Question: They mention his dad leaving with no follow-up or importance to the film (apart from him finding his new father figure). What do we know about his father leaving, and why? Or was it a set-up for the Treasure Planet 2 film which was unfortunately cancelled?
Treasure Planet (2002)
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Directed by: John Musker, Ron Clements
Starring: Emma Thompson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Martin Short, Corey Burton, David Hyde Pierce, Patrick McGoohan, Laurie Metcalf, Michael Wincott, Roscoe Lee Browne, Brian Murray, Dane A. Davis
Genres: Action, Adventure, Animated, Disney, Family, Romance, Sci-fi
Continuity mistake: Sometimes the "warped" patterns of glass in Amelia's cabin change, and after being replaced from the Surpernova (in which we see glass being shattered and that is the only glass in the ship that we see) every pane is warped.
Doctor Doppler: Just wait until we tell your mother about this! Of course, we may downplay the life-threatning parts.
Trivia: RLS in the name RLS Legacy in which the crew set off, stands for Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Treasure Island.
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Answer: The father abandoned the family because he apparently did not want the responsibility of providing for them. It's an old story of wayward irresponsible men leaving their wife and children for their own selfish reasons. Whether or not it would have figured in a sequel is unknown.
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