The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985) on Netflix
G19851h 26mAdventureAnimationFamily
Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn stow away aboard Mark Twain's airship, dreaming of becoming famous aeronauts, and Becky Thatcher follows them. Twain intends to pilot the craft to Halley's Comet.
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Plot summary
Mark Twain has lost patience with the human race, and he pilots an airship toward Halley's Comet, resolved to meet it. Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn sneak aboard, hoping to become famous aeronauts, and Becky Thatcher follows them. The balloon lifts off and the stowaways are discovered, though Twain already knows who they are. The three find a device inside the vessel that opens into any part of the ship or into Twain's writing, and they learn where the voyage is headed.
Cast
- Gary Krugas Huck Finn (voice)
- Chris Ritchieas Tom Sawyer (voice)
- John Morrisonas Adam (voice)
- Carol Edelmanas Eve (voice)
- Herb Smithas The Stranger (voice)
- Marley Stoneas Aunt Polly (voice)
- Wilbur Vincentas The Mysterious Stranger (voice)
- Wally Newmanas Captain Stormfield (voice)
- Tim Conneras Three-Headed Alien (voice)
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- Todd Tolcesas Saint Peter (voice)
- Billy Screamas The Indexivator / Animals (voice)
- Bob Griggsas First Heckler (voice)
- Coward Wholesaleas Second Heckler (voice)
- Tom Gasekas Homer / Man in Crowd / Calaveras Miner / Mud People (voice)
- Sally Sopwithas Woman in Crowd (voice)
- Andrew Edwardsas First Miner (voice)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985)
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- Mark Twain said it would be the greatest disappointment of his life if he did not go out with Halley's Comet, calling himself and the comet two unaccountable freaks who came in together and must go out together. He died on April 21, 1910, one day after the comet reached perihelion.
- Gary McRobert developed a new computerized motion system to replace the old wooden hand-cranked method, and Sam Longoria built a system in which a computer drove motors that moved lenses, cameras or background elements between frames; low-intensity lamps with long exposure times kept the clay from melting.
- The film was shot in a converted house with a barbershop in front of it, which the crew called the Barbershop Studio: the bedrooms were editing rooms and offices, and the high-ceiling basement where the animators and sculptors worked connected to a four thousand square foot studio built at the back.
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