Hamlet (2003)
Released: June 2003
Genre: Comedy / Parody
Running Time: Approx. 45 minutes
Download the Film:
Hamlet.mov (Quicktime needed, 170.0 mb)
Watch (YouTube):
The Story: A modern day parody of William Shakespeare’s immortal story about Hamlet’s struggle to avenge the death of his father, the King of Denmark.
Production Notes: “Hamlet” was written in about 2 weeks. The first draft was completed after a strenuous process of going through the entire original text of the play and snipping lines and rewriting scenes. The hardest part of writing the script was actually determining how to make each scene funny. We inevitably had to cut some scenes out simply because they would’ve made the movie insanely long or they just weren’t funny enough (though many would argue that some unfunny jokes still remain in the final cut). We decided to leave out the character of Ophelia completely. We also significantly shortened the scenes involving Polonius and Laertes. There were even scenes we filmed that we looked at and decided to cut later. It took us one month to shoot one hour and fourty-five minutes of raw footage for the film. We also edited the footage during that time, bringing the film to it’s final 45 minute length.
Cast and Crew:
Jared Marshall as Hamlet
Andrew Isaac as Horatio
Andrew Isaac as Polonius
Andrew Isaac as The Gravedigger
Andrew Isaac as Captain of Norway
Andrew Isaac as Osric
John Tapley as King Claudius
Matt Duncan as Bernardo
Mark Dunkel as Rosencrantz
Gavin Ng as Guildenstern
Brian Kirkpatrick as Laertes
Bryan Harley as The Ghost
Bahram Sohrabi as Gertrude
Ashton Ellis as Fortinbras
George Vasquez as Playa 1
Harrison Kwock as Playa 2
Matt Pfeiffer as Playa 3
Jacob Jolliff as Playa 4
Ms. Karen Kyer as The Wildebeest
Written, Directed and Edited by Bryan Harley
Special Effects by Bryan Harley
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In spite of it’s length it was well worth the watch.
Thanks for sitting through it! We made this in 2003, and if I was still able to edit it today I’d definitely tighten things up. Haha.
Your on the Border of Brilliance and Insanity, Leaning towards insanity.
I’ve seen up to ACT 4, be back tomorrow night…so far, pretty awesome!!!
I can’t see the last six minutes no matter how many times i refresh.
by far the best parody i’ve seen. this was great!
I want to show this to my shakespeare teacher its great looking show far
nice video. i remember seeing this in ap. lit.
That was AWESOME!!! haha man i just finished Hamlet and was thinking of making a skit to it. lol great job!
i loved it it was worth watching and very funny
[..YouTube..] i loved it it was worth watching and very funny
This was always my favorite thing of yours.
[..YouTube..] This was always my favorite thing of yours.
you have a special teacher for Shakespeare? kewl :P
[..YouTube..] you have a special teacher for Shakespeare? kewl :P
I thought this was AMAZING!! I LOVED IT!! To be honest I signed up with youtube just so that I could comment on this video!!On top of that, you guys have helped me study for my final in a few days!! Thank you : ]
[..YouTube..] I thought this was AMAZING!! I LOVED IT!! To be honest I signed up with youtube just so that I could comment on this video!!On top of that, you guys have helped me study for my final in a few days!! Thank you : ]
Thanks, glad we could help! The story does stick to the real Hamlet somewhat, and we even use dialogue straight from Shakespeare.
[..YouTube..] Thanks, glad we could help! The story does stick to the real Hamlet somewhat, and we even use dialogue straight from Shakespeare.
Ohhh this is my new favourite thing!! lol When did you guys do this? How long did it take you to finish it? And obviously there is an inside joke with that teacher (I’m assuming), “Wildebeast”… haha… I don’t know what it is… but I enjoyed it nonetheless. And in conclusion, I’ve sent this link to many of my English Major friends because it’s awesome.
[..YouTube..] Ohhh this is my new favourite thing!! lol When did you guys do this? How long did it take you to finish it? And obviously there is an inside joke with that teacher (I’m assuming), “Wildebeast”… haha… I don’t know what it is… but I enjoyed it nonetheless. And in conclusion, I’ve sent this link to many of my English Major friends because it’s awesome.
YESSSS. Wonderful Tom Stoppard allusion! I always liked Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. The guy who plays Hamlet did a really good job with the humor as well as the serious parts. Whoever did the filming was good as well. It seems almost professional. The music was great too. Overall, you did an awesome job, especially incorporating all the modern stuff into it.
[..YouTube..] YESSSS. Wonderful Tom Stoppard allusion! I always liked Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. The guy who plays Hamlet did a really good job with the humor as well as the serious parts. Whoever did the filming was good as well. It seems almost professional. The music was great too. Overall, you did an awesome job, especially incorporating all the modern stuff into it.
bahaha! i love claudius… and the gay orsic is an awesome idea and so is the black Fortinbras… Right on!
[..YouTube..] bahaha! i love claudius… and the gay orsic is an awesome idea and so is the black Fortinbras… Right on!
hahah I LOVE DIS VIDEO =] its funnyyy
[..YouTube..] hahah I LOVE DIS VIDEO =] its funnyyy
HILARIOUs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[..YouTube..] HILARIOUs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You guys are THE SEX!!! This was amazing and i SO wish we were doing our production of hamlet like this!
[..YouTube..] You guys are THE SEX!!! This was amazing and i SO wish we were doing our production of hamlet like this!
heh, Hamlet channels ben stiller a few times there…(flute part especially)
[..YouTube..] heh, Hamlet channels ben stiller a few times there…(flute part especially)
what’s your IM? i want to get that Lord of the Rings song in the very beginning…can i do that? i need that song!/……badly
[..YouTube..] what’s your IM? i want to get that Lord of the Rings song in the very beginning…can i do that? i need that song!/……badly
Andrew Isaac is probably one of my favorite people of all time.
[..YouTube..] Andrew Isaac is probably one of my favorite people of all time.
i love your intro with the projector and then the AMF world thing.
[..YouTube..] i love your intro with the projector and then the AMF world thing.
awesome video 5 stars
[..YouTube..] awesome video 5 stars
the lightsabers made my entire life. As did the matrix bit.
[..YouTube..] the lightsabers made my entire life. As did the matrix bit.
great story i love it us danish understad all u crap and a just happy for see a few americans knoe denmark LOVE IT 5 starts
[..YouTube..] great story i love it us danish understad all u crap and a just happy for see a few americans knoe denmark LOVE IT 5 starts
What is the song you played during the intermission?
[..YouTube..] What is the song you played during the intermission?
whhhat howd you guys do the lightsabers??
[..YouTube..] whhhat howd you guys do the lightsabers??
lolz gd parody entertainin but bit long
[..YouTube..] lolz gd parody entertainin but bit long
AMAING U KICKED MY HAMLETS ASS HOLE
[..YouTube..] AMAING U KICKED MY HAMLETS ASS HOLE
that has changed hamlet forever for me.
[..YouTube..] that has changed hamlet forever for me.
too long?! the full text will go 4 hours at the very least. good job, guys!
[..YouTube..] too long?! the full text will go 4 hours at the very least. good job, guys!
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