The Pirate Movie (1982)

Director:

Ken Annakin

Writers:

William S. Gilbert (operetta)
Trevor Farrant (writer)

Release Date:

6 August 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Musical | Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Buckle Your Swash and Jolly Your Roger for the Funniest Rock 'N Rollickin' Adventure Ever!

Plot:

The crew of a large ship sail the high seas encountering other pirates from other ships. The boy from...

Plot Keywords:

Song | Male Female Relationship | Laughing | Heroine | Friend

Awards:

3 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Kristy McNichol	...	Mabel
Christopher Atkins	...	Frederic
Ted Hamilton	...	Pirate King
Bill Kerr	...	Major General
Maggie Kirkpatrick	...	Ruth
Garry McDonald	...	Sergeant / Inspector
Chuck McKinney	...	Samuel
Marc Colombani	...	Dwarf Pirate
Linda Nagle	...	Aphrodite
Kate Ferguson	...	Edith
Rhonda Burchmore	...	Kate
Cathrine Lynch	...	Isabel
John Alansu	...	Chinese Captain (as John Allansu)
Paul Graham	...	Pirate
Bernard Ledger	...	Pirate

Runtime:

105 min | USA:98 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:PG (re-rating) (1986) | UK:A (original rating) | Iceland:L | Australia:M (alternate rating) | Australia:PG (original rating) | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company:

Joseph Hamilton International Productions

Trivia:

Ken Annakin was not the first choice for directing, but was brought in after production had already begun.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The film begins with Frederic celebrating his 21st birthday, later dating his actual birthday as February 29, 1856, which would make the present year 1877. However, Mabel later remarks that they were living in the 1880s.

Quotes:

Mabel: You'll be hung!
The Pirate King: Oh I am, I am, and very well thank you.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Maid of Honor (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Happy Ending

Wonderful, but a bit cheesy

My parents taped this movie off the TV when I was about 7 years old. We still had the Beta machine back then. I loved this movie and I watched it over and over and over again. I would watch it, rewind it and play it again until my family got so sick of it, they would come in and turn it off on me. I had it practically memorized, but after we got the VHS, I couldn't watch it anymore and I was so disappointed. I meant to transfer it onto a VHS, but I never have. I always thought it was a made-for-TV movie until I found it on this site. After I found it here, I immediately went and ordered the DVD because I was so excited. I'm not sure why it appealed to me so much as a kid, but I loved the corny jokes and the music was very catchy and upbeat. My brothers and I still break into a chorus of Tarantara every once in a while. Plus the movie has a little bit of everything - comedy, romance, adventure, drama. The reason I gave it an 8 rather than a 10 is because some parts of the movie are a little too cheesy, particularly the underwater scene.