Tom and Huck (1995)

Director:

Peter Hewitt

Writers (WGA):

Mark Twain (novel)
Stephen Sommers (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

22 December 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Western

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 | Alcoholic | Missouri | Friendship | Cave

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
Jim Aycock	...	Defense Lawyer
Andy Stahl	...	Sheriff
Adrian Roberts	...	Welshman
Tiffany Lynn Clark	...	Suzy Harper
Kellen Hathaway	...	Billy Newton
Mark Cabus	...	Farmer
Bronwen Murray	...	Cousin Mary
Paul Kropfl	...	Impatient Trial Spectator (as Paul Anthony Kropfl)
Newell Alexander	...	Search Party
Tommy Lamey	...	Search Party
David Cowgill	...	Search Party
Stuart K. Robinson	...	Search Party
Mitch Carter	...	Taverner
Ike Eisenmann	...	Taverner
Mathew Valencia	...	Taverner
Blake McIver Ewing	...	Taverner (as Blake Ewing)
Rosemary Alexander	...	Townspeople
Sherry Hursey	...	Townspeople
Philece Sampler	...	Townspeople
Wendy Cutler	...	Townspeople
Tamara Mello	...	Townspeople
Edie Mirman	...	Townspeople
Toby Scott Ganger	...	Townspeople (as Toby Ganger)
Austin Kottke	...	Townspeople
Courtney Peldon	...	Townspeople (as Courtney Pelton)
Katherine Zarimba	...	Townspeople
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Emmy Collins	...	Townspeople (uncredited)
Adam Crosby	...	Funeral Boy (uncredited)
Ron Clinton Smith	...	Flatboatman (uncredited)
Wade Woods	...	Butcher (uncredited)

Directed by
Peter Hewitt

Writing credits (WGA)
Mark Twain		(novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer")
Stephen Sommers		(screenplay) and
David Loughery		(screenplay)

Produced by
John Baldecchi	....	producer
Barry Bernardi	....	executive producer
Howard Ellis	....	associate producer
Laurence Mark	....	producer
Stephen Sommers	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Stephen Endelman

Cinematography by
Bobby Bukowski		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
David Freeman

Casting by
Gail Levin
Tricia Tomey

Production Design by
Gemma Jackson

Art Direction by
Michael Rizzo

Set Decoration by
Ellen Brill

Costume Design by
Marie France

Makeup Department
Robin Jacobs	....	assistant hair stylist
Harriette Landau	....	makeup artist
Vicky Phillips	....	key hair stylist
Donna M. Premick	....	swing hair stylist
Donna M. Premick	....	swing makeup artist
Beka Wilson	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Ross Fanger	....	unit production manager (as Ross T. Fanger)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Howard Ellis	....	assistant director
Kevin Barry Howe	....	second assistant director
Ben Scott	....	second unit director

