raising helen is a 2004 american comedy-drama film directed by garry marshall and written by jack amiel and michael begler .

it stars kate hudson , john corbett , joan cusack , hayden panettiere , siblings spencer and abigail breslin , and helen mirren .

it grossed $ 37,486,138 at the u.s. box office .

raising helen

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raising helen is rated pg - 13 for thematic issues involving teens . the running time is 1 hour and 59 minutes .
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raising helen starring the fabulous kate hudson , is one feel good film which i enjoyed so much i have watched it numerous times .
hayden panettiere during ' raising helen ' on location - new york at soho in new york city , new york , united states .
kate hudson during ' raising helen ' on location - new york at soho in new york city , new york , united states .
kate hudson & hayden panettiere during ' raising helen ' on location - new york at soho in new york city , new york , united states .
hayden panettiere & abigail breslin during ' raising helen ' on location - new york at soho in new york city , new york , united states .
director garry marshall & susan sarandon during ' raising helen ' on location - new york at soho in new york city , new york , united states .
two god - sent cheerleaders come to helen ' s aid as she undergoes her drastic makeover . those raising helen are her oldest sister and supermom jenny ( joan cusack ) , who has no problem raising anyone , even her unborn child , and a hunky lutheran pastor played by john corbett in the same way he played the hunky fiancé in
raising helen received mostly negative reviews from critics , earning a 23 % rating on rotten tomatoes which the website calls the film :
as shallow and formulaic as a sitcom .
raising helen is a good family movie for kids 11 and up . i like the messages throughout about having to eventually grow up , take responsibility and realize that . . . continue reading
raising helen was great ! there was a good amount of sexual content but it was handeled in a moral way , especially twords the end . it was a movie that made you l . . . continue reading
a special behind - the - scenes look at the making of garry marshall ' s heartwarming and hilarious new film , raising helen , hosted by kate hudson and starring garry marshall , kate hudson , john corbett , joan cusack , hayden panetierre , spencer breslin , helen mirren and hector elizondo .
a special behind - the - scenes look at the making of garry marshall ' s heartwarming and hilarious new film , raising helen , hosted by kate hudson and starring garry marshall , kate hudson , john . . . see full summary »
yeah , it’s a shame three children were orphaned . let’s move on to helen .
because helen takes no real risks , because she lives surrounded by the safeguards of formula fiction ,
saving helen
is fated from its first shot to be obedient to convention .
tragedy strikes . their sister lindsay ( felicity huffman ) and her husband are killed in an accident , and in her will , lindsay leaves custody of her small son and daughter , not to jenny the perfect homemaker , but to helen the fast - track girl . how can this be ? helen and jenny are both appalled , but helen takes on the task of raising little henry and sarah , played by real - life siblings spencer and abigail breslin .
imagine if you will the concept of jersey girl expanded by a factor of three . now , factor in a touch of the dakota fanning / brittany murphy relationship from uptown girls . sprinkle with salt , add a touch of lemon , and you have the recipe for raising helen .
helen has devoted a life’s work to helping others and her wonderful story is told in the spellbinder , written by adrian williams and first published to mark both helen’s 90th birthday and the centre’s 40th anniversary .
on the first half of the end credits , helen and dan were on a zamboni in the dark .
the war , marriage and the job of raising a family meant that helen’s educational difficulties faded into the background for several years . “i think i was aware that my husband thought i was rather stupid , but it wasn’t a big issue , ” she said with one of her characteristic peals of laughter .
the only interesting aspect of summerland is its timing . the series debuted the same week as the new garry marshall movie raising helen , which stars kate hudson as a carefree fashionista whose fabulous life is altered when her sister dies in a car crash , leaving a will stipulating that she has to take care of sis ' s trio of mourning kids . it would take the wisdom of solomon to decide between two such identical entities . luckily , the american audience has that wisdom , conferring sort - of hit status on summerland and showing mild disinterest to raising helen . how did they decide ? god only knows . . .
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to obtain comedy , you don ' t give helen problems and then supply a man who solves them ; you supply a man who brings in additional problems . i can imagine this premise being passed through the imagination of a director like gurinder chadha (
bend it like beckham ,
what ' s cooking ?
) and emerging fresh and exciting .
raising helen
is tame and timid from beginning to end , and relentlessly conventional .
picking up where the feature film of the same title leaves off , comedy follows a young manhattanite as she struggles to balance her new hard - won job at a modeling agency with raising her recently orphaned nephew and nieces .
helen was born in holland on 17 august 1920 . her father emil huitfeldt was in the norwegian diplomatic service and her english mother dorothy latham was born and bred in frensham , the surrey village which was eventually to become the home of helen arkell .
raising helen , now available on www . tonton . com . my ! synopsis ( from imdb . com ) : after her sister and brother - in - law die in a car accident , a young woman becomes the guardian of their three children . starring : kate hudson , john corbett , joan cusack , hayden panettiere , abigail breslin , spencer breslin
raising helen
is a perfectly pleasant comedy in which nice people do good things despite challenges which are difficult but not excessive . as a pilot for a tv sitcom it would probably be picked up , but it ' s not compelling enough to involve a trip to the movies . from beginning to end , we ' ve been there , seen that .
hudson is fine as helen in the early scenes , enjoying her own deliciousness as mistress of her universe . what ' s more fun to watch here is the way hudson holds up as helen ' s world falls apart around her . helen isn ' t sure she can give or deserve the kind of affection required by the children and by the pastor . helen must also be willing not to be completely loved every single second . hudson shows us as an actress that is a lesson she has already learned .
garry marshall is a smart director with more of a comic edge than this movie allows him . i wonder if at any point he considered darkening the material even a little , and making hudson ' s character a shade more desperate and less lucy - like . there ' s nothing at risk in
raising helen .
we ' re not even surprised the kids go to helen and not her sister , because the sister is written in a way that makes her impossible as a parental candidate .
helen harris ( kate hudson ) is living the high life in new york city and working for a top - modeling agency , when her sister and brother - in - law die in an auto accident . her good times are over when she gets a letter from her sister ' s attorney . helen has been given custody of her sister ' s three children . helen has never raised any children , and she thinks her older sister , jenny ( joan cusack ) is better qualified to raise the children . helen accepts the custody of the three children , and they move to a new apartment in queens . helen loved staying out late and going to nightclubs , but she now has to take care of the children . helen is forced to change her lifestyle and become a real mom , which in turn gets her fired from her glamorous job . in the end , helen learns what is really important in life . douglas young ( the - movie - guy )
the single and successful executive of the fashion world , helen harris ( kate hudson ) , becomes the guardian of her two nieces and one nephew after the death of her sister and her brother - in - law . she moves from manhattan to queens , and faces difficulties trying to raise the children .
raising helen
is another absurd and corny hollywoodian tale , or fairytale , or s * * t tale . there are some few funny moments , but the story has an absolute lack of logic and coherence . the changing of the character of helen , from a fashionable independent single woman of manhattan developing her successful career in the fashion world into a suburban mother of stepson and stepdaughters is one of the most ridiculous and corny i have ever seen . i like joan cusack , hector elizondo , kate hudson and john corbett , i tried to like this movie , but the screenplay is a shallow unbelievable crap . my vote is four . title ( brazil ) :
um presente para helen
(
a gift for helen
)
helen harris is living the life she ' s always dreamed of : her career at a top modeling agency is on the rise ; she spends her days at fashion shows and her nights at the city ' s hottest clubs . but her carefree lifestyle comes to a screeching halt when one phone call changes everything . helen soon finds herself responsible for her sister ' s children : 15 - year - old audrey , 10 - year - old henry , and 5 - year - old sarah . no one doubts that helen is the coolest aunt in new york , but what does this glamour girl know about raising kids ? the fun begins as helen goes through the transformation from super - hip to super - mom , but she quickly finds that dancing at 3a . m . doesn ' t mix with getting kids to school on time - - advice that helen ' s older sister , jenny , is only too quick to dish out . along the way , helen finds support in the most unusual place - - with dan parker , the handsome young pastor and principal of the kids ' new school - - and realizes the choice she has to make is between the life she ' s always loved . . .
kate hudson plays helen harris , an executive assistant at a top modeling agency . helen is really into her job and all its accoutrements ( dating male models , nonstop partying , etc ) . helen has two sisters , both of whom are married with children . it is a rule in low - rent domestic tearjerkers that there must be a scene in which all the characters dance and lip synch to an oldie , and so we get a scene in which helen and her extended family bop around the living room to a classic devo tune . has your family ever done this ? do you know of any family that ever has ?
helen harris is living the life she ' s always dreamed of : her career at a top modeling agency is on the rise ; she spends her days at fashion shows and her nights at the city ' s hottest clubs . but her carefree lifestyle comes to a screeching halt when one phone call changes everything . helen soon finds herself responsible for her sister ' s children : 15 - year - old audrey , 10 - year - old henry , and 5 - year - old sarah . no one doubts that helen is the coolest aunt in new york , but what does this glamour girl know about raising kids ? the fun begins as helen goes through the transformation from super - hip to super - mom , but she quickly finds that dancing at 3a . m . doesn ' t mix with getting kids to school on time - - advice that helen ' s older sister , jenny , is only too quick to dish out . along the way , helen finds support in the most unusual place - - with dan parker , the handsome young pastor and principal of the kids ' new school - - and realizes the choice she has to make is between the life she ' s always loved and the new loves of her life .
the kids adore their cool aunt helen , so they want her to be their substitute mommy , leaving the kate hudson character no choice but to comply . as you might imagine , this causes a substantial amount of upheaval in helen ' s life as she has suddenly going from being trendy urbanite to mundane soccer mom .
