the adventures of huck finn ( 1993 film )
bill conti' s score to the adventures of huck finn was released in 1993 by varese sarabande .
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cover title. based on the novel: the adventures of huckleberry finn / by mark twain. based on the novel
the adventures of tom sawyer
by mark twain. the adventures of huck finn: originally released as a motion picture in 1993. tom and huck: originally released as a motion picture in 1995 .
double feature 2 - dvd
- - container. the adventures of huck finn special features include: audio commentary by the director and editor; huck finn: an american classic (production featurette) .
' the adventures of huck finn' elijah wood: huck courtney b. vance: jim robbie coltrane: the duke jason robards: the king ron perlman: pap finn dana ivey: widow douglas
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well, huck is here again. disney, the studio that prides itself on being the cinematic chronicler of childhood, has just released its first adaptation of the adventures of huck finn, a lively, sensitive film with lush cinematography and an exuberant score .
among the adaptations of
adventures of huckleberry finn
on film: > >
huckleberry finn ,
1920, silent film with gordon griffith > >
huckleberry finn ,
1931, with jackie coogan, junior durkin, mitzi green, jane darwell > >
the adventures of huckleberry finn ,
1939, with mickey rooney, walter connolly, william frawley, rex ingram, lynne carver > >
the adventures of huckleberry finn ,
1960, with eddie hodges, tony ...
the adventures of huck finn: screenplay by stephen sommers; produced by laurence mark; directed by stephen sommers; director of photography, janusz kaminski; film editor, bob ducsay; music, bill conti .
the adventures of huck finn (ca. 108 min, 1993) / screenplay by stephen sommers; produced by laurence mark; directed by stephen sommers - - tom and huck (ca. 92 min. , 1995) / screenplay by stephen sommers and john baldecchi; directed by peter hewitt .
the theatrical trailer to walt disney' s
the adventures of huck finn
. written and directed by stephen sommers. full movie is viewable here: urltoken
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rationale for using the movie: mark twain' s novel the adventures of huckleberry finn reveals the process by which a boy comes to the realization that despite the teachings of peers and elders, slavery is wrong and that true friendship transcends race and age. the 1993 version of the film holds the attention of young people and enables them to understand several of twain' s powerful lessons whether or not they have read the book .
filmed in and around natchez in 1993, the movie stars elijah wood as huck finn, along with co - stars courtney b. vance, jason robards, robbie coltrane, anne heche, laura bundy and renee o’conner .
the adventures of huck finn was a financial success, debuting at no. 2 at the box office, and grossing over $ 24 million against a $ 6. 5 million budget .
after the film has been watched, engage the class in a discussion about the movie .
choosing the latter route, walt disney pictures has succeeded in turning
the adventures of huck finn
into a simple, spirited escapade meant for older children, who will certainly grasp the essence of twain' s story if not the nuances. for viewers of any age, this film is good fun and demonstrates a certain daring. disney' s
adventures of huck finn
serves as a sprightly, good - humored introduction to a book that would otherwise be seriously out of fashion .
featuring a young jonathon taylor thomas, this film adaptation of the adventures of tom sawyer and the adventures of huckleberry finn captured the hearts of teenage girls everywhere. the movie doesn' t follow either novel with too much accuracy, but it does capture the youthful spontaneity. wouldn' t recommend using tom and huck for analysis, but it' s still a delightful movie geared towards a youthful audience .
description: the film recounts most of mark twain' s classic story of an errant boy and his adventures on the mississippi river prior to the civil war. huck can be seen as a young hero in a successful search for true individuality .
climb aboard for an extraordinary version of mark twain' s sweeping adventure when walt disney pictures presents the adventures of huck finn. it' s the unforgettable saga of a mischievous youngster and a runaway slave on a wild expedition to freedom .
the adventures of huck finn is an enjoyable film thanks to stephen sommers' energetic direction, a well - written script, crisp cinematography, great performances (particularly elijah wood and courtney b. vance), beautiful scenery, and a terrific score by bill conti .
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. the transformation of huck is there on the screen, although much more time is devoted to the story' s picaresque adventures, as huck and jim meet a series of colorful characters - including some desperate criminals, some feuding neighbors, and the immortal con men the king and the duke .
