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User Rating:
3.9/10   2,129 votes
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Director:
Ken Annakin
Writers:
William S. Gilbert (operetta)
Trevor Farrant (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
6 August 1982 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Musical | Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
Buckle Your Swash and Jolly Your Roger for the Funniest Rock 'N Rollickin' Adventure Ever! more
Plot:
The crew of a large ship sail the high seas encountering other pirates from other ships. The boy from... more | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
3 wins & 8 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
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Fan Rant: Is Any Old-School Star Safe From Reality Television?
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User Comments:
Great fun! more (91 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
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
Nic Gazzana ... Pirate
Richard Boué ... Pirate
Chris Hession ... Pirate
Stephen Fyfield ... Pirate
Kjell Nilsson ... Pirate
Peter Pantellic ... Pirate
Tony Deary ... Pirate
Harry Morris ... Pirate
Roy Dudley ... Pirate
Roger Ward ... Pirate
Gene Del'Mace ... Pirate
Ian Mortimer ... Pirate
George Novak ... Pirate
George Zakaria ... Pirate
Kurt von Schneider ... Pirate (as Kurt Schneider)
Zev Eleftheriou ... Pirate (as Zev Eletheriou)
Edward Brodsky-Schuster ... Pirate
Pamela Jones ... Sister
Kerryn Henderson ... Sister
Margot Knight ... Sister
Marie T. Ploski ... Sister (as Marie T Ploski)
Anna Logan ... Sister
Aleeta Northey ... Sister
Gai O'Meley ... Sister
Cheryl Heazlewood ... Sister

Stephen Leeder ... Policeman
Clayton Mitchell ... Policeman
Iain Murton ... Policeman
Colin Setches ... Policeman
Bruno Annetta ... Policeman
William Binks ... Policeman
Peter Braendler ... Policeman
Phil Brock ... Policeman
Bill Handley ... Policeman

Peter Hosking ... Policeman
Michael Lake ... Policeman (as Michael 'Wally' Lake)
Stephen Clark ... Policeman
Paul Fyfield ... Policeman
Frank Howson ... Policeman
Tim Hughes ... Policeman
William Kerr ... Policeman
Des McKenna ... Policeman
John Mesarov ... Policeman
Kevin Summers ... Policeman
Glenn Ruehland ... Policeman
Andris Toppe ... Policeman
David Swann ... Policeman
John O'Connell ... Policeman
Chris Peters ... Policeman
Clive Hearne ... Butler
Ben Joseph ... Servant Boy
Miles Peters ... Indian Servant
Gary Felsinger ... Indian Servant
Ransley Mascurine ... Indian Servant
Sami Kfouri ... Indian Servant
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Martin Copping ... McDonald's Customer (uncredited)
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Directed by
Ken Annakin 
 
Writing credits
William S. Gilbert (operetta The Pirates of Penzance)

Trevor Farrant (written by)

Produced by
David Anderson .... associate producer
Ted Hamilton .... executive producer
David Joseph .... producer
 
Original Music by
Mike Brady 
Peter Sullivan 
 
Non-Original Music by
Arthur Sullivan (from operetta "The Pirates of Penzance")
 
Cinematography by
Robin Copping 
 
Film Editing by
Ken Zemke  (as Kenneth W. Zemke)
 
Production Design by
Tony Woollard 
 
Art Direction by
Nick Hepworth 
 
Costume Design by
Aphrodite Kondos 
 
Makeup Department
Lisa Reeves-Easton .... hair designer
 
Production Management
Tom Binns .... production supervisor
Richard Davis .... executive in charge of production
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Murray Francis .... third assistant director
Andrew W. Morse .... second assistant director
Murray Newey .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Jill Eden .... set dresser
Philip Worth .... construction coordinator
 
Sound Department
Paul Clark .... sound recordist
Chris Goldsmith .... boom operator
Terry Rodman .... sound editor
Hugh Waddell .... sound editor
 
Special Effects by
John Eggett .... special effects supervisor
R.J. Hohman .... special effects coordinator
Conrad Rothmann .... special effects
 
Stunts
Chris Anderson .... stunt double: Frederic
Fiona McConchie .... stunt double: Mabel
Grant Page .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Bilcock .... camera operator: second unit
David Burr .... camera operator
Jamie Leckie .... assistant grip
Peter Moloney .... best boy
Ian Park .... key grip
Ben Seresin .... clapper loader
Sorby Stewart .... gaffer
Dick Tummel .... grip
Stuart Wood .... focus puller: second unit
 
Animation Department
Maggie Geddes .... animator
 
Editorial Department
Denise Hunter .... first assistant editor
 
Music Department
Gethin Creagh .... music re-recording mixer
Frank Strangio .... orchestrator
Peter Sullivan .... conductor
Peter Sullivan .... music supervisor
 
Other crew
John Baird .... horse master
Fran Burke .... title designer
Phillip Corr .... location manager
John Fethers .... sword master
Ian Goddard .... location manager
Bill Gooley .... laboratory liaison
Jenny Quigley .... continuity
Helen Watts .... location manager
Renate Wilson .... production coordinator
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
105 min | USA:98 min
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:L | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (re-rating) (1986) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia more
Company:
Joseph Hamilton International Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Ted Hamilton (The Pirate King) was also the executive producer. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the scene with Mabel and Frederic stripping before swimming out to the pirates' ship, Frederic is seen taking his shirt completely off. But in the following shot, his shirt is still half-way on. more
Quotes:
Major-General: Man, I'm older than the Beatles, but I'm younger than the Rolling Stones! more
Movie Connections:
References Jaws (1975) more
Soundtrack:
Stand Up and Sing more

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Great fun!, 21 June 2005
10/10
Author: Gerard Daams from Finland

This is not a "deep" movie by any stretch of the imagination (and it never pretends to be that), but it was the first and one of the very few movies that I saw on video, rewound and saw again immediately. I then bought the video (also a first for me at the time!) and saw it again several times since it never fails to cheer me up. I think that Christy McNichol was absolutely great. She seriously outplayed Christopher Atkins. Most of the songs are great, especially the cheeky one that Christy sings on the boat. Frankly, I cannot understand for a moment why this movie did badly. It is just an immensely enjoyable, lighthearted, upbeat movie!

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