Tue, Oct 6 at 8:00pm: Staff Pick introduction from Rusty | BUY TICKETS
Part of Staff Picks and programmed by Rusty, who says: “I loved getting lost in this swashbuckling, musical adventure on the big screen as a kid and I still find it just as big, blue, and wet-thing as I ever. This salty adventure to the Caribbean is equal parts dark and hilarious — but most of all just plain weird. Thirty years after it first shipwrecked into theaters, it can still shiver your timbers or else you’ll walk the plank, Matey!”
The Muppets take to the high seas in this lively version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel. The adventure begins when pirate Billy Bones (Billy Connelly) gives a treasure map to young orphan Jim Hawkins (Kevin Bishop) and his friends Gonzo and Rizzo the Rat. After a narrow escape from map-seeking pirates, the three manage to get on board the ship of Captain Smollet (Kermit the Frog). But trouble brews when nasty pirate king Long John Silver (Tim Curry) and his monster Muppet minions appear, dead set on getting the map and treasure. Cue the wild comedic adventure — including a narrow escape from a gang of wild boars and their very beautiful queen (Miss Piggy), who’s livid at the frog captain for abandoning her at the altar.
“An elaborate, juicy eyeful. The film is an impressive maze of visual scale and perspective that lets humans and puppets interact as a single species. The overall effect is a wonderful sense of the fantastical.” —Peter Sack, San Francisco Chronicle “Jim Henson's creations have always appealed on more than one level, offering adorable playmates and positive messages to children and surprisingly sophisticated humor to adults. MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND, the fifth big screen feature to star Kermit the Frog and friends, and the second directed by Brian Henson, delivers exactly what fans — young and old — expect.” —James Berardinelli, ReelViews