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the film received generally positive reviews from critics, and currently holds a 69 %
fresh
rating at review aggregate rotten tomatoes. noted critic roger ebert gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, writing
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 .
climb aboard for an extraordinary version of mark twain' s sweeping adventure when walt disney presents the adventures of huck finn, starring elijah wood (the lord of the rings). directed by stephen sommers (the mummy, the mummy returns), it' s the unforgettable saga of a mischievous youngster and a runaway slave
does the film remain faithful to twain’s 1884 book? how does the movie portray southern white attitudes toward slavery? and how does huck’s own attitude toward slavery change over the course of the story? wiggins will lead the post - film discussion to explore these and other questions .
the art of discussion has improved and the breadth of language used has been enhanced by the variety of films watched, all of which we order free from the into film website .
the adventures of huck finn: huck finn, a 19th - century boy floating down the mississippi river on a raft with jim, a runaway slave, becomes involved with a feuding family, two scoundrels pretending to be royalty, and tom sawyer' s aunt, who mistakes him for tom. tom and huck: tom and his friend huck witness a midnight killing which leads to all kinds of difficulties when they swear not to reveal what they saw .
jim barnett is the director of the division of historic properties of the mississippi department of archives and history .
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a couple of years back, it was robin hood. now the public - domain childhood hero of hollywood choice is none other than mark twain' s immortal huckleberry finn. walt disney pictures'
the adventures of huck finn ,
previously known as
huck ,
arrives friday, with elijah wood in the title role once played by mickey rooney and ron howard, among myriad others. since the first version in 1919 ,
the adventures of huckleberry finn
has been filmed over and over. but rarely have three studios set their sights on it simultaneously .
' 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 .
'' the adventures of huck finn
is rated pg (parental guidance suggested). it includes mild violence and slightly rude language. the adventures of huck finn directed and written by stephen sommers; director of photography, janusz kaminski; edited by bob ducsay; music by bill conti; production designer, richard sherman; produced by laurence mark and john baldecchi; released by walt disney pictures. running time: 106 minutes. this film is rated pg. huck... elijah wood jim... courtney b. vance the duke... robbie coltrane the king... jason robards pap finn... ron perlman widow douglas... dana ivey
tom sawyer and his pal huckleberry finn have great adventures on the mississippi river, pretending to be pirates, attending their own funeral and witnessing a murder .
jim is shown to be a loyal friend of finn, an aspect of a respectable character .
the adventures of huck finn
( citywide) is in no way the first time mark twain' s celebrated novel of a boy, a slave, a raft and a river has been made into a film. but not even mickey rooney and jackie coogan, who starred in two of the earlier versions, captured the spunk and the spirit of the boy who wouldn' t be civilized in quite the way wood has .
disney’s idea to remake mark twain’s classic, “the adventures of huckleberry finn, ” is a fine one, and writer - director stephen sommers has made a timely, literate and handsome film. however, the acting of the two leads fails to provide the electrifying and stirring mood that the tale deserves. still, as a solid telling of a mainstay of american literature, disney’s film should make merry at the box office, domestically and internationally .
disney' s
tom and huck
is just the latest in a long line of movies based on mark twain' s classic characters .
tom and huck
( 1995). 93 minutes. a pg - rated walt disney pictures film. with jonathan taylor thomas, brad renfro, eric schweig, charles rocket, amy wright, marian seldes and michael mcshane .
the adventures of huck finn ,
( 1993). 108 minutes. a pg - rated walt disney pictures film. with elijah wood, courtney b. vance, robbie coltrane, jason robards, ron perlman, dana ivey, paxton whitehead, frances conroy, tom aldredge, curtis armstrong and mary louise wilson .
objectives / student outcomes using this learning guide: using the discussion questions and writing assignments set out below students will be introduced to the themes of mark twain' s classic story and exercise analytical and writing skills. teachers seeking a more in - depth analysis might want to look at: (1) twm' s adventures of huck finn film study worksheet or, since huck was engaged in a hero' s journey of internal growth and development, (2) twm' s huck finn hero' s journey worksheet .
haupt, clyde v. huckleberry finn on film: film and television adaptations of mark twain' s novel, 1920 - 1993. jefferson, nc, and london: mcfarland and company, 1994. pp. xi + 187. includes bibliography and index. cloth, 6 - 1 / 4
x 9 - 1 / 4
. $ 35. 00. isbn 0 - 89950 - 920 - 7 .
huck wakes up in the wilks homestead, and learns that jim' s master miss watson (mary louise wilson), who was also one of huck' s caretakers, died, setting jim free in her will. the other caretaker (dana ivey) plans on civilizing huck, but huck, narrating the story, says ,
i' ve been there before .
the film ends with huck running off into the sunset .
tom sawyer and his pal huckleberry finn have great adventures on the mississippi river, pretending to be pirates, attending their own funeral, and witnessing a murder .
