Tom and Huck (1995)

Two best friends witness a murder and embark on a series of adventures in order to prove the innocence of the man wrongly accused of the crime.

Director:

Peter Hewitt

Writers:

Mark Twain (novel), Stephen Sommers (screenplay)

Stars:

Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Brad Renfro, Charles Rocket

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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	...	Sid
Peter Mackenzie	...	Mr. Sneed
Heath Lamberts	...	Schoolmaster Dobbins
William Newman	...	Doc Robinson
Joey Stinson	...	Joe Harper
Blake Heron	...	Ben Rodgers

Storyline

Tom Sawyer is a mischievous young boy, growing up in a small US town in the mid-1800s. He finds a friend in Huckleberry Finn, a vagrant and outcast, and the two get up to all sorts of boyish adventures. While on one of these adventures they witness a murder, leaving Tom with a dilemma.

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Plot Keywords:

rescue from drowning | near drowning | character names as title | forenames as title | nicknames as title | 

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Taglines:

The Original Bad Boys.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Romance | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some villainous acts and mild language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mister Dobbins does not whip Tom in this adaptation.

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

Joe Harper: He sold it to Doug Tanner - No, wait. Mickey Douglas got the marble from his cousin in St. Louis... who traded it to Alfred Temple, who sold it to... Johnny Miller. No, wait. Alfred sold it to -
[Injun Joe picks him up by his collar]
Injun Joe: Just tell me who owned it last, boy.
Joe Harper: Tom Sawyer owned it last. But it don't matter now,'cause now Tom's dead.
Injun Joe: That's too bad. I'm so sad.
[Drops Joe, who runs to the church]
Injun Joe: Yeah, that's it. Run, fat boy! Run!

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Alternate Versions

Disney Channel cut adds a scene of Doc Robinson's corpse being moved through town, as well as the scene from the trailer in which Tom and Huck get milk thrown into the barrel they are hiding in.

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Connections

Version of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1973)

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Soundtracks

Ring Around the Rosie
(uncredited)
Written by Traditional

User Reviews

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.

Details

Official Sites:

Disney's Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 December 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tom and Huck

Filming Locations:

USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,210,458, 25 December 1995

Gross USA:

$23,920,048

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$23,920,048

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Painted Fence Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1