This is yet another telling of the adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn as the two try to clear their friend Jim of murder charges.
Acting
Paul Winfield brings gravitas Jim deserves; Ned Beatty chews scenery.
Production
Hannibal, Missouri location shoots feel authentically river-town cozy.
Director
Paul Krasny
Raphael Sbarge
Tom Sawyer
Megan Follows
Becky
Mitchell Anderson
Huckleberry Finn
William Windom
Judge Thatcher
Ned Beatty
Duke of Bridgewater
Paul Winfield
Jim Watson
Graham Jarvis
The Hannibal Prosecutor
George Petrie
Judge Cochran
Shea Farrell
Lyle Newman
Joseph Bova
The King of France
Zachary Bennett
Marcus
Kenny Davis
Allie Karcher
Tim Snay
Jake
James Read
Hugh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired on Disney Channel despite darker themes, part of their '90s push for 'classic literature' adaptations. Megan Follows had just finished Anne of Green Gables.
The title's 'Back to Hannibal' references Twain's real hometown, but the film invents a murder trial never in his original stories—effectively fanfiction with a budget.
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