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

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

Color:

Color (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:

Cameo: ['Ellis Ashley Flyte']The wife of Brian Henson (the film's producer and director) gives an uncredited appearance as Big Fat Ugly Bug-Faced Baby-Eating O'Brian (a female ship's crew mate seen only during the Roll Call scene).

Goofs:

Continuity: As Kermit's stagecoach arrives at the dock, the two horses switch places between shots.

Quotes:

Spa'am: Hmm... we see you have boom-boom sticks... bye bye.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Supermarket (2009)

Soundtrack:

Love Power

Not Their Best, But Still A Decent Muppet Movie

I keep thinking these "Muppet Movies" are going to be just for little kids but I am usually pleasantly surprised that I enjoy most of them, too. In this one, there were a lot of modern-day expressions and referrals to things that only adults would appreciate.

Meanwhile, the special-effects with the puppets is the normal high-quality. Actually, this was my first look at a Muppet film, although I've reviewed several others, so I was downright amazed at what I saw. After I had seen others, and then viewed this one again, it wasn't as appealing. It was okay, but I liked a few others better. As I found with subsequent episodes, Rizzo The Rat and The Great Gonzo had the best lines even though Kermit and Miss Piggy have always been the best-known of these puppet characters. I've never been a fan of Miss Piggy so I was glad to see her with a minor role here.

Tim Curry played "Long John Silver" and he was entertaining, as was young Kevin Bishop as "Jim Hawkins." The songs were okay: not outstanding, but not bad. There weren't that many and they were brief enough not to interrupt the flow of the story. The movie is a little loud the first 20 minutes but settles down after that.