Tim Currey’s face when Long John sees the treasure, is one of my favorite scenes in a film. You see in his face the years of struggling over a pipe dream coming true that instant. I’ve never seen that much childlike bliss from an actor. Tim Currey is such a talent, incredible.
Pay close attention when we first see Dead Tom. He is, in fact, wholly dead. And the pirate behind him is puppeting him like a ventriloquist doll and providing his voice, Weekend at Bernies style. The Pirate in question... is the same pirate that apparently DOESN'T know Dead Tom is dead and weeps over his 'death' later. So, apparently the ONE PIRATE who, above all should be aware of Dead Tom's post-mortem state... somehow had no idea he was dead.
While not my top favorite Muppet movie, Muppet Treasure Island is a classic and I'd stop to watch it anytime! Fun Fact: Tim Curry had been a huge fan of the Muppets for years before doing this movie. He has stated in many interviews that he regards Captain Long John Silver as one of his favorite roles.
@@alexachipman One of the darkest and violent Muppet movies! That last one was a joke... ahahahaha! clearly not, this is not a joke ... this movies amazing!
I absolutely adored this movie as a child (and I still do). When I had to read Treasure Island in school, all I could hear in my head for Long John Silver was Tim Curry.
Rizzo actually first appeared in a few episodes during the 5th and final season of The Muppet Show, though his character was not named at that point. The same with his brief cameo in The Great Muppet Caper as one of the "Rat Bellhops" at The Happiness Hotel, though he did have 1 line during the Happiness Hotel song and was seen among the Muppets parachuting from the plane in the final number/closing credits, being one of several characters uttering the line "and Me!"
I'm glad you said that about the classic literature, I've long been disappointed that they only did Christmas carol treasure island an wizard of oz, I would watch a whole franchise of nothing but Muppet themed versions of classic stories
@@tranatkikomi6873 Maybe too dark for the traditional cast of Muppets, but they could do a Labyrinth/Dark Crystal thing creating creatures just for the movie. Imagine a Tempest or a Midsummer Night's Dream with Jim Henson quality puppets for Oberon or Ariel.
As a Trekkie I am ashamed: I've been watching this movie several times. But until now I never got Gonzo's reference "Sailing the seven seas on a five year mission where no man has gone before."
Treasure Island, classic adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, serialized in the magazine Young Folks from October 1881 to January 1882 under the title The Sea-Cook; or, Treasure Island and published in book form in 1883.
0:36 Zimmer was apparently just the producer of the music on Pirates of the Caribbean; the actual composer was Klaus Badelt (edit: at least for the first movie; Zimmer is credited as composer for Dead Man's Chest, At World's End and On Stranger Tides)
Let's face it: Tim Curry as Long John Silver in a Muppet adaptation of Treasure Island. To call this perfect casting is the understatement of the millennia.
The Muppet Christmas Carol is my favorite Muppet film, followed by The Great Muppet Caper. I hope you are planning to react to Great Muppet Caper soon.
Fozzie Bear's talking finger, sounds like Danny's talking finger Tony from The Shining. I love these Muppet movies. These rats are having way too much fun.
You want some more swashbuckling irony to go with Hans Zimmer? Tim Curry played Captain Hook in the Fox Kids show for Peter Pan. So he's got both of literature's most famous pirates on his resume.
I can't recall whether or not I've watched that one - I try to avoid films where I'm not sure. I've seen various theater productions of the story over the years, which are always fun!
I went to Disneyworld in 1990 which was just when Disney bought the Muppets. They were playing a looped tape over the speaker system of Bob from Sesame Street singing the Little Mermaid songs while Oscar The Grouch wise-cracked at him. This was before the age of cellphones and tiny MP3 recorders, so it exists only in my memory. Blast it all.
It's funny to think of; I was wearing a Bart Simpson shirt at the time, and I kept cracking jokes that they'd throw me out for it, and now Disney owns Bart.
They were playing Sesame stuff? They had absolutely no rights to the Sesame characters- Jim Henson himself was adamant that Disney never get his hands on them. I wonder if Jim knew they were doing that 👀
I wasn't saying any thing because I thought this was release order but My fave Jim Henson films from lest to best 27. any not listed. 26 Kermit's Swamp Years 25 muppets letters to santa 24 The Frog Prince 23 The Muppet Musicians of Bremen 22 The Witches 21.The Muppets' Wizard of Oz 20.The Christmas Toy 19.John Denver & the Muppets 18.Rocky Mountain Holiday 17.The Dark Crystal 16.Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird 15.The Great Santa Claus Switch 14.Labyrinth 13. Muppet Treasure Island 12. The Muppets at Walt Disney World 11. The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson 10. It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie 9 Muppets Most Wanted 8.Muppets from Space 7.The Muppet Movie 6. The Muppets 5. The Great Muppet Caper 4.The Muppets Take Manhattan 3.A Muppet Family Christmas 2.The Muppet Christmas Carol 1.Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas for TV its 13 Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration 12 New Muppet Babies 11 Jim Henson's Dog City 10 Little Muppet Monsters 9 Dinosaurs 8 muppets tonight 7 The Muppets tv series 6 Any thing on line / streaming 5 The Muppet Show 4 The Jim Henson Hour 3 Jim Henson's The Storyteller 2 Muppet Babies 1 Fraggle Rock then for other ructions any time they cameo in thing most of these will be RU-vid clips. I have saved many to a play list. multiple talk shows lots of game shows the 1990 Earth Day Special Cartoon All stars The Cosbey Show Mr magorium's wonder emporium SNL Studio DC: Almost Live 30 Rock Good Luck Charlie Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular The Masked Singer Amphibia Wilkins Coffee that's my level of interest for the requests Also check out the Edie Murphy Hunted Mansion and the Hunted Mansion history videos found here on RU-vid from Yesterworld Entertainment
