Ok, if we compare ‘Treasure Planet’ with the last three films directed by the duo formed by John Musker and Ron Clements, namely ‘The Little Mermaid’, ‘Aladdin’ and ‘Hercules’, the scale side leans more towards disappointment. And this is not so much a demerit of the film in question as the undeniable greatness of a truly overwhelming trident of Disney classics.
10 curiosities of ‘Treasure Planet’
1 Waiting for the moment
Until it was finally released, “Treasure Planet” was a project that John Musker and Ron Clements submitted up to three times. The first was in 1985, during the production of ‘Taron and the Magic Cauldron’, but they finally dealt with the (fabulous) ‘Basil, the super mouse detective’. Four years later, after having success with ‘The Little Mermaid’, they tried again, but ended up directing ‘Aladdin’. Later, when they thought they could finally make it, the studio asked them to do “Hercules”, film that Musker and Clements agreed to direct on the condition that they let them do ‘Treasure Planet’ right after.
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Two sequel failed
In the beginning, the team responsible for “Treasure Planet” began developing the idea of a sequel in which they were to have the great Willem Dafoe voice the villain Ironbeard, but the tape’s tremendous failure at the box office meant that the project was canceled altogether.
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3 The soundtrack conflict
Although he started with the soundtrack, Alan Silvestri has left “Treasure Planet” to work on the soundtrack of the wonderful ‘Lilo and Stitch’. After his departure, the studio settled on James Newton Howard, who did all the musical work related to “Treasure Planet” in less than five months.
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4 clay and plastic
‘Treasure Planet’ it was the first film in Disney history in which the previous models were not made with clay and completely by hand. And it is that, when modeling the cyborg parts of Silver’s character, plastic and laser technology have been used.
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5 pirate wink
During a scene from “Treasure Planet”, the charming BEN sings a few bars of the central theme of “Pirates of the Caribbean”. Sure, of the attraction located in the Disney theme parks, not of the film saga that would later come out with great success.
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6 third adaptation
Before “Treasure Planet”, Disney had already adapted twice Robert Louis Stevenson’s unforgettable novel ‘Treasure Island’ (1950) and ‘The Muppets on Treasure Island’ two highly recommended gems.
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7 Emma’s first time
“Treasure Planet” marked the premiere of Emma Thompson as a folder. Later, the amazing actress repeated her experience in ‘Brave (Indomitable)’, the live action remake of ‘Beauty and the Beast’, the beautiful ‘Mr. Links: The Lost Origin’ and ‘The Adventures of Doctor Dolittle’.
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8 Looking for Hawkins and Silver
Before Brian Murray and Joseph Gordon-Levitt were cast to voice John Silver and Jim Hawkins, respectively, the managers of “Treasure Planet” have considered the options of Christopher Plummer, Jim Broadbent, Miguel Ferrer, Sean Connery and Jack Palance for the first of the aforementioned characters and those of Tom Cruise, Michael J. Fox, Anthony Michael Hall and Jared Leto for the second.
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9 the Italian key
During the early stages of the project, Disney wanted to co-produce “Treasure Planet” with Rainbow SrlItalian animation studio that had already made the ‘Treasure Island in Outer Space’ miniseries in 1987. However, the joint work did not materialize because the Italian company’s managers said they had worked too hard on that moment.
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10 classic reference
During the animation of the character of Jim Hawkins, the work team of “Treasure Planet” it was based on the movements, gestures and attitudes of the real James Dean. Pull the classics.
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In any case, we have come here to look at the glass half full and, in this sense, it is impossible not to enjoy it to the fullest with this frenetic, imaginative and highly entertaining version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s inexhaustible classic. An adventure that, respecting its essential literary reference, expands that universe, taking it to a place as diverse as it is vibrant, as surprising as it is imaginative, as epic as it is fun.
In short, ‘Treasure Planet’ is another one of those little marvels launched by Disney at the beginning of the new century which deserved much more success after its release and which calls for its re-evaluation. Serve this special with ten interesting facts about its origin and development as a further step in this direction towards enthusiastic claims.
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Bernice Bonaparte is an author and entertainment journalist who writes for The Fashion Vibes. With a passion for pop culture and a talent for staying up-to-date on the latest entertainment news, Bernice has become a trusted source for information on the entertainment industry.
