The adventures and misadventures of Tom and Huck on the Mississippi River in Missouri with their involvement when they fall in with a gang of con artists, take up with a ragtag circus, help a freed slave buy his sister's freedom, and then see a dastardly villain get her.
Acting
Young Anthony Michael Hall finding his awkward charm.
Production
Mississippi River locations that smell like adventure.
Director
Dick Lowry
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of Anthony Michael Hall's first roles before becoming a Brat Pack staple in 'The Breakfast Club.'
1982 was peak 'family-friendly literary adaptation' TV movie era — networks competed to sanitize classics for prime time.
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