Hamlet A.D.D.
Hamlet A.D.D. is a 2014 American independent film and web series directed by Bobby Ciraldo and Andrew Swant and produced by Special Entertainment. It re-imagines William Shakespeare's Hamlet as a bizarre and comical tour through the ages. The world premiere was held at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art in April 2014.
This version of Hamlet is a comedy shot entirely in front of a green screen and features live-action characters in an animated world. The story begins in 1602 and leaps chronologically through time to the present, then into the distant future.
Guest stars include Dustin Diamond, Mark Metcalf, Majel Barrett Roddenberry, Trace Beaulieu & Kevin Murphy, Mark Borchardt & Mike Schank, in his final film role to come out in his lifetime,, Kumar Pallana in his final film role, Leslie Hall, Samwell, Tay Zonday, Michael Q. Schmidt, and comic Gregg Turkington as his character Neil Hamburger.
Scenes from the film have been shown at White Columns gallery, the Green Gallery, the Frederick Layton Gallery, INOVA gallery, and appeared as a special feature on the Mystery [Science Theater 3000] XV box set. The film was supported by the Mary L. Nohl Fellowship for Artists.