The Pirate Movie (1982)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

Ken Annakin

Writers:

William S. Gilbert (operetta)
Trevor Farrant (written by)

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:

Pirate | Ship | Gilbert And Sullivan | Sword | Sea

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
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

Production Companies

• Joseph Hamilton International Productions

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1982) (USA) (theatrical)
• CBS/Fox Home Video (1983) (USA) (VHS)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1986) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• CBS/Fox Home Video (Australia) (VHS)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Court Wizard Special Effects

Runtime:

105 min | USA:98 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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

Company:

Joseph Hamilton International Productions

Trivia:

Ted Hamilton (The Pirate King) was also the executive producer.

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.

Quotes:

Frederic: [scaring off Mabel's sisters and making them drop their flowers] I'm sorry! I didn't mean to deflower you!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Dead End (1985)

Soundtrack:

Happy Ending

Long live the Pirate King!

I have also been watching this movie since I was in grade one! I fell in love with it, and so did all the females in the family! We have watched it way over 200 times, know all the words, and songs, and even the dance moves (heehee)! One time we had to bring it back to the videostore, after watching it non stop for 2 days, and we were wishing we kept it. So we were flipping channels, and what should appear? The (original)Pirates of Penzance!!! Now, almost 25 years later we introduced my 3 year old niece to it. She LOVES it! She has watched it at least 3 times a day over a 2 week period. She's learning the words and singing the songs...and just absolutely adores Happy Ending! So the tradition lives on....

For I am the Pirate King, I don't buy this orphan thing, we'll go away without dismay, but we'll be returning....

TED HAMILTON, WHERE ARE YOU?!!!??? LONG LIVE THE PIRATE KING!