Black Knight (2001)

Martin Lawrence plays Jamal, an employee in Medieval World amusement park. After sustaining a blow to the head, he awakens to find himself in 14th century England.

Director:

Gil Junger

Writers:

Darryl Quarles, Peter Gaulke,

Stars:

Martin Lawrence, Marsha Thomason, Tom Wilkinson

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Martin Lawrence	...	Jamal Walker / Skywalker
Marsha Thomason	...	Victoria the Chambermaid / Nicole
Tom Wilkinson	...	Sir Knolte of Marlborough
Vincent Regan	...	Percival, Leo's Chief Henchman
Daryl Mitchell	...	Steve
Michael Countryman	...	Phillip, Leo's Chamberlain
Kevin Conway	...	King Leo
Jeannette Weegar	...	Princess Regina, Leo's Daughter
Erik Jensen	...	Derek
Dikran Tulaine	...	Dennis
Helen Carey	...	The Queen
Michael Burgess	...	Ernie
Isabell O'Connor	...	Mrs. Bostick, 'Medieval World' Owner (as Isabell Monk)
Kevin Stillwell	...	Knight #1
Mikey Post	...	Young Man (as Michael Post)

Storyline

This is the story an amusement park employee named Jamal Walker who is magically transported back to medieval times in 14th-century England. There, Jamal meets Sir Knolte, a dissolute knight, before he stumbles into the court of the usurper King Leo. Jamal is impressed by what he thinks is the realism of the theme park; only after witnessing a gory beheading does he realize, with horror, where he really is. Jamal encounters the beautiful Victoria who is scheming to return the queen to the throne, and falls afoul of the evil Sir Percival. Joining forces with Sir Knolte and Victoria, Jamal teaches the rebels some helpful football, golfing, and boxing moves, before he dons the armor of the awesome "Black Knight"!

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Plot Keywords:

knight | king | 14th century | love | medieval times | 

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Taglines:

He's About To Get Medieval On You.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language, sexual/crude humor and battle violence

Details

Official Sites:

Fox

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 November 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Chevalier noir

Filming Locations:

Carolina Beach, North Carolina, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$14,895 (Brazil) (4 October 2002)

Gross:

$14,895 (Brazil) (4 October 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Regency Enterprises, New Regency Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Chris Tucker was originally cast as Jamal Walker.

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Goofs

As the camera pulls back after Jamal falls into the moat and "disappears", he can be seen at the lower right of the screen swimming away.

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Quotes

Jamal: [draws sword] Prepare to taste cold steel.
Percival: [pause] ... Behold!

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Connections

Version of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1989)

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Soundtracks

"JAMAL DANCE 11 AND 12"
Written, Performed and Produced by Guy Moon

User Reviews

It Ryhmes With The Word " Knight "

The plot for BLACK KNIGHT isn't all that different to a plot to a soft core porn film I once saw that starred Gabrielle Hall . Jamal Walker works in a theme park called Medievel World and by the power of magic finds himself back in not so merry olde England

There's two things I wish to point out and that is the synopsis that mentions Jamal is knocked unconscious and finds himself in the 14th century is entirely misleading . Secondly any review that claims that this movie is is slightly better than being force fed ones excrement is also misleading

Some people have mentioned that the major failing with this movie is that Martin Lawrence is playing an over blown version of himself . Hmmm and I guess if they cast Morgan Freeman as Jamal this would have been a multiple Oscar winner ? It's true that if you don't like Lawrence's brand of comedy you won't like this but is there anything good you can say about the movie ? The script has several credited screenwriters which is often the sign of a bad movie especially in comedy since the jokes here never ever work . One such scene is where Jamal gets a a bunch of medieval minstrels to play some funky Motown beats . It's a " joke " you can see coming a mile away and one that lacks credibility because instruments in those days wouldn't be able to sound like guitars or bass etc

" But Theo you're missing the point , it's a comedy "

No I'm not missing the point at all . For comedy to work there must be a type of internal logic and credibility . For example cast your mind back to BACK TO THE FUTURE where Marty plays rock and roll on his guitar and his audience are shocked because this brand of music is too radical for them and goes beyond their understanding of music . In this movie the King's court get with the program . Is it credible ? I'll tell you what it's not - it's not amusing

There is another aspect to the screenplay which outlives its usefulness and that is the early stages of the film where Jamal is transported through time and space . Obviously we know that Jamal is really in 14th century England but he doesn't and that's where much of the alleged comedy arises from . But Jamal spends something like 20 minutes of the running time naively thinking he's in another 21st century theme park and the joke is stretched out for a ridiculously long length where it stops being funny , that's if it was funny in the first place

Badly cast , badly written , badly made . Unless you think the phrase " Yo dawg " is the funniest thing you've ever heard stick to A KNIGHT'S TALE