In will vintons 1985 stopmotion film the adventures of mark twain, three familiar claymation characters from mark twains work and. The adventures of mark twain 1985 the adventures of mark. I found the claymation to be really amazing i have to say that this movie really lent itself to the medium and it made me think twain was even more. The clever mind of will vinton fashioned a masterpiece from the works of one of americas greatest writers.
The mysterious stranger 1982 the mysterious stranger. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. Aug 22, 2016 the adventures of huckleberry finn full length movie, full feature film full movies for free duration. The adventures of huckleberry finn full length movie, full feature film full movies for free duration. The mysterious stranger was the novel that mark twain was working on. Tom sawyer, becky thatcher and huck finn join mark twain on his airship to meet halleys comet. Clemens may be the most famous and widelyread american author. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic and melancholic films and tv shows about with mysterious stranger, death, murder, blood, storytelling, destiny, violence, chase, stranger and police plots mostly in drama, thriller and horror genres shot. The mysterious stranger mark twain, 1986 video dailymotion. Twain and three children, tom sawyer, huck finn and becky thatcher, travel o.
Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. The list contains the best, new and most relevant mysterious stranger movies ordered by relevance. In this town there lives a family called the starretts, a father, mother and son who are claiming land from the homestead act. All the versions remained unfinished with the debatable exception of the last one, no.
The script draws in some of the more obscure twain works such as the mysterious stranger and tom and huck abroad, and does so seamlessly. With james whitmore, michele mariana, gary krug, chris ritchie. Any time alice krige appears in a horror movie it is an occasion for rejoicing. Mark twains the mysterious stranger film ending scene chris makepeace, lance kerwin. Finally, the adventures of mark twain claymation transcends mere entertainment, to become a really thoughtful portrait of an artist and his unique perspective on life and experience. The next thing he knows he has conjured up a young spirit from the future who. It was released on dvd in january 2006 the film features a series of vignettes extracted from several of mark twains works, built around a plot. This is a silly made for tv kids movie, the story is bad, and the actors are too. Included are sketches taken from the adventures of tom sawyer, the mysterious stranger, the diaries of adam and eve letters from the earth. Also they focused on a couple unnecessary plot points like hunting for the hidden treasure of the castle, but in the end it worked out for the movie and gave it a bit consistency. It was actually more like an expanded kiosk that would pull down a metal gate when it was closed. But the script adds a couple of extra sentences to bring us out on a positive note that, in my opinion, is not only acceptable but even insightful much more so than the claymation mark twain movie with its own abbreviated mysterious stranger in integrating mark twain the morose nihilist with mark twain the jolly storyteller. The feature film debut of director steven soderbergh, sex, lies and videotape was a controversial film that played a large role in popularizing the american independent film scene. Complete summary of mark twains the mysterious stranger.
Mark twain was wellknown as a realist writer by the time he wrote the mysterious stranger, so a story with a supernatural main character named satan may. Very creepy one about kids who bump into an angel who introduces himself as satan and brings life to little clay figurines to tell a story about how he sees humans. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of the mysterious stranger by mark twain. This portion of the film may indeed have frightened children, but that doesnt mean there isnt much to learn from it. The story takes place in a remote village in late 16th century austria. The mysterious stranger, seeking retribution for a past crime, forces lance to reveal his inner most secrets by systematically removing his limbs. Aug 22, 2014 mark twains the mysterious stranger film ending scene chris makepeace, lance kerwin. The adventures of mark twain is a 1985 american stop motion claymation animated fantasy film directed by will vinton and starring james whitmore.
Combining elements from twains various writings including the mysterious stranger, the diary of adam and eve and captain stormfields visit to heaven with lavish clay animation, the picture tells the story of how fictional rascals tom sawyer, huck finn and becky thatcher met their eccentric maker and stowed away on his flying airship. In medieval europe, three boys meet a charming teenager who claims to be an angel. In will vintons 1985 stopmotion film the adventures of mark twain, three familiar claymation characters from mark twains work and american literature tom sawyer, huckleberry finn and becky thatcher sneak aboard a futuristic hot air balloon, becoming stoways, where they find that mark twain himself plans to pilot the dirigible high into the atmosphere so hell be able to find halley. The adventures of mark twain western animation tv tropes. Dec 21, 2008 the infamous disturbing scene from the 1985 claymation film the adventures of mark twain, the mysterious stranger. The infamous disturbing scene from the 1985 claymation film the adventures of mark twain, the mysterious stranger.
