| Franklin and the Green Knight | |
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| Directed by | John van Bruggen |
| Written by | Betty Quan |
| Based on | Franklin the Turtle by Paulette Bourgeois Brenda Clark |
| Produced by | Merle Anne Ridley |
| Starring | Noah Reid Elizabeth Saunders (as Elizabeth Brown) Luca Perlman Kyle Fairlie Ali Mukaddam Olivia Garrett Shirley Douglas Kristen Bone Juan Chioran Paul Essiembre Jonathan Wilson Richard Newman Ruby Smith-Merovitz James Rankin Gary Krawford Valerie Boyle Adrian Truss Elizabeth Hanna Catherine Disher Paul Haddad Jim Jones Debra McGrath Annick Obonsawin |
| Music by | Ray Parker Tom Szczesniak |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Kaboom! Entertainment (Canada) USA Home Entertainment (United States) |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Franklin and the Green Knight (also known as Franklin and the Green Knight: The Movie) is a 2000 Canadian animated adventure film. The first Franklin film, Franklin and the Green Knight was released direct to video and DVD. The movie follows Franklin setting out to heal his grandmother after she turned ill with his best friends and Snail.[1] It has since aired on Noggin and Nick Jr. in the United States in 2004, and Canada's Family Channel.[2]
Plot
Franklin Turtle is excited about the coming of spring and the baby his parents will get, but it is still winter. Franklin's mom tells him about the Green Knight to cheer him up when he had brought spring to the kingdom and an idea of how to bring spring himself.
Voice actors
- Noah Reid as Franklin Turtle
- Luca Perlman as Bear
- Olivia Garratt as Goose
- Kyle Fairlie as Rabbit
- Kristen Bone as Snail
- Leah Cudmore as Beaver
- Richard Newman as Mr. Turtle
- Elizabeth Saunders (as Elizabeth Brown) as Mrs. Turtle
- Juan Chioran as Green Knight
- Paul Essiembre as Squire
- Jonathan Wilson as Goblin
- Gary Krawford as Lynx
- Ruby Smith-Merovitz as Badger
- Ali Mukaddam as Fox
- James Rankin as Mr. Owl
- Corinne Conley as Granny Turtle
- Valerie Boyle as Mrs. Beaver
- Adrian Truss as Mr. Beaver
- Elizabeth Hanna as Mrs. Fox and Eagle
- Catherine Disher as Mrs. Goose
- Paul Haddad as Mr. Fox
- Jim Jones as Mr. Gopher
- Debra McGrath as Mrs. Warbler
- Annick Obonsawin as Armadillo
- Shirley Douglas as Narrator
Songs
- "Brothers and Sisters" by Leah Cudmore, Laura Lynn, Luca Perlman, Noah Reid, Liz Soderberg and Cassandra Vasik
- "Spring Where Are You?" by Kristen Bone, Leah Cudmore, Laura Lynn, Luca Perlman, Noah Reid, Liz Soderberg and Cassandra Vasik
- "I Wonder" by Noah Reid and Kristen Bone
- "Franklin Theme" by Bruce Cockburn (Ending credits)
References
- ↑ McCormick, Moira (September 16, 2000). "Franklin the Turtle Stars in Direct-to-Video Feature from USA". Billboard. p. 75. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. p. 306. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.
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