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romantic interest is provided in the form of pastor dan ( john corbett ) , who runs the parochial school she enrolls the children in . he’s a patented nice guy who tries to help her out . we know they are meant to be together by the way she suddenly becomes stupid in his presence ; helen is supposed to be smart enough to manage top models , yet she believes pastor dan’s joke about proving her religion through a blood test . eventually a big crisis rears its ugly head , forcing helen to take the job of raising children seriously . she then sets out to prove her newfound seriousness to jenny .
helen harris is living the life she ' s always dreamed of : her career at a top modeling agency is on the rise ; she spends her days at fashion shows and her nights at the city ' s hottest clubs . but her carefree lifestyle comes to a screeching halt when one phone call changes everything . helen soon finds herself responsible for her sister ' s children : 15 - year - old audrey , 10 - year - old henry , and 5 - year - old sarah . no one doubts that helen is the coolest aunt in new york , but what does this glamour girl know about raising kids ? the fun begins as helen goes through the transformation from super - hip to super - mom , but she quickly finds that dancing at 3a . m . doesn ' t mix with getting kids to school on time - - advice that helen ' s older sister , jenny , is only too quick to dish out . along the way , helen finds support in the most unusual place - - with dan parker , the handsome young pastor and principal of the kids ' new school - - and realizes the choice she has to make is between the life she ' s always loved and the new loves of her life . written by sujit r . varma
families can talk about how they think about plans to care for children in case of tragedy . why did the children ' s parents choose helen instead of jenny ?
although predictable in places , the romantic dramedy represents hollywood ' s refreshingly realistic correction of the 20th century feminism : it is possible for unexpected , ill - timed motherhood , with all its emotional and financial hassles , to gratify a woman in a way unsurpassed even by a successful career in the fashion industry , a manhattan zip code , and lenient sex life . helen soon learns—as all people raising children do—that she can ' t have it all . manhattan gives . . .
this latest take on a familiar setup is not a romantic comedy , as suggested by the trailers and commercials . raising helen is more of a light drama with some comic and tragic moments . it has a solid script and a strong cast led by the deliciously twinkly kate hudson , with helen mirrin as her boss , joan cusack and felicity huffman as her sisters , sakina jaffrey as one tough bat - wielding mother of a neighbor , and john corbett providing guidance , support , and some romantic interest as the lutheran pastor who is principal of the school . that puts it way ahead of garbage like cop and a half and curly sue .
helen and her other sister jenny ( joan cusack ) are in shock when they hear lindsay & paul left helen in charge of their three kids : 15 - year - old audrey ( hayden panettiere ) , 10 - year - old henry ( spencer breslin ) , and five - year - old sarah ( abigail breslin ) . convinced she can raise the kids and maintain her already fast - paced schedule , helen quickly finds herself burnt out and disheartened by her responsibilities and jenny ' s lack of faith .
emil’s job meant that the family changed countries regularly . after holland came berlin and then a posting to denmark , which was where helen was to spend most of her childhood .
helen harris ( kate hudson ) is very successful in the fashion industry and has a nice manhattan lifestyle which keeps her extremely occupied and content . helen ' s world suddenly changes when her sister lindsay ( felicity huffman ) and brother - in - law paul ( sean o ' bryan ) die in a car accident turning everyone ' s life upside down .
“i have remained a devoted admirer of helen since meeting her 40 years ago . without her pioneering work , countless dyslexics would still be struggling at the back of the classroom . ”
helen then received a letter from her sister to say that carl had been diagnosed as word - blind . he had difficulties with spelling , reading , number work and organisation , just like helen . “i made up my mind that next time i went to denmark i would go and see the person who had diagnosed my nephew and was now teaching him . ”
helen harris ( hudson ) is living the life she always dreamed of . her career at a top manhattan modeling agency , working for dominique ( helen mirren ) , is on the rise ; she spends her days at fashion shows and her nights at the city ' s hottest clubs . but her carefree lifestyle comes to a screeching halt when one phone call changes everything .
kate hudson stars in this romantic comedy from feelgood specialist garry marshall as helen , a fast - living fashion agent who ' s left to bring up her sister ' s kids - nightmare teenager audrey ( hayden panettiere ) , ten year old henry ( spencer breslin ) and little cutie sarah ( breslin ' s sister abigail ) following a tragic accident . but with great responsibility comes great pandemonium . luckily , helen finds a personal saviour in john corbett ' s priest , a self - proclaimed
sexy man of god .
helen mirren and joan cusack join the throng .
if helen has any notions that she can be a mom and keep her agency job , she ' s disabused by dominique , who expects total dedication . soon helen has lost her job , moved her little family to a lower - middle - class neighborhood in queens , and enrolled the kids in a nearby lutheran school run by pastor dan ( john corbett ) , who is single and therefore preordained to fall in love with helen , although not before many plot - laden details have been worked through . she gets a job in a car dealership run by the unfailingly dynamic hector elizondo .
helen is a hip agent in an extremely fashionable model agency , living it up in nyc when she hears of the death of her sister and brother - in - law . completely to her and her other sister ' s surprise , she is given custody of the 3 children . exchanging fashion for family , helen and the children explore what makes a family and how they can grow together .
helen received an mbe in 1999 for her work in dyslexia and further royal recognition followed in 2003 when she was honoured as a pioneer to the life of the nation at a buckingham palace reception .
when the war ended the arkell family came back to frensham and moved in with helen’s parents at hollowdene . but the marriage did not run smoothly and it was to end in separation and eventually divorce .
after the sudden death of her sister , high - flying career woman helen harris becomes the guardian of her three children and must make some tough decisions . realising that she is unable to reconcile her new
the centre was founded by helen , joy pollock and elisabeth waller and first opened its doors in london on 26 april 1971 . it has been based at its current location in frensham , surrey , since 1987 .
this is a great movie for girls 13 and up . i watched it at a sleepover with two of my friends and i loved it ! there is some implied sex , helen unbuttons a guy . . . continue reading
helen had spent a couple of years being educated at home before going to the convent school , where the teachers merely felt she was slow on the uptake rather than having any insight that her problems might be more serious .
helen arkell overcame her own dyslexia to become an inspirational figure for many who felt the benefit of her support , advice and expertise . children who were chronically dyslexic but successful in adulthood give her the credit for changing their lives .
helen ' s life takes a dramatic turn one day when her older sister and brother - in - law are killed in a car accident . their three children – audrey ( hayden panettiere ) , kenny ( spencer breslin ) , and sarah ( abigail breslin ) - have been orphaned , so they need a guardian . it ' s assumed that helen ' s sister , jenny ( the always enjoyable joan cusack ) , will be chosen for this assignment . while helen was born with grace and charm , she ' s somewhat lacking in the maturity category , and her carefree ways don ' t exactly jibe with parenting like jenny ' s . to both women ' s surprise , their deceased sister has different ideas .
kate hudson , who stars , seems to be following in the footsteps of her mother , goldie hawn ; both have genuine talent , but choose too often to bury themselves in commercial formulas . hudson plays helen harris , a high - powered manhattan career woman who works as the personal assistant to dominique ( helen mirren ) , the head of a famous modeling agency . she works hard , is on call 24 - 7 , and even when she parties , she ' s talent - scouting . she has a sister named jenny ( joan cusack ) who lives in the suburbs and raises her children as a disciplined time - and - motion study . jenny ' s house , helen observes , looks like a showroom at the pottery barn .
despite her already hectic schedule , helen finds the time to develop a genuine affection for her new dependents , as well as an equally genuine attraction to dan parker ( john corbett ) , the kids ' school principal and local lutheran pastor . eventually , helen realizes she can ' t balance the two lives , and is faced with a difficult decision , her fashion career or her nieces and nephew . by luck , she got promoted to agent with her modeling agency and keep the kids as well .
helen struggled on at the convent school in copenhagen until she was 16 . her father retired at that time and decided that rather than returning home to norway , he would relocate the family to england . helen’s maternal grandparents , morton and agnes latham , who had both died recently , had lived in hollowdene , a rambling victorian house with vast grounds in frensham . the house overlooks what is now frensham recreation ground , an area of land which was presented to the village by dorothy huitfeldt in memory of her husband and parents .
