Projects » Huck Finn

Also Known As: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Production Year: 1993
Directed by: Stephen Sommers
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama
Tagline: Time waits for no man but true love waits forever Rating: 6.0/10 (1,231 votes)
Runtime: 108 min
Country: USA
Language: English / French
MPAA: Rated PG for some mild violence and language.
Certification: Argentina:Atp / Australia:PG / Chile:TE / Finland:K-10/7 / Germany:6 / Iceland:L / Peru:PT / Sweden:11 / UK:PG / USA:PG

Plot Outline: 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 characters 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.

Cast

Elijah Wood .... Huck Finn
Courtney B. Vance .... Jim
Robbie Coltrane .... The Duke
Jason Robards .... The King
Ron Perlman .... Pap Finn
Dana Ivey .... Widow Douglas
Anne Heche .... Mary Jane Wilks
James Gammon .... Deputy Hines
Paxton Whitehead .... Harvey Wilks
Tom Aldredge .... Dr. Robinson
Laura Bell Bundy .... Susan Wilks (as Laura Bundy)
Curtis Armstrong .... Country Jake
Mary Louise Wilson .... Miss Watson
Frances Conroy .... Scrawny Shanty Lady
Danny Tamberelli .... Ben Rodgers (as Daniel Tamberelli)

Trivia

Tom Sawyer has just one shot in this version of the film where he yells "Go for the glory!", even though he is a major character in Mark Twain's book.

Goofs

When Huck's father is carrying Huck out of the house over his shoulder at the beginning of the film, you can see a sprinkler head on the ceiling.
Continuity: Huck's raft is rammed by a ship with a high bow, designed for rough/open seas. But when the camera angle changes, we see a typical Mississippi paddle steamer with the characteristically low bow, steaming by the wreckage.

Quotes

Huck Finn: "So kick off yer shoes, if yer wearin' em', and git ready for a spit-lickin' good time!"

Huck Finn: "Ah, Hells Bells, Jim, I almost puked up my livers!"

Huck Finn: "And she got to talking about this, and about that, and blah-di, blah-di, blah until I wanted to wring her scrawny little neck! But by and by, she got to talkin' about the murder."

[To Huck] Pap Finn: "But I'm... I'm your next of kin... and you're my little angel."

Huck Finn: [Narrating] "They were real nice, once they decided not to kill me."