Elijah Wood, Courtney B. Vance, Robbie Coltrane

Huckleberry Finn, the half-literate son of a drunk, runs away from home and follows the Mississippi River with an escaped slave named Jim. Along the way, the duo encounter adventures with colorful cha...( read more  read more... )racters like The King and the Duke, two con men who impersonate British visitors in order to swindle two sisters out of their fortune, and Susan Wilks, the spunky 12-year-old girl who gives Huck his first kiss. Jim also re-educates Huck away from the racist views that he has grown up with.

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PG, 108 min.

Directed by: Stephen Sommers

Release Date: April 2, 1993

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DVD Release Date: January 15, 2002

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  • December 12, 2008
    Even in the early Walt Disney adaptation of Mark Twain?s classic novel, Elijah Wood stands out to be a very worthy leading role.

    I have mixed feelings on this story, I understand the story depicts the timing and history of the tale, but as Walt Disney is aimed at kids, this ma...( read more)y be a child?s first knowledge of slavery, I just wouldn?t want to be the one to have to explain it. I used to watch the series on television many years ago ? I hadn?t remembered the slave part and that really took the adventure out of how I'd remembered it.
  • January 24, 2007
    very good take on the book. eli is very cute
  • October 12, 2006
    I use to Adore this Movie
  • March 7, 2009
    Faithful but still original and fun.
  • November 8, 2009
    OK film, but it could have been better.
  • October 6, 2009
    this was a great movie
  • September 17, 2009
    Elijah Wood,,,he's so good in this movie,,,little funny huck finn...
  • September 9, 2009
    The half-literate son of a drunk, Huckleberry Finn runs away from home and travels with escaped slave Jim along the Mississippi River with an escaped slave named Jim. On their long journey the two encounter adventures with colorful people such as con men King and Duke, who impers...( read more)onate British visitors in order to swindle two sisters out of their fortune, and the spunky 12-year-old Susan Wilks, who gives Huck his first kiss. Jim also re-educates Huck away from the racist views that he has grown up with.

    Directed by Stephen Sommers, The Adventures Of Huck Finn features great acting performances from the following cast:
    1.) Elijah Wood (Huckleberry Finn)
    2.) Courtney B. Vance (Jim)
    3.) Robbie Coltrane (Duke)
    4.) Jason Robards (King)
    5.) Ron Perlman (Pap)
    6.) Dana Ivey (Widow Douglas)
    7.) Anne Heche (Mary Jane Wliks)

    I read Mark Twain's original Huckleberry Finn novel back in 7th grade English class and also watched this film. It is an excellent novel-based film adaptation that keeps the exciting adventures of two leading characters who escape from their troubled lives and enjoy the lives that they longed for. Nice for me to see the great acting performances here; after watching this I had no idea that the future Hellboy actor (Ron Perlman) was playing Huck's Pap - he was so maddening here! But the most important performance I won't forget is from the former child star Elijah Wood, since he really fits into the leading role perfectly as a boy.
  • August 30, 2009
    It's a good film, but theres too much music that they?ve decided to repeat it through the entire film which is killing the show a lot. The editing isn;t to my liking at times also...but it is a beutifully shot film.
  • April 20, 2009
    GO FRODO!! (Elijah Wood)
    It even ended just like Lord of the Rings!! haha

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