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Muppet Treasure Island
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Muppet Treasure Island is a 1996 musical, children’s, and comedy film directed by Brian Henson and produced by The Jim Henson Company and Walt Disney Pictures. Based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel, the movie features Tim Curry, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and Gonzo. The screenplay was written by Jerry Juhl, James V. Hart, and Kirk Thatcher, with music by Hans Zimmer, Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil. Frank Oz served as executive producer.
The film, which focuses on sea piracy, was filmed in London and released on February 16, 1996. It has a runtime of approximately 100 minutes and was rated G. Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and available on platforms like Netflix and Disney+, the production had a budget of $31,000,000 and generated $34,327,766 in revenue. The movie received five nomination awards and holds review scores including 6.9 on IMDb and 80% on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Film · TMDB
6.7After telling the story of Flint's last journey to young Jim Hawkins, Billy Bones has a heart attack and dies just as Jim and his friends are attacked by pirates. The gang escapes into the town where they hire out a boat and crew to find the hidden treasure, which was revealed by Bones before he died. On their voyage across the seas, they soon find out that not everyone on board can be trusted.
Cast
- Tim Curry as Long John Silver
- Billy Connolly as Billy Bones
- Jennifer Saunders as Mrs. Bluveridge
- Kevin Bishop as Jim Hawkins
- Dave Goelz as The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Mudwell the Mudbunny / Zoot (voice)
- Steve Whitmire as Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker (voice)
Themes
- island
- pirate gang
- puppet
- treasure hunt
- puppetry
- pirate
- duringcreditsstinger
- anthropomorphic puppets
- lighthearted
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Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
28,855 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
80%
Metacritic
64/100
- Year
- 1996
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Comedy
- Rated
- G
- Awards
- 5 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Treasure Island
- Main subject
- sea piracy
- Director
- Brian Henson
- Screenwriter
- Kirk Thatcher
- Cast member
- John Henson
- Composer
- Cynthia Weil
- Production company
- Walt Disney Pictures
- Filming location
- London
- Duration
- 99
- FilmAffinity ID
- 706134
- Performer
- The Muppets
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- muppets.disney.com/muppet-treasure-island
- Image
- Muppet Treasure Island logo.png
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- publication date
- 1996-02-16
- title
- Muppet Treasure Island
- executive producer
- Frank Oz
- distributed by
- Disney+
- after a work by
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 71%
- Commons category
- Muppet Treasure Island
- capital cost
- 31000000
- box office
- 34327391
- form of creative work
- feature film
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