The film was directed by Peter Hewitt and produced/co-written by Stephen Sommers (who also worked on Disney's adaptation of Twain's 1884 novel, 1993's The Adventures of Huck Finn).

[1] In the film, mischievous young Tom Sawyer witnesses a murder by a vicious half-Native American criminal known as "Injun Joe".

One dark stormy night, Native American crook Injun Joe goes to meet Dr. Jonas Robinson for some shady business.

This ultimately fails as their raft collides on a rock in the Mississippi River, throwing Tom into the water.

Tom later meets Huck discovering an unusual way to remove warts - by taking a dead cat to the graveyard at night.

There, they witness Joe and Muff Potter, the town drunk, digging up the grave of Vic "One-Eyed" Murrell for Robinson.

The boys embark on a search for the treasure map Injun Joe has, so they can declare Muff innocent while preserving their oath.

Eventually, however, Joe finds the lost treasure and asks his partner to hide it in a cave before burning the map.

In its opening weekend, the film grossed $3,210,458 in 1,609 theaters in the United States and Canada, debuting at number 9 at the box office.