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FILM · 1995

Tom and Huck

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  1. #001

    During the two-month shoot in Alabama, the production endured oppressive heat, insect swarms, a mysterious "killer" mulch that sickened many people, severe storm warnings and a tornado watch.

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  2. #002

    The film was originally to star Elijah Wood and to be set in the same world as The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993). Wood was too busy shooting Flipper (1996), so Brad Renfro replaced him.

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  3. #003

    This was Rachael Leigh Cook's first film.

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  4. #004

    In the book, Sid is Tom's half-brother. In this film, he is Tom's cousin.

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  5. #005

    Unlike the book and other film adaptations, the funeral is for Tom alone, not for Tom and Huck.

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  6. #006

    The scene at the end of Tom and Huck in which Tom encounters Injun Joe was shot behind the cave's main entrance. The cliff that Injun Joe falls to his death from was actually a temporary film support.

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  7. #007

    This was the first film in which Jonathan Taylor Thomas played the lead character of a classic novel. The second would be The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996).

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  8. #008

    This film includes the "haunted house" scene that other live-action film adaptations skipped.

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  9. #009

    Becky does not see Injun Joe fall to his death from the cliff, as she does in many other film adaptations, because she had already left the cave before his final murder attempt on Tom, having told the truth in court that he was Doctor Robinson's real killer.

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  10. #010

    Before this feature presentation, Timon and Pumbaa's cover of Ben E. King's "Stand by Me" was shown in theaters. Ironically, Jonathan Taylor Thomas had previously voiced Young Simba in The Lion King (1994).

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  11. #011

    It is the 155th live-action film produced by Disney.

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  12. #012

    This is Eric Schweig's third and final Disney production. He had previously appeared in Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994) and The Scarlet Letter (1995).

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  13. #013

    Huck is barefoot throughout the film except in the final scene.

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  14. #014

    CNN aired several stories about the film, including one about Brad Renfro's very ticklish feet. It was discovered when makeup was first applied to make his feet look dirty. He giggled and laughed while it was being brushed on because he was so ticklish. He had to be barefoot for the entire shoot, and the cast and crew took every opportunity to tickle Renfro's feet.

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  15. #015

    This is the first film in which Eric Schweig played a villainous character. The second time was in The Missing (2003).

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  16. #016

    Jonathan Taylor Thomas was appearing on Home Improvement (1991) while this live-action Disney film was being shot.

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