This is an imaginative work, the creation of Will Vinton, whose shorter claymation films have received wide acclaim. The film, featuring clay models and backgrounds, has Twain (voiced by James Whitmore) traveling in a hot air balloon in search of Halley's Comet. Accompanying Twain on his
journey are some of his most famous creations: Tom Sawyer (voiced by Chris Ritchie), Becky Thatcher (voiced by Michele Mariana), and Huckleberry Finn (voiced by Gary Krug). During the journey, the travelers are treated to retellings of a few of Twain's stories, including "The Diary of Adam and
Eve," and "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." Vinton's claymation is excel...
Released:
1985
Rated:
G
Length:
90 mins