The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Stephen Sommers

Writers (WGA):

Mark Twain (novel)
Stephen Sommers (screenplay)

Release Date:

2 April 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Adventure | Drama

Tagline:

They set off in search for freedom and discovered the adventure of a lifetime!

Plot:

Huckleberry Finn, the half-literate son of a drunk, runs away from home and follows the Mississippi River with an escaped slave named Jim...

Plot Keywords:

Con | River | Mississippi River | Slave | Reward

Cast

Elijah Wood	...	Huck Finn
Courtney B. Vance	...	Jim
Robbie Coltrane	...	The Duke
Jason Robards	...	The King
Ron Perlman	...	Pap Finn
Dana Ivey	...	Widow Douglas
Anne Heche	...	Mary Jane Wilks
James Gammon	...	Deputy Hines
Paxton Whitehead	...	Harvey Wilks
Tom Aldredge	...	Dr. Robinson
Laura Bell Bundy	...	Susan Wilks (as Laura Bundy)
Curtis Armstrong	...	Country Jake
Mary Louise Wilson	...	Miss Watson
Frances Conroy	...	Scrawny Shanty Lady
Danny Tamberelli	...	Ben Rodgers (as Daniel Tamberelli)

Also Known As:

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild violence and language.

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-10/7 | Germany:6 | Iceland:L | Peru:PT | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Jefferson Military College - Highway 61, Washington, Mississippi, USA

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

Jason Robards played Mark Twain himself in Mark Twain and Me (1991) (TV).

Goofs:

Continuity: Huck's raft is rammed (at 41:49) by a ship with a high bow, designed for rough/open seas. But when the camera angle changes, we see a typical Mississippi paddle steamer with the characteristically low bow, steaming by the wreckage.

Quotes:

Huck Finn: Ah, Hells Bells, Jim, I almost puked up my livers!

Movie Connections:

Version of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1955) (TV)

Soundtrack:

String Quartet No.17 'Jagd' in B-Flat major, K.458

Elijah's character didn't match

The movie had plenty of violence and action for a Disney movie, like Huck's brutal, drunk pap Finn, who I can still remember making me recoil in shock seeing when I was little, but particularly when Huck's new friend gets shot in a fighting sequence. Elijah was sweet looking for the role. Plus his sensitive, all-in-all nice, gentle kid, like Frodo Baggins, doesn't match the rebellious boy who doesn't have to go to school, and gets into such mischeouf. Don't get me wrong they made it seem real, and I liked the movie, it was just one of the most ironacally chosen roles. Brad Renfro did a much better job as Huck Finn in Tom and Huck, released two and a half years later. Elijah Wood just has the versatility to play just about anyone.