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:

Action | Adventure | History | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Ireland UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 May 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Treasure Island

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

Rupert Penrry-Jones also appeared in the series Black Sails that is a prequel of the Treasure island history

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Goofs

When Silver and his supporters row in the jolly boat to the island there are 9 men in the boat. Then, when they storm the stockade, four are killed in the ensuing fight before Silver and the survivors retreat to the beach. Yet there are still eight men alive.

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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 Treasure Planet (2002)

User Reviews

Good entertainment, with some fine acting

Stevenson's Treasure Island was one of my favorite childhood books I used to read over and over again. Currently I can't remember its nuances - the plot of course I do - and I enjoyed the 2012 version. Background and costumes seems realistic and one can notice at once that it non-US movie - compared to Pirates of the Caribbean, for example.

Izzard, Regbo, Sutherland and Wood are very good, the rest are just above average - or their characters are too "simple" to make some real shine out of them. On the other hand, it is good that no one really steals the show as Depp does when portraying Jack Sparrow. Fight scenes, collusions etc are also more "medieval" here.

In short, highly recommended for those fond of historic adventures, and not seeking deep philosophy or reasoning.