''Arthur's Quest'' is an American
fantasy film
Fantasy films are films that belong to the fantasy genre with fantastic themes, usually magic, supernatural events, mythology, folklore, or exotic fantasy worlds. The genre is considered a form of speculative fiction alongside science fiction f ...
of 1999 directed by
Neil Mandt and starring
Catherine Oxenberg,
Eric Christian Olsen,
Arye Gross, and
Alexandra Paul.
Merlin rescues the young Arthur from Camelot and takes him to live in 20th-century North Anerica. 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.
[Fraser A. Sherman, ''Now and Then We Time Travel: Visiting Pasts and Futures in Film and Television'' (McFarland, 2017)]
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The plot has been called "an inversion of Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has p ...
's '' Connecticut Yankee''.[
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Cast
* Catherine Oxenberg as Morgana
Morgana may refer to:
People
* Morgana Gmach (born 1994), Brazilian female rhythmic gymnast
* Morgana King (1930–2018), American singer and actress
* Morgana O'Reilly (born 1985), New Zealand actress
* Morgana Robinson (born 1982), British c ...
* Eric Christian Olsen as Arthur
* Arye Gross as Merlin
Merlin ( cy, Myrddin, kw, Marzhin, br, Merzhin) is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as a mage, with several other main roles. His usual depiction, based on an amalgamation of historic and le ...
* 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
Notes
External links
*{{IMDb title, 0155508
1999 films
American fantasy films
1990s English-language films
1990s American films