Huck & the King of Hearts (1993)
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So many screenwriters have surreptitiously updated the works of Mark Twain with contemporary jargon and "political correctness", without saying they've done as much, that it's a bit refreshing to see an admitted, all-out updating of Twain. Scenarist Chrstopher Sturgeon has… More So many screenwriters have surreptitiously updated the works of Mark Twain with contemporary jargon and "political correctness", without saying they've done as much, that it's a bit refreshing to see an admitted, all-out updating of Twain. Scenarist Chrstopher Sturgeon has transplanted the characters and situations of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn into a modern-day setting that accomodates both Hannibal, Missouri and Las Vegas, Nevada! The "Huck" counterpart, played by Chauncey Leopardi, escapes his abusive stepfather in the company of a cardsharp named Injun Joe-played herein by genuine Native American Graham Greene. Featured in the cast are such surefire laughgetters as Joe Piscopo and John Astin, the latter cast in the "Widow Douglas" role (you have to be there). As audacious and stilted as it sounds, Huck and the King of Hearts works, and works beautifully. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Michael Keusch
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Kids & Family
PG,
- On DVD
- Sep 21, 2004
- Studio
- Prism Entertainment
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Cast
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Chauncey Leopardi
as Huck
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Joe Piscopo
as Max
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John Astin
as Zach
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Gretchen Becker
as Lisa
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James Crittenden
as Doc
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Jon Greene
as Policeman
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Peter Jurasik
as Nick
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Robert Miranda
as Happy
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Jack O'Halloran
as Truck
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Valente Rodriguez
as Julio
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Dee Wallace
as Darlene
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Jacob Vargas
as Pedro
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Bari K. Willerford
as Collie
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Christopher Stone
as Russ
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Shevonne Durkin
as Mavis
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Graham Greene (II)
as Jim
