Classic Animation Adventure Movie I The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985) I Retrospective 

This movie terrified me as a young child. And then i couldnt find the tape for a long time and was convinced it had been a feverdream.

The twist with Mark Twain’s dark side was good and helped explain a lot of parts of the film.

I just can't get over the expression and how realistic and understandable they are.

I think it is sad when one realizes how much work, time and ACTUAL skill went into this production and how much when viewed today it may go largely misunderstood or overlooked. I remember this one as a young teen. I first saw it zoning on Black Lebanese hash. My mouth was hanging open. Lol.

Satan was a fantastic character to include, showing many great theories about humanity. Very much a classic, and very much a work of art.

Some of the best claymation ever done ... genius work ....

This film was one of the treasures of my childhood. Once we got cable (a luxury for our family) I would look at the schedule for the Disney Channel and program the VCR to record programs I wanted to see. Disney would only play this film twice a year two days apart in the middle of the night. My VHS copy of this film was watched over and over. One day I came home from college and flipped on the TV to see it playing. My jaw dropped as I saw the Mysterious Stranger section. Disney had (wisely) decided to edit that particularly disturbing scene out. Orion pictures had acquired Clubhouse Pictures (the original production company) shortly before going bankrupt. Consequently, the film was 'lost' for decades. The only way I could get my hands on a full copy was a Laserdisc version. Now that it is available for all I am so grateful to be able to share it with all of my friends. Incidentally, I ended up studying acting and played Huck Finn. Now I do voiceovers and credit some of that to this film influencing me. Last October I got to do my first animated series. 😁

“Where she was, there was Eden.” Best epigram/epitaph ever.

Best facial work in clay I've ever seen.

It's sad such a beautiful animated movie from the 80's had to be forgotten.😭💕

Whoever uploaded this, thanks so much. I've never seen it all the way through!

This is entertaining real well done I can't sleep it's 3:45 a.m. I hope this help my mind to dwell on something besides the problems of a 70-year-old man.

I’ve been into stop motion for quite some time and I had never heard of this movie. I can’t believe I hadn’t. This is a really terrific and prolific film. It should get more recognition!

The whole bit about Adam & Eve is both funny and very beautifully done. Life is about love.

I finally know this film exists. Better late than never lol

“He’s a man of faith. That means he’s willing to believe in what he knows ain’t so!” That’s VERY deep😳😳

Utterly brilliant film. Will Vinton and Mark Twain. A genius honoring a genius.

I am legitimate crying right now. This is the best film I’ve ever seen.

I love it!!! Thank you for uploading this little treasure.🤗🤗🤗🤗

One of my favorite old movies. It's so classic and fun and if your trying to find a movie to trip out this is a great one.

I miss when claymation used to look like claymation.

I saw this as a li'l kid in the early 90s with my dad and it swiftly became my favorite movie. Every time I watch it, I'm at a new point in life. And each time I draw more insight and meaning. It just improves as I age. :)

This is so beautiful, such a profound work of art.... it reflects life and death, whats happen after we die and whats the concept of god and evil... I wish this have more reconginition

I just love the old claymation movies. An art form almost forgotten because of the boring CGI animation movies they make today. I didn't know about this one. Thanks for the upload. 🙂

The whole “The Stranger” sequence from 40:40 is just masterful.

a very philosophical movie, and it can get dark, which i like

smoothest claymation i've ever seen (and it's not even a close competition), and filled with so many subtle details like old adam resembling twain or huck choosing the darkest color of mud to make his little people out of, not to mention just how awesome the ending is awesome

As much as this film has always fascinated me since I was a kid, I always felt like something was missing from it. Then I read Twain’s absolutely brilliant biography of Joan d’ Arc, and I thought back to this film, “That’s IT! She SHOULD have been there!”, what’s more, she SHOULD have appeared to do combat with Satan! And I’m not just saying that because Roman Catholics believe she is a Saint, I say it because of the extraordinary fact that he wrote her biography AND the “Mysterious Stranger” roughly during the same six months! He was at war within himself for his soul, and these two books represent That struggle. But few know that he wrote the biography because Clemens went out of his way to hide the fact behind TWO completely different pseudonyms. He created two fictional identities to filter her otherwise factual story through, one being a fictional contemporary French Historian who supposedly discovered the “account” by Joan’s “friend”, and the fictional Friend himself. He took all the actual facts from her various real friends and relatives and the trial, then cut them together into one narrative as though they had nearly all been observed by just one man, a fictional character who was a composite of several real friends who managed to not miss any of the important events. Twain, fluent in French and Latin, actually got permission from Pope Leo 13th himself to peruse the Vatican archives for the complete records. After getting an agreement from the Pope to keep his presence a secret, He then had a French publisher publish it for him in both English and French, to help sell the idea that it had been compiled by a French historian. It worked and it wasn’t until years after his death that anyone figured it out, and even now remains uncommon knowledge. Too bad the filmmakers also apparently didn’t know or know just how important Joan was to Clemens. Here is her biography ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-x_o6ih3ur0s.html

An underrated classic. Had a lot of fun watching this after reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Easily missed jokes if you haven't read any of his books.

