Treasure Island (1999 film)

Treasure Island is a 1999 American film adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel. It was written and directed by Peter Rowe and stars Kevin Zegers as Jim Hawkins and Jack Palance as Long John Silver.

Premise
The narrative takes place in 1759 and diverges from that of the novel in that Captain Smollett convinces Squire Trelawney and Doctor Livesey to cut Jim, a 13-year old boy, out of his rightful share of the treasure. Jim then teams up with Silver; Smollett, Trelawney, and Livesey are killed; and Jim, Silver, and Ben Gunn escape with the treasure.

Cast

 * Jack Palance as Long John Silver
 * Kevin Zegers as Jim Hawkins
 * Christopher Benjamin as Squire Trelawney
 * Malcolm Stoddard as Captain Smollett
 * David Robb as Doctor Livesey
 * Patrick Bergin as Billy Bones
 * Cody Palance as Blind Pew
 * Dermot Keaney as Israel Hands
 * Al Hunter Ashton as George Merry

Production
The film was shot in various locations on the Isle of Man, and distributed by Columbia TriStar and Fries Film Group. The vessel used to portray the Hispaniola was the tall ship Earl of Pembroke.

Awards
Producer Adrienne Gruben was nominated for the 2001 Independent Spirit Awards.