despite helen’s adaptability and capability with languages , coping with the lessons was another matter altogether . “i was very bad at school . i read very inadequately and very , very slowly and my writing was atrocious . i found putting my thoughts on paper was extremely difficult .
helen is at the newsagent ' s and is happy for tinka ' s success . her bag falls from her shoulder to the forearm , but in the next shot the bag is back on the shoulder . in the next shot , the bag is back on the forearm .
the single and successful executive of the fashion world , helen harris , becomes the guardian of her two nieces and one nephew after the death of her sister and her brother - in - law . she moves from manhattan to queens , and faces difficulties trying to raise the children .
the romance between helen and pastor dan progresses with agonizing slowness , complicated by helen ' s belief that lutheran ministers cannot marry ( her attempts to fake lutheranism to get her kids into the school is amusing , but could have been subtler ) . finally pastor dan breaks the ice :
i ' m a sexy man of god , and i know it .
then there are the scenes where the kids resent this man who seems about to replace their father , and the obligatory group visit to the zoo , scored with the obligatory use of simon and garfunkel ' s
at the zoo .
then older sister lindsay ( felicity huffman ) and her husband are killed in a car accident . the will leaves custody of their three children to helen , not to jenny ( joan cusack ) , the anal - retentive responsible sister . the reason for this perplexing choice is explained in two letters , one to each sister , the contents of which are not revealed until it’s dramatically appropriate ( i . e . at the end ) . helen attempts to take care of adolescent audrey ( hayden panettiere ) and youngsters henry ( spencer breslin ) and sarah ( abigail breslin ) . however , this means quitting her agency job and working at (
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helen ( kate hudson ) , a young woman who thinks she has everything she wants , including a glamorous job in a modeling agency . she gets to go to parties and wear chic clothes and be the cool aunt to her sisters ' children , the fun one who thinks that fake ids are great and shows that you never really have to grow up . but then helen ' s sister and brother - in - law are killed in an accident and it turns out that they left their three children not to the older , stable , potpourri - loving earth mother sister jenny ( joan cusack ) but to helen . helen is willing , if a bit shell - shocked . but for the first time she has taken on some problems that can ' t be solved with a dazzling smile . the three children show her how messy , exhausting , painful , more exhausting , expensive , scary , difficult , and then even more exhausting life can be . she will think of it as an unbearable burden . she will have to leave manhattan for brooklyn and take time from her job for an emergency involving shoelace - tying . she will make mistakes and let people down . she will worry that she is not up to the challenge . and she will get a chance to find out whether she is .
veteran director garry marshall and screenwriters jack amiel and michael begler aim to strike a balance between romantic comedy and heartstring - tugger in this blandly wholesome , good - natured bit of escapism , but its predictability and clichéd plot make it instantly forgettable . kate hudson stars as perky young helen harris , whose eye for spotting new talent . . . read more
however strong the feelings were , helen kept them to herself . “my parents were very busy and i suspect they didn’t think too much about me . they were the last people i would have talked to about it – i didn’t talk to anybody . i had friends who might have helped me by correcting my spelling but i never really confided in them either . ”
“but because my parents didn’t know how long we would be there , they thought a danish school would be a bit useless for me because it wouldn’t apply much anywhere else , ” recalls helen . “so they sent me to a french convent school in copenhagen . this was for oddities like me who didn’t have much of a background in education . it wasn’t a very conventional learning school .
most of helen ' s lessons in survival come not from her sister , a forbiddingly humorless caricature , but from her across - the - hall indian neighbor nilma prasad ( sakina jaffrey ) , who , just like all neighbors in sitcoms , is willing to drop her own life at a moment ' s notice to play a supporting role in the heroine ' s ; she channels ethel mertz .
helen huitfeldt went through her entire childhood and early adult life believing she was stupid . not until she was well into her twenties did she become aware that she might be suffering from a condition which at that time was known as word - blindness and is now recognised as dyslexia . the discovery was to change her life in ways she could never have imagined as she struggled through her schooldays .
our heroine , helen ( played by almost famous band - aid / goddess kate hudson ) , is a rising star at a metropolitan modeling agency . all of the bigwigs are impressed by what a natural she is despite the smothering , kinetic pace of this industry . she ' s hip and fun , a rising star in the big apple , and the model equivalent of a can ' t - miss prospect .
this left helen as a single mother who , in her own words , was totally unqualified for anything . but the end of the war had also allowed her to resume contact with other members of the family . her sister binkie and her family were in denmark and her brother paul and his family were in norway . as both countries were under german occupation , communication during the war had been virtually impossible apart from an occasional red cross letter .
eventually they returned to hollowdene and it was not long before helen met and fell in love with an army officer called john arkell . “he was in the territorials and he was going to be sent to finland – everything happened in a tearing hurry and i was married when i was 19 . but in the event my husband didn’t go to finland or anywhere else – he was an instructor at catterick camp for most of the war and two of my three children were born there . ”
in the face of all these dramatic changes , helen also discovers romantic entanglements . during the new family ' s move to the borough of queens , they have picked up a stray in the form of local pastor , dan ( everyone ' s favorite northern exposure dj , john corbett ) . the man of god falls fast and hard for this struggling woman faced with so many dramatic changes in her life . it ' s also worth noting that the three kids need a strong father figure .
the huitfeldts moved into the empty house and to helen’s alarm her parents then began to discuss which english school she should go to . “i was absolutely horrified because i didn’t think my english was very good , but in the end i received private tuition from a retired eton schoolmaster who lived nearby . sometimes an extra teacher might have been brought in for maths , but i never could add two and two together ! my mother was quite musical so i was sent to piano lessons and i was absolutely useless at that too . ”
a s far as heartwarming comedies go , this one has all the parts necessary : the heart , the warmth , and the comedy . at the outset , the storytellers get the heart commiserating with three grieving children—audrey ( hayden panettiere ) , henry ( spencer breslin ) , and sarah ( abigail breslin ) —when their parents are killed in a car accident . the heart warms as the kids ' supercool young aunt gives up her exciting career , and the perks that come with it , to take on the uncool role of the orphaned kids ' guardian . the chuckles come easily , even in the predictable moments , as you watch dazzling helen harris ( kate hudson ) grow into her new skin .
romantic comedy starring kate hudson as helen harris , a 20 - something manhattan socialite with a successful fashion career . however , her dream lifestyle is brought to a shuddering halt when she gets a phone call to inform her that not only are her sister and brother - in - law dead , but she must now assume reponsibility for their three children aged 15 , 12 and 5 . convinced that she can bring them up and maintain her hectic schedule , she throws herself into her new responsibilities - but soon finds herself burnt out and unable to cope . an unlikely source of support - and , over time , a deeper attraction - comes from the children ' s school principal and local pastor dan parker ( john corbett ) .
in which puss in boots stops and makes cutesy , goo - goo kitty eyes at people ? well , this movie is like that look . it’s so cloying , designed to manipulate your heartstrings at every conceivable turn . the problem is that manipulation quickly becomes apparent . you eventually realize that there’s no substance here . that fact is evident in the big things – you can foresee every single plot development coming long before it actually gets there – as well as in the small things . every element is designed to show that helen is a good person who loves children and will make a wonderful mother just as soon as she grows up . pardon my skepticism , but i believe the kids would have been better off with jenny .
the movie , directed by garry marshall (
pretty woman
) , is not unaware of the lifestyle differences between single manhattan career women and receptionists in queens . not even after helen unloads an eyesore green lincoln and is promoted to sales does she have the money , or the skills , to make things work - - even though she learns fast . but she ' s let off fairly easily . the movie exists in the kind of economy where one working - class paycheck could just about support a family , and where city kids went to the wholesome parochial school down the street . times are harder now , but the movie doesn ' t know it - - can ' t afford to , if its sunny disposition is to prevail .
parents need to know that this movie has some strong language . characters drink and smoke . helen ' s smoking , imitated by one of the children , is evidence of her carefree lifestyle ; we see her wearing a nicotine patch after she has to begin to be more responsible . similarly , as the fun aunt she approves of a fake id for an underage girl ; as the parent , she does not . and before she has the children , she has casual sex , but afterward she is ready for a more complete relationship . an underage couple plan to have sex but are stopped in time . some members of the audience will find the movie ' s portrayal of public school to be unfair . a strength of the movie is friendship between diverse characters .
