The Adventures of Huck Finn

The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)

Genres - Action, Adventure, Drama, Children's/Family  |   Sub-Genres - Family-Oriented Adventure, Coming-of-Age  |   Release Date - Apr 2, 1993 (USA)  |   Run Time - 106 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Don Kaye

This eighth adaptation of the timeless Mark Twain novel casts Elijah Wood as Huckleberry Finn, the half-literate son of a drunk who runs away from home and follows the Mississippi River with an escaped slave named Jim (Courtney S. Vance). Along the way, the duo encounter adventures with colorful characters like The King (Jason Robards) and the Duke (Robbie Coltrane), two con men who impersonate British visitors in order to swindle two sisters out of their fortune, and Susan Wilks (Laura Bundy), 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. Not the most in-depth version of Twain's tale, The Adventures Of Huck Finn is a solid retelling of the classic story.

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boy, Americana, con/scam, friendship, inheritance, kidnapping, lessons, on-the-road, on-the-run, orphan, reward, runaway [from home], slavery