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

F. Gary Gray was originally attached to direct.

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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: That's why you shouldn't drink your own urine.

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Connections

Referenced in According to Jim: Cheryl's Day Off (2002)

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Soundtracks

"I LIKE THE WAY"
Written by Eldra DeBarge, William DeBarge, Etterlene Jordan, Edmond Jones Jr., Rodney McCoy,
Robert LaSerra, Hubert Roberts, Freddy Stonewall, Henry Stone, Lawrence Dermer, Moses Davis,
, Adam Duggins
Performed by Beenie Man
Courtesy Virgin Records America
Contains replayed samples of "I LIKE" and "I LIKE IT(CORN FLAKES)"

User Reviews

Disappointing performance by Martin Lawrence

Finally got around to seeing this one on D-TV.

I believe most know the plot: man from South-Central LA is teleported to the days of Knights and becomes involved in a rebellion to oust the evil King and restore the good Queen.

In general, it was disappointing because the screenplay did not allow Martin Lawrence to be as funny as he normally is. It seemed forced and weighted down. Unlike other Lawrence films (i.e. Bad Boys, Blue Streak, Big Mama's House) we were not able to see the Martin that we all know and love (or hate). Instead of the impulsive, quick-witted Martin we expect, what we actually saw was Martin that struggled with a poor, predictable script that runs out of fuel in the first twenty minutes and leaves Martin to try to make something out of the remaining hour. As funny as he can be, he is no miracle worker.

All in all I give it a mediocre to low rating. The worst thing is that when I see that Martin Lawrence is going to be in a film I expect certain level of funniness from him. I was disappointed. I feel gypped out of one hour-twenty-minutes of my Saturday.