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“huck finn’s” rich physical production captures the full dimensions of twain’s novel. with location work done in and around natchez, miss. , the look and tone of the era have been perfectly captured .
the adventures of huck finn: screenplay by stephen sommers; produced by laurence mark; directed by stephen sommers; director of photography, janusz kaminski; film editor, bob ducsay; music, bill conti. tom and huck: a film by peter hewitt; screenplay by stephen sommers and david loughery; produced by laurence mark and john baldecchi; directed by peter hewitt; director of photography, bobby bukowski; editor, david freeman; music, stephen endelman; production designer, gemma jackson .
the natchez literary and cinema celebration will present a movie based upon mark twain’s novel “adventures of huckleberry finn” at 4 p. m. saturday at the natchez visitor reception center. admission is free .
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although the story of huck finn touched upon the racial issues of that time; possibly, in hopes of bringing attention to social problems, it also became part of the problem. packaging racism in a story of childhood adventures doesn’t cause discomfort that often cause change. the story just underscored the belief of “that’s just the way it is and some things don’t change”. huck finn was a great story that was written at a time when it was posh to be offended at social ills without having to do anything to bring about change .
disney' s idea to remake mark twain' s classic ,
the adventures of huckleberry finn ,
is a fine one, and writer - director stephen sommers has made a timely, literate and handsome film. however, the acting of the two leads fails to provide the electrifying and stirring mood that the tale deserves. still, as a solid telling of a mainstay of american literature, disney' s film should make merry at the box office, domestically and internationally .
disney’s idea to remake mark twain’s classic, “the adventures of huckleberry finn, ” is a fine one, and writer - director stephen sommers has made a timely, literate and handsome film. however, the acting of the two leads fails to provide the electrifying and stirring mood that the tale deserves. still, as a solid telling of a mainstay [ … ]
table of contents for huckleberry finn: a documentary volume / edited by tom quirk .
like about 90% of the early silent movies, this first film adaptation of the adventures of tom sawyer seems to be lost. the very brief entry on it in the internet movie data base contains only two names, under
writing credits
- - gene gauntier and mark twain .
and
mrs.' sarah kemble siddons'
, two of the most famous british actors of the 18th century. david garrick and sarah kemble siddons were both long dead by the year in which
the adventures of huckleberry finn
is supposed to take place .
the adventures of huck finn: elijah wood, courtney b. vance, robbie coltrane, jason robards, ron perlman, dana ivey, anne heche. tom and huck: jonathan taylor thomas, brad renfro, eric schweig, charles rocket, amy wright, michael mcshane, marian seldes, rachael leigh cook .
the adventures of huckleberry finn has divided opinion since its publication. although it’s a lively tale of huckleberry finn running away from home to experience memorable encounters, there have been claims of racism within the book’s narrative. jim, finn’s loyal companion, being referred to as “nigger” is a definitive example. is referring to jim by a derogatory term a reflection of mark twain’s racism or an analysis of late 19th century american society ?
1. twain' s criticism of society and its values are an important part of the narrative found in the novel and in the film. the following is a list of topics for his criticism. select three of the topics as they are addressed in the film and then research commentary about twain' s values that clarify and explain his position. write an expository essay in which you refer to the topic as it appears in the film and then deepen the understanding of the topic with references to the commentaries you researched .
this film about the pre - civil war south kicks off a seven - part sequence of monthly screenings titled “hollywood comes to natchez: a civil war film series. ” the series features movies filmed in the natchez area that relate to the civil war .
