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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 find 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 Stripped of its source's thorny -- and highly controversial -- themes, Huckleberry Finn opts instead to play up the slapstick, with decidedly mixed results. Rated: 2.5/4 Nov 3, 2021 Full Review Bernard Drew Gannett News Service 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. Oct 28, 2019 Full Review Mattie Lucas From the Front Row Feels like its just trying too hard to make this story happy, when its saddled with the weight of America's original sin. Rated: 2.5/4 Jun 4, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mike P 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 Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/03/24 Full Review Bill L. R I thought it was good, clean, entertainment. Acting was good, plot was what I expected . Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/17/23 Full Review Audience Member The greatest 01 hour: and 58 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review ashley h 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. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member gr8 music and theme sung by roberta flack Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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 find 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
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