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Tom and Huck

Tom and Huck

A lot of kids get into trouble. These two invented it.

19955.31h 37mPG

Overview

A mischievous young boy, Tom Sawyer, witnesses a murder by the deadly Injun Joe. Tom becomes friends with Huckleberry Finn, a boy with no future and no family. Tom has to choose between honoring a friendship or honoring an oath because the town alcoholic is accused of the murder. Tom and Huck go through several adventures trying to retrieve evidence.

Directed by Peter Hewitt
Written by Stephen Sommers, Mark Twain, David Loughery
Produced by Laurence Mark, John Baldecchi
Box Office0Revenue: $23.9M

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Top Cast

Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Tom Sawyer

Brad Renfro

Brad Renfro

Huck Finn

Eric Schweig

Eric Schweig

Injun Joe

Charles Rocket

Charles Rocket

Judge Thatcher

Amy Wright

Amy Wright

Aunt Polly

Michael McShane

Michael McShane

Muff Potter

Marian Seldes

Marian Seldes

Widow Douglas

Rachael Leigh Cook

Rachael Leigh Cook

Becky Thatcher

Lanny Flaherty

Lanny Flaherty

Emmett

Courtland Mead

Courtland Mead

Sid

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Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookmississippi rivermale friendshiprestless youthrural americana

About Tom and Huck

Tom and Huck is a family, action, adventure, drama film released in 1995 exploring themes of based on novel or book, mississippi river, male friendship, restless youth, rural americana. Directed by Peter Hewitt, it stars Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Brad Renfro, Eric Schweig. A mischievous young boy, Tom Sawyer, witnesses a murder by the deadly Injun Joe. Tom becomes friends with Huckleberry Finn, a boy with no future and no family. Tom has to choose between honoring a friendship or honoring an oath because the town alcoholic is accused of the murder. Tom and Huck go through several adventures trying to retrieve evidence.

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