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a higher than expected opening in spain and a lower than expected decline in the u . k . allowed
to retain top spot on the international charts . the film opened first in a handful of markets , including a $ 4 . 7 million opening in spain on 356 screens , $ 377 , 000 in denmark , $ 352 , 000 in taiwan and $ 275 , 000 in israel . its most prolific market continues to be the u . k . where the film brought in $ 8 . 5 million during its second weekend there ; that ' s a 42 % drop - off , which is a little high for the market , but not as high as expected given its huge start last weekend . that one market represented more than half of its weekend total of $ 16 . 3 million on 1700 screens in 28 markets for a running tally of $ 82 . 9 million .
open in the u . k . over the weekend with an astounding $ 14 . 8 million on 456 , which is more than four times the
' s earnings there in 2000 . that figure was also more than 8 times the second place film , and more than half the market ' s total box office . add in a handful of openings in other , mostly smaller markets and the film brought in $ 19 . 2 million on 1 , 700 screens in 15 markets for a $ 58 . 8 million total so far .
every week films get a second chance at success from the home market ; or , in some cases , a first chance at success . here is a list of wide releases , limited releases and a few from the growing tv on dvd section , including the winner of the dvd pick of the week ren & stimpy - the complete first and second seasons -
just a month ago it was looking as if 2004 would suffer through a disastrous summer as the first two tent - pole releases failed to live up to expectations . however , since then we ' ve had record after record fall . the first weekend in june continued this trend as the top 3 films broke several records between them . since it was a post holiday weekend , a drop in the overall box office was expected , but with a decline of just 2 . 8 % to $ 186 . 7 million it was enough to become the largest ever 3 - day weekend . and the increase from last year was an incredible 14 . 6 % there ' s more and more to celebrate about 2004 .
would be in the top three , if not number one . and because of that , it ' s no surprise that no other studio would try and take on harry potter .
in retrospect , i may have been a little harsh on the new films opening this weekend as two of the three earned more during the 3 - day weekend than i thought they ' d earn during the 4 - day weekend . and that helped this memorial day long weekend become the biggest weekend ever . comparing the 3 - day total we see a 12 . 4 % increase from last weekend and a 9 . 9 % increase from last year . however , last year at this time it was not memorial day . compared to last year ' s memorial day the three - day portion is up 16 . 9 % and the four - day potion is up an incredible 22 % to nearly $ 250 million . this will create a lot of buzz , which will result in free publicity for the rest of the summer movies .
should repeat as winner at the box office . and at least one , and possibly both , of the wide releases could be d . o . a .
during the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content . here the list of this week ' s releases , a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week ,
. if you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e - mail me with the details .
during the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content . here the list of this week ' s releases , a couple of new sites and few updates . it was another deceptively slow week as there are lots of site on the list , but none stood out as an award winning site . many were simple placeholders , others had just minor updates , and the only three flash sites to launch were mostly marked coming soon . i was even tempted to not give out an award or maybe even bring in a
may marks the start of summer , at least according to the movie industry . and while memorial day weekend is the official start of summer , the first weekend in may is becoming increasingly important . so it ' s no surprise that there are 8 movies set for wide released during the upcoming month . . . . wait a minute ; that can ' t be right . with just 8 movies opening each week there will be the potential blockbuster and the counter - programming movie , thereby maximizing profits . obviously this has to change .
this week ' s new batch of movie release dates has some more shuffling around of this summer ' s blockbusters , and even next summer ' s blockbusters . we also have release dates for some smaller ( and more interesting ) movies . among movies with moved dates :
each week , the studios do another dance , shuffling around the release dates of their movies in an effort to best position themselves for future success . this week sees the sudden disappearance of
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[ garry marshall ] piles on the cornball touches with the sledgehammer effect of a bad sitcom director .
this ode to the most stifling aspects of family and motherhood make you feel like the hicks have all uprooted themselves and moved into the front office at touchstone .
even those who seek the undemanding entertainment of life troubles being bravely dealt with might end up wishing they were given more than just sitcom resolutions .
far from the worst cookie - cutter film to come off the hollywood assembly line , merely the latest .
marshall does a decent job with this film , keeping everything ' nice ' as you find in most of his movies .
yet another social fable about women in distress from gary marshall with no foundation in any reality and a mannered , irritating performance from kate hudson .
satisfying only because of joan cusack ' s sterling performance . will somebody please give that actress a starring role in her own vehicle ?
i really hate john corbett and kate hudson together . is it just me ? ? he seems way too old for her here and the whole man of god thing had a serious ick factor for me too . i think if they had have had a different character for the male romantic lead , and cast someone better suited to her , i may have liked this a little more . there was a not too bad story there otherwise , and some familiar faces in the cast of kids .
another money vehicle for kate hudson , only joan cusack makes it any level of watchable . full review later .
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basically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley’s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . …
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
roger ebert ' s speech on empathy for the
11th hour
series on april 9th , 1994 , being republished here in honor of his birthday june 18 .


treasure island is a 1920 silent film adaptation of the novel by robert louis stevenson , directed by maurice tourneur , and released by paramount pictures .

lon chaney played two different key roles in this production .

charles ogle , who had played frankenstein 's monster in the first filmed version of frankenstein a decade earlier at edison studios , portrayed long john silver .

this movie is now considered a lost film .

treasure island ( 1920 film )

treasure island ( 1920 ) , a silent version starring charles ogle and shirley mason , released by paramount pictures and directed by maurice tourneur . lost film . [ 34 ]
long john silver and treasure island make an appearance in the 1994 film the pagemaster .
dr . jekyll and mr . hyde ( 1920 ) [ silent movie ] [ horror ]
treasure island ( 1988 ) - a classic soviet half - animation half - live action film .
dury , richard . film adaptations of treasure island archived 2 april 2016 at the wayback machine . .
treasure island ( 1988 ) , a critically acclaimed soviet animation film in two parts . released in the united states ( 1992 ) as return to treasure island .
disney has released various video games based on the animated film treasure planet , including treasure planet : battle at procyon .
treasure island ( 1950 ) - disney ' s first fully non - animated film . introduced the
pirate
accent .
treasure island ( 1934 ) , starring jackie cooper and wallace beery . an mgm production , the first sound film version .
treasure island ( 1988 ) - a classic soviet half - animation half - live action musical film . republished without live - action intermissions as the return to treasure island ( 1992 ) .
kim bass ( right ) gets help bringing his chair to the set on treasure island to film some shots for “headshop . ”
skull & bones ' album the cursed island ( 2014 ) is based on treasure island .
in the 2017 film blade runner 2049 , the character rick deckard makes a continued allusion to treasure island during the scene he is revealed .
treasure island : the adventure begins ( 1994 ) , a tv movie special promoting the treasure island hotel and casino . [ 36 ]
this is the only film in which jim hawkins was played by a girl .
the film was pulled from cinemas three days after opening due to poor takings .
wallace beery had originally been cast as israel hands in director maurice tourneur ' s silent production of treasure island for paramount in 1920 ( now a lost film ) . beery would be replaced by joseph singleton but would appear that year in another of tourneur ' s masterpiece silent films , the last of the mohicans .
the treasure island administration building ( partially seen at right ) and the north west side of treasure island ( left ) is seen on monday , may 16 , 2016 on treasure island in san francisco , california .
treasure island at mobygames ; treasure island archived 18 september 2016 at the wayback machine . at gamefaqs ; sol guber : treasure island , antic vol . 5 nr . 1 , 5 / 1986 , p . 81 .
travel montage : the 1934 film intercuts bits from the voyage with a shot of a map as the ship heads to the island where the treasure is buried .
treasure island ( 1982 ) , a soviet film in three parts ; almost entirely faithful to the text of the novel . featuring oleg borisov as long john silver .
pirates of treasure island ( 2006 ) , a direct - to - dvd film by the asylum , which was released one month before dead man ' s chest .
the film ' s box office performance was described as
disappointing
. [ 1 ]
treasure island is a 1934 film adaptation of robert louis stevenson ’s famous 1883 novel treasure island . jim hawkins ( jackie cooper ) discovers a treasure map and travels on a sailing ship to a remote island , but pirates led by long john silver ( wallace beery ) threaten to take away the honest seafarers’ riches and lives .
osborn island ( now nienstedt island ) in the manasquan river in brielle , new jersey . stevenson supposedly visited there in may 1888 ( five years after writing treasure island ) and christened it
treasure island
[ 16 ] [ 17 ]
when it all began : when captain flint buried his treasure on the island .
the legends of treasure island ( 1993 , richard e . grant as silver )
kim bass films shots on treasure island for his new movie , “headshop . ”
return to treasure island at worldcat archived 25 april 2016 at the wayback machine .
maurice tourneur productions , incorporated , production ; distributed by famous players - lasky corporation [ paramount - artcraft super special ] . / scenario by stephen fox ( jules furthman ) , from the novel treasure island by robert louis stevenson . cinematography by rené guissart and john van den broek . art direction by floyd mueller and ben carré . / © 26 march 1920 by famous players - lasky corporation [ lp14923 ] . released 4 april 1920 . / standard 35mm spherical 1 . 33 : 1 format . / the novel was previously filmed as treasure island ( 1918 ) . the novel was subsequently filmed as treasure island ( 1934 ) .
