Taglines: Calvin Fuller is about to break curfew… by 1500 years.
A Kid in King Arthur’s Court movie storyline. Calvin Fuller is a nerdy young boy living in the Los Angeles suburb of Reseda. The gangly, unsure youth is first seen at a baseball game, standing at bat for his team, the Knights, ready for yet another strike out. Suddenly an earthquake hits; as the others run for safety, the ground opens up under Calvin’s shoes and he falls through the chasm. Eventually he lands on the head of a 6th-century black knight. Upon hearing of his miraculous appearance, the elderly King Arthur, seeing him as the savior whose appearance Merlin has predicted, dubs the boy Calvin of Reseda and invites him to dine with the court.
Calvin begins his knight training to help Arthur retain his crown. When the earthquake hit, Calvin had just grabbed his knapsack, a fact that enables him to wow the Arthurians with his futuristic “magic”, including an introduction to rock and roll via CD player, and a Swiss Army knife. The young wizard also shows them how to make inline rollerskates. His work wins him adulation and renown; but it also rouses the jealousy of Lord Belasco, who will use any means to take over the throne.
A Kid in King Arthur’s Court is a 1995 Disney family film directed by Michael Gottlieb. It is based on the famous Mark Twain novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (previously filmed by Disney as Unidentified Flying Oddball in 1978 in which Ron Moody also played Merlin), transplanted into the twentieth century. Trimark later released a sequel, A Kid in Aladdin’s Palace, in 1998, but without Disney’s involvement.
A Kid in King Arthur’s Court (1995)
Directed by: Michael Gottlieb
Starring: Thomas Ian Nicholas, Joss Ackland, Art Malik, Art Malik, Kate Winslet, Paloma Baeza, Daniel Craig, Barry Stanton, Melanie Oettinger, Louise Rosner
Screenplay by: Michael Part, Robert L. Levy
Production Design by: László Gárdonyi
Cinematography by: Elemér Ragályi
Film Editing by: Anita Brandt Burgoyne, Michael Ripps
Costume Design by: Maria Hruby
Art Direction by: Beata Vavrinecz
Music by: J.A.C. Redford
MPAA Rating: PG for mild adventure action and language.
Distributed by: Buena Vista Pictures
Release Date: August 11, 1995
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