Taglines: He’s about to get medieval on you.
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”!
Black Knight is a 2001 American fantasy adventure comedy film starring Martin Lawrence and directed by Gil Junger. In addition to Lawrence, Black Knight had a supporting cast of Marsha Thomason, Tom Wilkinson, Vincent Regan, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Countryman, Kevin Conway, Jeannette Weegar and Helen Carey.
In the film, Lawrence plays Jamal, an African American theme park employee who is transported through time to medieval England. The film was shot at various locations in North Carolina, mainly Wilmington and Carolina Beach. The film was released in November 2001 and went on to gross $39,976,235 at the worldwide box office, a loss from its $50 million budget.
Black Knight (2001)
Directed by: Gil Junger
Starring: Martin Lawrence, Marsha Thomason, Tom Wilkinson, Vincent Regan, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Countryman, Kevin Conway, Jeannette Weegar, Helen Carey
Screenplay by: Darryl J. Quarles, Peter Gaulke, Gerry Swallow
Production Design by: Leslie Dilley
Cinematography by: Ueli Steiger
Film Editing by: Michael R. Miller
Costume Design by: Marie France
Set Decoration by: Peg Cummings
Art Direction by: Steve Cooper
Music by: Randy Edelman
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language, sexual/crude humor and battle violence.
Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: November 21, 2001
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