spike milligan wrote a parody , treasure island according to spike milligan ( 2000 ) .
treasure island ( 1977 ) , a bbc adaptation starring ashley knight and alfred burke .
treasure island ( 1950 ) - walt disney ' s first non - animated film . introduced the
pirate
accent . also got an unofficial sequel in the return of long john silver .
a growing source of silent era film information . this listing is from the progressive silent film list by carl bennett . copyright © 1999 - 2018 by carl bennett and the silent era company . all rights reserved .
in the 2010 film the way back , one of the prisoners in the russian gulag briefly narrates some of treasure island to his fellow inmates . he mentions the characters jim and long john silver .
a number of sequels have been produced , including a 1954 film titled return to treasure island , a 1986 disney mini - series , a 1992 animation version , and a 1996 and 1998 tv version .
treasure island make an appearance in doraemon the movie : nobita ' s treasure island , the 2018 entry of the popular doraemon movie series which is also a loose adaptation of the book .
lucasarts adventure monkey island is partly based on treasure island , lending many of its plotpoints and characters and using many humorous references to the book .
treasure island ( takarajima ) ( 1978 ) , a japanese animated series adapted from the novel .
treasure island ( 1968 ) , a bbc series of nine 25 - minute episodes starring peter vaughn .
1922 colonel heeza liar’s treasure island director : vernon george stallings production : j . r . bray animation : walter lantz [ first animated film version , a short in the colonel heeza liar series ( 1922 - 24 ) ]
1982 ostrov sokrovishch (
treasure island
) ( vorobyov ) director : vladimir vorobyov production : ussr cast : oleg borisov ( silver ) , fyodor stukov ( jim ) [ 3 - part tv film ; 205 mins . ]
animal treasure island ( 1971 ) , an anime film directed by hiroshi ikeda and written by takeshi iijima and hiroshi ikeda with story consultation by famous animator hayao miyazaki . this version replaced several of the human characters with animal counterparts .
john o ' melveny woods ( 2010 ) wrote a sequel , return to treasure island . [ 27 ]
treasure island ( 2010 ) is a hidden objects game launched by french publisher anuman interactive . [ 52 ]
at the beginning of the arthur episode
you are arthur ,
arthur was seen reading treasure island .
treasure island , 1912 scribner ' s
biographical edition
, includes essays by mr and mrs stevenson .
notes : despite the unanimously poor reviews , treasure island was one of the most successful films in the career of maurice tourneur , coming in as one of the top box office films of 1920 . unfortunately , no prints of the film are known to exist today . in the early stages of production , jack holt was to play long john silver and wallace beery was to play israel hands . beery would go on to play long john silver in the classic 1934 mgm version .
blake edwards was an american film director , producer and screenwriter who was perhaps best known for the pink panther and its sequels .
treasure island ( 1990 ) , starring charlton heston , christian bale , oliver reed , christopher lee and pete postlethwaite . a made - for - tv film written , produced and directed by heston ' s son , fraser c . heston .
1970 treasure island ( janzic ) director : z . janzic production : australia [ animation ; 45 mins . ]
the proposed site for the lucas museum on treasure island , california , on monday , may 16 , 2016 .
dury , richard . stage and radio adaptations of treasure island archived 26 october 2016 at the wayback machine . .
large ham : the sets of the 1934 film must have shook from the volume of lionel barrymore ' s bellowing as billy bones .
pirates of treasure island ( 2006 ) - comedic take on the story , released by one and only the asylum .
1987 treasure island ( burbank films ) production : burbank films , australia ) [ animation ; 50 - mins . ]
another treasure island adventure game based upon the novel was released in 1985 , published by windham classics . [ 51 ]
treasure island , 1911 ginn and company , lengthy introduction and notes by frank wilson cheney hersey ( harvard university ) .
chuck jones was an animation director of critically acclaimed cartoon shorts including the looney tunes and merrie melodies film series at warner bros . studios .
norman island in the british virgin islands was supposedly mentioned to stevenson by a sailor uncle , and also possesses a
spyglass hill
like the fictional treasure island . [ 11 ]
il pianeta del tesoro—treasure planet ( 1987 ) , italian / german science - fiction adaptation , also known as treasure island in outer space , starring anthony quinn as long john silver .
the aloner : ben gunn , who was marooned on the island by his mates after a failed search for the treasure .
[ 1991 treasure island a 29 - min . animation by fuji tv / international services - uncertain , more information required ]
treasure island ( 2012 ) , two - part mini - series shown on sky1 ( united kingdom ) from 1–2 january .
another doctor who alumnus , arthur darvill , played silver in the 2014 national theatre production of treasure island . [ 40 ]
treasure island , with an introduction and notes by franklin t baker ( columbia university , 1909 ) . fully annotated online .
still , it’s telling that lucas has conditional support from supervisors aaron peskin and jane kim . the former is a past critic of treasure island’s redevelopment . the latter is the island’s supervisor .
unst , one of the shetland islands , to which the map of treasure island bears a very vague resemblance . [ 19 ]
john amrhein , jr . ( 2011 ) wrote a true life prequel , treasure island : the untold story . [ 28 ]
the legends of treasure island ( 1993 ) , an animated series loosely based on the novel , with the characters as animals .
barker - benfield , simon ( 2014 ) . the annotated treasure island . isbn 978 - 1 - 937075 - 01 - 9
the goo goo dolls frontman john rzeznik performed the songs
i ' m still here ( jim ' s theme )
and
always know where you are
for disney ' s animated film treasure planet .
charles sheffield ' s 1993 novel godspeed was a science - fictional retelling of treasure island , recasting the search for pirate treasure as the search for lost faster - than - light drive technology .
treasure island ( 1950 ) , starring bobby driscoll and robert newton . notable for being the walt disney studios ' first completely live action film . the first version in color . a sequel to this version was made ( but not by disney ) in 1954 , entitled long john silver .
treasure island ( 2013 ) - an audio adaptation of the story by big finish productions , starring tom baker as long john silver .
starz ' s black sails is a prequel to treasure island , notably featuring captain flint and a young john silver as its protagonists .
anthropomorphic animal adaptation : animal treasure island is a partial example . there are a few human children ( notably jim , the main character ) , but all the pirates are portrayed as animals . there is also the legends of treasure island where everyone is an animal .
frank delaney ( 2001 ) wrote a sequel , jim hawkins and the curse of treasure island using the pseudonym
francis bryan
.
as part of their 2017 season , the stratford festival of canada premiered a new adaptation of treasure island by canadian playwright nicolas billon .
actress nicole ari parker ( left ) and director kim bass work on the set on treasure island for bass’ new movie , “headshop . ”
nicole ari parker sits on the set for the new movie “headshop” on treasure island with a view of the bay bridge in the background .
nicole ari parker ( center ) talks with the communications team on treasure island , where shots for the new movie “headshop” are being filmed .
treasure island ( 1995 ) , a made - for - tv movie directed by ken russell and starring hetty baynes as long jane silver .
treasure island song from running wild ' s album named pile of skulls ( 1992 ) . this song tells the novel ' s story .
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andrew motion ( 2012 ) , former poet laureate of the united kingdom , wrote a sequel silver : return to treasure island . [ 29 ]
james kennedy played silver in the tale spinners for children audio adaptation of treasure island ( united artists records , uac 11013 ) . [ 47 ]
treasure island in outer space ( 1987 ) also named pianeta del tesoro - treasure planet - a 5 - episode german and italian collaboration series , produced by creator / and directed by antonio margheriti and set in 2300 .
the strong winds trilogy of children ' s adventures by julia jones draws freely from events and names in treasure island . [ 30 ] [ 31 ]
in 1765 , young english boy jim hawkins gets involved with buccaneers during his quest to find pirate captain flint ' s treasure buried on a secret island .
the san francisco skyline is seen through windows at casa de la vista on monday , may 16 , 2016 on treasure island in san francisco , california .
silver : return to treasure island by andrew motion archived 29 april 2016 at the wayback machine . —review by ian sansom in the guardian , 30 march 2012
letley , emma , ed . ( 1998 ) . treasure island ( oxford world ' s classics ) . isbn 0 - 19 - 283380 - 4 .
