Screenwriter
Darryl Quarles follows up his smash hit Big Momma's House (2000) with
another raucous Martin Lawrence collaboration. Lawrence stars as Jamal
Walker, an employee at a medieval-themed mini-golf course who wakes up in
14th century England after a blow to the head. Jamal has soon allied himself
with a peasant girl and a broken-down ex-knight to defeat the evil King Leo
(Kevin Conway) and his bullying minion, Sir Knolte (Tom Wilkinson). In the
meantime, Jamal busts some modern dance moves on the medieval dance floor
and encounters such intriguing residents of the period as knaves, peasants,
archers, jousting knights, maidens, a princess, and even a giant. Black
Knight (2001) is the sophomore directing vehicle of longtime television
producer Gil Junger, who joins Lawrence in replacing the team originally
attached to this comic vehicle, director F. Gary Gray and star Chris Tucker.| Martin Lawrence | Jamal Walker |
| Marsha Thomason | Victoria |
| Tom Wilkinson | Sir Nolte |
| Vincent Regan | Sir Percival |
| Kevin Conway | King Leo |
| Jeannette Weegar | Princess Regina |
| Daryl "Chill" Mitchell | Steve |
| Michael Burgess | Ernie |
| Isabell Monk | Mrs. Bostwick |
| Helen Carey | The Queen |
Genre/Type - Comedy, Fantasy, Fantasy Comedy, Adventure Comedy
Produced by - New Regency / Regency Enterprises / Runteldat Entertainment /
the Firm
Release - Nov 21, 2001 (USA)
Released by - 20th Century Fox
Running time - 95 min.
A Knight's Tale (2001, Brian Helgeland)
Les Visiteurs (1993, Jean-Marie Poire)
A Knight in Camelot (1998, Roger Young)