In this claymation film, celebrated author Mark Twain, displeased with the state of humanity, sets off in a hot-air balloon to meet his celestial destiny: Halley's Comet. Stowed away on the craft are beloved characters from Twain's stories -- Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher and Huckleberry Finn. As Twain's balloon ascends ever higher to its ultimate goal, his literary creations try to persuade him of the essential goodness of man.

Film: The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985)
Studio: Will Vinton Productions
Director: Will Vinton
Writer: Susan Shadburne, based on the works of Mark Twain
Cast: James Whitmore, Michele Mariana, Gary Krug, Chris Ritchie, John Morrison, Carol Edelman, Dallas McKennon, Will Vinton