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

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:

In the original script, Polly Lobster was replaced by a sultry female parrot who flirted with Silver (a similar character had been used in a sketch of The Muppet Show starring John Cleese as a pirate). When this got "too weird", according to Brian Henson, she was replaced with a male parrot named Stevenson (after Robert Louis Stevenson) who pointed out the changes made from book to movie. Stevenson was replaced by Polly Lobster for the film, but later showed up in the PC game based on the film.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Angel Marie's puppeteer's head and arms are visible in the scene toward the end where he is fighting Fozzie and Mr. Bimbow

Quotes:

Gonzo: [singing] Every storm we ride is its own reward.
Rizzo: [singing] And people die by falling overboard.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Showbiz Today: (1995-05-29)" (1995)

Soundtrack:

Love Power

CABIN FEVER! AHHHHH!

Awsome Muppet Adventure. I don't care how many people hate this movie, I still think it's smart, funny, and amazing. The muppets still have it. Though I agree by most by saying it's not the best Muppet movie, it sure beats the hell outta "The great muppet caper" (How slow was that movie?!). Tim Curry, the greatest and most under rated musical preformer alive, is at his element here. The music is awsome and his one song ("Upstage Lads, this is me only number!") is awsome. This is a good movie. For a pirate movie, and a muppet movie.