This film is timeless.

I Saw it first on what was called 'Pay T.V.' more than 35 yrs ago. Maaaan, when you say it like that. Thats the thing about the blessing of a good memory. It sometimes makes you forget how many years have passed. Especially now as something truly free and beautiful is dying in the West. Thank You for posting this. A lost craft of yesteryear. The keyboard excuses for what is passing for skill these days gives one pause.

What an incredible movie. Absolutely stunning. What a piece of art. God bless Mark Twain. Never met a fella like him besides myself maybe

I was in my early twenties when this came out. Somehow, it missed my radar. Glad I caught it today! There will never be another Mark Twain.

Some of the best claymation i've ever seen

It’s been a while since I saw this but I got scared with the mysterious stranger and stopped watching it good to finally finish it

This must have taken forever to make! Claymation, can you imagine!

One of my favourite films. Great message and strong characters, I hope it attains cult classic status eventually. 💯

It's a masterpiece...a labour of love.

Every single line of dialogue here is a goldmine, not a word wasted

I have never seen this before,i just seen a clip of it on another channel & thought i would love to see the whole thing..I'm so happy to have found it here on this channel..I can't wait to watch it..thankyou so much for the upload,i genuinely appreciate it,thankyou..🤗🤘🏻🤗🤘🏻

The story with the frogs is the funniest one

The epic mustaches in this movie.

I love this movie, always have. So glad to find it nestled on RU-vid.

oh damn the nostalgia of watching this again

I love the scene with the angel. It freaked me out a bit

OMG. I have been lookin for this film for years. Thanks for putting it up.

10/10, thank you Retrospective - Classic Movies.

I read almost every Mark twain and I never saw this animation so to see this is crazy. Thanks for uploading!😅

EXCELLENT THANK U!

22:14 when the hand of the *creator* popped🤣🤣its just gold

As an 80s child, this was apart of our world

10:08 20:37 The Diary of Adam and Eve 40:38 An Angel called Satan 1:01:23 The Diary of Adam and Eve

Never heard of this movie just stumbled on it today its awesome

I think my personal favorite scene in this movie is the part where that guy goes to the wrong heaven.

This is mind-blowing amounts of work and very well done

un capolavoro grazie per questo post

Best claymation I've ever seen

I love this movie!

I never saw this before. It's a work of genius.

THAT. WAS. AWESOME.

Oh wow, thanks for uploading, finally I get to see this!!!

This is a work of art

this film gave me nightmares as a kid... not sure if I'm ready to rewatch

I watched this as a kid in the 80s brings back memories

brilliant retro 3d rendering by hand just amazing !!!!!!!!!!!

I remember this movie years ago and I was excited to see it again. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to watch it because the audio seemed to be missing. I turned the volume up all the way and nothing.

im so glad my dad showed me this as a kid, if i ever have a kid ill show it to them

I’ve been waiting for a long time to see this again. Great claymation and wonderful story telling. I give it an 11 out of 10, lol.

Best movie. I like it ❤

I was hoping to find this on RU-vid after seeing a clip earlier this month! Thanks!

such a beautiful story

Thank you

a classic, thx for sharing

Classic!

Extremely sad to think that today the youngins may not understand or respect this amazing piece of literature. I remember the first time I saw it my dog had Diarrhoea and was vomiting all over the house. The only thing that pulled me through that day was the beautiful clay motion in this film

Great film. Had this as a kid had this vhs. Thanks for uploading it. Subbed.

I still traumatized by the scene of that evil mask... Used to be aired on tv circa late 80 in Malaysia. Remember my dad recorded this movie via vhs... but just a short until 1h or so as the cassette ran out of tape

Thank you for uploading this.

This is amazing

Well... that felt like an 1h 26min fever dream...

Nowhere in the Bible does it say that the fruits from the tree of knowledge are apples.

It’s strange that Adam was smarter and a leader in the garden. But when he left he became more dumb and less of a leader. 🤔

Man, this film has been something that has stuck in my mind since I was a kid. So so good.

This is really nice Movie 🎬 🎞 Thank you ,

I make stop motion videos and this movie inspired me to do so

Good stuff in the film loved it

In the mid 90s they would show this on showtime at 1 am on the weekends

The first ever feature length claymation movie.

Good video .....thank you👋🌷🌴😇

Absolutely amazing work was created with this, and idk I may have stayed with the aliens for a bit 😅

I think Claymation is better when it comes to animated films than the stop motion puppets, but puppets work better for live action films like Clash of the titans. Either way this is pretty cool.

Amazing art

I used to watch this as a child! I totally forgot about its existence until just now. Thank you

Only 315 comments. Surely it deserves more.

Once again...The truth on an Golden Plate 🎉

I'm like...90% certain this film, especially the Garden of Eden, helped inspire the clay-animated video game "The Neverhood Chronicles"

The MPAA, seeing 45:54: Hmmm… seems legit for children to watch. Better give this film a G rating.

Cool

For enthusiasts of claymation, I would suggest viewing Mad God. It’s not for the faint of heart however.

Anyone else think that Huckleberry Finn kinda looks like a caricature of Mark Hamill when he did the OG trilogy?