The Adventures of Huck Finn

"For anyone who has ever dreamed of running away from it all"

1993 1h 48m EN

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Mischievous Huck Finn is unnerved when his father, reemerging after years away, kidnaps him in an attempt to take away a $600 inheritance from his late mother. Fearing for his life, Huck fakes his own death and escapes. He soon runs into his friend, Jim, a slave fleeing his master. Together, the pair embarks on a raft journey down the Mississippi River, staying ahead of pursuers who blame the slave for Huck's alleged murder.

“For anyone who has ever dreamed of running away from it all”

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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

Credits

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Director: Stephen Sommers
Writers: Stephen Sommers
Languages: English, French
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.7× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stephen Sommers, shot by Janusz Kamiński. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bill Conti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Bob Ducsay shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Elijah Wood and Courtney B. Vance and Robbie Coltrane carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "For anyone who has ever dreamed of running away from it all".

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The take

Stephen Sommers directs. Janusz Kamiński behind the camera. Bill Conti scores. Bob Ducsay cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French.

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1Made its money back 3.7× over at the box office.
233 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
4Directed by Stephen Sommers, shot by Janusz Kamiński. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Bill Conti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Bob Ducsay shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Elijah Wood and Courtney B. Vance and Robbie Coltrane carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "For anyone who has ever dreamed of running away from it all".
9IMDB entry: tt0106223 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Janusz Kamiński
Original score: Bill Conti
Editing: Bob Ducsay
Production design: Richard Sherman
Costume design: Betsy Heimann
Stunt coordinator: Ben Scott
Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $6,500,000
Box office: $24,103,594
Return: 371% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)

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r96sk2020-09-27
★ 8/10
A pretty mad film. First off, I did enjoy <em>'The Adventures of Huck Finn'</em>. The main reason for that is Elijah Wood, who is honestly tremendous in the role of Huckleberry Finn. I've only, as of recently, seen Wood in his adult years, this is the best performance I've seen from him; I'm yet to watch <em>'The Lord of the Rings'</em>, admittedly. Away from Wood, there are a few other strong cast members. Courtney B. Vance is impressive as Jim, while Jason Robards (The King) and Robbie Coltrane (The Duke) are a good double act. I very much like the cast. Onto the story. It's kinda bonkers. It goes from being sombre, to being funny, to being serious, back to sombre, back to funny etc. It's very up and down in that sense, the first and third acts are rather heavy but the middle act is as silly as it could possibly be really. It has a very mixed feel about it, amidst the overall arc of slavery. There is definitely a positive message in there, particularly with Finn and Jim. It's just muddled in with comedy, somewhat oddly. All that matters, though, is did I feel entertained by it? Yes, quite easily so. A film to watch, certainly. Worth noting I am the opposite of book smart (aim to change that at some point!), despite knowing the name of the title character I've never read the book by Mark Twain. Therefore I couldn't tell you if it does Twain's work justice, or how it relates to it.

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