Treasure Planet (2002)

Directed by

John Musker, Ron Clements

Genre

space opera

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 4,658 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy named Jim Hawkins discovers a map to a fabled treasure planet. He joins a crew on a spacefaring ship where he must navigate dangers and betrayal to find the riches.

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What happens

Treasure Planet is a 2002 American animated science fiction adventure film directed by John Musker and Ron Clements and written by Musker, Clements and Rob Edwards. Produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, it is a science fiction adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island (1883) and the third Disney adaptation of the novel, following Treasure Island (1950) and Muppet Treasure Island (1996). In the film's setting, spaceships are powered by solar sails and resemble the 18th-century sailing vessels of the original Treasure Island. The film features the voices of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brian Murray, David Hyde Pierce, Martin Short, Roscoe Lee Browne, Emma Thompson, Michael Wincott, Laurie Metcalf, and Patrick McGoohan in his final role. The musical score was composed by James Newton Howard, with songs written and performed by John Rzeznik. Clements and Musker pitched the concept for the film during production of The Little Mermaid (1989). Development began after they finished their work on Hercules (1997). It employs a novel technique of hand-drawn 2D traditional animation set atop 3D computer animation. With a budget of $140 million, it is the most expensive traditionally animated film to date. Treasure Planet premiered in Paris on November 6, 2002, and was released in the United States on November 27 by Walt Disney Pictures. It was the first film to be released simultaneously in regular and IMAX theaters. The film was a box-office bomb, earning $109.6 million worldwide against a budget of $140 million, but received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, and was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards. Years after its release, it has since gained a cult following. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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