Treasure Planet (2002)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

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 | Cyborg | Pirate | Planet | Alien

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

Color:

Color

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:

At a cost of $180 million (including $40 million for advertising), and a worldwide gross of $101 million, this is Disney's biggest financial loss.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jim, Doppler and Amelia are in the longboat and it is hit by a laser ball, you see Amelia clutch her left arm where she is injured. Next, with both hands, Amelia steers the boat. When on land she starts to step forward but grabs her ribs (seemingly in pain) with her right hand and falls, bracing herself with her left hand. Her left arm was later in a sling. Where exactly WAS she hurt?

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:

References The Black Hole (1979)

Swashbuckling Science Fiction

Treasure Planet is the adaptation of the classic swashbuckling children's tale of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. R.L.S originally wrote Treasure Island chapter by chapter for his son, as a bed time story for each night. When the story was first published it was actually condemned by some! Claiming that such violent tales encouraged boys to become ner-do-well's such as the pirates it glorifies! Suffice to say, Disney's futuristic adaptation fails to capture the rebellious nature of the original Treasure Island. Fans and fanatics can gripe all they want if a scene is missing from the book, or if a character's been changed, but as long as the core meaning of the story remains, it's essence. Then adaptation has been successful. Treasure Planet does not capture the essence of the book entirely, in fact it lacks a lot of it's power due mainly to the protagonist. Jim Hawkins of Treasure Planet does not suffer as much as his archaic counterpart, therefore his character does not under go the same heroic journey and does not emerge as profoundly changed as R.L.S original did.

Aside from that, Treasure Planet makes for a fine adventure film for the whole family. There are moments of joy and pathos to be found throughout. And it is interesting to see a science fiction twist on a pirating classic.