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Huckleberry Finn

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In this musical adaptation, mischievous Southern youth Huckleberry Finn (Jeff East) finds himself kidnapped by his own long-absent father (Gary Merrill), who hopes to cash in on a ransom. To elude his father's malevolent grasp, Finn fakes his own death and heads downriver on a makeshift raft with his best friend, escaped slave Jim (Paul Winfield). The unlikely pair finds themselves in more than just deep water as they embark on a long journey that they hope will assure their mutual freedom.
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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 11/03/2021
2.5/4
Stripped of its source's thorny -- and highly controversial -- themes, Huckleberry Finn opts instead to play up the slapstick, with decidedly mixed results. Go to Full Review Bernard Drew Gannett News Service 10/28/2019
Somewhere, perhaps, there may be a sunny, sweetly-disposed, easy-to-please. four-and-a-half-year-old who will be entranced by the new musical version of Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn. But for the rest of us, it is a long, long tote. Go to Full Review Mattie Lucas From the Front Row 06/04/2019
2.5/4
Feels like its just trying too hard to make this story happy, when its saddled with the weight of America's original sin. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Mike P @RT12804995 03/03/2024 Very average iteration of the Samuel Clemmens classic: retains Jeff East from the 1973 Sherman Brothers hit Tom Sawyer...The songs are awkward; and this interpretation lacks punch. (Alot of critics criticized this for being a musical...But they're forgetting there was a hit, critically acclaimed version of this story that came out on Broadway in 85 called Big River. So it CAN be done...Just not like this...)Overall: not recommended See more 08/10/2022 The greatest 01 hour: and 58 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more ashley h @ashleyhobgood87 01/28/2018 Huckleberry Finn is a disappointing film. It is about Huckleberry Finn who escapes his humdrum world by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River. Jeff East and Paul Winfield give terrible performances. The screenplay is badly written. J. Lee Thompson did a horrible job directing this movie. I was not impressed with this motion picture. See more 01/26/2014 Mildly watchable and mildly entertaining, but I didn't stop watching. On its own light fare. Considering that this is considered the greatest literary work from Americas greatest writer, then the id a bit shoddy. See more 01/25/2014 gr8 music and theme sung by roberta flack See more 01/22/2013 a very adventurous movie See more Read all reviews
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J. Lee Thompson

Director

Jeff East

Huckleberry Finn

Paul Winfield

Jim

Harvey Korman

The King

David Wayne

The Duke

Arthur O'Connell

Col. Grangerford
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Huckleberry Finn

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Synopsis In this musical adaptation, mischievous Southern youth Huckleberry Finn (Jeff East) finds himself kidnapped by his own long-absent father (Gary Merrill), who hopes to cash in on a ransom. To elude his father's malevolent grasp, Finn fakes his own death and heads downriver on a makeshift raft with his best friend, escaped slave Jim (Paul Winfield). The unlikely pair finds themselves in more than just deep water as they embark on a long journey that they hope will assure their mutual freedom.
Director
J. Lee Thompson
Screenwriter
Robert B. Sherman
Production Co
United Artists
Rating
G
Genre
Musical
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 24, 1974, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 22, 2016
Runtime
1h 58m