Muppet Treasure Island

Muppet Treasure Island
Theatrical release poster by Drew Struzan
Directed by	Brian Henson
Produced by	Brian Henson Martin G. Baker
Screenplay by	James V. Hart Jerry Juhl Kirk R. Thatcher
Based on	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Starring	Kermit the Frog Miss Piggy The Great Gonzo Rizzo the Rat Tim Curry Dave Goelz Steve Whitmire Jerry Nelson Frank Oz Kevin Clash
Music by	Hans Zimmer
Cinematography	John Fenner
Edited by	Michael Jablow
Production company	Walt Disney Pictures Jim Henson Productions
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.
Release date	February 16, 1996 (1996-02-16)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$34.3 million

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Muppet Treasure Island is a 1996 American musical adventure comedy film based on Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. It is the fifth feature film to star The Muppets and was directed by Brian Henson.

Similarly to its predecessor The Muppet Christmas Carol, the key roles were played by live-action actors, with the Muppets in supporting roles. The live-action actors consisted of Tim Curry, Billy Connolly, Jennifer Saunders, and Kevin Bishop in his feature film debut. Kermit the Frog appeared as Captain Abraham Smollett, Fozzie Bear as Squire Trelawney, Sam Eagle as Mr. Samuel Arrow, and Miss Piggy as the castaway Benjamina Gunn. Following their success as the narrators of The Muppet Christmas Carol, The Great Gonzo, and Rizzo the Rat appeared in specially created roles as Jim's best friends. The film was released on February 16, 1996, one month before Muppets Tonight premiered on ABC.

Jim Hawkins is a young orphan who lives in the Admiral Benbow in England with his best friends Gonzo and Rizzo. Jim listens to the tales of Billy Bones, who tells of his former captain, Captain Flint, who buried his treasure trove on a remote island and executed his crew so only he would own the island's map. One night, one of Bones' crewmates Blind Pew arrives, giving Bones the black spot. Bones gives Jim the treasure map and reveals that he had been Flint's first mate. Just before dying of a heart attack, he begs Jim to go after the treasure and keep both it and the map safe from pirate hands. An army of pirates attack the inn, destroying it, but the boys escape with the map.