Tom Sawyer / Huckleberry Finn (1973-1974) - 7/18/17 from Twilight Time

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Coming from Twilight Time on July 18, 2017, it's a double feature of Mark Twain musical adaptations familiar to many of us kids who grew up in the 70s and 80s, Tom Sawyer (1973) and Huckleberry Finn (1974). This will be a limited edition of 3000 copies.

Pre-order date: July 5, 2017, at 4 pm ET

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Special Features: Isolated Music Tracks / Tom Sawyer Audio Commentary with Screenwriter/Songwriter Richard M. Sherman and Music Producer/Historian Bruce Kimmel / Tom Sawyer Audio Commentary with Director Don Taylor and Screenwriter/Songwriter Robert B. Sherman / Tom Sawyer River Song Featurette / Tom Sawyer Rehearsal with John Williams and the Sherman Brothers / Original Theatrical Trailers

Tom Sawyer (1973)

Directed by Don Taylor (Escape from the Planet of the Apes, The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday, and many 1960s-1970s TV shows).
Starring Johnny Whitaker, Celeste Holm, Warren Oates, and Jodie Foster.
Music by John Williams.
Songs, music, and lyrics by The Sherman Brothers (Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Jungle Book, Snoopy Come Home, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, and many more).

Film Summary from IMDb.....Tom Sawyer and his pal Huckleberry Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi River, pretending to be pirates, attending their own funeral, and witnessing a murder.

Huckleberry Finn (1974)

Directed by J. Lee Thompson (The Guns of Navarone, Mackenna's Gold, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, The Reincarnation of Peter Proud, and several late career Charles Bronson movies including 10 to Midnight and Murphy's Law).
Starring Jeff East, Paul Winfield, Harvey Korman, Arthur O'Connell, and Gary Merrill.
Songs, music, and lyrics by The Sherman Brothers.
Cinematography by the great Laszlo Kovacs.

Film Summary from IMDb.....Huckleberry Finn, a rambunctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River. Accompanying him is Jim, a runaway slave. Together the two strike a bond of friendship that takes them through harrowing events and thrilling adventures.