Tom Sawyer (2000 film)

Tom Sawyer
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Directed by	Paul Sabella Phil Mendez
Written by	Patricia Jones Donald Reiker Jymn Magon
Based on	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Produced by	Paul Sabella Jonathan Dern Patricia Jones Donald Reiker Cary Silver
Starring	Rhett Akins Charlie Daniels Alecia Elliott Waylon Jennings Richard Kind Don Knotts Mark Nesler Marty Stuart Betty White Hank Williams Jr. Mark Wills Lee Ann Womack
Music by	Mark Watters
Production company	MGM Animation
Distributed by	MGM Home Entertainment
Release date	April 4, 2000 (2000-04-04)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Tom Sawyer is a 2000 American animated musical adventure film directed by Paul Sabella and Phil Mendez. Released direct-to-video on April 4, 2000, the film was produced by MGM Animation. It is the only MGM Animation production not to be available exclusively through Warner Home Video worldwide. This is also the final MGM Animation film before shutdown in 2002. It is an adaptation of Mark Twain's 1876 novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, with a cast of anthropomorphic animals instead of humans. Most of the characters' voices are generally performed by country music singers.^[1]