Muppet Treasure Island (1996)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Brian Henson

Writers (WGA):

Robert Louis Stevenson (novel)
Jerry Juhl (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

16 February 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Music

Tagline:

Set sail for Muppet mayhem!

Plot:

The Muppet's twist on the classic tale.

Plot Keywords:

Sea | The Muppets | Treasure | Pirate | Exotic Locale

Awards:

4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 22	10:00 AM	TOON
Mon. Nov. 23	9:00 AM	TOON

Cast

Tim Curry	...	Long John Silver
Kevin Bishop	...	Jim Hawkins
Billy Connolly	...	Billy Bones
Jennifer Saunders	...	Mrs. Bluberidge
Dave Goelz	...	The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Zoot (voice) (as The Great Gonzo)
Steve Whitmire	...	Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Bean Bunny / Rat (uncredited) (voice) (as Kermit the Frog & Rizzo the Rat)
Jerry Nelson	...	Blind Pew / Mad Monty / Statler / Corn / Floyd (uncredited) / Lew Zealand (uncredited) / Pirate (uncredited) / Robin the Frog (uncredited) / Skulls (uncredited) / Butler / Screaming Cat (uncredited) (voice)
Kevin Clash	...	Bad Polly / Spa'Am / Black Dog / Chicken / Fozzie Bear (assistant) (uncredited) / Lolleyed Pike (uncredited) / Miss Piggy (assistant) (uncredited) / Monkey (uncredited) / Pirate (uncredited) / Real Old Tom (uncredited) / Sam Eagle (assistant) (uncredited) (voice)
Bill Barretta	...	Clueless Morgan / Blind Pew (hands) / Dr. Teeth (uncredited) / Pirate (uncredited) / Pig (uncredited) / Rowlf (uncredited) / Skulls (uncredited) / Swedish Chef (uncredited) / Black Eyed Pea (voice)
John Henson	...	Sweetums (voice)
Frank Oz	...	Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal / George (voice) (as Miss Piggy)
Danny Blackner	...	Short Stack Stevens
Harry Jones	...	Easy Pete
David Nicholls	...	Captain Flint
Frederick Warder	...	Calico Jerry

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:G | Canada:G | Iceland:L | Australia:G | Germany:o.Al. | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:U | USA:G

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Jim Henson Company, The

Trivia:

Hormel Foods Corporation, makers of Spam, sued the film production company for making the name of a warthog character "Spa'am". Their suit was defeated on September 22, 1995. The judge noted that "one might think Hormel would welcome the association with a genuine source of pork."

Goofs:

Factual errors: There's an Asian elephant on a North American island.

Quotes:

Rizzo: [after Jim and Long John leave] Well, it looks like the human beings wanna hang out together. Don't wanna hang out with a rat and a... uh... um...
Gonzo: Whatever.
Rizzo: Yeah!

Movie Connections:

References "Fraggle Rock" (1983)

Soundtrack:

Boom Shakalaka

Easily, One of the Best Muppet Movies

I own the entire Muppet Movie collection, and have watched them all, many times. While this is not my personal favorite, it is easily the best of the line. As an adaptation of a classic work, as was the Muppet Christmas Carol, this zany recreation holds some intrigue, some good tense moments, and great laughs, while managing to project a strong moral center.

With the wild popularity of Disney's Pirates line, I can see why a reissue of this work was necessary. With Tim Curry as Long John Silver, HOW could you go wrong? This is great fun, wildly entertaining, and just plain good.

It rates a 7.8/10 from...

the Fiend :.