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Corey Burton. Onus. Michael McShane. Hands. Austin Majors. Young Jim. Tony Jay. Narrator. Jim Hawkins (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) meets pirates in outer space.
Based on one of the greatest adventure stories ever told - Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island" - this film follows Jim's fantastic journey across a parallel universe as a cabin boy...
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- John Musker, Ron Clements
- PG
- Kids & Family, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Animation
Treasure Planet is a 2002 American animated science fiction action-adventure film [2] produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures.It is a science fiction adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's adventure novel Treasure Island (1883), and it is the third retelling of the story in an outer space setting, following the Bulgarian film Treasure Planet (1982) and ...
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Jim Hawkins is secretly reading the story of the notorious Captain Flint, the creator of the legendary "Treasure Planet", past his bedtime. Sarah (Jim's mother) bursts in, emphasizing that she thought he had fallen asleep "an hour ago". 12 years later, Jim still believes in the stories of Treasure Planet but has become quite a troublemaker, rebel, ...
Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Jim HawkinsBrian Murray: John SilverDavid Hyde Pierce: Dr. Delbert DopplerLaurie Metcalf: Sarah HawkinsDevelopment
Treasure Planet took roughly four and a half years to create, but the concept for Treasure Planet (which was called "Treasure Island in Space" at the time) was originally pitched by Ron Clements in 1985 during the meeting wherein he and John Musker also pitched The Little Mermaid. Clements stated that Jeffrey Katzenberg, who was the chief of Walt Disney Studios at the time, "just wasn't interested" in the idea. Since Musker and Clements wanted to be able to move "the camera around a lot like...
Writing
Writer Rob Edwards stated that "it was extremely challenging" to take a classic novel and set it in outer space, and that they did away with some of the science fiction elements ("things like the metal space ships and the coldness") early on. Edwards goes on to say that they "did a lot of things to make the film more modern" and that the idea behind setting the film in outer space was to "make the story as exciting for kids now as the book was for kids then". With regard to adapting the chara...
Casting
Casting director Ruth Lambert held a series of casting auditions for the film in New York City, Los Angeles and London, but the crew already had some actors in mind for two of the major characters. The character of Dr. Doppler was written with David Hyde Pierce in mind, and Pierce was given a copy of the Treasure Planet script along with preliminary sketches of the character and the film's scenic elements while he was working on A Bug's Life. He stated that "the script was fantastic, the look...
Theatrical premiere
Treasure Planet held its world premiere at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood on November 17, 2002, though it was also screened in Paris, France on November 6, 2002. The film is "the first major studio feature" to be released in regular and IMAX theaters simultaneously; this was done in the light of the success of Disney films that were re-released in IMAX format, such as Fantasia 2000 and Beauty and the Beast. Dick Cook, chairman of Walt Disney Studio Entertainment, also mentioned that the simul...
Critical reaction
Treasure Planet received generally positive reviews from film critics. It retains a 69% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Stephen Hunter of The Washington Post, who gave it 4 out of 5 stars, stated that the film "boasts the purest of Disney raptures: It unites the generations, rather than driving them apart". Leah Rozen of People stated that the film "has imagination, humor aplenty and moves briskly", and that "the animation, combining traditional and digital techniques, is ravishing." Claud...
Box office
Despite the positive feedback, the film was a box office disappointment, grossing only $38 million in the United States and Canada and $110 million worldwide. Consequently, Disney's Buena Vista Distribution arm reduced its fourth-quarter earnings by $47 million within a few days of the film's release.
The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, but lost to Spirited Away. It was also nominated for a number of Annie Awards.It was ranked #9 on Watchmojo.com Top 10 Beautiful Animated Movies on August 15, 2014.
It was announced in 2002 that a sequel, titled Treasure Planet 2, was scripted, but was eventually canceled due to the film not being successful in theaters. However, concept art and some details about the plot did surface online. The plot of the film would have focused on Jim Hawkins's enrolment in the Royal Interstellar Academy and would eventual...
Several Treasure Planet video games were released in 2002. Disney Interactive released the naval strategy game Treasure Planet: Battle at Procyon for the PC in October, while Sony Computer Entertainment America released a Treasure Planet action video game for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 in November. A series of games collectively called Disne...
This is the fourth Disney hand-drawn animated film to not feature any musical numbers or any characters singing. The first three are The Black Cauldron, The Rescuers Down Under and Atlantis: The Lo...The famous song of the original Treasure Island "Dead Man's Chest" is never used in this film.This is the third Disney film to adapt the story of the novel Treasure Island, after Treasure Island and Muppet Treasure Island.A plush version of Stitchcan be seen in Jim's room.Treasure Planet on WikipediaTreasure Planet on Disney.comTreasure Planet. Buckle up for thrills and excitement as a classic story of friendship, courage, and self-discovery gets an incredible futuristic twist for an all-new generation. A secret map inspires a thrilling treasure hunt across the universe as young Jim Hawkins and a hilarious cosmic crew headed by the daring Captain Amelia set off in ...
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Treasure Planet: Directed by Ron Clements, John Musker. With Roscoe Lee Browne, Corey Burton, Dane A. Davis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Jim Hawkins is a teenager who finds the map of a great treasure hidden by a space pirate. Together with some friends, he sets off in a large spaceship, shaped like a caravel, on his quest.
