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Director: Gil Junger
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From Time Out Film Guide
Jamal 'Sky' Walker (jive-talkin' Lawrence), a blood from South Central LA, works in a medieval theme park. Spying a gold medallion in the moat, he tumbles in and is whisked to 14th century England where his confusion provides the first laboured laughs. Mistaking errant knight Knolte (Wilkinson) for a homeless person, he proffers advice on personal hygiene; when dusky damsel Victoria (Thomason) feigns surprise that he can read and write, he recommends that she raise her sights. Eventually he discovers that the kingdom is run by a usurper, and must decide whether to save his own sorry ass or help the 'medieval massive'. Very loosely based on Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, it's a yarn of 'honour and respect', where you whup the bad guys and get the girl. Crude, facile and full of racial stereotyping, it's essentially a creaking vehicle for its hyperactive star that benefits from Wilkinson's understated support. Well, it made this viewer laugh.Author: JFu
Cast & crew
Director: Gil Junger
Producer: Arnon Milchan, Darryl J Quarles, Michael Green, Paul Schiff
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Tom Wilkinson, Marsha Thomason, Vincent Regan, Kevin Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Erik Jensen, Jeannette Weegar, Helen Carey, Michael Countryman full cast
Duration: 96 mins
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