Muppet Treasure Island (50th Anniversary Edition) (1996)

"...might be not only the best muppet movie ever but the best muppet anything ever.  Kim Williamson, Boxoffice Magazine
"Good fun...  Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"A rollicking musical reworking of the...Stevenson classic.  Variety

Editor's Note Kermit, Gonzo, Rizzo the Rat and Miss Piggy hit the high seas in this adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure tale in which young Jim Hawkins tries to keep his coveted treasure map from the dastardly Long John Silver.

	Billy Connolly
	Jennifer Saunders
	Kevin Bishop
	Tim Curry
	Brian Henson - Director
	Brian Henson, et. al. - Producer
	Frank Oz - Executive Producer
	Frank Oz - Voice Of
	Hans Zimmer, et. al. - Original Music By
	Jerry Juhl, et. al. - Screenplay
	John Fenner - Director of Photography
	Michael Jablow - Film Editor
	Robert Louis Stevenson - Based On Novel By
	Val Strazovec - Production Designer

Those irrepressible Muppets return, this time in a rollicking, musical adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic "Treasure Island."| When Billy, a young orphan, comes to possess a secret treasure map, he sets sail with mild-mannered Capt. Smollet (Kermit-the-Frog) and a host of assorted Muppets and humans in search of the wealth. And, as always when the Muppets are involved, the adventure is filled with songs, wacky humor, and irreverent silliness. That is, until one of the crew members, Long John Silver, reveals his dark, dastardly side, immediately putting the shipmates -- and possession of the coveted map -- in danger. Will our heroes tarnish Silver's wicked plans? And if so, will they ever find the treasure? And how will the amphibious Capt. Smollet react when he's reunited with ex-flame Benjamina Gunn (Miss Piggy)? Sight and Sound
"...A fairly sophisticated affair, allowing the vivid charm of the original to work on its own level as well as providing fodder for parody, slapstick and the vaudeville revue formula of the Muppets' television shows..." 06/01/1996 p.47-8

USA Today
"...Kermit looks quite dashing in his captain's uniform, and Miss Piggy gives Dorothy Lamour a run for her sarong as a jungle goddess worshipped by wild boars..." -- 3 out of 4 stars 02/16/1996 p.4D

Entertainment Weekly
"...Curry makes a fine, flashy Long John Silver....A hoot..." -- Rating: B 03/22/1996 p.55

Variety
"...Pure delight, and constantly inventive and engaging..." 02/19/1996

Los Angeles Times
"...A wonderful picture for children, a work of considerable artistry and craftsmanship that ought to please many adults as well..." 02/16/1996 p.F12

Los Angeles Times 9 of 10
...a wonderful picture for children, a work of considerable artistry and craftsmanship that ought to please many adults as well... Its shrewdest inspiration is in casting Tim Curry as a smoothly villainous Long John Silver, a role he plays with a wicked twinkle in his eye.... The look that director Brian Henson and his enormous crew have given the picture is really something, like illustrations in a vintage children's book brought to life, the perfect setting for a raft of adorable Muppets. - Kevin Thomas