Short film

Blackadder: Back & Forth

1999 · 33 min

A rapid-fire, silly historical romp full of witty insults and slapstick time-travel chaos.

Tagline: After 10 Years... He's Back!
Overview: What was a cunning plan from Lord Edmund Blackadder V to fake a time machine on his gullibly incompetent friends, turns out to be the real thing and hurls him and his imbecile underling, Baldrick, through the course of human history.
How it feels: Satirical, absurd, cynical and whimsical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Class, power, deception, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
power
deception
identity
betrayal
Places: single country house
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild