The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)

Director:

Stephen Sommers

Writers (WGA):

Mark Twain (novel)
Stephen Sommers (screenplay)

Release Date:

2 April 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Adventure | Drama

Tagline:

They set off in search for freedom and discovered the adventure of a lifetime!

Plot:

Huckleberry Finn, the half-literate son of a drunk, runs away from home and follows the Mississippi River with an escaped slave named Jim...

Plot Keywords:

Con | River | Mississippi River | Slave | Reward

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
Paxton Whitehead	...	Harvey Wilks
Tom Aldredge	...	Dr. Robinson
Laura Bell Bundy	...	Susan Wilks (as Laura Bundy)
Curtis Armstrong	...	Country Jake
Mary Louise Wilson	...	Miss Watson
Frances Conroy	...	Scrawny Shanty Lady
Danny Tamberelli	...	Ben Rodgers (as Daniel Tamberelli)
Denman Anderson	...	Book Worm
Mickey Cassidy	...	Bully
Alex Zuckerman	...	Joe Rodgers
Marion Zinser	...	Levi Bell (as Marian Zinser)
Renée O'Connor	...	Julia Wilks
Leon Russom	...	Shanty Lady's Husband
Garette Ratliff Henson	...	Billy Grangerford
Richard Anders	...	Col. Grangerford
Elaine Fjellman	...	Miss Sophie Grangerford
Janet Shea	...	Mother Grangerford
Jay R. Unger	...	Sirus
Dion Anderson	...	Sheriff
Paul Kropfl	...	Campfire Man
Mark Allen Branson	...	William Wilks
John Henry Scott	...	Abe Turner
Hoskins Deterly	...	Curmudgeon
Mike Watson	...	Joe Turner
Gary Lee Davis	...	Fighting Man #1
Ben Scott	...	Fighting Man #2 (as Ben R. Scott)
Russell Paul Parkerson	...	The Fishing Boy
Kimberly Latrice Hall	...	Louise
Paul Dewees	...	Auctioneer
Evelyn B. Bunch	...	Jingo Lady
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cam Clarke	...	Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Kevin Young	...	Soldier (uncredited)

Directed by
Stephen Sommers

Writing credits (WGA)
Mark Twain		(novel)
Stephen Sommers		(screenplay)

Produced by
John Baldecchi	....	co-producer
Barry Bernardi	....	executive producer
Laurence Mark	....	producer
Llewellyn Wells	....	associate producer
Steve White	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Bill Conti

Cinematography by
Janusz Kaminski

Film Editing by
Bob Ducsay

Casting by
Mary Goldberg

Production Design by
Richard Sherman

Art Direction by
Randy Moore

Set Decoration by
Michael Warga

Costume Design by
Betsy Heimann		(as Betsy Faith Heimann)

Makeup Department
Coree Lear	....	key makeup artist
Vicky Phillips	....	key hair stylist
Darlene Brumfield	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Mitch Gates	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Llewellyn Wells	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Howard Ellis	....	first assistant director
Darryl Frank	....	second second assistant director
Kevin Barry Howe	....	second assistant director
Greg Michael	....	second unit director

Art Department
Elizabeth M. Burhop	....	art department coordinator
Steve Grodt	....	key swing
Nicola Hewitt	....	set dresser
Keith Neely	....	set designer
Paul Oliver	....	scenic artist
Michael Reinhart	....	construction coordinator
Byron Scott Thomas	....	property master (as Byron Thomas)
Lou A. Trabbie III	....	lead man
Keith Walters	....	assistant property master
Lauren York	....	construction foreman

Sound Department
Steve C. Aaron	....	production sound mixer (as Steve Aaron)
Rick Ash	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ed Bannon	....	sound editor
Jeff Cannon	....	second boom operator
Richard Corwin	....	sound editor
Ed Fassl	....	sound editor (as Edward Fassl)
Marilyn Graf	....	foley mixer
David Hagberg	....	sound editor (as David Lee Hagberg)
Catherine Harper	....	foley artist
Philip A. Hess	....	sound editor
William Hooper	....	foley artist
William Hooper	....	sound editor
Fred Judkins	....	supervising sound editor
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Ossama Khuluki	....	foley artist
Randy Pease	....	boom operator
Robert L. Sephton	....	sound designer (as Robert Sephton)
Robert L. Sephton	....	sound editor (as Robert Sephton)
Mark A. Tracy	....	assistant sound editor
Christopher T. Welch	....	sound editor
Dean A. Zupancic	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Michael Arbogast	....	special effects assistant (as Michael N. Arbogast)
Roy Arbogast	....	special effects coordinator (as Roy H. Arbogast)
Bill Lee	....	special effects assistant
Jesse Wayne	....	keel boat driver
Erick Brennan	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)

