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Treasure Planet

2002 · Film · 96 min

  • Science Fiction
  • Adventure
  • Animation
  • Family
  • Fantasy

Plot

When space galleon cabin boy Jim Hawkins discovers a map to an intergalactic "loot of a thousand worlds," a cyborg cook named John Silver teaches him to battle supernovas and space storms on their journey to find treasure.

About Treasure Planet

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…

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Series

Part of Walt Disney Animation Studios feature film.

Awards

Nominated for 1 other award: Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

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Cast

  • Joseph Gordon-LevittJim Hawkins (voice)
  • Brian MurrayJohn Silver (voice)
  • Emma ThompsonCaptain Amelia (voice)
  • David Hyde PierceDoctor Doppler (voice)
  • Martin ShortB.E.N. (voice)
  • Dane A. DavisMorph (voice)
  • Michael WincottScroop (voice)
  • Laurie MetcalfSarah (voice)
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