Treasure Planet (2002)

Directors:

Ron Clements
John Musker

Writers:

Robert Louis Stevenson (novel)
Ron Clements (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

27 November 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Romance | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

I have a lot to offer anatomically, uh I mean, astronomically.

Plot:

A Disney animated version of "Treasure Island". The only difference is that the film is set in outer space with alien worlds and other galactic wonders.

Plot Keywords:

Treasure | Alien | Pirate | Planet | Cyborg

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 10 nominations

Cast

Roscoe Lee Browne	...	Mr. Arrow (voice)
Corey Burton	...	Onus (voice)
Dane A. Davis	...	Morph (voice)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt	...	Jim Hawkins (voice)
Tony Jay	...	Narrator (voice)
Austin Majors	...	Young Jim (voice)
Patrick McGoohan	...	Billy Bones (voice)
Michael McShane	...	Hands (voice) (as Micheal McShane)
Laurie Metcalf	...	Sarah Hawkins (voice)
Brian Murray	...	John Silver (voice)
David Hyde Pierce	...	Doctor Doppler (voice)
Martin Short	...	B.E.N. (voice)
Emma Thompson	...	Captain Amelia (voice)
Michael Wincott	...	Scroop (voice)
Jack Angel	...	Additional Voice (voice)

MPAA:

Rated PG for adventure action and peril.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.50 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Ireland:PG | Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre | Canada:G | Finland:K-7/5 | France:U | Germany:6 (bw) | Hong Kong:I | Japan:U | Netherlands:AL | Norway:7 | Peru:PT | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | South Korea:All | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:6 (canton of the Grisons) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Taiwan:GP | UK:U | USA:PG

Company:

Walt Disney Feature Animation

Trivia:

The first major studio feature to be released in regular and IMAX theaters simultaneously; this was done in the light of the success of Disney films that were re-released in IMAX format, such as Fantasia/2000 (1999) and Beauty and the Beast (1991).

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Jim and Dr. Doppler first meet Silver, Silver tucks in his shirt. In the next shot, it's still tucked in, but in the next, it's not.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Narrator: On the clearest of nights, when the winds of the Etherium were calm and peaceful, the great merchant ships, with their cargos of Arcturian solar crystals, felt safe and secure. Little did they suspect that they were persued by... pirates. And the most feared of all these pirates was the notorious Captain Nathaniel Flint.

Movie Connections:

Remake of "L'isola del tesoro" (1987)

Soundtrack:

Alasdair Fraser's Compliments to Lorna Mitchell

Another score for Disney.

Let's put it this way, with no fan-girlish outbursts (Which is pretty hard). This movie has pretty much everything required of a superb movie.

As is the case of most Disney movies, there is a light-hearted side and a serious side, but this movie is slightly more serious (my preference). This movie has so much heart and a lovable cast of characters. I don't think it was completely for teenage boys, it just centered around one with a situation that is sadly familiar with many of us.

The atmosphere is such an imaginative one, who cares if you can't breathe in the vacuum of space? (The book from Disney explains that this is a kind of parallel universe.)Nebulae, galaxies, comets...they all are stunning with these 18th century ships. I personally think that most spaceships look rather alienating.

The soundtrack may be drowned out at moments, but the times you hear it, it fits well. The song by The Goo Goo dolls' lead singer is perfect for Jim, and the sequence in the movie is more worth watching than the music video! And the story! I think the depth, connections and growth of the characters are certainly levels above Treasure Island, thanks to the Disney touch. (I really don't want to spoil anything.)Just buy it, if you haven't over the last three years.