Two best friends witness a murder and embark on a series of adventures in order to prove the innocence of the man wrongly accused of the crime.Two best friends witness a murder and embark on a series of adventures in order to prove the innocence of the man wrongly accused of the crime.Two best friends witness a murder and embark on a series of adventures in order to prove the innocence of the man wrongly accused of the crime.
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- 1 win & 5 nominations
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- TriviaDuring two months of filming in Alabama, the production endured muggy heat, swarming bugs, a mysterious "killer" mulch that made several people sick, severe thunderstorm warnings, and a tornado watch.
- GoofsWhen Sid catches Tom running away at the beginning of the movie, he threatens to tell "Aunt Polly" and even tries to call out for "Aunt Polly" before Tom stops him. For the rest of the movie, Sid calls her "Mother."
- Quotes
Tom Sawyer: Huck! Hey, Huck! Muff Potter's my friend. And when a friend's in trouble, you can't run away.
- Alternate versionsDisney Channel cut adds a scene of Doc Robinson's corpse being moved through town, as well as the scene from the trailer in which Tom and Huck get milk thrown into the barrel they are hiding in.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of Twelve Monkeys (1996)
Featured review
Another Casualty of the Middle School Formula
We all know the story. There have been some pretty good Tom Sawyer movies made. This one capitalizes on star power for an audience that probably has never heard of the principle character. Putting these motives aside, it just doesn't work the best. While Jonathan Taylor Thomas is an adequate Tom, Brad Renfro is not a very good Huck. He is too much of a pretty boy. He is much too bright, though his character tries to make him otherwise. If you've read Twain, you know that he is tremendously superstitious and has really rough edges, both mentally and physically. He is kind of whiny in this movie. Becky Thatcher looks to be about 25 years old and stands next to Tom like a giant. She pushes him around and dominates. Obviously, the director decided to make her an attractive character to young women. That's not bad, but it betrays the spirit of the period in which it was written. They should at least have looked about the same age.
There are good scenes. The graveyard scene is well done. Injun Joe is threatening and murderous. The funeral scene is a disappointment. It needed to be milked a bit. Some of the peripheral characters could have been more developed. The conclusion works OK. However, it needed a dose of truth and believability to carry it through. See it, but don't expect a lot.
There are good scenes. The graveyard scene is well done. Injun Joe is threatening and murderous. The funeral scene is a disappointment. It needed to be milked a bit. Some of the peripheral characters could have been more developed. The conclusion works OK. However, it needed a dose of truth and believability to carry it through. See it, but don't expect a lot.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $23,920,048
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,210,458
- Dec 25, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $23,920,048
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
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- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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