The stranger quickly identifies himself as satan and it goes downhill from there. A young printers apprentice imagines himself back in the days of guttenberg, helping him to print the bible. The mysterious stranger is simply known as the captain. In this town there lives a family called the starretts, a father, mother and son. Nov 06, 2015 in will vintons 1985 stopmotion film the adventures of mark twain, three familiar claymation characters from mark twains work and american literature tom sawyer, huckleberry finn and becky thatcher sneak aboard a futuristic hot air balloon, becoming stoways, where they find that mark twain himself plans to pilot the dirigible high into the atmosphere so hell be able to find halley. The kids are in the elevator and find the mysterious stranger. Incredible claymation and a feast for twain fans pretty much everything the twain character says is a direct quote from or quote attributed to the man himself. It was written just after his wife and favorite daughter died and twain entered financial trouble, so it was much more.
Welcome to the to the mysterious stranger september 30, 2007 2. The adventures of mark twain released in the united kingdom as comet quest is a 1985 american stop motion claymation animated fantasy film directed by will vinton and starring james whitmore. Not rated 1h 30min family, fantasy, mystery tv movie 11 october 1982. Jun 08, 2016 shane, the mysterious stranger of this story, is played brilliantly by alan ladd. This movie is as close to memorable as movie magic will ever get. The mysterious stranger the adventures of mark twain. May 12, 2017 it is the book by which twain is now best known to persons who read for more than amusement, and it has recently been denounced as an editorial fraud by professor william m. The mysterious stranger is a short novella, in which mark twain, it would seem, embodies his hatred of christianity, condemnation of mankind, and ultimate nihilism.
The adventures of mark twain is a fascinating animated feature. In london victor companions a sweet but withdrawn woman named liza, serving as her conduit to the outside world. Gibson, who first published the text of twains several versions of the tale from his manuscripts in the mysterious stranger university of california press, 1969. He worked on it intermittently from 1897 through 1908. The adventures of mark twain 1985 the adventures of. But the script adds a couple of extra sentences to bring us out on a positive note that, in my opinion, is not only acceptable but even insightful much more so than the claymation mark twain movie with its own abbreviated mysterious stranger in integrating mark twain the. The original king kong terrified me at the age of 6. This is based on twains previously unpublished novella of the same name. The mysterious stranger claymation to nin ruiner youtube. Their second runin with injun joe after the mysterious stranger is similarly pantsshittingly scary. The mysterious stranger tv movie 1982 the mysterious.
This 1985 claymation version of the mysterious stranger might be a good introduction for those who have not read the work. This 1985 movie is known for being absolutely gorgeously rendered in claymation by will vinton studios note vinton himself coined the term claymation. It is suggested that l may be the series other mysterious stranger, a bike courier named gilly telles, who delivers several of the l letters. Has some slow moments but generally pretty engagingly weird, especially the unexpectedly creepy mysterious strangersatan and injun joe scenes which both rank among the most.
A great movie for anyone who likes claymation, mark twain, or movies. Have you seen mark twains the mysterious stranger claymation. A scene about this story also appears in the 1986 claymation film the adventures of mark twain, where satan gets tom sawyer, huck finn. The next thing he knows he has conjured up a young spirit from the future who casts spells over striking printers and causes general mischief. Satan the adventures of mark twain villains wiki fandom. The adventures of mark twain 1985 claymation might be a g. Seeing stories like the celebrated jumping frog of calaveras county and the diaries of adam and eve fleshed out in animation is something else. The satan part of the mysterious stranger novella actually comes from a mix of the chronicle of young satan and schoolhouse hill.
