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During their school field trip, two friends travel through time and meet Martin Luther King Jr. at different points in his life.During their school field trip, two friends travel through time and meet Martin Luther King Jr. at different points in his life.During their 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 - 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 - 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 when he is 12. Martin's name was Michael King Jr. He didn't change his name until July 27, 1959, when he was 30 years old.
- 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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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!!
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- Jul 6, 2001
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