Our Friend, Martin (Video 1999)

This is the story of a black teenager named Miles, who has to go on a class field trip to the museum of learning what Martin Luther King Jr. did for humanity, he thinks that he'd rather ... See full summary »

Directors:

Robert Brousseau, Vincenzo Trippetti

Writers:

Dawn Comer (story), Chris Simmons (story),

Stars:

Edward Asner, Angela Bassett, Lucas Black

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Edward Asner	...	Mr. Harris (voice) (as Ed Asner)
Angela Bassett	...	Miles' Mom (voice)
Lucas Black	...	Randy (voice)
Theodore Borders	...	Martin at Age 12 (voice)
LeVar Burton	...	Martin at Age 26 (voice) (as Levar Burton)
Jessica Marie Garcia	...	Maria (voice)
Danny Glover	...	Train Conductor (voice)
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Mrs. Peck (voice)
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Turner (voice)
James Earl Jones	...	Daddy King (voice)
Ashley Judd	...	Mrs. Dale (voice)
Richard Kind	...	Mr. Willis (voice)
Dexter King	...	Martin at Age 34 (voice) (as Dexter Scott King)
Yolanda King	...	Christine King (voice)
Zachary Leigh	...	Kyle (voice)

Storyline

This is the story of a black teenager named Miles, who has to go on a class field trip to the museum of learning what Martin Luther King Jr. did for humanity, he thinks that he'd rather play baseball. But the trip turns into an exciting adventure when he and his best friend, Randy, who's white, are sent back in time meeting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr at several points during his life.

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Plot Keywords:

comma in title | sarcasm taken literally | punctuation in title | character name in title

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Taglines:

A Magical Movie Adventure Inspired by the Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Genres:

Animation | Drama | Family

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Details

Official Sites:

DiC Entertainment The Cookie Jar Company

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Company Credits

Production Co:

DiC Enterprises, Intellectual Properties Worldwide (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Randy picks up the baseball glove for the first time, a baseball is on the drawer he picks it up from. When they first go back in time, the baseball is gone.

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Quotes

Maria: Come on, spill.
Miles: What's to spill, Maria? I love baseball. Mrs. Peck said I can come in here and check out this old mitt again. It's a classic.
Maria: Yeah, right, and I invented Swiss cheese.
Kyle: Oh, cool, Maria. Can you pick me up a few pounds for free at...
Miles: Stop. Talk to the hand, Kyle.

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Crazy Credits

Disclaimer: Photographs displayed during Dr. King's 'I Have a Dream' speech are not intended to state, represent or imply that the subjects are descendants of slaves or slave owners.

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Soundtracks

"Imagine"
Written by Cheryl James and Joseph Powell
Published by Bed of Nails Music, Inc.(ASCAP)
Performed by Salt-N-Pepa Featuring Sheryl Crow
Courtesy of Red Ant

User Reviews

Great movie!

I just showed this movie to my 5th Grade classes as part of a series of Social Studies lessons on Martin Luther King, Jr. We had just finished reading a book in which many of MLK's accomplishments and honors were explained, so the movie really helped tie it all together for them. They were absolutely entranced by it! (I had to stop 45 minutes into it so we could go to gym class and they were so upset- they almost didn't want to go!) The combination of animation and real footage was very well done. The students also enjoyed the hip music and famous voices.