Hook (1991)
- Steven Spielberg originally wanted a completely different ending for the film, but test audiences preferred the one we see today.
- The original script for Hook was written over a decade before production finally began in 1991.
- The incredible score for Hook was composed in just a few weeks after the original composer dropped out.
Hook is a 1991 American fantasy adventure directed by Steven Spielberg. Robin Williams stars as Peter Banning, a workaholic corporate lawyer who has forgotten that he was once Peter Pan, the boy who never grew up. When Captain Hook, played by Dustin Hoffman, kidnaps Peter's children and takes them to Neverland, Peter must return to the magical land, reconnect with Tinker Bell played by Julia Roberts and the Lost Boys, and rediscover his buried childhood imagination to rescue his family and defeat Hook in a final confrontation.
Dustin Hoffman's Captain Hook was a tour de force of theatrical villainy — elegant, menacing, and comically vain, his performance elevated every scene. Robin Williams's journey from stiff corporate adult to liberated, crowing Peter Pan showcased his unique ability to embody childlike joy. John Williams composed one of his most exuberant adventure scores.
Hook received mixed reviews upon release but earned $300 million worldwide on a $70 million budget and has been warmly reappraised by the generation who grew up watching it.