jonathan taylor thomas was a 14 - year - old tv star when walt disney pictures hired him to play tom; 13 - year - old brad renfro was making his third movie in a year and a half. disney released this 1995 movie under two other names as well: the adventures of tom and huck and just plain tom sawyer, but it was best known by the name tom and huck. on the one hand, that title suggests how well known the pair was by the end of the last century. on the other, since the movie' s plot derives exclusively from tom' s novel, not huck' s, the prominent use of huck' s name suggests there may have been concern about whether tom' s name by itself would draw enough attention and customers to the film. in mt' s novel, we learn that tom
did not care to have huck' s company in public places .
now he seems to need it to keep his own place in the public' s mind. when disney brought out the adventures of huck finn in 1993, tom' s character was left out entirely. © the walt disney company; all rights reserved .
james wiggins, instructor of history at copiah - lincoln community college, natchez branch, will introduce the films in the series and provide historical context for the stories being told. following the conclusion of the movie, audience members will have an opportunity to discuss how this version of huckleberry finn compares with other film adaptations of the story .
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“the adventures of huckleberry finn” isn’t a racist novel, saying it is a racist pro slavery novel due to the fact it has the word ‘nigger’ 212 times, means nothing. it is a great anti slavery and anti racist novel .
huckleberry finn (elijah wood) is a half - literate son of a drunk (ron perlman). one night, his father arrives and huck is taken away to his father' s home. jealous of huck' s money being kept away, he attacks huck, but eventually passes out from exhaustion .
that huck is slow to embrace such ideas (
i never heard such talk in my life !
he says at the thought that all men should be free) provides part of the drama. otherwise, this
huck finn
is an episodic set of adventures, some of them cannily heightened to suit the tastes of contemporary viewers. huck' s masquerading as a girl in one scene now has him stuffing kitchen supplies into his dress, for example. the novel' s version of this event is less antic and more wry .
huck, of course, is not totally on his own. his companion is jim, the commonsensical runaway slave he shares adventures and raft space with. given how much racial sensitivities have changed since twain wrote his novel in 1876, this part is in many ways even more difficult to cast than huck, but in courtney b. vance the film once again has gotten it right .
in the newest version of the oft - adapted book, elijah wood stars as the mischievous, roguish and freewheeling huck finn, who’s living with the widow douglas (dana ivey). curiously, huck’s orchestration of his fake death and escape from his abusive, brutal father is not as emotionally riveting as one remembers it from the book .
mark twain' s times included the birth of a new medium, the movies. he lived long enough to have seen the first film version of one of his books, the 1907 tom sawyer. given his fascination with new inventions, he might have wanted to see this adaptation, but there is no record of his having done so. in the century since, tom sawyer has been the most frequently filmed of mt' s books. it was filmed three times before huck finn was filmed at all, and tom himself was the star of the second movie version of huck' s story (see below). the next century might tell a different story. based on my students' testimony, the adventures of tom sawyer is still read, but it seems safe to say that most americans born since 1975 mainly know tom through huck' s novel, and know the plot of tom sawyer mostly through the more recent films on the list below. in another generation it might be time for tom to say ,
you don' t know about me except you have read a book by the name of' huckleberry finn.'
unlike the film versions of huck' s story, the movies made from tom' s adventures stick pretty closely to the plot of mt' s original text. even the most recent version, for example, still identifies its villain as
injun joe .
no film attempts to incorporate the overt nostalgia of the novel' s backward - looking narrator, but all treat both boyhood and the american past as playgrounds .
joshua park plays the title role in the new musical
the adventures of tom sawyer ,
which begins a two - week run today at the shubert performing arts center in new haven. jim poulos plays the part of huckleberry finn. the actors' identities and roles were reversed in photos on page g1 and g4 sunday .
i love mark twain and i love the adventures of tom sawyer. aside from the racist overtones, huck finn has never been in my favorites among his other works. the reason that i don’t like this book has everything to do with the fact that i enjoyed tom sawyer so much more, and in comparison it falls short for me .
into a romp by the king and duke creates an
adult white male
story, obscuring twain' s more radical focus on the boy and the slave. this discussion by haupt made clearer to me than ever before how it may be a mistake to see huck in the tradition of the picaresque hero: the king and duke are picaros, but culturally huck is something different, more radical. other film and video adaptations, as haupt analyzes them, pursue other
special agendas
: the 1931 film becomes the story of the social adjustment of a troubled teenager, while the 1939 and 1978 versions make huck an abolitionist from the start. political correctness has been involved in adaptations of
writer - director stephen sommers has made a conventional literal film, in which the acting of the two leads never rises above the mediocre, thus failing to endow the tale with the stirring mood that it deserves .
