Treasure Planet (2002)

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.

Directors:

Ron Clements, John Musker

Writers:

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

Stars:

Roscoe Lee Browne, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Martin Short

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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)

Storyline

A futuristic twist on Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, Treasure Planet follows restless teen Jim Hawkins on a fantastic journey across the universe as cabin boy aboard a majestic space galleon. Befriended by the ship's charismatic cyborg cook, John Silver, Jim blossoms under his guidance and shows the makings of a fine shipmate as he and the alien crew battle a supernova, a black hole, and a ferocious space storm. But even greater dangers lie ahead when Jim discovers that his trusted friend Silver is actually a scheming pirate with mutiny on his mind.

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Plot Keywords:

treasure | alien | cyborg | pirate | planet | 

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Taglines:

They're on the search for gold, but they better watch out for Silver.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for adventure action and peril

Details

Official Sites:

Disney [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 November 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

El planeta del tesoro

Box Office

Budget:

$140,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$346,957 (Japan) (11 July 2003)

Gross:

$1,003,172 (Japan) (25 July 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Feature Animation, Walt Disney Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.50 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The animators visited a Benihana restaurant to take notes for the scene where John Silver chops shrimp.

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Goofs

In the center of the planet, Jim hangings on a wall while Silver holds on to the ship full of Flint's treasures. In the wide shot, John Silver and Jim Hawkins are far away from each other. In the next close-up, they can almost touch each other. In the next wide shot, they are far apart again.

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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.

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Connections

References Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

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Soundtracks

"Alasdair Fraser's Compliments to Lorna Mitchell"
Written by Alasdair Fraser

User Reviews

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.