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Franklin and the Green Knight
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Wikipedia article
'Franklin and the Green Knight' (also known as 'Franklin and the Green Knight: The Movie') is a 2000 Canadian animated adventure film. It is the first 'Franklin' film and 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. It has since aired on Noggin and Nick Jr. in the United States in 2004, and Canada's Family Channel.
Plot
Franklin Turtle is excited about the coming of spring, but it is still winter and Franklin's family has to hibernate. The family tell Franklin about the Green Knight to cheer him up when he had healed the King when he was ill and was declared as hero. The next day, Franklin plays pirate with his best friend beaver and snail and finds a piece of green armor on the ground. He decides to return the green armor, but don't know how to let everyone know if it is theirs. When Franklin visits his grandmother's to ask what green armor is this, it reveals that Franklin's grandmother is in bed sick and Ill. Paying a visit about her illness, he learns that she cannot be healed and doesn't get better. One evening during supper, Franklin uses a note to his grandmother but is covered in paint by Harriet. Unable to know what to do, he questions a medical cure for his grandmother. Franklin's father then explains that the medical cure is at the top of the mountain and is a bottle of Medicine that can heal every animal that is ill. He decides to go find the medicine but is aware that a snowstorm will be coming. While the rest of the animals use protective things in order to hibernate, Franklin is asked to stay in his room before the snow storm hits, but he is desperate to heal his grandmother knowing she will not get well if he doesn't bring the bottle of Medicine.
Ignoring his family's desperate warnings, Franklin begins to set out but cannot do it alone so he invites his friends to help him. After getting lost in the snow storm and losing their lantern, they take shelter in a fox's home who begins to treat them rudely by handing meat and oatmeal. The next day, Franklin's family is still worried about the snow storm and Franklin and call Mr Badger to find Franklin. Franklin and his friends begin to continue their Journey but snail is captured after going in a different route. Hearing his cries, they find him in a bird's nest, but are scared Away by a crow which makes Franklin cry because he had not had the chance to stay with snail. He then cheered up by his friends and the fox who arrives to apologize for his mean treatment. Together, they use a stick to grab snail carefully where the Crow and the birds chase them, but they are able to escape and take shelter before the blurry snow storm begins to hit. The fox gives Franklin a knitted stuffed animal named Sam, saying that he used to use it as a kid but not anymore. Mr Badger then goes back still with not a single search for Franklin, and the family are forced to care for Franklin's grandmother who says that her son must be out there somewhere.
Franklin and his friends begin to continue when the snow storm begins to die down. They manage to go across a river but only Beaver slips with Badger and they end up on a wild ride on a log. Franklin chases them along the way and saves them from an upcoming waterfall. When they reach the mountain, Franklin and his friends climb to the top, but Sam drops from Franklin's pocket and Franklin goes down to get it. Unfortunately, Sam is squeezed by two rocks, but snail manages to help by using a stick to grab ahold of Sam's knitted ears. When Franklin finally climbs back to the top, he uses his creative mind to reach the medicine. But as he is going to reach it, the rock that is holding the medicine tips off the mountain causing the medicine to Tumble into the abyss. The friends are immediately saddened when the medicine disappears and give up enough hope to heal Franklin's grandmother and climb down the mountain. But as they are going to return home, it reveals that the medicine has landed in Fox's paw, not the ground. Franklin and his friends cheer and return home just as Franklin's grandmother gives him a hug and gets healed by the medicine making her stronger. Then Franklin remembers the green armor and goes to the yard to get it. When he returns, he questions once again what is the green armor for before Franklin's mother explains that it's for him for being a good Knight. Franklin blushes and the movie ends with flowers blushing from the ground and spring appearing in the air.
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 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
* Derek McGrath as Yatterwoof (Mid-credits scene)
Songs
* "Brothers and Sisters" by Leah Cudmore, Laura Lynn, Luca Perlman, Noah Reid, Lis Soderberg, and Cassandra Vasik
* "Spring Where Are You?" by Kristen Bone, Leah Cudmore, Laura Lynn, Luca Perlman, Noah Reid, Lis Soderberg, and Cassandra Vasik
* "I Wonder" by Noah Reid and Kristen Bone
* "Franklin Theme" by Bruce Cockburn (Ending credits)
References
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