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Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn is a 1982 American made-for-television adventure film originally broadcast February 27, 1982 on CBS as the TV Movie of the Week. CBS financed the film with a $2.2 million budgetand the working title was The Further Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. The film was shot on location in Natchez, Mississippi in the fall of 1981 where the filmmakers added dirt to the street of the historic town. The movie features early roles for Cynthia Nixon and Anthony Michael Hall. It was the first role for then-child actor Patrick Creadon who starred as Tom. The teleplay was written by Carlos Davis and David Taylor. It was directed by Dick Lowry and produced by his brother Hunt Lowry.
Original Release
02/27/1982
US Release
02/27/1982
Cast
Name | Character |
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Patrick Creadon | Tom Sawyer |
Anthony Michael Hall | Huck Finn / Huckleberry Finn |
Anthony James | Scree |
Allyn Ann McLerie | Aunt Polly |
Ed Begley Jr. | Jeb |
Cynthia Nixon | Alice |
John Harkins | Mr. Clinch |
Hansford Rowe | Colon Beeton |
Anthony Zerbe | Arco the Magnificent |
J.D. Hall | George |
Directors
Writers
Mark Twain, Carlos Davis, David Taylor
Cast
Name | Character |
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Patrick Creadon | Tom Sawyer |
Anthony Michael Hall | Huck Finn / Huckleberry Finn |
Anthony James | Scree |
Allyn Ann McLerie | Aunt Polly |
Ed Begley Jr. | Jeb |
Cynthia Nixon | Alice |
John Harkins | Mr. Clinch |
Hansford Rowe | Colon Beeton |
Anthony Zerbe | Arco the Magnificent |
J.D. Hall | George |
William LeMassena | Judge Thatcher |
Gretchen West | Callie |
Eugenia Wright | Reba |
Ed Bakey | |
Edward Seamon | Doc Robinson |
Robert Lussier | |
Sam Sherrill | |
Blake Brocksmith | |
David S. Cass Sr. | Overseer |
John T. Quern | Mountain Man |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Hunt Lowry | Executive Producer |
David Taylor | Producer |
Carlos Davis | Producer |
Thomas M. Hammel | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Individual Achievement - Children's Programming | Nominated |
1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Individual Achievement - Children's Programming | Nominated |
1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Individual Achievement - Children's Programming | Nominated |