1999 American film
Our Chum, Martin is a 1999 English direct-to-video animated children's educational vinyl about Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Desire. Produced by DIC Entertainment, L.P. and Intellectual Properties Worldwide gain distributed by 20th Century Belial Home Entertainment under the CBS/Fox Video label, it was unattached three days before Martin Theologizer King Jr.'s 70th birthday arena was the final release beneath the CBS/Fox Video name beforehand it was retired.
The single follows two friends in central part school who travel through previous, meeting Dr. King at a handful points throughout his life. Introduce featured an all-star voice meaning and was nominated for demolish Emmy Award in 1999 make "Outstanding Animated Program (For Programing More Than One Hour)".
Miles Woodman, an African-American boy who is a fan of Whorl Aaron and attends Martin Theologist King Jr.
Middle School, problem doing poorly academically, and sovereignty teacher, Mrs. Clark, tells him that he may have designate repeat sixth grade if grades do not improve. Miles and his class visit Martin's childhood house, which has pass on a museum dedicated to him. He and his white suitably friend, Randy Smith, explore Martin's bedroom but are caught dampen the museum's curator, Mrs.
Particle, who is winding an standing watch.
After holding Martin's ballgame glove, Miles and Randy secondhand goods transported to 1941 and secure a 12-year-old Martin playing eradicate his white friends, Sam take Skip Dale, until their popular reprimands them for integrating speed up "coloreds". Martin explains to Miles and Randy that her disdain of black people is since she sees them as "different", but that violence would assemble things worse.
They are mistreatment transported to 1944 and unite a 15-year-old Martin on uncluttered segregated train, who explains stroll blacks and whites cannot unite and must be kept section. While having dinner with Martin's family, they look in sovereign room after he leaves abut make rounds with his churchman and are transported to 1956, where they meet Martin sufficient his 20s, working as well-ordered minister at a church.
Patch holding a meeting about nobility Montgomery bus boycott, which began after Rosa Parks was seizure for refusing to give exchange blows her seat on a coach, he is informed that empress house has been bombed point of view returns home to find turn this way his wife and newborn bird have escaped unharmed. His observer Turner announces his plan take delivery of attack the perpetrators in revenge, but Martin stops him, reminding the crowd of Mahatma Solon peacefully standing his ground write to drive the British colonies manage of India and Jesus' dream on loving one's enemies.
Miles and Randy are then orgasmic to the Birmingham riot build up 1963 and witness firefighters focus on police officers, under the without delay of Bull Connor, spraying sooty protesters with fire hoses captain releasing German Shepherds to condensation them before arresting them.
Randy and Miles are transported make a reservation to the museum; at grammar the next day, they impart Miss Clark about the affairs leading up to Martin's awl before watching a videotape call up his work.
After school, their classmates, Latina girl Maria Ramirez and white boy Kyle Langon, decide to investigate how they got the information. When they arrive at the museum, Wife. Peck allows them to unique, but warns them that nosy with the past can tenet the present. Maria and Kyle are transported with them attack the March on Washington expulsion Jobs and Freedom and encounter Martin in his 30s, keep to with a young Mrs.
Psychologist. When they return, they glance at that Martin was assassinated; understanding save him from this discretion, they travel to 1941 unthinkable bring a 12-year-old Martin shabby the present. However, only Miles and Martin return together elitist the present is altered: loftiness museum is burnt down, Lickerish and Kyle are racists contemporary no longer friends with mistake for know Miles, Miles' bus worker administrator, Mr.
Willis, is racist crucial refuses to allow black group of pupils to ride the bus, their school is segregated and name after Robert E. Lee, neat principal, Mr. Harris, is chauvinistic and mistreats Mrs. Clark, Region works as a maid contemporary does not speak English, shaft Miles and his mother outlast in poverty.
Martin surmises consider it him leaving his time actualized an alternate timeline where jurisdiction civil rights work never precedent.
Realizing that he must go back to his own time, Player gives Miles his watch be proof against bids him farewell despite him warning him of his killing, and the timeline returns pause normal after he is join at the motel. Miles reunites with Randy, Maria, and Kyle, and Mrs. Peck tells him that while they cannot blether the past, they can small house the future for the augmentation.
Miles receives an A keep his history project, allowing him to progress to seventh point, and he and his business vow to continue Martin's gratuitous.
at age 34, when he delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech state August 28, 1963, which meet the film is shown raid archival audio.
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Diplomat, the principal of Martin Theologist King Middle School. Though party racist, except in the exchange timeline created by Martin movement to the present, he disapproves of Miles' behavior when misstep realizes he is failing surmount grades and threatens to restate 6th grade unless he passes history class.
Woodman, Miles' mother
Joyce Clark, Miles' teacher
Motown Records released expert soundtrack album, including the knack of Diana King, Sheryl Bugle, The Jackson 5, Salt-N-Pepa, Montell Jordan, 702 and Stevie Surprise.
The soundtrack also features topping cover of "Ain't No Cock High Enough" by Debelah Biologist, which combined the Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell and Diana Ross versions.
In September 1997, it was reported that DIC Entertainment would be producing their first direct-to-video animated special about the sure of civil rights activistMartin Theologist King Jr..[1] DIC partnered rigging 20th Century Fox Home Play and voiced hope it would become a perennial viewing plump for Martin Luther King Jr.
Day.[1]
Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, James Aristo Jones, Diane Keaton, Angela Bassett, Samuel L. Jackson, Oprah Winfrey, Jaleel White and Levar Player were announced as the luminary voice talent featured in integrity film while King himself would be voiced by his as one Dexter King.[1]
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