The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993 film)
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| Directed by | Stephen Sommers |
| Produced by | John Baldecchi Steve White |
| Screenplay by | Stephen Sommers |
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain |
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| Music by | Bill Conti |
| Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński |
| Edited by | Bob Ducsay |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
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107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6.5 million |
| Box office | $24.1 million |
The Adventures of Huck Finn is a 1993 American adventure film written and directed by Stephen Sommers, distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Buena Vista Pictures, and starring Elijah Wood, Courtney B. Vance, Jason Robards and Robbie Coltrane; it is based on Mark Twain's novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and focuses on at least three-fourths of the book. The film follows a boy named Huckleberry Finn and an escaped slave named Jim, who travel the Mississippi River together and overcome various obstacles along the way.
The movie received a "PG" rating from the MPAA for some mild violence and language.
Huckleberry Finn (Elijah Wood) is a half-literate son of a drunk (Ron Perlman). One night, his father arrives and Huck is taken away to his father's home. Jealous of Huck's money being kept away, he attacks Huck, but eventually passes out from exhaustion.
Huck fakes his own death and runs away. He is accompanied by Jim (Courtney B. Vance), a slave who worked for Huck's foster family, and escaped the family out of fear for being sold off. The duo follow the Mississippi River to Cairo, Illinois, so Jim can escape to freedom without being arrested.
They come across a wanted poster for Jim, falsely saying that he murdered Huck. Jim and Huck come across a sinking barge one night, and Jim notices Huck's father's corpse on the ship. Huck notices two sailors leaving one to drown in a room as the water comes crashing through. Huck and Jim's canoe sinks, but they steal another one, as the barge completely sinks underwater.
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