Movie Cosmos - The Adventures of Huck Finn

Description:

Mischievous Huck Finn is unnerved when his father, reemerging after years away, kidnaps him in an attempt to take away a $600 inheritance from his late mother. Fearing for his life, Huck fakes his own death and escapes. He soon runs into his friend, Jim, a slave fleeing his master. Together, the pair embarks on a raft journey down the Mississippi River, staying ahead of pursuers who blame the slave for Huck's alleged murder.

Top Cast >

Elijah Wood

As Huck Finn

Courtney B. Vance

As Jim

Robbie Coltrane

As The Duke

Jason Robards

As The King

Ron Perlman

As Pap Finn

Dana Ivey

As Widow Douglas

Anne Heche

As Mary Jane Wilks

James Gammon

As Deputy Hines

Paxton Whitehead

As Harvey Wilks

Tom Aldredge

As Dr. Robinson

Laura Bell Bundy

As Susan Wilks

Curtis Armstrong

As Country Jake

Mary Louise Wilson

As Miss Watson

Frances Conroy

As Scrawny Shanty Lady

Danny Tamberelli

As Ben Rodgers

Denman C. Anderson

As Book Worm

Mickey Cassidy

As Bully

Alex Zuckerman

As Joe Rodgers

Marion Zinser

As Levi Bell

Renée O'Connor

As Julia Wilks

Leon Russom

As Shanty Lady's Husband

Garette Ratliff Henson

As Billy Grangerford

Richard Anders

As Col. Grangerford

Elaine Fjellman

As Miss Sophie Grangerford

Janet Shea

As Mother Grangerford

Jay R. Unger

As Sirus

Dion Anderson

As Sheriff

Paul Kropfl

As Campfire Man

Mark Allen Branson

As William Wilks

John Henry Scott

As Abe Turner

Hoskins Deterly

As Curmudgeon

Mike Watson

As Joe Turner

Gary Lee Davis

As Fighting Man #1

Ben Scott

As Fighting Man #2

Russell Paul Parkerson

As The Fishing Boy

Kimberly Latrice Hall

As Louise

Paul Dewees

As Auctioneer

Evelyn B. Bunch

As Jingo Lady

Top Crew >

Stephen Sommers

Director, Screenplay

Ben Scott

Stunt Coordinator

Mary Goldberg

Casting

David Hagberg

Sound Editor

Laurence Mark

Producer

Llewellyn Wells

Associate Producer

Richard Sherman

Production Design

Randy Moore

Art Direction

Mark Twain

Novel

Ed Fassl

Sound Editor

John Baldecchi

Co-Producer

Philip A. Hess

Sound Editor

Bob Ducsay

Editor

Richard Corwin

Sound Editor

Randy Pease

Boom Operator

Janusz Kamiński

Director of Photography

Michael Warga

Set Decoration

Betsy Heimann

Costume Design

Dale E. Grahn

Color Timer

William Hooper

Sound Editor

Fred Judkins

Supervising Sound Editor

Christopher T. Welch

Sound Editor

Barry Bernardi

Executive Producer

Ed Bannon

Sound Editor

Sylvie Chesneau

Script Supervisor

Robbie Goldstein

Location Manager

Steve White

Executive Producer

Bill Conti

Original Music Composer

Kevin Whitlow

Dolly Grip

Mauro Fiore

Camera Operator

Reviews:

r96sk (8/10)

A pretty mad film.

First off, I did enjoy 'The Adventures of Huck Finn'. The main reason for that is Elijah Wood, who is honestly tremendous in the role of Huckleberry Finn. I've only, as of recently, seen Wood in his adult years, this is the best performance I've seen from him; I'm yet to watch 'The Lord of the Rings', admittedly.

Away from Wood, there are a few other strong cast members. Courtney B. Vance is impressive as Jim, while Jason Robards (The King) and Robbie Coltrane (The Duke) are a good double act. I very much like the cast.

Onto the story. It's kinda bonkers. It goes from being sombre, to being funny, to being serious, back to sombre, back to funny etc. It's very up and down in that sense, the first and third acts are rather heavy but the middle act is as silly as it could possibly be really. It has a very mixed feel about it, amidst the overall arc of slavery.

There is definitely a positive message in there, particularly with Finn and Jim. It's just muddled in with comedy, somewhat oddly. All that matters, though, is did I feel entertained by it? Yes, quite easily so. A film to watch, certainly.

Worth noting I am the opposite of book smart (aim to change that at some point!), despite knowing the name of the title character I've never read the book by Mark Twain. Therefore I couldn't tell you if it does Twain's work justice, or how it relates to it.

2020-09-27