Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Age rating
- G
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
Based on elements from the stories of Mark Twain, this feature-length Claymation fantasy follows the adventures of Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher and Huck Finn as they stowaway aboard the interplanetary balloon of Mark Twain. Twain, disgusted with the human race, is intent upon finding Halley's Comet and crashing into it, achieving his "destiny." It's up to Tom, Becky, and Huck to convince him that his judgment is wrong and that he still has much to offer humanity that might make a difference. Their efforts aren't just charitable; if they fail, they will share Twain's fate. Along the way, they use a magical time portal to get a detailed overview of the Twain philosophy, observing the "historical" events that inspired his works.
- stowaway
- comet
- portal
- balloon
- stop motion
- halley's comet
- claymation
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
James Whitmore
Mark Twain (voice)
Michele Mariana
Becky Thatcher / The Mysterious Stranger / Girl in Crowd (vo
Gary Krug
Huck Finn (voice)
Chris Ritchie
Tom Sawyer (voice)
- John Morrison — Adam (voice)
- Carol Edelman — Eve (voice)
- Dal McKennon — Jim Smiley / Newspaper Boy (voice)
- Herb Smith — The Stranger (voice)
- Marley Stone — Aunt Polly (voice)
- Wilbur Vincent — The Mysterious Stranger (voice)
- Wally Newman — Captain Stormfield (voice)
- Tim Conner — Three-Headed Alien / Mud People (voice)
- Todd Tolces — Saint Peter (voice)
- Billy Scream — The Indexivator / Animal (voice)
- Bob Griggs — First Heckler (voice)
- Directed
- Will Vinton
- Written
- Susan Shadburne
Production
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 · 110 ratings
- Studio
- Harbour Towns, Will Vinton Studios, Clubhouse Pictures, Atlantic Entertainment Group
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
