National Film Vault

FILM NOTES

Muppet Treasure Island was released by Walt Disney Pictures in February 1996, directed by Brian Henson and produced through Jim Henson Pictures. The film marked a confident continuation of the Muppet franchise following Jim Henson's passing, blending Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure novel with the ensemble's signature comedy. It performed respectably at the domestic box office and has since earned a devoted following among fans of practical puppetry and 1990s family filmmaking.

This cell captures Benjamina Gunn in close-up across three sequential frames, each preserving the character's ornate ruffled collar, layered jewelry, and period costuming against a dark background. The slight shift in angle across the frames offers a rare opportunity to study the costume construction and puppet articulation from multiple perspectives within a single encapsulated piece.