Muppet Treasure Island
(1996)
Overview
After telling the story of Flint's last journey to young Jim Hawkins, Billy Bones has a heart attack and dies just as Jim and his friends are attacked by pirates. The gang escapes into the town where they hire out a boat and crew to find the hidden treasure, which was revealed by Bones before he died. On their voyage across the seas, they soon find out that not everyone on board can be trusted.
Director
Brian Henson
Top Billed
Tim Curry
Keywords
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Top Billed Cast
Jerry Nelson
Statler / Blind Pew / Mad Monty / Floyd Pepper / Lew Zealand / Tomato / Pirate / Skulls / Trelawney's Butler / Screaming Cat (voice)
Kevin Clash
Bad 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)
Crew
Collection
Muppet Films Collection
Reviews
Peter89Spencer
⭐ 8/10September 1, 2021
A Muppet version of the classic tale Treasure Island, and it is fantastic!
Sierbahnn
⭐ 8/10June 16, 2026
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 …
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$31,000,000
Revenue
$34,327,766