“it’s all about ‘the bridge , ’” said actress nicole ari parker of the day’s shooting schedule . the small film crew planned to hop from treasure island to oakland and back to telegraph hill . parker , who plays latrice , spent much of her day in the driver’s seat of a mercedes convertible , wallowing in her metaphoric move across the bay .
treasure island ( 1977 ) - a bbc series that includes patrick troughton as israel hands and david collings ( silver from sapphire and steel ) as blind pew .
treasure island ( 2012 ) - sky 1 two part mini series , starring an all star cast including eddie izzard and elijah wood . slightly darker and edgier .
treasure island , 1911 scribner ' s , illustrated by n . c . wyeth . see also alternate edition ( better quality scan , some images missing ) .
jim and his friends return home rich , long john escapes with some of the treasure , and the rest of the pirates get marooned on the island or killed .
treasure island ( 1934 ) - directed by victor fleming . starred jackie cooper as jim , wallace beery as long john silver , and lionel barrymore as billy bones .
treasure island ( 2012 ) - sky 1 two part tv series , starring an all - star cast including eddie izzard and elijah wood . slightly darker and edgier .
isla de pinos near cuba which served as a supply base for pirates for about 300 years is believed to have inspired treasure island . [ 9 ] [ 10 ]
the treasure seeking adventures of young jim hawkins and pirate captain long john silver .
treasure island ( 1999 ) , starring jack palance as long john silver , patrick bergin as billy bones , christopher benjamin as squire trelawney and kevin zegers as jim hawkins .
legends ( and myths ) from the life of famed american frontiersman davey crockett are depicted in this feature film edited from television episodes . crockett and his friend george russell . . . see full summary »
treasure island ( 1973 ) - an animated movie produced by filmation , featuring richard dawson ( from hogans heroes and family feud ) as both long john silver and captain smollett .
1912 treasure island ( edison ) production : edison , usa cast : ben f . wilson ( silver ) , addison rothermel ( jim ) [ no prints exist , n ]
treasure island ( 1972 ) , starring orson welles . this adaptation was produced by national general pictures , directed by john hough , andrew white and john salway . [ 35 ]
there have been two bbc radio adaptations of treasure island , with silver being played by peter jeffrey in 1989 , [ 43 ] and jack shepherd in 1995 . [ 44 ]
1908 the story of treasure island ( vitagraph ) production : vitagraph , usa [ 1 reeler , no prints exist , n ( g lists this as pirate’s treasure , dir . j . s . blackton , who was , however , an early animationist ) ]
h . a . calahan ( 1935 ) wrote a sequel back to treasure island . calahan argued in his introduction that robert louis stevenson wanted to write a continuation of the story .
“my only claim to ‘star wars’ fame is that i saw the original at the coronet theater when it came out” in 1977 , peskin said . “for the record , i thought ‘american graffiti’ was his best film . ”
treasure island was in part inspired by r . m . ballantyne ' s the coral island , [ 5 ] which stevenson admired for its
better qualities .
[ 6 ] stevenson alludes to ballantyne in the epigraph at the beginning of treasure island , “to the hesitating purchaser
,
. . . if studious youth no longer crave , his ancient appetites forgot , kingston , or ballantyne the brave , or cooper of the wood and wave . . .
on this particular night , tarzan’s secret treasure hit the silver screen for the first time . the film was set in the heart of africa , where legend claimed an enormous cliff “rises from the plains to support the stars . ” the scenery was indeed legendary , but many scenes were actually shot in florida !
x marks the spot on a treasure map to show where the pirate booty is hidden .
cocos island off costa rica has many similarities with the fictional treasure island . british trader captain william thompson buried the stolen treasury of peru there in 1820 ; an original inventory showed 113 gold religious statues ( one a life - sized virgin mary ) , 200 chests of jewels , 273 swords with jeweled hilts , 1 , 000 diamonds , solid - gold crowns , 150 chalices , and hundreds of gold and silver bars . the real treasure has never been found , despite more than 300 expeditions to the island . stevenson mentions the buried treasure and captain thompson in an 1881 letter to w . e . henley , where he also provides the earliest known title for the book :
the sea cook , or treasure island : a story for boys
.
treasure island ( 1990 ) - a tnt cable network tv movie , with charlton heston as silver , christian bale as jim , christopher lee as blind pew and pete postlethwaite as george merry .
in july 2011 , bristol old vic staged a large - scale outdoor production of treasure island outside the theatre on king street , bristol directed by sally cookson , with music by benji bower .
the san francisco skyline and part of a parking lot is seen between two palm trees along avenue of the palms on monday , may 16 , 2016 on treasure island in san francisco , california .
on 13 november 2010 , google commemorated what would have been robert louis stevenson ' s 160th birthday by featuring a google doodle based on treasure island and his other works . [ 54 ] [ 55 ]
watson , harold ( 1969 ) . coasts of treasure island : a study of the backgrounds and sources for robert louis stevenson ' s romance of the sea . isbn 0 - 8111 - 0282 - 3 .
here are several photos of ursula andress taken to help publicize hammer film ' s she ( 1965 ) . publicity stills were specially - posed photos , usually taken off the set , for purposes of publicity or reference for promotional artwork . click to view
[ . . . ] time might be the charm for the lucas museum [ . . . ] definitely not least , a treasure island site would give lucas the opportunity not only to build in . . .
treasure island ( l ' isola del tesoro ) ( 2015 ) , an italian cgi animated series by rai fiction and mondo tv . it mixes the original work with new characters and mythical elements such as voodoo .
“the museum could give treasure island a heart and a destination , ” peskin said monday , adding that he’s hopeful there might be a conceptual agreement by the end of the month on whether a formal proposal might emerge .
1971 doubutsu takarajima (
animal treasure island
) / treasure island revisited director : hiroshi ikeda production : toei animation , japan animation : yasuji mori ( consultant , hayao miyazaki ) [ animation ; us release1972 ; the characters appear as animals ( silver is a mean - looking pig ) , apart from jim and kathie , the girl who goes with him ; miyazaki is considered one of the world
s greatest animators ; 78 mins . ]
return to treasure island ( 1986 ) - a ten - part disney television series based on the aforementioned script by ivor dean . set ten years after the events of the novel , it starred brian blessed as long john silver .
treasure island ( 1988 ) , an episode of alvin and the chipmunks starring alvin as jim hawkins , dave as long john silver , simon as dr . livesey , theodore as squire trelawney , and brittany as mrs . hawkins .
in the survivor : heroes vs villains episode
jumping ship
, the castaways amanda , colby and danielle won an overnight trip to the former home of robert louis stevenson and a screening of the 1934 version of treasure island .
1960 treasure island production : david suskind cast : hugh griffith ( silver ) , richard o’sullivan ( jim ) , michael gough ( livesey ) , boris karloff ( bones ) [ 75 min . tv production ; n praises karloff’s acting ]
“i started washing dishes , ” confessed bass on a break from filming shots for his latest film “headshop , ” a comedy - drama that takes place in oakland . “then i bused tables , and finally … i got to make the sundaes . i got my paper hat . ”
because of that logjam , lucas representatives have held preliminary talks with mayor ed lee and two supervisors about making room for the lucas museum of narrative art on treasure island as part of a huge redevelopment effort just starting to get under way .
pirate booty : the treasure , of course . the book is the trope codifier if not the outright trope maker .
treasure island was originally considered a coming - of - age story and is noted for its atmosphere , characters , and action . it is one of the most frequently dramatized of all novels . it was originally serialized in the children ' s magazine young folks between 1881 through 1882 under the title treasure island , or the mutiny of the hispaniola , credited to the pseudonym
captain george north
. it was first published as a book on 14 november 1883 , by cassell & co .
in the teen fiction novel one for sorrow written by philip caveney the main character tom afflick is reading treasure island which serves as the catalyst for his adventure . one for sorrow was published by scottish - based publisher fledgling press in may 2015 .
mr . magoo ' s treasure island ( 1964 ) , a two - part episode of the cartoon series the famous adventures of mr . magoo , was based on the novel , with mr . magoo in the role of long john silver .
axel heyst , an uncommitted wanderer , has settled on an island in the south seas . he takes pity on a troubled young woman , lena , and gives her refuge on her island . but the piratical mr . . . . see full summary »
from october 2013 to 2014 , mind the gap theatre company , the uk ' s leading theatre company working with actors with learning disabilities embarks on a national tour of treasure island , retold with a twist by olivier award - winning writer mike kenny .
treasure island is an adventure novel by scottish author robert louis stevenson , narrating a tale of
buccaneers and buried gold
. its influence is enormous on popular perceptions of pirates , including such elements as treasure maps marked with an
x
, schooners , the black spot , tropical islands , and one - legged seamen bearing parrots on their shoulders . [ 1 ]
* 1985 return to treasure island director : alan clayton , piers haggard and alex kirby production : disney cast : brian blessed ( silver ) , cristopher guard ( jim ) [ 10 - part tv mini - series ; long john silver is dissatisfied he has not found treasure island the first time , so he returns and forces jim to come with him for a second voyage . . . ;
often… tedious
, n , but the series is remembered affecionately who praise the performance of brian blessed ]
1918 treasure island ( franklin ) director : chester m . franklin , sidney franklin production : fox , usa cast : violet radcliffe ( silver ) , francis carpenter ( jim ) [ 6 - reel adaptation with child actors ; g lists this as 1917 ]
in 2007 an adaptation of treasure island by ken ludwig premiered at the alley theatre , houston , played at the theatre royal , haymarket on london ' s west end in 2008 , and won the aate distinguished play award for best adaptation of the year .
kim bass ( third from left ) with his communications team on the set for the new movie headshop at treasure island on wednesday , aug . 16 , 2017 , in san francisco , calif . headshop is directed by kim bass and stars . . . more
a 2013 big finish productions audiobook adaption of treasure island was written and directed by barnaby edwards and starred tom baker as long john silver , nicholas farrell as the narrator , and edward holtom as the story ' s main protagonist , jim hawkins . [ 48 ]
r . f . delderfield suggests that its real name is kidd ' s island in the adventures of ben gunn , and identifies it as an outlying island of the leeward and windward islands , south - south - west of tobago ( p . 119 - 120 ) .
