Get ready for a magical, fun-filled journey of adventure, fantasy and friendship! Tom Sawyer and his best buddy Huck Finn love going fishing, daydreaming about pirates and stolen gold, and thinking about Becky Thatcher - the pretty new girl at school. But when these pals set out on a quest for buried treasure, they end up face to face with the town's most "grizzly" bear, Injurin' Joe. Giving Joe the slip, they find themselves in the middle of a fantastic adventure that takes them from the mighty Mississippi to the mysterious caverns of a secret hideout where they discover fun, excitement... and a fortune beyond their wildest dreams! Featuring the voices of Don Knotts, Betty White, and country music superstars Rhett Akins, Mark Wills, Lee Ann Womack, Hank Williams Jr. and more, Tom Sawyer is an enchanting, music-filled family adventure.
Score
Hank Williams Jr. voicing a frog. That's cinema, folks.
Production
They really said 'let's make Tom Sawyer SING country music.'
Director
Paul Sabella
Rhett Akins
Tom Sawyer (voice)
Mark Wills
Huckleberry Finn (voice)
Hynden Walch
Becky Thatcher (voice)
Lee Ann Womack
Becky Thatcher (singing voice)
Clea Lewis
Amy Lawrence (voice)
Alecia Elliott
Amy Lawrence (singing voice)
Betty White
Aunt Polly (voice)
Dean Haglund
Sid (voice)
Richard Kind
Mr. Dobbins (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson
Injurin' Joe (voice)
Don Knotts
Mutt Potter (voice)
Waylon Jennings
Judge Thatcher (voice)
Dee Bradley Baker
Rebel
Pat Corley
Sheriff McGee (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was MGM's attempt to compete with Disney's direct-to-video musicals, complete with a soundtrack album that absolutely nobody bought.
The film awkwardly sidesteps Twain's actual social commentary while keeping the fence-painting—peak 2000s family entertainment sanitization.
US
