Black Knight

Black Knight is a 2001 American fantasy adventure buddy comedy film directed by Gil Junger and starring Martin Lawrence with Marsha Thomason, Tom Wilkinson, Vincent Regan, and Kevin Conway in supporting roles. In the film, Lawrence plays Jamal, a 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. Black Knight was theatrically released on November 21, 2001 to negative reviews and grossed $39.9 million against a production budget of $50 million. Plot Slacker Jamal Walker works at Medieval World theme park, which is about to have big competition from Castle World. While cleaning the moat, he tries to retrieve a medallion and gets sucked into 1328 England. Meeting the drunkard Knolte, then finding what he believes is Castle World, he goes to investigate. They believe he is a French Moor, from Normandy, as he says he is from Florence and Normandie, a famous intersection in LA.