HAMLET A.D.D.

Bobby Ciraldo as Prince Hamlet

Hamlet A.D.D. is a feature film and web series which re-imagines Shakespeare’s timeless play as a bizarre and hilarious tour through the ages.  The film was written, directed, and produced by Bobby Ciraldo & Andrew Swant of Special Entertainment.

Hamlet is an easily distracted prince who is not quite ready to do the task at hand.  Challenged to kill his uncle Claudius by the ghost of his recently dead dad, Hamlet enthusiastically proceeds to do everything but.

The epic story begins in 1602 and leaps chronologically through time to the present, then into the distant future. From practicing stage acting in the 1800s to producing a television drama in the 1950s, from dancing at the discothèque in the 1970s to culinary prankery in the distant future, Hamlet always manages to find something to distract himself from taking revenge for his father’s murder.

This visually stunning film features live-action characters in a colorful cartoon world.

Guest stars include Dustin Diamond (Saved by the Bell), Mark Metcalf (Animal House), Majel Barrett Roddenberry (Star Trek), Trace Beaulieu & Kevin Murphy (Mystery Science Theater 3000), Mark Borchardt & Mike Schank (American Movie), Tay Zonday (Chocolate Rain), Leslie Hall (Yo Gabba Gabba), Samwell (What What In The Butt), Michael Q. Schmidt (Tim & Eric Awesome Show), and legendary comedian Neil Hamburger.

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Eric Gerber as Prince Fortinbras

A clip from the film appears as a special feature on the Mystery Science Theater 3000: XV box set and critics had this to say:

“Bizarre…”
— Rob Vaux, FilmCritic

“Quite peculiar…and quite entertaining.”
— Bill Gibron, PopMatters

“A strange preview…”
— David McKendry, Fangoria

“A cool-looking reimagining of the classic.”
— Erich Asperschlager, DVD Verdict

“This is going to be cool and bizarre.”
— 366 Weird Movies

“Perhaps the weirdest feature is a clip from Hamlet A.D.D. … I’m not quite sure what type of movie this will be.”
— Joe Lawler, MetroMix

Cast