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Treasure Planet

Rated PG for adventure action and peril.

PG In Theaters 11/27/2002 , 95min.
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Plot & Details

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 of, 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.
  • MPAA Rating: PG
  • Genre(s): Action,Family
  • Run Time: 95min.
  • Theatrical Release Date: 11/27/2002
  • DVD Release Date: 04/29/2003
  • Distributor(s): Buena Vista
  • Director(s): Ron Clements, John Musker
  • Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Brian Murray , David Hyde Pierce , Emma Thompson , Michael Wincott
  • Themes: Treasure Hunts,Robots and Androids,Space Travel
  • Tone: Fanciful,Humorous,Rousing
  • Keywords: black-hole,cabin-boy,cyborg,outer-space,space-travel,supernova,treasure
  • Country of Origin: USA (11-27-2002)
  • Language: English

Awards

Academy Awards

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2002 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Animated Feature Ron Clements Nominated
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