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FILM NOTES
Treasure Planet arrived from Walt Disney Feature Animation in 2002, a big-budget swing that reimagined Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island as interstellar adventure. Blending traditional hand-drawn animation with early CGI backgrounds, it represented Disney's push to fuse classic storytelling craft with new technology at a moment when the studio's animation division faced mounting pressure from computer-animated rivals. Though it underperformed at the box office, the film has since gained a devoted following for its ambition and visual invention, making it a notable entry in Disney's early-2000s output.
This 35mm cell preserves Jim Hawkins, the film's restless young protagonist whose journey from aimless teenager to capable spacefarer anchors the entire story. Collectors seek Jim because he carries the emotional weight of the narrative, embodying themes of growing up, finding purpose, and reckoning with an absent father figure. A single-character cell like this represents a piece of hand-inked animation history, isolating the hero apart from the ensemble he interacts with throughout the voyage, offering a direct link to the character work that defined the production.
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, evenly spaced; punched edges appear clean with no visible tearing or distortion.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible running along one edge beside the picture area, appearing as a dual bilateral variable-area stripe; Dolby Digital pixel blocks are visible in the inter-perforation gaps on the same edge, indicating a combined optical and Dolby Digital soundtrack.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to read manufacturer codes or key numbers.
Base & colour
Base appears neutral to very slightly warm; dye image shows rich, saturated colour with no visible fading or red shift.
Projection history
No visible scratches, splice marks, or cue marks are apparent on any of the three frames.
Picture
Positive colour image; all three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single continuous shot, consistent with an animated release print matching Treasure Planet (2002).
Era check
The combination of Dolby Digital inter-perforation data blocks alongside a variable-area optical track is consistent with a theatrical release print from the early 2000s, matching the 2002 release date of the film 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 000062817
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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