Stunts
Dustin Courtney	....	stunts
Jeff Danoff	....	stunts
Gary Lee Davis	....	stunts
Ousaun Elam	....	stunts
Marian Green	....	stunts
Johnny Hock	....	stunts (as John Hock)
Mike H. McGaughy	....	stunts (as Mike McGaughy)
Larry Nicholas	....	stunt double
Walter Robles	....	stunts (as Walt Robles)
Ben Scott	....	stunt coordinator
Ben Scott	....	stunts
Walter Scott	....	stunts
R.L. Tolbert	....	stunts
Greg Walker	....	stunts
Mike Watson	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
David Blood	....	electrician
Marek Bojsza	....	electrician
John Bramley	....	still photographer (as J. Bramley)
Murray K. Campbell	....	gaffer
Jeffrey R. Clark	....	first assistant camera
Steve Drake	....	grip
Scott Fawley	....	grip
Mauro Fiore	....	camera operator
Jarek Gorczycki	....	best boy electric
Paul Howard	....	electrician
John Knight	....	key grip
Steven Meizler	....	second assistant camera
Joe A. Ponticelle	....	second assistant camera
Charles Seabrook	....	grip
Angelo Louis Suasnovar Jr.	....	best boy grip
Kevin Whitlow	....	dolly grip
Rocky W. Ford	....	grip (uncredited)
Wells A. Smith	....	key rigging grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Amy Lippens	....	casting associate
Lisa Parks	....	extras casting
Anne Massey	....	casting: Natchez (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Patricia K. Armagast	....	set costumer
Mary Claire Hannan	....	set costumer
Joan Thomas	....	costume supervisor
Dana Wright	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer
Peter Heinemann	....	assistant editor
Kelly Matsumoto	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Bob Bornstein	....	music preparation
Lee De Carlo	....	score mixer
Michael Dittrick	....	music editor
Jack Eskew	....	orchestrator
Ken Johnson	....	music editor
Steve Livingston	....	music editor
Chris McGary	....	assistant music editor
Daniel J. Johnson	....	music editor (uncredited)
Blake Martin Moulin	....	assistant music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Dean Curtis Black	....	transportation captain
Edward Flotard	....	transportation coordinator
Stanley Robinson	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Guy Adan	....	unit publicist
Petra Alexandria	....	assistant: Mr. Mark
Ann Blessing	....	adr voice
Francie Brown	....	dialect coach
Samuel L. Cauthen	....	animal wrangler
Sylvie Chesneau	....	script supervisor
June Christopher	....	adr voice
Cam Clarke	....	adr voice
Robert Clarke	....	adr voice
Maureen 'Mo' Crutchfield	....	assistant production accountant
Elizabeth Dollarhide	....	production assistant
Ann Dunsford	....	assistant production coordinator (as Ann Ashby Dunsford)
Jenny Fitzgibbons	....	production accountant
Robbie Goldstein	....	location manager
Judith Kahn	....	title designer
Lisa Lynn Kearsley	....	production coordinator
Alexandra Koch	....	assistant: Mr. Bernardi and Mr. Wells
Teddy Lee	....	key set production assistant
Jim Lipman	....	marine researcher
Gary Lowe	....	marine boat coordinator
Jon Mallard	....	production assistant
Gina Matthews	....	assistant: Mr. Baldecchi
Sandra McNeil	....	studio teacher (as Sandra J. McNeil)
Brian Rankel	....	assistant: Mr. Mark
Paige M. Sibley	....	assistant location manager
Ben Taunton	....	marine boat coordinator
C. Ransom Walrod	....	marine boat coordinator
Jody Winger	....	title illustration

Production Companies

• Walt Disney Pictures (presents)

Distributors

• Buena Vista International (Sweden) (1994) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (1993) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Pictures
• C.B. Films (Spain)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (video)

Other Companies

• Alter Image  negative cutting
• Cinema Research  titles and opticals
• Studio Sea  marine coordination

Also Known As:

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
As Aventuras de Huck Finn (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
Las aventuras de Huckleberry Finn (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Die Abenteuer von Huck Finn (Germany) [de]
Huckleberry Finnin seikkailut (Finland) [fi]
Huckleberry Finns äventyr (Sweden) [sv]
Le avventure di Huck Finn (Italy) [it]
Les aventures de Huckleberry Finn (France) (video title) [fr]
Oi peripeteies tou Huck Finn (Greece) [el]
Przygody Hucka Finna (Poland) [pl]

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild violence and language.

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-10/7 | Germany:6 | Iceland:L | Peru:PT | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Jefferson Military College - Highway 61, Washington, Mississippi, USA

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

"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".

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Huck's father is carrying Huck out of the bedroom over his shoulder (at 11:51 to 12:01), you can see a sprinkler head on the ceiling of the hallway. The DVD resolution is inadequate to differentiate between its being a sprinkler head or a capped-off gas light pipe protruding down from a round base.

Quotes:

Huck Finn: You're the best friend I ever had, Jim.
Jim: You're the only friend I ever had...

Movie Connections:

Version of Huckleberry Finn (1974)

Soundtrack:

String Quartet No.17 'Jagd' in B-Flat major, K.458

A perfect movie with a perfect ending.

True, Elijah Wood may not match the look and feel of the character Twain had in mind, but in this movie he works well as a young boy learning that friendship, love, and human rights mean more than tradition. Jim, a wise but uneducated runaway slave longs to find freedom so he can earn enough money to buy his family. Huck, a street-smart kid running away from his abusive father, is torn between breaking the law or betraying a freind. Which is the greater crime? Wood's age is put to good use in allowing more immaturity in the character. He can't understand why he can't bring himself to turn Jim in, even though he knows it's the right thing to do. In a heart-wrenching scene in which Huck's selfishness causes Jim to be whipped by a cruel overseer, Huck tries to convince himself that it wasn't his fault, only to realize how much he and Jim actually love and need each other. All of this takes us full-speed into an emotional climax that is quite honestly the best ending of any movie I have ever seen. Huck Finn is perfect.