A Kid in King Arthur's Court

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A Kid in King Arthur's Court ★½ 1995 (PG)

Lame adaptation of Mark Twain's “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court” finds insecure California teen Calvin Fuller (Nicholas), falling down a hole created by an earthquake and landing in Camelot. Arthur's (Ackland) a doddering old man with a cute teen daughter, Princess Katey (Baeza), who needs some help in defeating the evil Lord Belasco (Malik). Naturally, Calvin helps out and gains confidence in himself. Okay time-waster for the kids. 91m/C VHS, DVD . Thomas Ian Nicholas, Joss Ackland, Art Malik, Paloma Baeza, Kate Winslet, Ron Moody, Daniel Craig; D: Michael Gottlieb; W: Michael Part, Robert L. Levy; C: Elemer Ragalyi; M: J.A.C. Redford.

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