Trivia / Our Friend Martin

• All-Star Cast: The film boasts an impressive cast for a simple direct-to-video feature, including Angela Bassett, John Travolta, Ed Asner, Oprah Winfrey, Levar Burton, Susan Sarandon, Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Samuel L. Jackson, Jaleel White and James Earl Jones. Considering the subject matter the film tackled, it's clear they did it for a good cause.
• End of an Era: This was the final VHS release to use the CBS/Fox Video name.
• Real-Life Relative: Two of Martin Luther King Jr.'s children, Dexter and Yolanda King, provide voices for the film; Dexter voicing his father at age 34 and Yolanda voicing her father's sister, Christine King.