The Adventures of Huck Finn with Elijah Wood: DVD Cover

    The Adventures of Huck Finn Director: Stephen Sommers Cast: Elijah Wood, Courtney Vance, Robbie Coltrane, Jason Robards Jr.

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    • DVD Release Date: 01/15/2002
    • Original Release: 1993
    • Rating: Rated PG
    • Sales Rank: 14,312

    Viewer Rating: (7 ratings)

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    Features

    Audio commentary with director Stephen Sommers and editor Bob Ducsay; "Huck Finn: An American Classic" production featurette; Dolby Digital Surround Sound; Widescreen [1.85:1] enhanced for 16x9 televisions; Spanish and French language tracks and subtitles

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 --
    0. Chapter Selection
    1. Opening Titles [2:44]
    2. Huck's Future [5:08]
    3. Civilized [4:26]
    4. Pap Finn [6:25]
    5. River to Freedom [4:28]
    6. Wanted for Murder [5:06]
    7. Shipwreck [5:17]
    8. Right and Wrong [5:42]
    9. "I Ain't Had It So Good in All My Life" [12:09]
    10. Family Feud [4:50]
    11. The King and the Duke [5:20]
    12. "Welcome to America" [6:48]
    13. Paying Respects [4:56]
    14. Peter Wilks's Gold [5:51]
    15. Auction [9:32]
    16. The Real Wilks Brothers [8:03]
    17. Best Friends [4:16]
    18. A Free Man/End Credits [6:22]

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    Editorial Reviews

    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. Don Kaye, All Movie Guide

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    Adventures of Huck Finnby Anonymous

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    January 31, 2006: This is a candy-coated version of the novel. Jim has become educated and speaks English more properly than the Queen. Huck is a mental midget. Pap is barely an annoyance, rather than the notorious drunkard. Above all else, the controversial "n-----" is full stricken from the dialogue (along with any sense of the colloquial craft), thereby bleaching this tale of any of Clemens' intended bit. In short, it's an insult.

    Adventures of Huck Finnby Anonymous

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    February 28, 2005: Elijah Wood is perfect for the role of Huck, and the movie hits all the major parts of the book (except the ending which Twain himself later said he didn't like). Filmed on location in Mississippi on the river, it has the disney movie style but was made in time so that it could also show twain's characters as he wrote them, mainly a 10 year old boy smoking, swearing, and shooting a gun. Ultimately just like in the book, it is a story about Huck's heart and his friendship to Jim, with lots of adventure in between.


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