A Southern California kid named Calvin Fuller is magically transported to the medieval kingdom of Camelot through a crack in the ground caused by an earthquake. Once there, he learns he was summoned by the wizard Merlin, who needs Calvin to save Camelot. Using dazzling modern inventions, can Calvin help King Arthur retain his crown and thwart the evil Lord Belasco?
Thomas Ian Nicholas
Calvin Fuller
Joss Ackland
King Arthur
Art Malik
Lord Belasco
Daniel Craig
Master Kane
Kate Winslet
Princess Sarah
Paloma Baeza
Princess Katey
David Tysall
Ratan
Ron Moody
Merlin
Barry Stanton
Blacksmith
Michael Mehlmann
Shop Owner
Melanie Oettinger
Peasant Woman
Rebecca Denton
Washer Woman
Michael Kelly
Apprentice
Louise Rosner-Meyer
Lady in Waiting
Paul Rosner
Peasant Boy
Béla Unger
Head Guard
Shane Rimmer
Coach
Tim Wickham
Ricky Baker
Daniel Bennett
Howell
Debora Weston
Mom
Vincent Marzello
Dad
Catherine Ashton
Maya Fuller
J.P. Guerin
Umpire
Director
Michael Gottlieb
Writer
Robert L. Levy
Writer
Michael Part
October 5, 2020
4
Dreadful film.
Everything about <em>'A Kid in King Arthur’s Court'</em> is just so poor, the whole feel of the film is extremely low-budget and limp. The writing is substandard, while the dialogue is actually terrible; it forces the 'present day vs. old days' theme way too much, it needed more to it.
The casting can make such a difference in how your film comes out, you can have a load of crap but if you get a strong cast you can still produce something good. This simply doesn't do that, though there is an interesting caveat - as both Kate Winslet and Daniel Craig incredibly appear, in just their third and second films respectively - huge credit to the Hubbards & Co., the UK casting directors.
The premise is just so dumb and uninteresting. Disney already adapted the Mark Twain novel in 1979 with <em>'Unidentified Flying Oddball'</em>, which I didn't love, so it's bizarre they chose to go back to it. As noted earlier, they try to make it noteworthy by colliding the two differing eras but it just comes across as lazy.
There's one, very minor, part I did like and that was King Arthur's little story with the Excalibur sword. It's nothing amazing, but I could appreciate what they were trying to do with that at the very least.
Entirely forgettable, one of Disney's worst live-action offerings up until 1995; from the ones I've seen to date, which is the majority, it's in my bottom six in fact.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00