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| Directed by | Stephen Sommers |
| Produced by | John Baldecchi Steve White |
| Screenplay by | Stephen Sommers |
| Based on | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain |
| Starring | Elijah Wood Courtney B. Vance Jason Robards Robbie Coltrane |
| Music by | Bill Conti |
| Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński |
| Editing by | Bob Ducsay |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Release date(s) | April 2, 1993 |
| Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6.5 million |
| Box office | $24,103,594 |
The Adventures of Huck Finn is a 1993 Disney adventure film starring Elijah Wood and Courtney B. Vance; it is based on Mark Twain's novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, though it focuses almost exclusively on the first half 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. This movie was filmed entirely in Mississippi.
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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 three 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.
The movie debuted at No.2.[1] The Adventures of Huck Finn currently holds a rating of 69% on Rotten Tomatoes. Roger Ebert gives the film 3 out of 4 stars, saying "The story of Huck and Jim has been told in six or seven earlier movies, and now comes "The Adventures of Huck Finn," a graceful and entertaining version by a young director named Stephen Sommers, who doesn't dwell on the film's humane message, but doesn't avoid it, either."
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