This article is about the film. For the video game, see Muppet Treasure Island (video game).
Muppet Treasure Island
Theatrical release poster by Drew Struzan
Directed by
Brian Henson
Screenplay by
Jerry Juhl
Kirk R. Thatcher
James V. Hart
Based on
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Produced by
Brian Henson
Martin G. Baker
Starring
Tim Curry
Dave Goelz
Steve Whitmire
Jerry Nelson
Kevin Clash
Frank Oz
Cinematography
John Fenner
Edited by
Michael Jablow
Music by
Hans Zimmer
Production companies
Walt Disney Pictures[1]
Jim Henson Productions[1]
Distributed by
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution[1]
Release date
February 16, 1996 (1996-02-16)
Running time
100 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Box office
$47.2 million[2]
Muppet Treasure Island is a 1996 American musical swashbuckler comedy film directed by Brian Henson and the fifth theatrical film featuring the Muppets. Adapted from the 1883 novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, similarly to its predecessor The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), the key roles were played by live-action actors, with the Muppets in supporting roles. The film stars Muppet performers Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson, Kevin Clash, Bill Barretta, and Frank Oz in various roles, as well as Tim Curry as Long John Silver and introduces Kevin Bishop as Jim Hawkins.
The film was released in the United States on February 16, 1996, by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. It grossed $47 million worldwide. It also received generally positive reviews from critics. It is the second Muppets film to be produced by Walt Disney Pictures, whose parent company would later acquire the Muppets in 2004.
^ abc"Muppet Treasure Island". American Film Institute. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
^"Top 100 worldwide b.o. champs". Variety. January 20, 1997. p. 14.
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