Product Details

• Actors: Jeff East, Paul Winfield, Harvey Korman, David Wayne, Arthur O'Connell
• Directors: J. Lee Thompson
• Writers: Mark Twain, Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman
• Producers: Arthur P. Jacobs, Robert Greenhut
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
• VHS Release Date: December 21, 1994
• Run Time: 118 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302878314
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #90,052 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Huckleberry Finn - A Musical Adaptation [VHS] (1974) Jeff East (Actor), Paul Winfield (Actor), J. Lee Thompson (Director) | Rated: G | Format: VHS Tape

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cai-ro ai-ro, Illinois!, November 22, 2002

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"dunamai" (Oxford, MS USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Huckleberry Finn - A Musical Adaptation [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I agree wholeheartedly with Mr. Frost's review, except for the fact that a soundtrack LP was indeed released by Reader's Digest. The music is as grand as the movie as a whole! What a great movie! What happened to Jeff East?

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars "Huck Finn" always a tough tackle on film, August 12, 2005

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Darryl M. Haase "dothehucklebuck" (Cleveland, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Huckleberry Finn (Full Screen) (DVD)

The musical version of Mark Twain's classic is enjoyable, but does not capture the depth of the book. Literary satire is hard to capture on film. The score is nice but actually seems uneven. Harvey Korman is fey beyond belief, but the rest of the cast does a nice job. Jeff East makes a great Huck. I wish East did more in the 1970's, except the young Clark Kent in "Superman". Paul Winfield is always great, and plods along with a simple script, unworthy of this great talents as an actor. The big disappointment is that MGM released this DVD in pan and scan. What's the point of DVD technology, especially with the growing number of widescreen TV's available today, to replicate what's already been done on VHS? I think it's pure laziness. Disney is doing the same thing to new releases like "Boatniks", and "In Search of the Castaways". That is a crime! Even laserdisc technology of 10 years ago had all this stuff in widescreen. Hopefully, MGM will get on the bandwagon soon!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If it came out today, it would be considered a classic!!, October 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Huckleberry Finn - A Musical Adaptation [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Just listen to the beautiful songs in the score and notice the magestic sentiment... Although this movie has all but been forgotten, I'm sure that one day people will give it a chance. If you like musicals and you like Twain, then it's a must see, even for its many imperfections. There are some incredibly witty songs and some truly poinient moments. The song "Freedom" is one of the most powerful songs I've ever heard-- and for some reason the LP was never even released... go figure.