This film was directed by the awarding winning Dick Lowry. The film was released on 27 February 1982 and got nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys but unfortunately didn’t win. The star of the movie is Anthony Michael Hall as Huck Finn and the rather unknown Patrick Creadon as Tom Sawyer. The movie was filmed in Alabama and it was a great success when it came out maybe the best made film in Alabama so far, at least for the children.
The movie is targeted for a young audience, mostly children and teens. The story of the movie is great and the screenplay is also quite good. This is also Anthony Michael Hall’s first film to star in, and he does an excellent job to fill out his role as Huck Finn. The movie shows the friendship between Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer how they lived together and helped each other out as best as they could. The movie shows when they traveled the Mississippi River and got into a lot of trouble. However, the movie has a good moral to it and even though it is almost 30 years old I would say it is a perfect adventure film for the youngest generation.
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