'Muppet Treasure Island'

by Robert Louis Stevenson,
Jerry Juhl,
Kirk R. Thatcher
and James V. Hart

The classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson is given a Muppet make-over. When young Master Jim Hawkins, Gonzo and Rizzo the Rat are given a treasure map by the dying Captain Billy Bones, it is not long before they encounter a ruthless gang of pirates who promptly burn their inn to the ground. Fleeing for their lives, the trio end up on board the Hispaniola, a sea-going vessel commanded by Captain Abraham Smollett (Kermit the Frog), where they meet the ship’s cook, the one-legged Long John Silver. But after they set sail Jim and his friends discover that Silver is really a ruthless pirate - and that he has his eyes on Jim’s map…

Tim Curry (Long John Silver), Jennifer Saunders (Mrs. Bluberidge), Kevin Bishop (Master Jim Hawkins), Jerry Nelson (Blind Pew, Mad Monty, Statler / Figurehead, Floyd Pepper, Lew Zealand, Robin the Frog, Trelawney's Butler [voice]), Kevin Clash (Polly Lobster, Spa'am, Black Dog, Real Old Tom [voice]), Billy Connolly (Capt. Billy Bones), Bill Barretta (Clueless Morgan, Rowlf the Dog [voice]), Frank Oz (Benjamina Gunn / Squire Trelawney / Fozzie Bear / Mr. Samuel Erroll / Sam the Eagle / Animal [voice] [as Miss Piggy]), Steve Whitmire (Kermit the Frog [Captain Abraham Smollett], Rizzo the Rat, Beaker, Bean Bunny [voice]), Dave Goelz (Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf / Figurehead, Zoot [voice]), John Henson (Sweetums [voice]), Danny Blackner (Short Stack Stevens), Harry Jones (Easy Pete), David Nicholls (Captain Flint), Frederick Warder (Calico Jerry), Nigel Plaskitt, Peter Geeves (Black Eyed Pea), Roscoe Lee Browne (Pirate)* Marcus Clarke (Puppeteer)
*Uncredited

Directed by Brian Henson
Produced by Martin G. Baker and Brian Henson
Associate Producer Michael Jablow
Executive Producer Frank Oz
Line Producer Selwyn Roberts


Released: 1996
Certificate: U
Runtime: 99 minutes

Notes:
*Featuring the Muppets