Tom and Huck
A lot of kids get into trouble. These two invented it.
Directed by Peter Hewitt
Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, Painted Fence Productions
A spirited adventure about two boys navigating friendship, moral choice, and growing up in rural America, balancing mischief with genuine stakes.
A mischievous young boy, Tom Sawyer, witnesses a murder by the deadly Injun Joe. Tom becomes friends with Huckleberry Finn, a boy with no future and no family. Tom has to choose between honoring a friendship or honoring an oath because the town alcoholic is accused of the murder. Tom and Huck go through several adventures trying to retrieve evidence.
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