Green Eggs and Hamlet

Synopsis
Shakespeare’s play filmed by students at the California Institute of Technology and retold in Dr Seuss-style rhyme. Prince Hamlet wants to avenge his father’s murder, while his loyal servant Sam Iamlet tries to get him to sample a new food dish, green eggs. There a several egg references (Claudius murders old Hamlet with poisoned eggs) and Ophelia’s insanity manifests itself in her reciting passages of feminist criticism.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Film
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
1995
Duration
77 mins

Credits

Director
Mike O’Neal
Producer
Mike O’Neal
Writer
Chris Springfield
Art Direction
Mike O’Neal
Cast
Allen CorcorranHamlet
Ronald H. CohenThe King (Claudius)
Richard E. DohertyThe Queen (Gertrude)
Robert A. Jr. KnopPolonius
Siobhan F. JessOphelia
David SantiagoSam Iamlet
David SealGuildenstern
David SealRosencrantz
Josh PowlessonLaertes
Mike O’NealFortinbras
Richard James MasonHoratio

Additional Details

Production type
Animation
Plays
Hamlet
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Student productions

Notes

Notes
Estimated budget was under $4,000.

Archive

Name

Folger Shakespeare Library

Email
reference@folger.edu
Web
http://www.folger.edu External site opens in new window
Phone
(202) 544 4600
Fax
(202) 544 4623
Address
201 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington
DC 20003
USA
Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division

Web
http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window
Phone
(20) 707-8572
Fax
(20) 707-237’1
Address
Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States

Distributor

Name

Rock’s Eye

Address
USA

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Green Eggs and Hamlet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36375 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)