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Huck Finn Synopsis

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The movie Tom and Huck is based on the 1995 novel by Mark Twain. The movie begins with Tom Sawyer running away with his friends to go river rafting. Not being the best rafters the boys manage to run into a rock. Tom falls off and a mystery man pulls him out of the river. Found on the banks of the river by his friends a startled Tom decides to go home. The next day Tom runs into Huck Finn, an old friend in the woods. Tom later finds out that it was Huck who pulled him out of the river. The reunited friends decide to travel to the graveyard because Huck believes that if you bring a dead cat to the cemetery, you will be safe. While at the cemetery the boys see Injun Joe and the town drunk, Muff Potter digging up a grave. The grave is meant for the town’s doctor that Joe later murders with Muff’s knife. Scared by the sight of murder the boys decide to run, but Tom’s jacket gets caught on a post his jacket rips creating a loud noise and a marble falls out of his jacket. Joe looks up to see a young boy but is not able to make out who it is …show more content…

Tom and his crush, Becky split from the group and look for hidden caves. Traveling away from the group they find themselves in an abandoned cave, the kids start yelling and eventually their echoes travel to the cave where Joe is at. Joe finds the kids and starts chasing them, eventually the chase stops. Becky gets out of the caves while Tom stays. Joe and him start fighting again, just then Huck shows up and tries to protect Tom but is not strong enough to overpower Joe. Tom finds a chest full of coins and uses it to distract Joe, quickly he empties the coins and throws it down a mining hole, knowing it had treasures Joe jumps for it but also falls down the hole and is killed by the fall. Huck later is adopted by widow Douglas and can no longer has to be on the run and most importantly he can be closer to his friend. Tom and Huck return home with the money and as

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