A Kid in King Arthur's Court

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A Kid in King Arthur's Court

PG

Released Aug 11, 1995

1h 29m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

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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

Sitting through it, I found myself shuddering at what Disney may have in store for next summer.

Rated: 1/4

May 22, 2013

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Jeff Shannon

Seattle Times

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.

Rated: 1.5/4

May 22, 2013

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Carrie Rickey

Philadelphia Inquirer

It's a missed opportunity for introducing the Mortal Kombat generation to medieval combat that was really mortal.

Rated: 2/4

May 22, 2013

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Mal Vincent

The Virginian-Pilot

It has a TV-movie look and is likely to turn up on the Disney Channel.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 2, 2022

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Ralph Novak

People Magazine

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

Jul 8, 2014

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Dan Webster

Spokesman-Review (Washington)

Kid is nothing if not predictable.

Jul 8, 2014

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Student: Jake M

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.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/28/24

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Reel U

They don't make corny Family films like this anymore. It's either cartoons, or superhero films. While I understand the lackluster story and cliche writing is rather dull for a more sophisticated audience it has a beat of 90's charm that you can't seem to find in children's films these days. Kids of today deserve corny creative films that can be enjoyed by the entire family on movie night. It's not going to win any awards but it achieves the goal as a corny family film good for all ages.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/10/23

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StephenPaul C

The greatest 01 hour: and 29 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/12/23

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Stephen C

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Ashlynn C

First off I could not for the life of me tell you what the plot of this movie was. I did predict Katey would show up in the future as a baseball player 30 minutes into the movie. I believe it deserves a sequel teen beach movie style. My friend is never going to let me choose a movie again. She has lost all faith in my expert movie selection.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Cyrus K

This is one of Disneys worst movies.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Michael Gottlieb

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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: Walt Disney Pictures, Tapestry Films, 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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