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Movie Info

In this claymation film, celebrated author Mark Twain (James Whitmore), displeased with the state of humanity, sets off in a hot-air balloon to meet his celestial destiny: Halley's Comet. Stowed away on the craft are beloved characters from Twain's stories -- Tom Sawyer (Chris Ritchie), Becky Thatcher (Michele Mariana) and Huckleberry Finn (Gary Krug). As Twain's balloon ascends ever higher to its ultimate goal, his literary creations try to persuade him of the essential goodness of man.

Rating:

G
Genre:

adventure, kids and family, animation, fantasy
Original Language:

English
Director:

Will Vinton
Producer:

Will Vinton
Release Date (Streaming):

Feb 4, 2017
Runtime:

1h 26m

Cast & Crew

James Whitmore
Mark Twain
Voice

Chris Ritchie
Tom Sayer
Voice

Michele Mariana
Becky Thatcher, The Mysterious Stranger, Girl in Crowd
Voice

Gary Krug
Huck Finn
Voice

Will Vinton
Director

Will Vinton
Producer

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Critic Reviews for The Adventures of Mark Twain

All Critics (5) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (1)

Everything looks soft, squashy and sort of ugly.

March 3, 2019 | Full Review…

Vincent Canby
New York Times
This is an imaginative work.

March 3, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

TV Guide
Such a wonderfully entertaining and rather charming film.

March 3, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Craig Skinner
HeyUGuys
Dry humor and scary scenes abound in Twain overview.

September 17, 2013 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Brian Costello
Common Sense Media
There's more than enough weird and wise material to keep you entertained -- especially if you're an animation buff or a Samuel Clemens aficionado.

January 17, 2006 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Scott Weinberg
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Audience Reviews for The Adventures of Mark Twain

Jun 23, 2011

An underrated gem in the Stop-Motion world. Its a shame that almost nobody knows about this film nowadays, just because of how poorly it did with the critics at the time and it did poorly at the box office, but I say this movie deserves more recognition in the film world. Stop-motion is one of my favorite forms of film, and this stop-motion is no exception, in fact, for a very low budget film, the stop-motion is some of the best I've seen before. Also the acting is not too bad either, Charles Whitmore gives probably his best performance ever as Mark Twain in this film, the way he narrates the stories he tells to the kids, and how heacts in the film, give tribute to how good at acting he is. Though there is one scene in this movie that just leaves me scratching my head on why it is even in the film, because it seems to have no purpose, its the scene where the kids go into a room that says the Mysterious Stranger, and a man with no head that talks through a shape shifting mask says he is the devil, and he does some very disturbing things when they talk to him. But overall this is a fantastically animated Stop-motion film and a very well acted one at that, that is well worth seeing.

Michael E Super Reviewer
Jan 04, 2009

The clay animation is really amazing in this neat fantasy of Mark Twain and his characters of Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer. Pretty awesome.

Donna D Super Reviewer
May 26, 2008

Maybe not for the youngest.

The M Super Reviewer
Feb 04, 2008

Great claymation effects, but I just didn't understand much of the story, which has Mark Twain taking some boys on a stellar journey through his legendary tales. I suppose it serves as a suitable introduction to Twain literature for youth, but I was only mildly intrigued by the premise.

Lafe F Super Reviewer