The Stickman: Treasure

The Stickman: Treasure is a 1996 American animated 2d treasure-adventure film produced by Puffle Studio Inc and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. It is the first feature film from the studio, and the franchise. The film is directed by the studio's founder, Tank Dreamer, produced by Marius Dreamer, written by Sayon Bayon and stars Kreview Dave, Iceland Boss], [[Robound Jimmy, Dakota Mystery, and Easton Bunny. In this film, The Stickman, who wished some treasures, pack some goodies, and go on a journey to get the treasure but learns the treasure is cursed by his own evil twin, Evil's Stickman. The Stickman, along with his friends Sheritan, Dimmy, and Bhinos, embark on a journey to take out the treasure, and also steal the treasure from Evil's Stickman, so the villain will go broke.

The film's development started in June of 1994 when studio founder Tank Dreamer wants a "basic character", and has a "twisty plot". Robby Smith is hired for its original plot, and Jay Willy is hired for the soundtrack, because they like his good music. The film is in 2D and is traditionally drawn.

Released in the US on February 23, 1996, It received mixed reviews, praising its twisty plot, story, music, and performance, which criticized it for the outdated 2D effect. The film grossed $147 million, which made a profit, enough for the studio to survive for a long time. The film is released in 3D on March 17, 2006, and has since made a cult following, with a expanded franchise. The franchise has many theatrical follow-ups, a television series, video games, merchandise, and more.

The film revitalized the treasure-adventure genre, which almost died before the film came out. In 2006, historians adore the film since it brings back the treasure-adventure genre, with its unique plot. Because of this, in 2011, the US Library of Congress selected the film for preservation, finding it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". A live-action 3D remake for the film was planned and will be released in 2023 as planned.

Plot
The Stickman has wished a very precious treasure, now got his dreams true as he packs stuff for the treasure, but the treasure seems to be cursed by his evil twin, Evil's Stickman. He then gets his friends in order to take the treasure, and steal the treasure from the villain, so the villain will go broke.

Cast

 * Kreview Dave as The Stickman (character), a joyful, and money-loving stickman who likes treasure.
 * Iceland Boss as Evil's Stickman (character), the evil twin version of The Stickman, who is more greedy than The Stickman, and cursed the treasure to make it forgotten.
 * Robound Jimmy as Sheritan (character), The Stickman's best friend, and is athletic.
 * Dakota Mystery as Dimmy (character), The Stickman's second friend, who is an intelligent computer master.
 * Easton Bunny as Bhinos (character), The Stickman's third friend, who is a funny, crazy, and humourous person.
 * Sayon Bayon as Loyal Stickman, the mayor of the Stickman Town (place).

Additional Voices

 * Robbie Bobbie
 * Cummy Bunny

Development
The film began development in June 1994, when studio founder wants "a basic character, and a twisty plot". Robby Smith is hired for the deal, and it turned out it's perfect with treasure, and The Stickman. So they worked on the movie. In May 1995, the movie's name is revealed, and development for the film is complete in October of 1995. The film is then slated for an early 1996 release.

Writing and casting
The film's writing began in July of 1994 when Robby Smith gave the story. "Treasure's wicked, the stickman's on an adventure, gets friends, and taken down the villain's treasure". Robby Smith then said the writing is complete in October of 1995.

Kreview Dave wished for an application for a role in a movie, and he starred as The Stickman (character) in October of 1994, and many others are picked for voices. Iceland Boss as Evil Stickman, Robound Jimmy as Sheritan, Dakota Mystery as Dimmy, and Easton Bunny as Bhinos.

Animation
For much of 1994, Tank Dreamer said he is "unintelligent at 3d" at the time, so he focused on 2d traditional animation. He revealed the statement in January of 1995.

Music
The film's score is composed by Jay Willy, who made songs before. The film's soundtrack is released on February 21, 1996.

Release
The Stickman: Treasure is released on February 23, 1996. The release date is revealed in December 1995.

Home Media
The film is released on VHS, DVD, and LaserDisc on July 8, 1996. It is known as "Non-Bonus", as it has no bonus content.

It became one of the first films to be included in Netflix in 1998, which results in the cult-following being created.

On March 21, 2001, the DVD is released as "Collector's Edition", as it has bonus content, with two discs in widescreen, and fullscreen, behind the scenes, supplements detailing the film's development, and audio commentary by the filmmakers. The release then makes 2.8 million copies.

The film is made in Blu-ray, and Blu-ray 3D on February 26, 2015.

For the film's 20th anniversary, the studio released an Ultra HD, and 4K Blu-ray on February 23, 2016, containing a 4K resolution, and new features.

Box Office
The film opened on February 23, 1996, and the employees guessed the film will likely be a box office bomb. It earned $11 million from 1,989 theaters, becoming the 1st in the box office. The film closed on July 5, 1996, with a total gross of $68 million domestically, and $79 million internationally, and adds up to $147 million worldwide. It is the lowest-grossing film from the studio until the 2014 film The Life on Internet As An Application.

Critical Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 45%, based on 71 reviews, and an average rating of 5.0/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "The friendly story, plot, music, and performance is the big sword, but the animation breaks out of the stickman body." On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has an average score of 40 out of 100, based on 62 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Audience Reception
The audience reception is very high. Audiences randomly polled by CinemaScore on opening day gave the film an average grade of a rare "A+" on an A+ to F scale. On Rotten Tomatoes, 89% of users rated the film 3.5 stars or higher out of 5, while at Metacritic, the average user score is 9.1 out of 10.

Sequels
The film was a minor success, so it made a franchise where there are many sequels.

Television series
A TV Show for the film is released on March 25, 1997, and ended on December 26, 2007, due to the failure of The Stickman: Lucky Seven.

Legacy
The film revitalized the treasure-adventure genre, which is almost dead by the time the film came out.

In 2011, the US Library of Congress selected the film for preservation, finding it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

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