Art Department
Gary Bannister	....	set dresser
Bobby Bednar	....	construction coordinator
Steven Blutstein	....	lead man
Daniel Bradford	....	set designer
Sean Broughton	....	flame artist
Keith P. Cunningham	....	assistant art director
Tommy Horn	....	set dresser
Dave Kelsey	....	lead scenic artist
Michael Leonard	....	set constructor
Kim McDonald	....	construction coordinator
Anthony Medina	....	construction foreman (as Tony R. Medina)
Drew Meyers	....	set dresser
Stephanie Ponder	....	property master
Eloise Crane Stammerjohn	....	buyer
Keith Walters	....	property master
Kristina Kilpe	....	on-set dresser (uncredited)
Julia K. Levine	....	set designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Rick Alexander	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Richard Alexander)
Walter Anderson	....	sound mixer
Betty Burkhart	....	assistant sound editor
Fausto Caceres	....	analog/digital transfer
Dane A. Davis	....	supervising sound editor
Tom Hammond	....	foley editor
Wayne Heitman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ivan Johnson	....	dubbing recordist
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
John Kwiatkowski	....	dialogue editor
Frank Long	....	assistant sound editor
David McRell	....	assistant sound editor
Larry Pitman	....	dubbing recordist
Charles W. Ritter	....	dialogue editor
Joan Rowe	....	foley walker
Sean Rowe	....	foley walker
Todd Toon	....	sound effects editor
Randy Vandegrift	....	adr supervisor
Scott Weber	....	foley mixer
Glenn Young	....	boom operator
Bradford Bell	....	apprentice sound editor (uncredited)
F. Thomas Simpson	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Michael Arbogast	....	special effects coordinator
Thomas Kittle	....	special effects foreman
Thomas Kittle	....	special effects: SFX supervisor and key set foreman
Erick Brennan	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)
Russell Tyrrell	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Stunts
Chris Blackwood	....	stunts
Will Cascio	....	stunts
Rusty Hanson	....	stunts (as Rusty Hansen)
Clint Lilley	....	stunts
Juddson Keith Linn	....	stunts (as Judson Linn)
Mike H. McGaughy	....	stunts (as Mike McGaughy)
Bobby Porter	....	stunts
Ben Scott	....	stunt coordinator
Robin Tracey Sherwood	....	stunts
Emmy Collins	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Adams	....	rigging grip
Jill Balloun	....	film loader
Sarah Elspeth Black	....	electrician (as Sarah Black)
Kip Bogdahn	....	electrician
Casey Campbell	....	electrician
Dan Cornwall	....	best boy electric
Stephen Crowley	....	pre-rigging gaffer
Kelly Curry	....	best boy electric
Michael Dhonau	....	electrician
Eddie Evans	....	key grip
Michael Fedack	....	dolly grip
Matt Frazier	....	video assist operator
Jason Goodowens	....	grip
Jim Houk	....	grip
Darryl Humber	....	rigging grip
Michael J. Latino	....	first assistant camera
Frank Masi	....	still photographer
Jim McConkey	....	camera operator
Theo Pingarelli	....	second assistant camera
Scott Satterfield	....	best boy grip (as Scott N. Sattersfield)
Eric Schmidt	....	gaffer
Scott Winslow	....	electrician
Lynn Appelle	....	second assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Eric Bartsch	....	grip (uncredited)
Jimmy Harritos	....	rigging best boy electric (uncredited)
Margaret Heidenry	....	electrician (uncredited)
Michael J. Walker	....	first assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Shirley Fulton Crumley	....	casting: Alabama
Octavia Spencer	....	extras casting (as Octavia L. Spencer)
C.A. Fitzgerald	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)
Theresa Phillips	....	casting assistant: Alabama (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Zandra Harding	....	costumer
Maxine Heywood	....	costumer
Brenda Maben	....	costume supervisor
Patty Malkin	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Jo Harland	....	assistant film editor
Deidre Leonard	....	apprentice film editor
Mato	....	color timer (as Mato Der Avanessian)
Denise Murray	....	assistant film editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter
Aaron Yamamoto	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Emile Charlap	....	music contractor
Joanie Diener	....	music editor
Stephen Endelman	....	conductor
Todd Kasow	....	music editor
Sonny Kompanek	....	orchestrator
James Nichols	....	score engineer (as James P. Nichols)
Rossana Shokrian	....	music assistant
John Moses	....	musician: clarinetist (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Dean Curtis Black	....	transportation captain (as Dean Black)
Ed Flotard Jr.	....	driver
Edward Flotard	....	transportation coordinator
Benjamin Rivera	....	driver
Steve Robison	....	driver

Other crew
Brian Albushies	....	payroll
Petra Alexandria	....	assistant: Laurence Mark
Christine Altomari	....	production coordinator
Faye Axford	....	location scout
Randall Blackwood	....	location scout
Susan Bradley	....	title designer
Hailey Bailey Brown	....	assistant: Barry Bernardi
Samuel L. Cauthen	....	animal handler (as Sammy Cauthen)
Bonnie Chaney	....	first assistant accountant
Sylvie Chesneau	....	script supervisor
David Combs	....	studio teacher
James M. Crumley Jr.	....	production assistant
Lisa DiQuollo	....	assistant: Peter Hewitt
John Dragon	....	marine equipment
Chris Dreyer	....	assistant production office coordinator (as Christopher Dreyer)
Alyce Fahsholtz	....	production assistant
Jenny Fitzgibbons	....	production accountant
Brad Gerstner	....	production assistant
Michael Leon	....	location manager
Jon Mallard	....	key production assistant
Mary McCusker	....	acting coach
Megan Moran	....	assistant: John Baldecchi
Claire Raskind	....	unit publicist (as Claire S. Raskind)
Pamela Ross	....	production assistant
John Shoenfelt	....	production assistant
Timothy Stone	....	assistant location manager
Gail Tangeros	....	key production assistant
Ben Taunton	....	boat researcher
Paige Wilbanks	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Painted Fence Productions
• Walt Disney Pictures

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (1995) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1999) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Also Known As:

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 | Germany:6 | 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 Tom is hiding in the old shed his shoe disappears and reappears between shots.

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:

Referenced in "Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews: Gnomeo and Juliet (#4.1)" (2011)

Good Movie

Disney did good but still this version will never compare to the 1970's musical version. "Tom and Huck for a New Generation" is what this movie should have been called. The storyline stays true to the book but there is a modern day mid 90s feel about the relationship between Tom and Huck. Not unlike the old days when Tom and Huck in other filmed versions would simply drop what they were doing to go and play the ultimate prank on their unsuspecting prey.