Treasure Planet was released in 2002 as part of the Walt Disney Feature Animation Collection.It took Robert Loius Stevenson’s Treasure Island text and put it in space but with a distinct 18th ...

Today, it’s common for the latest thriller or animated family movie to simultaneously drop in IMAX locations and general multiplexes. But as late as 2002, that practice was unheard of.

Treasure Planet isn’t so much the forefather of Skeleton Crew as a companion piece. The 2002 Disney animated film is an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island , but in space.

Disney producer Roy Conli reflects on Treasure Planet as the animated classic turns 20. ... The movie was a beautiful and fresh take on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic story, Treasure Island.