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While on a school field trip, two friends travel through time and meet Martin Luther King Jr. at different points in his life.While on a school field trip, two friends travel through time and meet Martin Luther King Jr. at different points in his life.While on a school field trip, two friends travel through time and meet Martin Luther King Jr. at different points in his life.
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 nomination total
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Edward Asner
- Mr. Harris
- (voice)
- (as Ed Asner)
Angela Bassett
- Miles' Mom
- (voice)
Lucas Black
- Randy
- (voice)
LeVar Burton
- Martin at Age 26
- (voice)
- (as Levar Burton)
Jessica 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)
Robert Ri'chard
- Miles
- (voice)
Susan Sarandon
- Mrs. Clark
- (voice)
John Travolta
- Kyle's Dad
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMaria (Jessica Garcia) stating she skipped two grades in school, is a reference to how Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. did the same when he was in elementary school.
- GoofsIn one scene, Miles and Randy go back in time to see Martin, he is 12 years old. Martin's name was Michael King Kr. He didn't change his name until he was 30. He changed his name to Martin Luther King Jr. on July 27th, 1959.
- Quotes
Miles: When you're living in color, sports and entertainment are the only sure bets for making the big time.
Mrs. Clark: I'll tell that to General Colin Powell.
- Crazy creditsPhotographs from Martin Luther King's life are shown within the photo frame as the watch is set and adjusted and glows on the dresser next to it.
- SoundtracksWhen 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
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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.
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- AndreaPSC
- Jan 17, 2002
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