Pirates of the Plain (1999)

Director:

John R. Cherry III

Writer:

John R. Cherry III (writer)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Never was a treasure so sought after, an adventure so unforgettable, a friendship so unexpected.

Plot Keywords:

Photograph | 1730s | Spear | Rowboat | Laser

Cast

Tim Curry	...	Jezebel Jack
Seth Adkins	...	Bobby
Jeffrey Pillars	...	DeGroot
Jeffrey Buckner Ford	...	Skinner (as Buck Ford)
Charles Napier	...	Grandpa
Dee Wallace	...	Glenna (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
Sean Higgs	...	Suey
Danny Keogh	...	Murzol
Peter Butler	...	Ship's Medic
Jeroen Kranenburg	...	Ross
Farouk Valley-Omar	...	Makaka
Andre Jacobs	...	Thurston (as André Jacobs)
David Müller	...	Boatswain
Rick Rogers	...	One-Eyed
Michael Müller	...	Big Pete

MPAA:

Rated PG for adventure violence.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:12 | USA:PG | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, South Africa

Company:

Pirates Productions

Trivia:

In the store Bobby knocks off a video of Ernest in the Army (1998), which included eight actors, the director and producer of this movie.

Quotes:

Jezebel Jack: I'm not in heaven and I'm not in hell. I must be in Nebraska.

OK kiddie film

Enjoyable kids' film about 18th century pirates loose in 20th century Nebraska, searching for buried treasure. They get there via a wormhole. Tim Curry is the first to arrive, and befriends a young boy who holds a treasure map inherited from his dad. The first half of the film is Curry and the kid bonding. The second half is a rehash of HOME ALONE, and not a very good rehash, unfortunately. Nevertheless, the smaller tykes should eat this up. Curry is great as Captain Jezebel Jack, and Dee "Cujo" Stone is the kid's mom. Directed by John "Ernest Saves Christmas" Cherry on a minuscule budget with South Africa standing in for Nebraska.