1995 ken russell ' s treasure island / treasure island director : ken russell production : dreamgrange for channel 4 cast : hetty baynes ( long jane silver ) , gregory hall ( jim ) , michael elphick ( billy bones ) screenplay : ken russell [ 63 - min tv musical ; the pirates are led by jane silver ( played in the style of marilyn monroe ) .
faithful it ' s not , entertaining , that ' s hard to say . it ' s certainly different
( ryan k . johnson ) ]
kim bass ( third from left ) with his communications team on the set for the new movie headshop at treasure island on wednesday , aug . 16 , 2017 , in san francisco , calif . headshop is directed by kim bass and stars nicole ari parker . less
[ 1998 the magic map by featherwind productions is a 30 min . animation in
the adventures of elmer and friends
series ; rls makes an appearance - not really an adpatation of treasure island :
uses humor , imagination , treasure maps and songs to present ideas about writing stories . emphasis is on child ' s own discovery . reinforces the importance of literacy and map skills .
]
stevenson deliberately leaves the exact date of the novel obscure , hawkins writing that he takes up his pen
in the year of grace 17— .
stevenson ' s map of treasure island includes the annotations treasure island 1 august 1750 j . f . and given by above j . f . to m r w . bones maste of y e walrus savannah this twenty july 1754 w b . other dates mentioned include 1745 , the date dr . livesey served as a soldier at fontenoy and also a date appearing in billy bones ' log .
production had set up in a windy treasure island parking lot , but the crew was on a tight schedule . bass’ sister carla , an oakland resident and film crew member clad from head to toe in oakland a’s apparel , was tapping her watch . parker was whisked away and sent to a small trailer to get her makeup done , and kim bass was ordered to get the show quite literally on the road . the accomplished director , with a handful of projects up in the air , was all too happy to sit in that director’s chair and reminisce about ice cream sundaes at ghirardelli square .
enchanted by the idea of locating treasure buried by captain flint , squire trelawney , dr . livesey and jim hawkins charter a sailing voyage to a caribbean island . unfortunately , a large number of flint ' s old pirate crew are aboard the ship , including long john silver .
1971 treasure island ( api ) production : air programs international ( api ) , usa [ animation ; aired on cbs ; part of api ' s
famous classic tales
series ; 1 hour for b , but in a dvd version it is described as 45 mins . ]
an elephant exits the water at wakulla springs as park manager newt perry looks on . the cameramen’s “island” is visible in the background ( 1941 ) .
alan : a sailor who does not mutiny . he is killed by the mutineers for his loyalty and his dying scream is heard across the island .
tom morgan : an ex - pirate from flint ' s old crew . he ends up marooned on the island with dick and one other mutineer .
a . d . howden smith ( 1924 ) wrote a prequel , porto bello gold , that tells the origin of the buried treasure , recasts many of stevenson ' s pirates in their younger years , and gives the hidden treasure some jacobite antecedents not mentioned in the original .
half of stevenson ' s original manuscripts are lost , including those of treasure island , the black arrow , and the master of ballantrae . stevenson ' s heirs sold stevenson ' s papers during world war i ; many of stevenson ' s documents were auctioned off in 1918 . [ 53 ]
if , like me , you saw lucas’ watered - down version of the palace of fine arts at crissy field as a bad building in a magical location , this isn’t necessarily a good thing . it didn’t help that the proposed museum was an ill - defined grab bag ranging from norman rockwell paintings to vintage film props to contemporary digital animation .
benjamin
ben
gunn : a former member of flint ' s crew who became half insane after being marooned for three years on treasure island , having convinced another ship ' s crew that he was capable of finding flint ' s treasure . helps jim by giving him the location of his homemade boat and kills two of the mutineers . after dr . livesey gives him what he most craves ( cheese ) , gunn reveals that he has found the treasure . in spanish america , he lets silver escape , and in england spends his share of the treasure ( £ 1 , 000 ) in 19 days , becoming a beggar until he becomes keeper at a lodge and a church singer
on sundays and holy days
.
treasure planet ( 2002 ) - disney ' s animated version . . . in space ! ( surprisingly good and faithful to the source . )
allardyce : one of the six members of flint ' s crew who , after burying the treasure and silver and building the blockhouse on treasure island , are all killed by flint . his body is lined up by flint as a compass marker to the cache . according to the adventures of ben gunn , his first name was nic , he was surgeon on flint ' s crew , and ben gunn was his servant and friend from back home .
five real - life pirates mentioned are william kidd ( active 1696–99 ) , blackbeard ( 1716–18 ) , edward england ( 1717–20 ) , howell davis ( 1718–19 ) , and bartholomew roberts ( 1718–22 ) . kidd buried treasure on gardiners island , though the booty was recovered by authorities soon afterwards . [ 4 ]
an adaptation of the robert lewis stevenson adventure classic , in which a young boy sets off on a voyage armed with a map to buried treasure .
bass , who grew up in upstate new york , was back in town for just a few days , here to shoot exterior shots for “headshop . ” the majority of the oakland and san francisco scenes were filmed on the famed desilu studios in los angeles . and to hear bass tell it , the film was never intended to be shot in the bay area anyway .
tom redruth : the gamekeeper of squire trelawney , he accompanies the squire to the island but is shot and killed by the mutineers during an attack on the stockade .
leonard wibberley ( 1972 ) wrote a sequel
flint ' s island
noting in the introduction that it had long been a dream of his to do so .
by chance , jim overhears long john ' s plotting , and warns his friends , just as they arrive at the island . over the next few days , jim repeatedly wanders into danger , meets a scary hermit and kills a pirate by himself , while long john keeps switching sides , and the treasure is found .
now comes the strangest twist of all : if the billionaire filmmaker does turn his attention back to the bay area , as the chronicle reported sunday , and presents an imaginative vision for san francisco’s treasure island that emphasizes transportation every bit as much as architecture , it actually might turn out to be a force for good .
introduction to the novel treasure island , the poem
to the hesitating purchaser
(
if sailor tales . . .
) , was set to music ( for piano and baritone ) by the lithuanian composer giedrius alkauskas and released on the album
enchanted time
in 2014 . [ 49 ] [ 50 ]
long john silver , who gets away with his life and a few hundred pounds from the treasure ( rather less than one tenth of one percent ) .
in the next few days , they load much of the treasure onto the ship , abandon the three remaining mutineers ( with supplies and ammunition ) and sail away . at their first port in spanish america , where they will sign on more crew , silver steals a bag of money and escapes . the rest sail back to bristol and divide up the treasure . jim says there is more left on the island , but he for one will not undertake another voyage to recover it .
the legends of treasure island ( 1993 ) - uk funny animal in name only animated series with jim as a puppy ( voiced by dawn french ) and silver as a fox ( voiced by richard e grant ) . many will recognise the cast members , especially hugh laurie playing squire trelawney as a member of the george family .
young jim hawkins is torn between his loyalty to his benefactors and his affection for lovable rogue long john silver in their struggle to recover a buried pirate treasure .
