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Summary
After nearly drowning, an employee working at a medieval amusement park awakens to find himself in 14th century England.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+25)
Critics 24Audiences 49GoodWatch 37
Metascore32
Tomatometer15%
User score6.2
IMDb5.0
Letterboxd · 34 K ratings2.5/5
Audience score34%
Box office
67%of its budget back
- Budget
- $50 M
- Worldwide
- $33 M
Worldwide it made back $33 M of the $50 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for comedies, −5 min on the typical 100
typical 10095Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 28 countries, rent or buy in 28 more
+18Released
2001
November 21, 2001
25 years ago
Genres
ComedyFantasyAdventureLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Switzerland
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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and 14 more18 people
- Martin LawrenceJamal Walker / Skywalker
- Marsha ThomasonVictoria la camarera / Nicole
- Tom WilkinsonSir Knolte of Marlborough
- Jeannette WeegarPrincess Regina
- Vincent ReganPercival, Leo's Chief Henchman
- Daryl MitchellSteve
- Michael CountrymanPhillip, Leo's Chamberlain
- Kevin ConwayKing Leo
Erik JensenDerek
Isabell O'ConnorMrs. Bostick, 'Medieval World' Owner
John CroninDancer
Michael BurgessErnie
Mark EvansDancer
Kevin StillwellKnight #1
Dikran TulaineDennis
Helen CareyThe Queen
Mikey PostYoung Man- GCGreg CooperRebel Leader
Directing · 12
- Gil Junger Director
- Rich Thorne Second Unit Director, Visual Effects Supervisor
- Ernie F. Orsatti Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- Cornelia 'Nini' Rogan Script Supervisor
- Bill Purple Assistant Director
- Ric Rondell Second Unit First Assistant Director
Writing · 4
- Gerry Swallow Writer
- Don Rhymer Writer
- Darryl Quarles Writer, Producer
- Peter Gaulke Writer
Production · 21
- Martin Lawrence Executive Producer
- Jeff Kwatinetz Executive Producer
- Jack Brodsky Executive Producer
- Peaches Davis Executive Producer
- Arnon Milchan Producer
- Paul Schiff Producer
Camera · 17
- Ueli Steiger Director of Photography
- Sandi Sissel Second Unit Director of Photography
- Dave Spencer Grip
- W.C. 'Chunky' Huse Key Grip
- Anthony T. Marra II Key Grip
- Dan Barentine Assistant Camera
Editing · 10
- Michael R. Miller Editor
- Gary Burritt Negative Cutter
- Ed Stabile Assistant Editor
- Kathy Thomson Digital Colorist
- Jeff Beattie First Assistant Editor
- Teressa Longo First Assistant Editor
Sound · 26
- Randy Edelman Original Music Composer
- Elton Ahi Original Music Composer, Sound Mixer
- Michael Keller Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Christopher Flick Foley Editor
- Randle Akerson Sound Effects Editor
- Guy Moon Orchestrator
Art · 28
- Leslie Dilley Production Design
- Alicia Lowe Art Department Coordinator
- Amanda Giddens Art Department Assistant
- Peg Cummings Set Decoration
- Art Arnone Props
- Steve Cooper Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 24
- Marie France Costume Design
- Nina Kraft Makeup Department Head
- Michaell Keith Taylor Jr. Set Costumer
- Julian J. Filiberti Set Costumer
- Rosalee Bologa Riggle Hairstylist
- Janet Carey Assistant Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 8
- Ray McIntyre Jr. Visual Effects Supervisor
- Ken Dackermann Digital Compositor
- Jim Gorman Digital Compositor
- Garv Thorp Visual Effects Coordinator
- Jeff Wells Digital Compositor
- Devin Uzan Digital Compositor
Lighting · 12
- Robert Hoelen Rigging Grip
- Thomas H. Dean Electrician
- Simon Carey Electrician
- Chris Jadick Electrician
- John R. Sutton Key Rigging Grip
- Jim Grce Gaffer
Other crew · 41
- Jeff Chase Stunts
- Paula Abdul Choreographer
- Lex D. Geddings Stunts
- Glenn R. Wilder Stunts
- Christopher Derek Lee Stunts
- Erik Solky Stunts
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