User blog:ARTaylor/15 Years of Treasure Planet

Today marks the fifteenth anniversary of the premiere of Treasure Planet. Based on the classic Robert Louis Stevenson novel and produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, the film follows Jim Hawkins as he sails the cosmos looking for a planet with a long lost treasure. The film employed extensive combination of traditional animation and then-emerging computer animation. It was the first to be released in regular and IMAX theaters at the same time.

The film was a moderate success with critics. However, the film was a box office bomb and is one of the most expensive bombs of all time. It was nominated for a single Academy Award and several Annie Awards.

The film was written and directed by Ron Clements and John Musker. It features the talents of Tony Jay as the narrator, Roscoe Lee Browne as first mate Mr. Arrow, Peter Cullen as Captain Flint, Corey Burton as the pirate Onus, Dee Bradley Baker as the pirate Fayvoon, as well as Jack Angel, Bob Bergen, Patrick Pinney, Philip Proctor, and Jim Ward doing additional voices.