
She drops Peter into Hook's pirate haven, where he reveals himself to Smee and Hook after seeing his children on display. Peter refuses to believe her later, in the nursery, he encounters Tinker Bell, who brings him to Neverland with pixie dust. Peter involves the authorities, but Wendy insists that only he can save Jack and Maggie, as he is really Peter Pan. When they return, the children are missing, and there is a ransom note from Captain James Hook. In London, Peter, Moira and Wendy attend a charity dinner in Wendy's honor at the Great Ormond Street Hospital, leaving Wendy's old friend Tootles and her housekeeper Liza with the children. After promising to attend at least one of Jack's baseball games, but missing the last game of the season, Peter flies with his disappointed family to London to visit Moira's grandmother, Wendy Darling. Successful San Francisco corporate lawyer Peter Banning has become a workaholic, straining his relationship with his wife Moira and their children Jack and Maggie. It also spawned merchandise, including video games, action figures, and comic book adaptations. It was nominated in five categories at the 64th Academy Awards. It has gained a strong cult following since its release. Spielberg also later came to be disappointed with the film. Although it was a commercial success, its box office take was lower than expected. Released on December 11, 1991, Hook received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances (particularly those of Williams and Hoffman), John Williams' musical score, and production values, but criticized the screenplay and tone. It was shot almost entirely on sound stages at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California. Hart developed the script with director Nick Castle and TriStar Pictures before Spielberg decided to direct in 1989. It entered pre-production in 1985, but Spielberg abandoned the project. Spielberg began developing the film in the early 1980s with Walt Disney Productions and Paramount Pictures, which would have followed the storyline seen in the 1924 silent film and 1953 animated Disney film. Along the journey, he reclaims the memories of his past and becomes a better person. However, when Captain Hook, the enemy of his past, kidnaps his children, he returns to Neverland to save them. In his new life, he is known as Peter Banning, a successful but unimaginative and workaholic lawyer with a wife (Wendy's granddaughter) and two children. Barrie's 1911 novel Peter and Wendy focusing on an adult Peter Pan who has forgotten all about his childhood. It stars Dustin Hoffman in the title role, Robin Williams as Peter Banning / Peter Pan, Julia Roberts as Tinker Bell, Bob Hoskins as Mr. Hook is a 1991 American fantasy swashbuckler adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by James V.
