Treasure Island (1990): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1990, Treasure Island is an adventure, family and tv movie film directed by Fraser Clarke Heston, running about 131 minutes. “Sail the high seas. Battle the pirates. Live the adventure.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Young Jim Hawkins, while running the Benbow Inn with his mother, meets Captain Billy Bones, who dies at the inn while it is beseiged by buccaneers led by Blind Pew. Jim and his mother fight off the attackers and discover Billy Bones' treasure map for which the buccaneers had come. Jim agrees to sail on the S.S. Espaniola with Squire Trelawney and Dr. Livesey to find the treasure on a mysterious isiand. Upon arriving at the island, ship's cook and scaliwag Long John Silver leads a mutiny of crew members who want the treasure for themselves. Jim helps the Squire and Espaniola officers to survive the mutiny and fight back against Silver's men, who have taken over the Espaniola.

Who’s in it. Treasure Island stars Charlton Heston as Long John Silver, Christian Bale as Jim Hawkins, Oliver Reed as Billy Bones and Christopher Lee as Blind Pew, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, Treasure Island has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Treasure Island page.

If you liked it. Fans of Treasure Island tend to enjoy The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception, Interstellar and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.