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| 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) | |
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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Cuties Chris Atkins and Kristy McNichol, he of the blonde curls and she of the blonde curls, star in this wacky version of the old chestnut, Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert & Sullivan.
Atkins plays Frederic the boy pirate who falls for McNichol's Mabel. He was 21 at the time, two years after starring in Blue Lagoon, yet he retained the perennial look of a fifteen year old teenager. McNichol was a famous star at the time, but this is her first role as a femme fatale, not as a tomboy.
This movie could be a musical version of Blue Lagoon. See Atkins and McNichol cavorting in the skimpiest of costumes designed to show their pretty legs and other bits. Surprise, both of these two cuties can sing, and even dance a bit!
The story is too well know to bear repeating. But there are a couple of wacky twists, in the best tradition of the British music halls. Except this movie is an Australian production!
Of course we get the model of the modern major-general (Bill Kerr) with his famous solo song. But we also get a light sabre from Star Wars. We get Inspector Closeau from Pink Panther with a hilarious word play on "pirate" and "parrot". We get a bit of Indiana Jones. And the stars make those asides which are British music hall tradition, stopping in mid-scene to address the audience.
There's lots of double entendre jokes, again another British music hall tradition, where simple words are used with a possible vulgar or sexual meaning. See Frederic at the mercy of the pirate's sword say "nuts". To which the pirate points his sword at Frederic's boy treasures and says "But you'd still have one left".
A jolly good movie. One for a cold winter's evening to warm the heart. Even the old Victorians would approve of this one.