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A Kid in King Arthur's Court

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When a violent earthquake rocks Southern California, hapless teenager Calvin Fuller (Thomas Ian Nicholas) finds himself careening through a hole torn in the fabric of time. Calvin awakens in the Middle Ages, where legendary sorcerer Merlin (Ron Moody) recruits him to rid Camelot of evil. Calvin must use his 20th-century street smarts to outwit the despicable Lord Belasco (Art Malik) -- an insidious nobleman determined to wrest control of the throne from King Arthur (Joss Ackland).
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Critics Consensus

Disappointing even by the relaxed standards of live-action children's entertainment, A Kid in King Arthur's Court stands as a rare near-total misfire from Disney.

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John Petrakis Chicago Tribune 05/22/2013
1/4
Sitting through it, I found myself shuddering at what Disney may have in store for next summer. Go to Full Review Jeff Shannon Seattle Times 05/22/2013
1.5/4
It is numbingly bland, homogenized and deflated by an utter lack of original wit or charm. Worst of all, it is subtly but conspicuously condescending to its target audience. Go to Full Review Carrie Rickey Philadelphia Inquirer 05/22/2013
2/4
It's a missed opportunity for introducing the Mortal Kombat generation to medieval combat that was really mortal. Go to Full Review Mal Vincent The Virginian-Pilot 03/02/2022
2/4
It has a TV-movie look and is likely to turn up on the Disney Channel. Go to Full Review Ralph Novak People Magazine 07/08/2014
This lame effort, Disney's latest live-action motion picture for children, owes a big, fat nod for its plot to Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. In no way, however, does it improve upon the original Go to Full Review Dan Webster Spokesman-Review (Washington) 07/08/2014
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Stephen C @bob25009 May 13 LOL, 1 hour and 29 minutes of humor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Student: Jake M 10/28/2024 Not funny, why would a boy that is usually into sports dressed up like that in a kingdom, well in fact, there wasn’t any real sports back then. Disney and Trimark wanted to make this be mixed with present and the past. See more Cyrus K @Keyflame626 01/15/2023 This is one of Disneys worst movies. See more Michael W @mawilps 01/01/2023 This Disney movie was alright. Thomas Ian Nicholas, Joss Ackland, Paloma Baeza, Art Malik, Kate Winslet, Daniel Craig, and the rest of the cast did a decent job in this movie. The plot of the movie was just a little entertaining and kind of humorous. It's about an unexpected boy from the future being chosen to save Camelot. If you haven't seen this movie yet, don't waste your time. It's not very good. See more 07/10/2022 Everyone else is wrong. This movie is great. Is it an Oscar-winner? Of course it isn't. Is it a fun family movie from the 90s with good acting, strong female characters, and a good message? Yes, yes it is. Don't expect anything of this movie that it isn't, and it is wonderful. See more 11/14/2021 This is Disney's second attempt at adapting Mark Twain's novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (the first was 1978's Unidentified Flying Oddball). This time the "Yankee" is a boy from the 1990's played by Thomas Ian Nicholas who does a nice job here. This film is one of the first films for Daniel Graig and Kate Winslet who have a romance subplot in this movie. This film suffers from trying too hard to be "hip with the kids" as some of the one liners miss completely and the others feel too dated. The story does have some neat ideas of how the kid uses his futuristic knowledge to his advantage and I did like this version of Camelot better than in the 1978 version. I think it might be worth checking out if you find the premise interesting. See more Read all reviews
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Michael Gottlieb

Director

Thomas Ian Nicholas

Calvin Fuller

Joss Ackland

King Arthur

Art Malik

Lord Belasco

Paloma Baeza

Princess Katey

Kate Winslet

Princess Sarah

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Synopsis When a violent earthquake rocks Southern California, hapless teenager Calvin Fuller (Thomas Ian Nicholas) finds himself careening through a hole torn in the fabric of time. Calvin awakens in the Middle Ages, where legendary sorcerer Merlin (Ron Moody) recruits him to rid Camelot of evil. Calvin must use his 20th-century street smarts to outwit the despicable Lord Belasco (Art Malik) -- an insidious nobleman determined to wrest control of the throne from King Arthur (Joss Ackland).
Director
Michael Gottlieb
Producer
Robert L. Levy, Peter Abrams, J.P. Guerin
Screenwriter
Michael Part, Robert L. Levy
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co
Tapestry Films, Walt Disney Pictures, Trimark Pictures
Rating
PG (Mild Adventure Action|Language)
Genre
Kids & Family, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 11, 1995, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 29, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$13.4M
Runtime
1h 29m
Sound Mix
Surround
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