Corrected entry: If Tom Sawyer is supposed to be Mark Twain's famous character, he should be far older than depicted in the movie. Twain set 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' circa 1836-1846, and Tom Sawyer was about 12 years old in the book. The literary Tom Sawyer would be at least in his mid-sixties by 1899. All of the other liberties taken with the original literature are neatly explained. What happened with Tom Sawyer?
MoonMan
21st Jul 2003
Correction: While this may be true, keep in mind that the movie is set in an alternate time where, most of the characters might not have ever existed with the others. Therefore, the moviemakers can make anything happen in this movie such as canals in Venice would be deep anough for the Nautilus, or the league would be able to know each other, whether they existed in the other's time or not.