we can only tip our hat to mark twain. as we now begin the second century after his death in 1910, his words still have the power to rile the country, bless him. the publication of the first volume of his autobiography was the literary event of the fall of 2010. now, a new effort to sanitize
huckleberry finn
has readers, scholars, librarians and others mostly shaking their heads. alan gribben, a professor of english at auburn university at montgomery, ala. , has gotten 15 minutes of fame by producing a new combined edition of
the adventures of tom sawyer
and
the adventures of huckleberry finn
that replaces the word
nigger
with the word' slave ,
and changes
injun
to
indian .
movie worksheets: twm offers the following movie worksheets to keep students' minds on the film and to focus their attention on the lessons to be learned from the movie. film study worksheet for ela classes; huck finn on a hero' s journey worksheet; and worksheet for cinematic and theatrical elements and their effects. teachers can modify the movie worksheets to fit the needs of each class. see also twm' s movies as literature homework project. additional ideas for lesson plans for this movie can be found at twm' s guide to lesson plans using film adaptations of novels, short stories or plays .
when huck finn is walking with billy grangerford (at 45: 05 to 45: 07) to a brick outbuilding where a new slave is chained, you can see the brake lights of a blue mini van in the bottom left quarter of the screen - look to the left of the tree trunk, under the shrubbery .
this retelling of huck finn offers the cinematic world nothing another outing for the young wood. but with nothing to say it relies on picturesque scenery and random events to spur it along. without the arrival of coltrane and robards there would be little attraction .
meanwhile, jim has been taken to prison for huck' s murder, and tells huck about his dead father, thus huck rebukes jim. huck puts the money in the coffin of a recently - deceased family member. he exposes the king and the duke as con men to mary jane, and tells her to tell the town at 10: 00, when a scheduled steamboat to cairo departs .
day 2! !! this time i watched the 1993 version of the adventures of huck finn, a lot better than the one from the 60' s, great cast that can actually act and make you believe what they are saying. to begin we have mr. frodo himself elijah wood when he was a kid playing the main character, he was a great kid actor and i' m glad, as far as i know, that he made a good transition into an adult actor. the rest of the cast is great to watch too, we have ron perlman, mr. hellboy, scaring the heck out of us even without make up =) then we have jason robards and james gammon, two great character actors doing…
on wednesday, feb. 26, the farmington libraries will host a lecture titled ,
adventures of huckleberry finn: an american story .
this event will take place at 7 p. m. at the farmington main library at 6 monteith drive. craig hotchkiss, educational program manager at the mark twain house and museum, will lecture and lead an in - depth discussion on
the adventures of huckleberry finn .
this is not exactly a book talk, this presentation reaffirms the importance of mark twain' s masterpiece by placing it within the context of the larger history of race relations in america from slavery to the modern civil rights movement .
though huck seems cheerful enough giving a boxing lesson to an unlucky local tyke in the film' s opening sequence, he soon turns frightened when he sees a distinctive footprint on the shores of the mississippi. it can mean nothing but the return of his dread father, pap, and after consulting with jim, who does a little conjuring on the side, huck decides to leave town .
they come across a wanted poster for jim, falsely saying that he murdered huck. jim and huck come across a sinking barge one night, and jim notices huck' s father' s corpse on the ship. huck notices two sailors leaving one to drown in a room as the water comes crashing through. huck and jim' s canoe sinks, but they steal another one, as the barge completely sinks underwater .
