Tom and Huck is a 1995 American adventure comedy-drama film based on Mark Twain's 1876 novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Brad Renfro. The film was directed by Peter Hewitt and produced/co-written by Stephen Sommers (who also worked on Disney's adaptation of Twain's 1884 novel, 1993's The Adventures of Huck Finn). The film was released in North America on December 22, 1995.

  • Brad Renfro as Huckleberry "Huck" Finn
  • Eric Schweig as Injun Joe
  • Charles Rocket as Judge Thatcher: Becky's father
  • Amy Wright as Aunt Polly: Tom's maternal aunt
  • Mike McShane as Muff Potter
  • Marian Seldes as Widow Douglas: Huck's adoptive mother
  • Rachael Leigh Cook as Rebecca "Becky" Thatcher: Tom's love interest
  • Lanny Flaherty as Emmett: Injun Joe's accomplice.
  • Courtland Mead as Sid Sawyer: Tom's younger brother
  • Peter MacKenzie as Mr. Sneed
  • Joey Stinson as Joseph "Joe" Harper
  • Blake Heron as Benjamin "Ben" Rodgers
  • Heath Lamberts as Mr. Dobbins
  • William Newman as Doctor Jonas Robinson
  • Andy Stahl as Sheriff
  • Bronwen Murray as Cousin Mary: Tom's maternal cousin

Reception

Box office

In its opening weekend, the film grossed $3,210,458 in 1,609 theaters in the United States and Canada, debuting at number 9 at the box office. In its second week it rose to No. 8 where it grossed $6,789,871. The U.S. and Canada box office for Tom and Huck was $23,920,048. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 25% of eight critics reviewed the film positively, with an average rating of 4.2/10, earning the film a score of "Rotten".

Accolades

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|First Americans in the Arts

| Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Film)

|Eric Schweig

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|Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

| Favorite Movie Actor

| rowspan="3" |Jonathan Taylor Thomas

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|Young Artist Awards

|Best Young Leading Actor - Feature Film

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| rowspan="3" | YoungStar Awards

| rowspan="2" | Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film

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| Brad Renfro

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| Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy Film

| Rachael Leigh Cook

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Home media

The film was released on VHS and LaserDisc on May 1, 1996. It was first released on DVD on May 6, 2003, and on February 10, 2009 was released as a double feature with The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993). The film was released on Blu-Ray on July 13, 2021. It is also included on Disney's streaming service, Disney+.

See also

  • The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993) – Disney's previous Twain adaptation, also worked on by Sommers, and starring Elijah Wood, Courtney B. Vance and Jason Robards.

References

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