Our Friend, Martin (1999)
1h
Running Time
January 12, 1999Release Date
Our Friend, Martin (1999)
1h
Running Time
January 12, 1999Release Date
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Plot.
Two teens are sent back in time to meet Martin Luther King Jr. at several points during his life.
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Cast & Crew.
Ed Asner
Mr. Harris
Angela Bassett
Miles' Mom
Lucas Black
Randy
LeVar Burton
Martin at Age 26 (voice) (as Levar Burton)
Theodore Borders
Martin at Age 12
Jessica Garcia
Maria (voice)
Michael Maliani
Director
Danny Glover
Train Conductor (voice)
Robert Brousseau
Director
Whoopi Goldberg
Mrs. Peck (voice)
Vincenzo Trippetti
Director
Samuel L. Jackson
Turner (voice)
Chris Simmons
Writer
James Earl Jones
Daddy King (voice)
Sib Ventress
Writer
Ashley Judd
Mrs. Dale (voice)
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 12, 1999
StatusReleased
Running Time1h
Content RatingNR
Genres
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Wiki.
Our Friend, Martin is a 1999 American direct-to-video animated children's educational film about Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement. It was produced by DIC Entertainment, L.P. and Intellectual Properties Worldwide, and distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment under the CBS/Fox Video label. The film follows two friends in middle school who travel through time, meeting Dr. King at several points during his life. It featured an all-star voice cast and was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1999 for "Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming More Than One Hour)". It was also the final release under the CBS/Fox Video name before it was retired. It was released three days before Martin Luther King Jr.'s 70th birthday.