 A mischievous young boy, Tom Sawyer ( Jonathan Taylor Thomas  (qv)),witnesses a murder by the deadly Injun Joe. Tom becomes friends with Huckleberry Finn ( Brad Renfro  (qv)), a boy with no future and no family. Tom has to choose between honoring a friendship or honoring an oath because the town alcoholic is accused of the murder. Tom and Huck go through several adventures trying to retrieve evidence.