Tom and Huck (1995)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Peter Hewitt

Writers (WGA):

Mark Twain (novel)
Stephen Sommers (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

22 December 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family

Tagline:

The Original Bad Boys.

Plot:

A mischievous young boy, Tom Sawyer (Jonathan Taylor Thomas),witnesses a murder by the deadly Injun Joe. Tom...

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Missouri | Cave | Friendship | Nostalgic

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Jonathan Taylor Thomas	...	Tom Sawyer
Brad Renfro	...	Huck Finn
Eric Schweig	...	Injun Joe
Charles Rocket	...	Judge Thatcher
Amy Wright	...	Aunt Polly
Michael McShane	...	Muff Potter
Marian Seldes	...	Widow Douglas
Rachael Leigh Cook	...	Becky Thatcher
Lanny Flaherty	...	Emmett
Courtland Mead	...	Cousin Sid
Peter Mackenzie	...	Mr. Sneed
Heath Lamberts	...	Schoolmaster Dobbins
William Newman	...	Doc Robinson
Joey Stinson	...	Joe Harper
Blake Heron	...	Ben Rodgers

Also Known As:

The Adventures of Tom and Huck
Tom Sawyer

MPAA:

Rated PG for some villainous acts and mild language.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:PG | Iceland:12 | South Korea:All | Spain:T | UK:PG (video premiere) | USA:PG | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia/Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Alabama, USA

Company:

Painted Fence Productions

Trivia:

During two months of Alabama filming, the production endured muggy heat, swarming bugs, a mysterious "killer" mulch that made several people sick, ferocious thunderstorms, and a tornado threat.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Injun Joe places the treasure map on the table in the haunted house, it is folded up and slid under something else. In the next shot from Tom and Huck's view, it is unfolded and uncovered.

Quotes:

Tom Sawyer: What if we could get the map? That'd prove Muff's innocent and we wouldn't break our oath.
Huck Finn: Only one problem. That map is in Injun Joe's pocket.

Movie Connections:

Version of Tom Sawyer (1973) (TV)

Visually, Tom and Huck is eye-pleasing

Visually, Tom and Huck is eye-pleasing, and Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Brad Renfro make a good pair as Tom and Huck. Other cast members fit their parts.

That the film did not strictly follow Mark Twain is no problem if you let the film story stand on its own. It is entertaining just for what it is.

Tom and Huck is an interesting enough film, but the transformation of Eric Schweig in his portrayal of Injun Joe compared to his characterization of Uncas in The Last of the Mohicans, is the most fascinating thing about it. In the body of his films, he seems to be able to alternate between utterly noble and utterly disgusting (e.g., Missing). Great acting.