Arthur's Quest (film)
Arthur's Quest is an American fantasy film of 1999 directed by Neil Mandt and starring Catherine Oxenberg, Eric Christian Olsen, Arye Gross, and Alexandra Paul.
| Arthur's Quest | |
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| Directed by | Neil Mandt[1] |
| Written by | Clint Hutchison Lance Dreesen Gregory Poppen[1] |
| Produced by | Michael Fischler Steven Paul Dorothy Koster Paul[1] |
| Starring | Catherine Oxenberg Eric Christian Olsen Arye Gross Alexandra Paul[1] |
| Cinematography | Anton Floquet |
| Edited by | Paul Tarantino |
| Music by | Erik Lundmark |
| Distributed by | A-Pix; Crystal Sky Communications |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Merlin rescues the young Arthur from Camelot and takes him to live in 20th-century North America. Some ten years later, he returns home.
Plot
The film begins at Camelot with Morgana (Catherine Oxenberg) murdering Arthur's father, Pendragon. Merlin (Arye Gross) takes Arthur, a small boy, and the sword Excalibur through time to the US in the late 20th century. There, Caitlin Regal (Alexandra Paul), a waitress, adopts Arthur. Ten years on, Arthur is a moody teenager who spends his time with Caitlin and his friend Gwen (Katie Johnston). Merlin returns for Arthur, who refuses to believe his story, but then Morgana also arrives, in pursuit of Excalibur. When she kidnaps Caitlin, Arthur takes Merlin's side. After the defeat of Morgana, Merlin takes Arthur, Caitlin, and Gwen back to Camelot, where Arthur invents the hamburger. Caitlin falls in love with Merlin and becomes Secretary of State.[2]
The plot has been called "an inversion of Mark Twain's Connecticut Yankee.[1]
Cast
- Catherine Oxenberg as Morgana
- Eric Christian Olsen as Arthur
- Arye Gross as Merlin
- Alexandra Paul as Caitlin Regal
- Neil Mandt as Policeman
- Brion James as Trent
- Clint Howard as Whitney
- Zach Galligan as Pendragon
- Robby Seager as Arthur (small boy)
- Jf Pryor as Slagador
- Michael Oshry as Business man
- Bonnie Paul as Mrs Frays
- Katie Johnston as Gwen
- Kevin Elston as Timmy
- Diane Hill as Hilda
- Gregory Poppen as Thug