The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
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69% of critics liked it
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47% of users liked it
(20,193 ratings)
This eighth adaptation of the timeless Mark Twain novel casts Elijah Wood as Huckleberry Finn, the half-literate son of a drunk who runs away from home and follows the Mississippi River with an escaped slave named Jim (Courtney S. Vance). Along the way, the duo encounter adventures with colorful… More This eighth adaptation of the timeless Mark Twain novel casts Elijah Wood as Huckleberry Finn, the half-literate son of a drunk who runs away from home and follows the Mississippi River with an escaped slave named Jim (Courtney S. Vance). Along the way, the duo encounter adventures with colorful characters like The King (Jason Robards) and the Duke (Robbie Coltrane), two con men who impersonate British visitors in order to swindle two sisters out of their fortune, and Susan Wilks (Laura Bundy), 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. Not the most in-depth version of Twain's tale, The Adventures Of Huck Finn is a solid retelling of the classic story. ~ Don Kaye, Rovi
- Directed By
- Stephen Sommers
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Kids & Family
- In Theaters
- Apr 2, 1993 Wide
- Studio
- Disney
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, Variety
Writer-director Stephen Sommers has made a conventional literal film, in which the acting of the two leads never rises above the mediocre, thus failing to endow the tale with the stirring mood that it deserves.
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Clint Morris, Moviehole
A really enjoyable film, and a loyal recreation of the literary classic
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Rob Vaux, Flipside Movie Emporium
Twain's text defies all efforts to translate onto film. Without Huck's subjective narrative, the subtler points fall flat, leaving a drained and empty children's movie in its place.
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Cast
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Elijah Wood
as Huckleberry Finn
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Courtney B. Vance
as Jim
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Robbie Coltrane
as The Duke
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Jason Robards
as King
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Ron Perlman
as Pap Finn
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Dana Ivey
as Widow Douglas
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Anne Heche
as Mary Jane Wilks
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James Gammon
as Deputy Hines
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Paxton Whitehead
as Harvey Wilks
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Tom Aldredge
as Dr. Robinson
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Laura Bell Bundy
as Susan Wilks
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Richard Anders
as Colonel Grangerford
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Dion Anderson
as Sheriff
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Curtis Armstrong
as Country Jake
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Michael Cassidy
as Bully
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Frances Conroy
as Scrawny Shanty Lady
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Garette Ratliff Henson
as Billy Grangerford
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Renée O'Connor
as Julia Wilks
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Leon Russom
as Shanty Lady's Husband
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Daniel Tamberelli
as Ben Rodgers
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Alex Zuckerman
as Joe Rodgers
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Gary Lee Davis
as 1st Fighting Man
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Ben R. Scott
as 2nd Fighting Man
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Mary Louise Wilson
as Miss Watson
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Janet Shea
as Mother Grangerford
- Mary Goldberg
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John Henry Scott
as Abe Turner