Set sail for Muppet mayhem!
Young Jim Hawkins and his two best friends, Gonzo and Rizzo, embark on a voyage across the high seas in search of buried treasure, but soon find that not everyone onboard can be trusted.
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Effortless, resolved, warm and unpretentious.
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- resolvedopen-ended
- warmbleak
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
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“Is Tim Curry the best thing in Muppet Treasure Island?”
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“Is this Brian Henson's best work?”
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“Would Muppet Treasure Island hit harder if it came out today rather than in 1996?”
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- Sierbahnnon TMDB · Jun 20268/10
Just a stunning adaptation, plus Curry Even if this did not have Curry in it, it would still have been a good adaptation of Stevenson's story. The muppets do the muppet-thing and it is silly, and funny, and light. It is just a good movie. THEN you add Tim Curry to the mix and you get something... remarkable. The meme "The reason Michael Caine and Tim Curry are so good in their respective Muppet movies is that Michael Caine treats the Muppets as fellow actors, and Tim Curry treats himself as a fellow Muppet." He fits well in with the rest of the cast, the manic energy matches the lighthearted absurdity that was always a Muppet trademark, and he pulls the movie together. He does so well!
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Cast
- Tim CurryLong John Silver
- Kevin BishopJim Hawkins
- Billy ConnollyBilly Bones
- Jennifer SaundersMrs. Bluveridge
- Dave GoelzThe Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / Mudwell the Mudbunny / Zoot (voice)
- Steve WhitmireKermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker (voice)
- Frank OzMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
- Kevin ClashBad Polly / Black Dog / Spa'am / Chicken / Miss Piggy (assistant) / Fozzie Bear (assistant) / Sam the Eagle (assistant) / Animal (assistant) / Walleyed Pike / Monkey / Pirate / Real Old Tom (voice)
- Bill BarrettaClueless Morgan / Swedish Chef / Blind Pew (hands) / Pirate / Pig / Skulls (voice)
- Jerry NelsonStatler / Blind Pew / Mad Monty / Floyd Pepper / Lew Zealand / Tomato / Pirate / Skulls / Trelawney's Butler / Screaming Cat (voice)
Crew
- Brian HensonDirector
- Jerry JuhlScreenplay
- Kirk R. ThatcherScreenplay
- James V. HartScreenplay
- Robert Louis StevensonNovel
- John FennerDirector of Photography
- Hans ZimmerOriginal Music Composer
- Michael JablowEditor
- Frank OzProducer
- Brian HensonProducer
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