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 .
please join us on saturday as we launch “hollywood comes to natchez: a civil war film series. ”
in missouri, during the 1840s, young huck finn fearful of his drunkard father and yearning for adventure, leaves his foster family and joins with runaway slave jim in a voyage down the... see more »
twain' s text defies all efforts to translate onto film. without huck' s subjective narrative, the subtler points fall flat, leaving a drained and empty children' s movie in its place .
when huck finn is walking with billy grangerford (at 45: 05 to 45: 07) to a brick outbuilding where a new slave is chained, you can see the brake lights of a blue mini van in the bottom left quarter of the screen - look to the left of the tree trunk, under the shrubbery. see more »
in missouri, during the 1840s, young huck finn fearful of his drunkard father and yearning for adventure, leaves his foster family and joins with runaway slave jim in a voyage down the mississippi river toward slavery free states .
huck is played by elijah wood, who mercifully seems free of cuteness and other affectations of child stars, and makes a resolute, convincing huck. the real huck (based on a childhood friend of twain' s) was probably much tougher and had rougher edges, but huck has been sanitized for years in the movies (just as the widow douglas tried to
sivilize
the original). jim, the crucial character in the story, is played by courtney b. vance, a new york stage actor who is able to embody the enormous tact with which jim guides huck out of the thickets of prejudice and sets him on the road to tolerance and decency .
experts at the mark twain house & museum are discussing whether they should buy a pending new edition of
adventures of huckleberry finn
and the adventures of tom sawyer .
why is it an issue? the combined volume of the classics, to be published in february, has been censored. twain scholar alan gribben and alabama' s newsouth books have replaced the n - word (used 223 times between the two books, according to gribben) with the word
slave
; changed
injun
( in reference to
injun joe
)
big river: the adventures of huckleberry finn ,
a musical play adaptation of mark twain' s great satirical novel, has been revived by goodspeed musicals in east haddam. it' s fine family entertainment. twain' s winding plot - telling of the harrowing risks taken by two runaways, the white huckleberry finn and enslaved african american jim, as they drift down the mississippi in the 1840s - has been streamlined, much as the army corps of engineers has tried to constrain the river' s monstrous flood waters .
3. write a narrative about some time in huck finn' s future, more than 25 years after huck and jim complete their adventure. describe setting, characters and circumstance that show what has become of huck as he moves into middle age. be sure to address the social changes that would have happened in the passage of time. show meaning through action, dialogue, comparison, thoughts and descriptive language .
mt wrote tom sawyer, detective along with tom sawyer abroad in the mid - 1890s, two decades after tom' s first novel appeared. at the time he was more desperate for money than at any other point in his career, and seems mainly to have been trying to cash in on the established marketability of tom' s name. presumbably adolph zukor had much the same motive when he produced this film for paramount at the same time that selznick was making his film. the cover of the film' s publicity book (left) shows a young donald o' connor, who actually played huck. huck and tom both appear in the two posters below. another poster | another poster
and then huck and jim drift onto the subjects of race and slavery, and huck is bound to admit, after jim explains it to him, that black people have the same feelings as everyone else, and are deserving of his respect. this process of huck' s conversion is one of the crucial events in american literature. some cannot admire it and think it should not be taught in schools because huck, like every boy of his time, used the word
nigger .
they are very short - sighted .
younger children, however, may be overwhelmed by the extensive dialogue and by several of the scary scenes, especially the ones between angel - faced huck and his hairy, hot - tempered father (perlman, looking much like he did on television’s beauty and the beast). still, even the young ones will enjoy the film’s broad humor: huck disguised as a girl, stuffing stolen food down his dress; jim predicting huck’s future by poking a hairball ”puked up by an ox just the other day”; and the con artists’ blatantly ridiculous versions of british accents .
viewed as a cinematic property even if it never was intended as one ,
the adventures of huckleberry finn
is an either - or proposition. either the sweeping breadth and satirical tone of mark twain' s classic novel are somehow approximated, in which case the material will elude most young viewers, or the story must be scaled down .
i have never read the source material nor watch any productions before so i' m watching this adaptation as my first venture into the world of huckleberry finn and i sure did enjoy it. jim and huck' s friendship is special .
like any literary adaptation, this film throws out many scenes and changes others around. as a film, though, it works perfectly. comparing it to the 1960 version, the reputation of the 1930s as the golden age of hollywood is exemplified in this picture. although the film and editing techniques were primitive at this point, the humour is funny, the characters click, and the drama is captivating. i' m not sure why this and the 1960 leave out the scene where huck convinces jim he' s dreamt them separating in the fog, since its one of the most important in the novel. in any case, jim' s plight is tragic, and makes one shudder to think of the many people that had to be subjected to the institution of slavery. rex ingram gives a great performance, and his best scene may be in the jail, right before the lynch mob bursts through the door .
somebody help me !