The mysterious stranger claymation cartoon youtube. The main mysterious stranger in the letters of the devil is the mysterious l, who has sent letters to a number of strangers revealing deadly secrets. It received a limited theatrical release in may 1985. Jun 07, 20 combining elements from twains various writings including the mysterious stranger, the diary of adam and eve and captain stormfields visit to heaven with lavish clay animation, the picture tells the story of how fictional rascals tom sawyer, huck finn and becky thatcher met their eccentric maker and stowed away on his flying airship. Back in the earliest days of vhs yep, im that old, my family used to rent from a joint called stage door video in king of prussia mall. A scene from the chronicle of young satan was adapted in the 1985 claymation film the adventures of mark twain, wherein satan. With chris makepeace, bernhard wicki, herbert fux, christoph waltz.
A scene from the chronicle of young satan was adapted in the 1985 claymation film the adventures of mark twain. All im doing is filtering out comments that will lead to a religiousatheist debate. The krige was all kinds of mesmerizing in ghost story 81, seriously sinister in sleepwalkers 92, ten tons of. The mysterious stranger is the final novel attempted by the american. In 1985 will vinton studios the people behind the california raisins released a claymation feature called the adventures of mark twain, consisting of a series of shorts based on twains stories the diary of adam and eve, the adventures of huckleberry finn, the mysterious stranger, the celebrated jumping frog of calaveras county, and captain stormfields visit to heaven.
Shane, the mysterious stranger of this story, is played brilliantly by alan ladd. The claymation is novel and a reminder of the time period in which it was made. The mysterious stranger is a 1920 american silent comedy film directed by jess robbins featuring oliver hardy. The adventures of mark twain 1985 claymation might be a. Ive been asked why i chose to approve comments instead of allow them freely. One other thing which struck me on seeing the clip was the familiarity of the. The segment adapting the mysterious stranger is one of the most wellknown parts of the movie, due to how creepy it is. Traumatize your children through mark twains the mysterious. Satan, or the mysterious stranger, is a minor antagonist in the 1985 clay animated film the. Im just thrilled this exists because so many people often reference will vintons claymation stranger whenever the mysterious stranger comes up in conversation. This is the 1986 claymation cartoon short filmvideo. I can see a million years ahead, and this rule will never change in so many as half a dozen instances. Finally, the adventures of mark twain claymation transcends mere entertainment, to become a really thoughtful portrait of an artist. The mysterious stranger quotes showing of 72 there has never been a just war, never an honorable oneon the part of the instigator of the war.
And actually, schoolhouse hill, according to wikipedia, also had tom and huck in it, which of course then makes sense in context with the movie. American stop motion animated fantasy film directed by will vinton. An obscure old film that mishmasses twains stories and the folklore surrounding the man himself. Discussion of themes and motifs in mark twains the mysterious stranger. Shes one of the greatest character actresses who ever lived plus shes got a near lon chaney esque talent for meshing with monstrous roles. The mysterious stranger is a 1920 american silent comedy film directed by jess robbins featuring oliver hardy cast. The movie stars james spader as graham dalton, the stranger in this story.
From the classic claymation movie the adventures of mark twain. The 10 best movies about mysterious strangers taste of. The 10 best movies about mysterious strangers page 2. I do know that i watched it a number of times when i was young and notsoyoung. Some cable network airings of the movie edited this segment out altogether. The story follows shane, a gunfighter in the west who wanders into a small town in wyoming.
Satan, or the mysterious stranger, is a minor antagonist in the 1985 clay animated film the adventures of mark twain. It really gives you sense of both the humor, darkness, and humanity of mark twain. In less than five minutes a claymation satan visits with tom, becky thatcher, and huck. The mysterious stranger 1982 drifting into a world of fantasy, august feldner chris makepeace, a printers apprentice with his head in the clouds, suddenly realizes he isnt in his everyday. The film features a series of vignettes extracted from several of mark twains works, built around a plot that features twains attempts to keep his appointment with halleys comet. Someone else posted that clip recently and, though i hadnt seen the movie before, i immediately recognized that much of the content had been taken from the mysterious stranger, a version of which possibly the paine construction to which joy refers i first read many years ago and still consider outstanding. In our mysterious stranger, a 2010 newsweek article written by malcolm jones, jones calls vintons brilliant claymation the worst crime ever committed against children in the name of twain. The mysterious stranger claymation to nin ruiner, it oddly matches very well and is badass.