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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 off,
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.
