Tom Sawyer

1973
G
1h 43m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

2.7K

YOUR RATING

Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn investigate a suspicious graveyard murder and more in this musical version of Mark Twain's novel.

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Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn investigate a suspicious graveyard murder and more in this musical version of Mark Twain's novel.Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn investigate a suspicious graveyard murder and more in this musical version of Mark Twain's novel.Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn investigate a suspicious graveyard murder and more in this musical version of Mark Twain's novel.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

2.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 5 nominations total

Trivia
Actor Johnny Whitaker revealed on the television series Oprah: Where Are They Now? (2012), episode: Spice Girl Geri Horner, Vee Jay Ed Lover & Family Affair Star Kathy Garver (2016), that he did not want to make Tom Sawyer, he wanted to go to summer camp instead. But his parents made him make the movie. They reached a compromise that he would shoot the movie for a few weeks and then go to camp. He said after shooting for 8 weeks he was picked up by a helicopter on location, and then flown to his summer camp. He said it was completely humiliating to have the entire cast of young boys see him fly off in this huge helicopter while everyone watched. Indeed the movie turned out to be a big deal; it did a decent box office, got great reviews and was nominated for a couple Oscars, and even spawned a sequel. But Whitaker said he still regrets not being able to spend all summer at camp.

Goofs
Injun Joe leaps out of the courtroom window and lands on the ground. When he gets up and starts to run, the covering used to hide whatever soft surface he landed on flips up for a second.

Quotes
Becky Thatcher: It's so nice being engaged.
Tom Sawyer: Why, sure. When me and Amy Lawrence was engaged, we used to go...
Becky Thatcher: Oh, Tom! So, I'm not the first one you've been engaged to. Philanderer!
Tom Sawyer: What?
Becky Thatcher: Well, that's what you are.
Tom Sawyer: Yeah, but what does it mean?
Becky Thatcher: I'm not sure. But, even if I did know I wouldn't tell you!
[Becky Thatcher began to walking away from him]

Connections
Featured in The Boys (2009)

Soundtracks
River Song
Written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Performed by Charley Pride

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Review

Featured review

6/10

Mediocre Musical

The music is mediocre at best, and Johnnie Whitaker doesn't come anywhere near to suggesting Tom Sawyer. This one is fun just to see a ten-year-old Jodie Foster as Tom's girl Becky Thatcher and to hear Warren Oates and Celeste Holm attempt to sing. But for fans of the original novel, the 1938 Selznick version is still hard to beat.