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Blackadder Back & Forth

  • 19991999
  • 33m
IMDb RATING
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Rowan Atkinson in Blackadder Back & Forth (1999)
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At a New Millennium Eve party, Blackadder and Baldrick test their new time machine and ping pong through history encountering famous characters and changing events rather alarmingly.At a New Millennium Eve party, Blackadder and Baldrick test their new time machine and ping pong through history encountering famous characters and changing events rather alarmingly.At a New Millennium Eve party, Blackadder and Baldrick test their new time machine and ping pong through history encountering famous characters and changing events rather alarmingly.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
15K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
21,242
416
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    • Director
      • Paul Weiland
    • Writers
      • Richard Curtis(television series "The Black Adder", "Blackadder II", "Blackadder the Third" and "Blackadder Goes Forth")
      • Ben Elton(television series "Blackadder II", "Blackadder the Third" and "Blackadder Goes Forth")
      • Rowan Atkinson(television series "The Black Adder")
    • Stars
      • Rowan Atkinson
      • Tony Robinson
      • Stephen Fry
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Paul Weiland
    • Writers
      • Richard Curtis(television series "The Black Adder", "Blackadder II", "Blackadder the Third" and "Blackadder Goes Forth")
      • Ben Elton(television series "Blackadder II", "Blackadder the Third" and "Blackadder Goes Forth")
      • Rowan Atkinson(television series "The Black Adder")
    • Stars
      • Rowan Atkinson
      • Tony Robinson
      • Stephen Fry
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 46User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 nomination total

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    Rowan Atkinson in Blackadder Back & Forth (1999)
    Rowan Atkinson, Stephen Fry, Miranda Richardson, Hugh Laurie, Rik Mayall, Kate Moss, and Tony Robinson in Blackadder Back & Forth (1999)
    Rowan Atkinson, Stephen Fry, Miranda Richardson, Hugh Laurie, Rik Mayall, Tim McInnerny, Kate Moss, and Tony Robinson in Blackadder Back & Forth (1999)
    Rowan Atkinson, Stephen Fry, Miranda Richardson, Hugh Laurie, Rik Mayall, Tim McInnerny, Kate Moss, and Tony Robinson in Blackadder Back & Forth (1999)
    Kate Moss in Blackadder Back & Forth (1999)
    Kate Moss in Blackadder Back & Forth (1999)
    Rowan Atkinson, Rik Mayall, and Kate Moss in Blackadder Back & Forth (1999)
    Rowan Atkinson, Stephen Fry, Miranda Richardson, Hugh Laurie, and Tim McInnerny in Blackadder Back & Forth (1999)
    Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson in Blackadder Back & Forth (1999)
    Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie in Blackadder Back & Forth (1999)
    Rik Mayall and Kate Moss in Blackadder Back & Forth (1999)
    Rowan Atkinson, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, and Tony Robinson in Blackadder: The Cavalier Years (1988)

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    Rowan Atkinson
    Rowan Atkinson
    • All Blackadders
    Tony Robinson
    Tony Robinson
    • All Baldricks
    Stephen Fry
    Stephen Fry
    • All Melchetts…
    Hugh Laurie
    Hugh Laurie
    • All Georges
    Tim McInnerny
    Tim McInnerny
    • All Darlings
    Miranda Richardson
    Miranda Richardson
    • All Elizabeths
    Tyrannosaurus Rex
    • Dinosaur
    Patsy Byrne
    • Nursie
    Colin Firth
    Colin Firth
    • William Shakespeare
    Rik Mayall
    Rik Mayall
    • Robin Hood
    Kate Moss
    Kate Moss
    • Maid Marian
    Crispin Harris
    • Friar Tuck
    Simon Russell Beale
    Simon Russell Beale
    • Napoleon
    • (as Simon Russell-Beale)
    Hordes of Scots
    • Scottish Hordes
    Jennie Bond
    • Royal Reporter
    • (voice)
    • (as Jenny Bond)
    Sacha Bennett
    Sacha Bennett
    • Will Scarlett
    • (uncredited)
    Kevin Hudson
    Kevin Hudson
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Ross Larkin
    • Viking
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Paul Weiland
    • Writers
      • Richard Curtis(television series "The Black Adder", "Blackadder II", "Blackadder the Third" and "Blackadder Goes Forth")
      • Ben Elton(television series "Blackadder II", "Blackadder the Third" and "Blackadder Goes Forth")
      • Rowan Atkinson(television series "The Black Adder") (uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      At the dinner party at the beginning, a portrait of Captain Blackadder from Blackadder Goes Forth (1989) is positioned on the wall behind the present Blackadder.
    • Goofs
      When Blackadder runs into Shakespeare after his visit with Elizabeth I, he picks up a copy of "Macbeth". "Macbeth" was written during the time of James I.
    • Quotes

      Blackadder: [punches Shakespeare] That is for every schoolboy and schoolgirl for the next 400 years! Have you any idea how much suffering you're going to cause? Hours spent at school desks trying to find ONE joke in "A Midsummer's Night Dream", wearing stupid tights in school plays and saying things like, "What ho, my Lord," and, "Oh, look, here comes Othello talking total crap as usual."

      [kicks Shakespeare]

      Blackadder: And THAT is for Ken Branagh's endless, four-hour version of Hamlet.

      William Shakespeare: Who's Ken Branagh?

      Blackadder: I'll tell him you said that, and I think he'll be rather hurt...

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits are a series of historical paintings and photographs, featuring Blackadder "Forrest-Gumped" into them..
    • Connections
      Featured in Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Robin Hood
      Written by Carl Sigman (as Carl Stigman)

      Published by Memory Lane Music Ltd.

    User reviews46

    Review
    Top review
    OK – but a shadow of the series in terms of humour
    Blackadder and his faithful servant Baldrick build a fake time machine from original plans in order to fool their friends into thinking that they went back in time and collected artifacts, thus winning a big bet. However they travel back in time and accidentally change history – wiping out the very characters they claimed to have met.

    This special was made for show in the millennium dome, however it was also shown on BBC recently. This is no way classic Blackadder – the story is a mix of Blackadder trademark sarcasm and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. The time traveling element is amusing and is also an excuse for some very funny scenes (Robin Hood, Jurassic Park moment) but other bits don't work as well (the current-time dinner party is weak given the cast, and the Blackadder II bit isn't very funny and just shows how good the series was). The dialogue lacks the sharp, cruel sarcasm that the other 4 series had – it tries to do it but it isn't as fresh as it once was…I guess that's the real effect of time!

    Atkinson is good as Blackadder – but he never seems comfortable with this incarnation as he did with previous ones…perhaps because it is an one-off creation. Robinson is good as Baldrick because his character never changes. Of the rest of the talented cast only Rik Mayall is really funny – the rest (Fry, Laurie, Richardson etc) are all weak and never as good as they were in their roles in the 4 series. However nice cameos from Colin Firth and Kate Moss make it interesting.

    Overall it's worth a watch – but don't expect to be anywhere near the height of the original 4 Blackadder series.
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    • bob the moo
    • Apr 22, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 6, 1999 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Untitled Blackadder Millennium Project
    • Filming locations
      • Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • New Millennium Experience Company
      • Sky
      • Tiger Aspect Productions
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    • Budget
      • £3,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.20 : 1

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