Our Friend, Martin (1999)
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70% of users liked it
(624 ratings)
Produced by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and DIC Entertainment in collaboration with the family of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Our Friend Martin is an animated, feature-length film that features two sixth-grade boys who are transported back to the time of civil rights leader Dr. King and who… More Produced by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and DIC Entertainment in collaboration with the family of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Our Friend Martin is an animated, feature-length film that features two sixth-grade boys who are transported back to the time of civil rights leader Dr. King and who learn about his life and his contribution to humankind by experiencing the moment themselves and watching history in the making. The animated story is interspersed with authentic historical footage celebrating the life and work of Dr. King. ~ MaryAnn Henry, Rovi
- Directed By
- Rob Smiley, Vincenzo Trippetti
- Written By
- Dawn Comer
- Genres
- Animation, Kids & Family
- In Theaters
- Dec 31, 1999 Wide
- Studio
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Brian Webster, Apollo Guide
As is common with back-catalogue releases, this movie comes out of DVD without any extras on the disc at all.
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Brian Webster, Apollo Guide
At times, the shift from cartoon to news footage seems a bit forced, but it works most of the time.
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Cast
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Lucas Black
as Randy
- Edward Asner
- Angela Bassett
- Theodore Borders
- LeVar Burton
- Adam Wylie
- Ashley Judd
- Danny Glover
- Dexter King
- Elizabeth Primm
- Frank Welker
- Jaleel White
- James Earl Jones
- Jess Harnell
- Jessica Garcia
- Jodi Carlisle
- Joe Lala
- John Travolta
- John Wesley
- Oprah Winfrey
- Richard Kind
- Robert Ri'chard
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Susan Sarandon
- Vincenzo Trippetti
- Whoopi Goldberg
- Yolanda King
- Zachary Leigh
