliver Kennedy
• Shirley Manson as Nicole
• Brandon Scott as Max
• Frankie Shaw as Samantha
• Brooke Newton as Tawny Shearson

Reception

The film received negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 28%. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 34 out of 100, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.