Black Knight is a 2001 American comedy film starring Martin Lawrence. The film was directed by Gil Junger, whose experience was primarily with television sitcoms. In addition to Lawrence, Black Knight had a supporting cast of Marsha Thomason, Tom Wilkinson, Vincent Regan, and Kevin Conway. The film was released in November 2001 and went on to gross $39,976,235 at the worldwide box office. The film was shot at various locations in North Carolina. The two prime spots used in North Carolina were Wilmington, North Carolina and Carolina Beach, NC. Jamal Walker is an everyday slacker with a job at... a crummy theme park called Medieval World, which is about to receive big competition from another theme park, Castle World. While cleaning a moat surrounding the park, he finds a medallion in the moat and when he tries to retrieve it he gets sucked into the past. He awakes in an alternate universe version of England, 1328, where he is first met by a drunkard named Knolte. He then searches for Medieval World, but he finds a castle that he thinks is Castle World, so he decides to check it out.
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| Release date: | November 15, 2001 |
| Directed by: | Gil Junger |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 95 Minutes |
| Producer: | Arnon Milchan, Michael Green, Paul Schiff, Darryl Quarles |
| Editor: | Michael R. Miller |
| Music by: | Randy Edelman |
| Cinematography: | Ueli Steiger |
| Screenplay by: | Darryl Quarles, Peter Gaulke, Gerry Swallow |
| Estimated budget: | $50,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy, Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy |