![]() ![]() THE ADVENTURES OF HUCK FINN features an adorable Elijah Wood as the optimistic Huck, who is both Southern to the core and also willing to question the adult Southern values of the time that make it legal to own other human beings. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly ![]() Two men try to scam a wealthy grieving family out of their money. Another boy is shot in the back but survives. A slave is nearly hanged but saved at the last minute. Language includes "ass," "butt," and "hell." Feuding families shoot and kill each other. Frightening situations arise in his quest to help his runaway slave friend get to the safety of the North, but it's his failings and his struggles to overcome them that make him a character kids will identify with and perhaps admire. Huck is a fearless child, abused by a selfish and drunken father. The immorality of slavery, the importance of knowing right from wrong, and a celebration of friendship and adventure are all on display. ![]() Unlike the novel, there's no use of the "N" word, but the anti-racist message is clear. Parents need to know that The Adventures of Huck Finn is a 1993 family-friendly Disney version of the Mark Twain novel set in the pre-Civil War South. ![]()
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