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

On the train, the open book on the table in front of Dr. King disappears and reappears in consecutive shots.

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Quotes

Kyle: Following you dorks was a major mistake. I guess that's what happens when you read science-fiction comics on the toilet all the time.

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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

"When We Were Kings"
Written by Andy Marvel, Amy Powers and Arnie Roman
Published by Association Music/World of Andy
Administered by WR Music Corp. (ASCAP), Powers That Be Music/Liedela Music (ASCAP), Romanesque Music

User Reviews

A little bit of history

I adore the movie "Our Friend Martin". It talks about the life of Martin Luther King Jr. (which I think is done extremely well in this movie). It shows a video of when MLK gave his "I have a dream speech". It reviews other parts of Martins life, when he was killed, and when his house burned down etc. I enjoyed watching the cartoon version of this. All of the characters in the movie are cool- Martin Luther King Jr., Miles (who loves baseball), Randy (Miles best friend) Maria (smart kid) and Kyle (bully). Miles, Randy, Maria, and Kyle take an adventure through time to meet Martin Luther King Junior and learn about him and that's when the story is told about Martin Luther King Jr. Another thing that I liked about the movie is that Kyle turned from a bully to a nice kid (probably because he was around Martin Luther King a little bit). If you are racist DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE. Other than that I recommend this movie to everyone. It is a great story!!