Rating: PG
Genre:
Science Fiction
Theatrical Release: 11/27/2002(USA)
Release Date: 04/29/2003
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1/THX
Run Time: 95 Minutes
Flags: Mild Violence, Suitable for Children, Scatological Humor
Distributor/Studio: Walt Disney Video
Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of
adventure Treasure Island gets a
science fiction update in this
animated feature from
Walt Disney Pictures.
Jim (voice of
Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a young man who grew up reading tales of pirates and adventures on the high seas, and longs for similar excitement in his own life. One day,
Jim happens upon a dying man who hands him a map and warns him to "Beware the cyborg" shortly before he passes on. Upon careful examination,
Jim realizes the map charts the course to Treasure Planet, a distant world where hundreds of space pirates have stashed their loot.
Jim is certain this is the adventure he's been dreaming off, and joins the crew of the spaceship
R.L.S. Legacy and
Captain Amelia (
Emma Thompson) as they set out to find the fabled Treasure Planet. While
Jim signs on along with his friend
Dr. Doppler (voice of
David Hyde Pierce), he soon becomes close friends with
John Silver (voice of
Brian Murray), who works in the galley but has big plans.
Jim discovers just how big his plans are when
Silver reveals he's part cyborg and all pirate, instigating a mutiny and attempting to take control of the ship. Despite his friendship with
Silver,
Jim refuses to take part in the mutiny, and soon finds himself attempting to defend law and order against a spacecraft full of reckless men.
Treasure Planet's voice cast also includes
Michael Wincott and
Martin Short;
Johnny Rzeznik from the rock group
The Goo Goo Dolls contributed new music for the soundtrack.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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