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

In the book, Sid is Tom's half-brother. In this film, he is Tom's cousin.

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Goofs

When Tom is cutting his finger, he cuts the index finger on his right hand, but in the next shot, he's writing his initials with the index finger on his left hand

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Quotes

Sid: Shall I get some more soap, mother?
[looks at Tom and grins]
Aunt Polly: I don't know why you're smilin', Sid. You're next!

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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 Tom Sawyer (1973)

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Soundtracks

Ring Around the Rosie
(uncredited)
Written by Traditional

User Reviews

light weight

Tom Sawyer (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) runs away and is rescued by Huck Finn (Brad Renfro). They see Injun Joe and Muff Potter digging up the grave of Vic 'One-Eyed' Murrell to retrieve a treasure map for Doctor Robinson. Injun Joe murders Doc Robinson with Muff's knife. Muff is arrested for the murder. Tom is torn between an oath to Huck and his need to exonerate an innocent man.

The production looks weak. This Disney doesn't have the needed edge and doesn't even have Disney money. The story has too many killings to be a kiddie movie. The movie doesn't have the grittiness to feel real. Jonathan Taylor Thomas used to be a thing back in the day. He's cute with a twinkle in his eye. I don't lay too much on him. He just doesn't have the toughness unlike Brad Renfro. Rachael Leigh Cook is a cutie in this one. This movie's tone is all over the place.

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