Treasure Island (2012)

In 1765, young English boy Jim Hawkins gets involved with buccaneers during his quest to find pirate Captain Flint's treasure buried on a secret island.

Director:

Steve Barron

Writers:

Stewart Harcourt (screenplay), Robert Louis Stevenson (novel)

Stars:

Eddie Izzard, Toby Regbo, Rupert Penry-Jones

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eddie Izzard	...	Long John Silver
Toby Regbo	...	Jim Hawkins
Rupert Penry-Jones	...	Squire Trelawney
Daniel Mays	...	Dr. Livesey
Philip Glenister	...	Captain Smollett
Donald Sutherland	...	Flint
Elijah Wood	...	Ben Gunn
Shirley Henderson	...	Meg Hawkins
Nina Sosanya	...	Alibe Silver
Geoff Bell	...	Israel Hands
Shaun Parkes	...	George Merry
David Harewood	...	Billy Bones
Keith Allen	...	Pew
Sean Gilder	...	Black Dog
Clinton Blake	...	Freddie Arrow

Storyline

Young Jim Hawkins is the only one who can sucessfully get a schooner to a legendary Island known for buried Treasure. But aboard the ship is a mysterious cook named John Silver, whose true motivation on the journey challenges Jim's trust in the entire crew.

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Plot Keywords:

1700s | 18th century | buccaneer | pirate captain | treasure map | 

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Taglines:

Show no mercy. Seize what's yours.

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Genres:

Adventure

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Details

Country:

Ireland UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 May 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

A kincses sziget

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kindle Entertainment,MNG Films,Parallel Film Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min 90 min (2 parts)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Elijah Wood spent two hours in makeup to achieve the look of Ben Gunn. That included makeup and a fake tan.

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Goofs

As the ship gets underway the first time, the order is given to "hoist the main sail". Fore-and-aft sails are hoisted, but the ship's main sail is square-rigged. Square sails on ships of that time were unfurled, not hoisted.

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Quotes

Israel Hands: Do you think you could cope with killin', Jim? You got to be man enough not to care after it's all done.
Jim Hawkins: I could cope.
Israel Hands: You gotta be strong, in a religious way - or have no thought for God at all.
Jim Hawkins: I could cope.

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Connections

Version of Muppet Treasure Island (1996)

User Reviews

Some very nice roles

Izzard, Sosanya and Wood, did justice to roles that were totally contrary to their normal acting parts. Best acting was Mays (as the doctor), and Henderson (as Meg Hawkins).

I read the original 'Treasure Island' back in 8th grade. While this was a modern 'adaptation', that drifted from the original book, it fleshed out personalities and background stories. I did appreciate the way they stayed true to the verbal vernacular. I found it to be an excellent update.

My only beef was the 'hand-held camera' filming in an attempt to be 'edgy'.