he cries. amazing. it should also be noted that clara blandickgives an outstanding performance as miss watson. mickey rooney is okay as huck, but his acting style hasn' t aged as well as the others in the film. overall, i highly recommend this as great entertainment and a great film. 8 / 10
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this is a loose adaptation of the original work. in fact, some scenes in the movie are completely made up, and some of the main plot lines are simply glossed over. even still, it gives viewers a general overview of the work and captures the time and place in which the story is set. the film features some fine acting, with eddie hodges as huck, and former boxer archie moore playing jim. also stars tony randall in a silly performance as one of the con men that huck and jim encounter in their travels down the mighty mississippi .
in twain’s classic tale, huckleberry finn runs away from home with his friend jim, an enslaved african american youth. riding a raft down the mississippi river, the two fugitives embark on a series of adventures as they try to evade capture. huck is worried about being sent back to his cruel father “pap, ” while jim fears punishment and a return to slavery .
in the spirit of canonizing, we asked harold bloom to list the five books he considered the greatest novels of the american experience. here is his list :
moby - dick
by herman melville .
the adventures of huckleberry finn
by mark twain .
the scarlet letter
by nathaniel hawthorne .
the portrait of a lady
by henry james .
as i lay dying
by william faulkner. and which of these is the greatest american novel ?
i can' t say whether 'huckleberry finn' or 'moby - dick' should be first, but it would be one of those two .
huckleberry finn, a rambunctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the mississippi river. accompanying him is jim, a slave running away from being sold. together the two strike a bond of friendship that takes them through harrowing events and thrilling adventures .
huckelberry was a young boy, who runs away from home, and floats down the mississippi river. he meets a run away slave named jim and the two undertake a series of adventures based on the picaresque novel by mark twain. as the story progresses the duo exploit an array of episodic enterprises, while huckleberry slowly changes his views of bigotry. along the way, huck and jim meet the king and duke, who ultimately send the protagonists towards a different route on their journey. as huck begins to have a change of heart, he gradually begins to distinguish between right and wrong, and conclusively, huck is faced with the moral dilemma between the world' s prejudice, of which he' s grown up with, and the lessons jim has taught him throughout the story about the evils of racism .
a year before he made gone with the wind, david o. selznick went back to ante bellum missouri with his version of the adventures of tom sawyer (1938). directed by norman taurog, who had done huck finn for paramount in 1931 and who also directed boys town with mickey rooney and spencer tracy in 1938, the film starred tommy kelly as tom, jackie moran as huck, ann gillis as becky thatcher, may robson as aunt polly, philip hurlic as
little jim
and gets memorable performances from walter brennan as muff potter and victor jory as injun joe. 18 publicity photos | grosset & dunlap photoplay edition
miss - lou residents will recognize a number of locations in the movie, including natchez under - the - hill and historic jefferson college, as well as a host of local people who had speaking roles and appeared as extras in the film .
your article is quite interesting! i’m also glad to see your use of the original illustrations, available in the berkeley version of adventures of huckleberry finn. do you think twain provides subtle agency for jim by pairing him with huck, a character of a similar socio - economic and societal background? the only reason huck would be (potentially) more viable in society is his race, especially after turning over his found fortune to the judge before embarking on the journey with jim. twain seems to put two very similar male characters together, letting them grow and feed off each other, but asking the reader to decide if they’re equal .
huckelberry was a young boy, who runs away from home, and floats down the mississippi river. he meets a run away slave named jim and the two undertake a series of adventures based on the picaresque novel by mark twain. as the story progresses the duo exploit an array of episodic enterprises, while huckleberry slowly changes his views of bigotry. along the way, huck and jim meet the king and duke, who ultimately send the protagonists towards a different route on their journey. as huck begins to have a change of heart, he gradually begins to distinguish between right and wrong, and conclusively, huck is faced with the moral dilemma between the world' s prejudice, of which he' s grown up with, and the lessons jim has taught him throughout the story about the evils of racism. written by cayman frendt
one of my favorites when i was younger and it still holds up today. the landscape is beautiful and the acting is great. elijah wood gave an amazing performance as huck finn and completely embodied the character. stephen sommers made a fun and lovable story even more accessible .
production: a buena vista release of a walt disney pictures presentation in association with steve white prods. produced by laurence mark. executive producers, barry bernardi, steve white. co - producer, john baldecchi. directed, written by stephen sommers, based on the novel
the adventures of huckleberry finn
by mark twain .
despite the film' s opening exhortation (
get ready for a spit - lickin' good time !
