Huckleberry Finn (1975) (DVD)

Always in a bind, Huckleberry Finn (Ron Howard, American Graffiti) has learned to think on his feet. When his drunken father (Rons real dad, Rance Howard, Nebraska) kidnaps him, Huck fakes his own death and escapes down the wild Mississippi. While on the run, Huck teams up with his old friend Jim (Antonio Fargas, Im Gonna Git You Sucka), a slave headed for free territory. Together they encounter every kind of adventure imaginablefrom a hoax involving a pair of lying crooks, to hunters looking for the runaway Jim, and even a dangerous escapade with Huckleberrys pal, Tom Sawyer (Donny Most, TVs Happy Days). Hollywood and television veteran Robert Totten (TVs The Sacketts) directed this charming TV movie based on Mark Twains novel. The wonderful cast includes Jack Elam (Support Your Local Sheriff), country music legend Merle Haggard (Killers Three), Ron Howards mom Jean Howard (Scrooged) and brother Clint Howard (Ice Cream Man), and Royal Dano (The Outlaw Josey Wales) as Mark Twain.