A mischievous young boy, Tom Sawyer, witnesses a murder by the deadly Injun Joe. Tom becomes friends with Huckleberry Finn, a boy with no future and no family. Tom has to choose between honoring a friendship or honoring an oath because the town alcoholic is accused of the murder. Tom and Huck go through several adventures trying to retrieve evidence.
Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Tom Sawyer
Brad Renfro
Huck Finn
Eric Schweig
Injun Joe
Charles Rocket
Judge Thatcher
Amy Wright
Aunt Polly
Michael McShane
Muff Potter
Marian Seldes
Widow Douglas
Rachael Leigh Cook
Becky Thatcher
Lanny Flaherty
Emmett
Courtland Mead
Sid
Peter MacKenzie
Mr. Sneed
Heath Lamberts
Schoolmaster Dobbins
William Newman
Doc Robinson
Joey Stinson
Joe Harper
Blake Heron
Ben Rodgers
Jim Aycock
Defense Lawyer
Andy Stahl
Sheriff
Adrian Roberts
Welshman
Tiffany Lynn Clark
Suzy Harper
Kellen Hathaway
Billy Newton
Mark Cabus
Farmer
Bronwen Murray
Mary
Paul Kropfl
Impatient Trial Spectator
Tamara Mello
Townsperson (uncredited)
Ike Eisenmann
Taverner (uncredited)
Director
Peter Hewitt
Novel
Mark Twain
Screenplay
David Loughery
Screenplay
Stephen Sommers
October 6, 2020
7
Good enough.
It doesn't come close to Disney's other film from the 1990s featuring Mark Twain's Huckleberry, <em>'The Adventures of Huck Finn'</em>. In fairness, this one is more about Tom Sawyer than Huck, which is pleasing given they already portrayed Huck just two years prior.
The actor who depicts the latterly named character is Brad Renfro, who isn't all that to be truthful; he's fine, just not memorable at all. Jonathan Taylor Thomas, meanwhile, plays Tom and he is, probably, the best part of this production. He's cheekiness works well for the role. Elsewhere, Eric Schweig (Injun Joe) makes for a decent bad guy.
I like the vibe of <em>'Tom and Huck'</em>, I think it could've done without the love story but that doesn't hamper things much. I would say the film goes at a slower pace than I would prefer, it particularly drags ever so slightly towards the end. Still, I rate it... mostly thanks to Mr. Thomas.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$23,920,048.00