), it works hard to avoid turning cute. as directed and adapted by stephen sommers, it also does well at retaining the flavor of twain' s language while shifting the dialogue toward present - day vernacular. and it is reasonably true to twain' s conception of his central characters, successfully presenting the union of a rascally white boy and a runaway slave (the film eschews twain' s use of the word
nigger
in describing jim) as a flesh - and - blood friendship. the film does not compromise huck' s first benighted opinions about slavery to soft - pedal its hero .
the film improves considerably once huck encounters jim (courtney b. vance), a runaway slave whose goal is to escape to the north so that he can eventually buy his family’s freedom. the two drifters strike a unique friendship as they start their mysterious, fateful journey down the mississippi river .
interesting. in high school, i recall reading finn by jon clinch, which was essentially an extremely dark story from the pov of huck’s dad. notably, it perceived huck as biracial, with a white father and black mother. i find analyzing jim’s character to be fascinating, and it is definitely important to mention huck’s “i’ll go to hell! ” moment because it is a defining event of autonomy. he was raised to equate vying for the abolition of slavery with eternal damnation, and this is a pivotal moment where his recognition of jim’s humanity exceeds, in the context of the period’s beliefs, the alleged salvation of his soul .
huck finn: i' m sorry jim... i didn' t want this to happen. jim: you' re still my best and only friend. see more »
pap finn
' s belch was added in later to be louder. writer / director stephen sommers says ron perlman, the actor who plays pap finn ,
wasn' t really good at belching
.
though it is basically a pg - rated family film, boy' s adventure division, with actors this capable
huck finn
can' t help but interest unaccompanied adults as well. it does bog down seriously in the middle, when the plot pushes huck and jim to the background, and it also exhibits a tendency to be more preachy than grown - ups may find diverting, but overall this is a successful effort, a straightforward yarn that will probably remind parents of the kind of cheerful disney films they themselves grew up with .
it would be wrong to judge a person or make assumptions without really getting to know that person. in the same way, as an english teacher at manchester high school, i encourage my students to examine literature and other entities in their lives and then make educated decisions. i also put forth the mantra: the more we read about others, the more we learn about ourselves .
the adventures of huckleberry finn
is a masterpiece that satirically examines life in america in the 1800s prior to the civil war and emancipation [ editorial, dec. 27 ,
another look at huck finn
]
the just cause something is the law, doesn' t mean it' s right theme was beat over the head about slavery. i mean, we all know it' s wrong, but it was kind of pushed on the viewer here. and huck finn never really seems to waiver on his belief in the law .
suggested response: answers will vary. the discussion should include a description of how jim learns that white people can be righteous because huck treats him that way and because a white person, the widow douglas, gives jim his freedom. huck learns that slavery is wrong because he cannot deny jim' s humanity and once he accepts jim as a human being, huck sees the evils of slavery .
presented here tends to derive from that earlier era. for haupt, the key is the humanistic view of huck' s friendship with jim: he says, in fact, that this is one of two things that make for a successful adaptation. (the other is a personable actor playing huck. )
the adventures of huck finn is a 1993 american adventure film written and directed by stephen sommers , distributed by walt disney studios motion pictures and buena vista pictures , and starring elijah wood , courtney b. vance , jason robards and robbie coltrane ; it is based on mark twain 's novel adventures of huckleberry finn and focuses on at least three-fourths 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 . 
the adventures of huck finn is a 1993 american adventure film written and directed by stephen sommers, distributed by walt disney studios motion pictures and buena vista pictures, and starring elijah wood, courtney b. vance, jason robards and robbie coltrane; it is based on mark twain's novel adventures of huckleberry finn and focuses on at least three-fourths 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.
the adventures of huck finn is a 1993 american adventure film written and directed by stephen sommers, distributed by walt disney studios motion pictures and buena vista pictures, and starring elijah wood, courtney b. vance, jason robards and robbie coltrane; it is based on mark twain's novel adventures of huckleberry finn and focuses on at least three-fourths 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.