Muppet Treasure Island Muppet Treasure Island is the fifth feature film to star , and the second produced after the death of Muppets creator Jim Henson . Released in 1996 and directed by Jim Henson ' s son Brian Henson , it was one of many film adaptations of Robert Louis Stevenson ' s " Treasure Island " . As in the earlier " Muppet Christmas Carol " , the key roles are played by human guest stars - - in this case , Tim Curry as Long John Silver and Kevin Bishop as the protagonist Jim Hawkins - - while the Muppets filled in supporting roles , including Kermit the Frog as Captain Smollett , Fozzie Bear as young Squire Trelawney , and Miss Piggy as Benjamina Gunn . Following their success as the narrators of " The Muppet Christmas Carol " , Gonzo and Rizzo appear in specially - created roles as Jim Hawkins ' best friends . The film follows the book ' s events but altered by the Muppets . Synopsis . Jim Hawkins and his close friends Gonzo and Rizzo are orphans and work at the Admiral Benbow Inn under the ownership of bossy landlady Mrs . Bluveridge , who seems to be able to hear things a mile away . Also living in the inn is Billy Bones , who claims to be a former pirate and was the mate of legendary pirate Captain Flint . After Jim , Gonzo and Rizzo sing about how " There ' s Got To Be Something Better " , a mysterious blind pirate , Blind Pew , appears and gives Billy Bones a black spot . Billy explains all his stories were true and he must flee before his fellow crew members come to kill him . However , he instructs Jim to take his treasure map and warns him of the " One - Legged Man " , before suddenly dying of a heart attack . Pirates soon attack the inn and an explosion in the storeroom sets the inn on flames , but all the occupants escape . Jim , Gonzo , and Rizzo arrive in Portsmouth where they seek out Squire Trelawney who examines the treasure map , and he agrees to fund a voyage to locate the treasure . The group , accompanied by Dr . Livesey , his assistant Beaker and Mr . Bimbo , the man who lives in the squire ' s finger , go to the dock and board the galleon , " The Hispaniola " . Jim and his friends meet the cook , Long John Silver , the first mate Mr . Arrow , and finally Captain Abraham Smollett . The ship sets out , with a host of bizarre crew members and several songs to go with them . Three pirates attempt to convince Rizzo and Gonzo to tell them where the map is by torturing them , but they are locked in the brig . This event prompts Smollett to lock the map in his safe . Silver tricks Mr . Arrow into leaving the ship in a lifeboat , and gains his keys , allowing his friends to steal the map . Jim and the others learn of his mutiny plan , but Jim is captured and taken with the pirates to Treasure Island . Smollett , Gonzo , and Rizzo follow but are soon captured by tribal wild boars , who present them to their queen , Benjamina Gunn . Benjamina previously had a relationship with Smollett but he left her at the alter . Silver finds the former burial spot for the treasure but when the other pirates attempt to kill him , he allows Jim to escape . Jim rescues Gonzo and Rizzo , while Silver and his pirates surprise Smollett and Benjamina . Benjamina reveals the treasure is in her chamber , but she and Smollett are tied upside down on a clifface , to fall to their demises when ropes are snapped by a pair of flame pits . The two reform their love for each other through song ( " Love Led Us Here " ) and are saved from death by the other heroic crew members , including the alive Mr . Arrow . A battle breaks out between the heroes and pirates on the shores of the island , pirate Sweetums joining the heroes . Smollett takes on Silver but loses his sword . Jim and the others gang up on Silver , and he surrenders . That night , Silver locates Mr . Arrow ' s keys in his pocket and manages to escape the ship with some treasure . Jim allows him to leave , with Smollett congratulating him for his bravery , saying " your father would be proud . " Mr . Arrow then reveals that the boat Silver took was unstable - leaving poor Silver swimming to shore . The remaining crew heads back to the mainland , celebrating their victory . Music . The movie ' s songs were written by pop songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil , whose hits include " On Broadway " , " Blame it on the Bossa Nova " , " Who Put the Bomp in the Bomp Bomp Bomp " , " Just Once " and " We Gotta Get Out of This Place " . The movie offered Mann and Weil the opportunity to write theatrical music . Weil said , " We went for a Broadway thing here . When we began working with Brian Henson , we wrote the first song like a kid ' s song . " That song was dropped : " We looked at the rest of the Muppet movies and saw how hip the music was . It was a challenge to write the songs from a theatrical standpoint instead . " The film ends with a reggae number performed by Ziggy Marley , " Love Power " . The song was released as a single , and promoted with a music video featuring Marley and some dreadlocked Muppets . The soundtrack album was released on CD in 1996 .