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FILM NOTES
Treasure Planet arrived from Walt Disney Feature Animation in 2002, a big-budget attempt to fuse traditional hand-drawn animation with sweeping CGI environments and a science-fiction reimagining of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, the duo behind The Little Mermaid and Aladdin, it represented Disney's push into a new visual language during a period when the studio was searching for its next signature style. Though it underperformed at the box office, it has since gained a devoted following for its ambitious blend of genres and its place in the studio's animation history.
This 35mm cell preserves Jim Hawkins, the restless young protagonist whose journey from an ordinary boy to a spacefaring adventurer anchors the entire film. Collectors seek Jim frames for his centrality to the story, as the character carries the emotional and narrative weight of Treasure Planet from its opening reels through its final act. A cell bearing his name alone speaks to his solitary arc, the personal transformation that defines his place in Disney's canon of coming-of-age heroes.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print of Treasure Planet (2002).
Gauge
35mm, confirmed by four perforations per frame on both edges; the strip holds three frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges; spacing appears even and the punched holes appear cleanly cut with no visible tearing.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible along one edge, with what appears to be a Dolby Digital data-block strip in the inter-perforation zone on the same edge, consistent with a dual-format optical release print.
Edge print
Upper edge reads (mirrored): '2622' and '752 11 4 1' and '00:K4 25 2002 1'; lower edge perforations show a granular silver appearance with no legible text at this size.
Base & colour
The base carries a light blue-cyan tint typical of safety polyester stock; the dye image appears fully saturated with no visible fading or colour shift.
Projection history
No visible scratches, splice marks, or cue marks are apparent in this capture.
Picture
Positive colour image; all three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single shot, and the animated character style and honeycomb background are consistent with Treasure Planet (2002).
Era check
The Dolby Digital inter-perforation data blocks combined with a variable-area optical track and blue-tinted polyester base are consistent with a theatrical release print from the early 2000s, matching the 2002 release date on record.
Read from the original intake capture shown below. Observations only — film is authenticated, not graded.
This original motion picture film element has been examined and authenticated by Crown Grading in partnership with National Film Vault, and encapsulated for archival preservation.
Why so little survivesRelease prints were leased to theaters, not sold. When the run ended they went back to the distributor to be destroyed, and most were. What collectors hold today came from the prints that escaped that order, and no new 35mm prints of these films are being struck.
CROWN SERIAL 000062812
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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