- long john silver , who gets away with his life and a few hundred pounds from the treasure ( rather less than one tenth of one percent ) .
the legends of treasure island ( 1993 ) - uk funny animal animated series with jim as a puppy ( voiced by dawn french ) and silver as a fox ( voiced by richard e . grant ) . full of hey , it ' s that voice ! , especially hugh laurie playing squire trelawney as a member of the george family .
horrible judge of character : squire trelawney , in keeping with his upper class twit status , unknowingly hires a bunch of pirates to sail his treasure - hunting vessel .
irish rebels led by livesey find a treasure map and trick moneylender trelawney into organizing an expedition . he hires pirates . hawkins is a young woman ( in love with livesey ) , who dresses as a boy to join the expedition . in the end trelawney and pirates are left on the island . the rebels needed the money to buy weapons .
pre insanity reveal : ben gunn was once a part of captain flint ' s crew , though unliked by his shipmates . he knows the location of flint ' s treasure , but no one believes him . marooned on a deserted island , he becomes more than a little addled , talks in the third person and has an obsessive craving for cheese .
treasure planet ( 2002 ) - disney ' s animated version . . . in space ! ( surprisingly good and faithful to the source considering the space opera setting . )
in the book , jim hawkins , an ordinary boy , discovers a treasure map among the effects of a deceased resident at his family ' s inn . he shows it to two local gentlemen ( a landed noble and a wealthy doctor ) , who charter a ship to search for the treasure on skeleton island , but they hire sailor - turned - tavern - owner long john silver as their cook , unaware that he is a pirate . long john becomes jim ' s mentor , while winning over most of the crew .
captain flint : john flint , the fictional pirate captain of the walrus . after robbing and looting towns and ships among the spanish main , in august 1750 , he took six of his own crew onto treasure island . after building a stockade and burying the bulk of his looted treasure , he killed all six men . in july 1754 , he died at savannah , georgia , of cyanosis , caused by drinking too much rum . while dying , he gives his treasure map to billy bones . long john silver ' s parrot is named after captain flint . several members of his crew figure in the story : william
billy
bones , the ship ' s first mate ; long john silver , the ship ' s quartermaster ; israel hands , the ship ' s chief gunner ; allardyce , used as flint ' s
pointer
to the treasure ; job anderson , the hispaniola boatswain and mutineer ; dirk , one of pew ' s henchmen in the assault on the admiral benbow inn ; black dog , another of pew ' s henchmen in the assault on the admiral benbow inn ; benjamin gunn , the island maroon ; john , a hispaniola mutineer , possibly one of pew ' s henchmen on the assault on the admirial benbow inn ; tom morgan , a hispaniola mutineer ; pew , the blind murderous beggar ; and an unnamed mutineer of the hispaniola marooned with morgan and johnson on treasure island .
john : a mutineer who is injured while trying to storm the blockhouse . he is later shown with a bandaged head and ends up being killed at the rifled treasure cache .
1954 return to treasure island director : e . a . dupont production : world films cast : robert newton ( silver ) , dawn adams ( jamesina hawkins ) , tab hunter ( clive stone ) screenplay : aubrey wisberg and jack pollexfen [ low - cost b - movie ;
the worst motion picture based on or suggested by a stevenson work
, n ]
maurice tourneur ' s production of treasure island . . . falls so far short of its original that any comparison of the two must emphasize its defects . . . the most vivid acting is done by the dependable lon chaney in two roles , first , as the blind pew , and then as the surly merry .
- - - the new york times
richard joyce : one of the manservants of squire trelawney , he accompanies him to the island . he is shot through the head and killed by a mutineer during an attack on the stockade .
retired monster : flint , the captain who murdered a good chunk of his own crew to hide the treasure ' s location , was afraid of silver . silver has been peacefully running an inn and living happily with his wife for some years when the story begins , and he continues this after making off with a part of the treasure in the end .
1978 takara shima or takarajima (
treasure island
) director : osamu dezaki and hideo takayashiki production : nippon animation / tokyo movie shinsa , japan drawings : akio sugino [ tv cartoon serial , twenty - six 24 - minute episodes ; one correspondent from egypt says “i watched it when i was 14 or 15 . now i am 33 and i will never forget it” ]
1996 muppet treasure island director : brian henson production : walt disney cast : tim curry ( silver ) , kevin bishop ( jim ) , billy connolly ( billy bones ) screenplay : james v . hart , jerry juhl , kirk r . thatcher [ stays fairly close to the original story ; key roles played by actors , muppets ( puppets ) in supporting roles ; musical ]
squire john trelawney : a local wealthy landowner ; his name suggests he has cornish origins ( a traditional cornish rhyme states
by tre , pol and pen , ye shall know all cornishmen
) . trelawney arranges the voyage to the island to find the treasure . trelawney is excessively trustful as the ease with which the pirates trick him into hiring them as his crew demonstrates .
in december 1939 , a new campus for walt disney studios was opened in burbank . a setback for the company occurred in 1941 , however , when there was a strike by disney animators . many of them resigned , and it would be years before the company fully recovered . during the mid - 1940s , disney created
packaged features ,
groups of shorts strung together to run at feature length , but by 1950 , he was once again focusing on animated features . cinderella was released in 1950 , followed by a live - action film called treasure island ( 1950 ) , alice in wonderland ( 1951 ) , peter pan ( 1953 ) , lady and the tramp ( 1955 ) , sleeping beauty ( 1959 ) and 101 dalmatians ( 1961 ) . in all , more than 100 features were produced by his studio .
john hunter : the other manservant of squire trelawney . he also accompanies him to the island but is later knocked unconscious at an attack on the stockade . he dies of his injuries while unconscious .
much of the underwater filming took place at wakulla springs , located about 14 miles south of tallahassee . some of the scenes included tarzan , jane , and boy playing underwater with an elephant , tarzan’s rescue of jane and boy during the film’s finale , and a battle between tarzan and a small army of angry alligators . some of the footage actually ended up in another tarzan movie , tarzan’s new york adventure , which premiered the next year in 1942 .
leave no witnesses : captain flint killed the sailors who helped him bury the treasure . considering that there were six of them , nobody has any idea how the hell he managed it .
the ben gunn society album released in 2003 presents the story centered around the character of ben gunn , based primarily on chapter xv
man of the island
and other relevant parts of the book .
if kim bass looked over from his director’s chair perched on treasure island and across the choppy , bright blue san francisco bay just a few yards away , he might be able to spot the ghirardelli chocolate factory where he used to sling scoops of ice cream . but bass doesn’t make hot fudge sundaes anymore . the “in living color” writer and creator of nickelodeon’s “keenan and kel” makes movies now .
in the book , jim hawkins , an ordinary ( although quick - witted ) lad , discovers a treasure map among the effects of a deceased resident at his family ' s inn . he shows it to two local gentlemen ( a landed noble and a wealthy doctor ) , who charter a ship to search for the treasure on skeleton island , but they hire sailor - turned - tavern - owner long john silver as their cook , unaware that he is a pirate . long john becomes jim ' s mentor , while winning over most of the crew — who he helped hire .
1977 treasure island ( bryant ) director : michael e . bryant production : barry letts / bbc cast : alfred burke ( silver ) , ashley knight ( jim ) screenplay : john lucarotti [ 4 - part tv serial ;
alfred burke is a quite astonishing sea cook ; slick , violent , cunning , and dangerously plausible . the characterisation bears comparison with that of robert newton
, wikipedia ]
young jim hawkins is caught up with the pirate long john silver in search of the buried treasure of the buccaneer captain flint , in this adaptation of the classic novel by robert louis stevenson .
on december 21 , 1937 , snow white and the seven dwarfs , the first full - length animated film , premiered in los angeles . it produced an unimaginable $ 1 . 499 million , in spite of the depression , and won a total of eight oscars . during the next five years , walt disney studios completed another string of full - length animated films , pinocchio ( 1940 ) , fantasia ( 1940 ) , dumbo ( 1941 ) and bambi ( 1942 ) .
captain alexander smollett : the captain of the voyage to treasure island . captain smollett is savvy and is rightly suspicious of the crew trelawney has hired . smollett is a real professional , taking his job seriously and displaying significant skill as a negotiator . like livesey , smollett is too competent and reliable to be an inspirational figure for jim’s teenage mind . smollett believes in rules and does not like jim’s disobedience .
the llandoger trow in bristol is claimed to be the inspiration for the admiral benbow , [ 20 ] though the inn is described in the book as being in a rural area and it is necessary to travel to bristol . there is an admiral benbow inn in penzance , cornwall . stevenson visited cornwall and penzance between 7 and 16 august 1877 and this may have inspired him to feature the inn in treasure island .
abraham gray : a ship ' s carpenter on the hispaniola . he is almost incited to mutiny but remains loyal to the squire ' s side when asked to do so by captain smollett . he saves hawkins ' life by killing job anderson during an attack on the stockade , and he helps shoot the mutineers at the rifled treasure cache . he later escapes the island together with jim hawkins , dr . livesey , squire trelawney , captain smollett , long john silver , and ben gunn . he spends his part of the treasure on his education , marries , and becomes part owner of a full - rigged ship .
orson welles broadcast a radio adaptation via the mercury theatre on the air on july 1938 ; half in england , half on the island ; omits
my sea adventure
; music by bernard herrmann ; available online .
2014 black sails author and executive producer : jonathan steinberg director : sam miller , t . j . scott production : starz ( producers : michael bay , jon steinberg , robert levine ) cast : toby stephens ( captain flint ) , luke arnold ( john silver ) plot : captain flint and his men twenty years before the start of treasure island notes : 8 - episode tv series , to be continued in 2015 .
adams , cecil the straight dope : did pirates bury their treasure ? did pirates really make maps where
x marks the spot
? archived 4 may 2016 at the wayback machine . 5 october 2007