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Release Date:
9 July 2003 (USA)
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Tagline:
Prepare to be blown out of the water. more
Plot:
Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead. full summary | add synopsis
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Pirate
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Blacksmith
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Caribbean
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Love
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Jack Sparrow
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Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars.
Another 26 wins
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68 nominations
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Terrific!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Johnny Depp | ... | Jack Sparrow | |
| Geoffrey Rush | ... | Barbossa | |
| Orlando Bloom | ... | Will Turner | |
| Keira Knightley | ... | Elizabeth Swann | |
| Jack Davenport | ... | Norrington | |
| Jonathan Pryce | ... | Governor Weatherby Swann | |
| Lee Arenberg | ... | Pintel | |
| Mackenzie Crook | ... | Ragetti | |
| Damian O'Hare | ... | Lt. Gillette | |
| Giles New | ... | Murtogg | |
| Angus Barnett | ... | Mullroy | |
| David Bailie | ... | Cotton | |
| Michael Berry Jr. | ... | Twigg | |
| Isaac C. Singleton Jr. | ... | Bo'sun | |
| Kevin McNally | ... | Joshamee Gibbs (as Kevin R. McNally) |
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Rated PG-13 for action/adventure violence.
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Runtime:
143 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Italy:T |
Iceland:10 |
UK:12 (video rating) |
UK:12A (original rating) |
Malaysia:U |
France:U |
Brazil:14 |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:M |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (original rating) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) |
Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) (re-rating after appeal) |
Chile:TE |
Denmark:11 |
Finland:K-11 |
Germany:12 |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Hungary:14 |
Ireland:12 |
Netherlands:12 |
New Zealand:M |
Norway:11 |
Peru:PT |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:PG |
South Korea:12 |
Spain:7 |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) |
USA:PG-13 |
Greece:K-13
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Keira Knightley claimed she was so sure she was going to get fired after a few days work on this film, she only packed a few things to go with her to start filming.
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Will Turner is bargaining for the lives of Elizabeth Swann and the crew of the Interceptor, Elizabeth's hair alternates being in and out of her face.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Young Elizabeth: [singing] Yo, ho, yo, ho/ a pirate's life for me/ Yo, ho, yo, ho/ it's a pirate's life for me/drink up me hearties, yo, ho...
Mr. Gibbs: [surprises her by coming up from behind her] Quiet, missy! Cursed pirates sail these waters. You want to call them down on us?
Norrington: [sharply] Mr. Gibbs, that will do!
Mr. Gibbs: She was singing about pirates. Bad luck to sing about pirates, with us mired in this unnatural fog... mark my words!
Norrington: Consider them marked.
Mr. Gibbs: 'Aye, Lieutenant.
[as he moves off]
Mr. Gibbs: Bad luck to have a woman on board, too. Even a miniature one.
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Young Elizabeth: [singing] Yo, ho, yo, ho/ a pirate's life for me/ Yo, ho, yo, ho/ it's a pirate's life for me/drink up me hearties, yo, ho...
Mr. Gibbs: [surprises her by coming up from behind her] Quiet, missy! Cursed pirates sail these waters. You want to call them down on us?
Norrington: [sharply] Mr. Gibbs, that will do!
Mr. Gibbs: She was singing about pirates. Bad luck to sing about pirates, with us mired in this unnatural fog... mark my words!
Norrington: Consider them marked.
Mr. Gibbs: 'Aye, Lieutenant.
[as he moves off]
Mr. Gibbs: Bad luck to have a woman on board, too. Even a miniature one.
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Movie Connections:
References The African Queen (1951)
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Soundtrack:
Pirate Music
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FAQ
If blood has to be repaid to lift the curse, how come Jack didn't have to do this?How come Pintel is still alive when the curse is lifted even though Barbossa shot him earlier?
Why weren't Will or Elizabeth Cursed?
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You will always remember this as the movie that made Johnny Depp a superstar and almost got him an Oscar.The fact that he didn't win isn't a problem,since thanks to him this is the best pirate film ever made.
The opening concept is a clichè:a beautiful woman(Keira Knightley)is kidnapped by a bunch of filthy pirates(led by Geoffrey Rush's Barbossa)and the man(Orlando Bloom)who's desperately in love with her decides to track them down.From now on,things get unexpected,as he asks another pirate for help.And it's no ordinary pirate:it's Captain Jack Sparrow(Johnny Depp),a lying,cheating,but charismatic scumbag,the hardest man on Earth to predict,not to mention quite unlucky and clumsy("You are,with no doubt,the worst pirate I've ever heard of" "But you HAVE heard of me!").
It's got all the elements of a classic pirate movie,elements that would give this flick a 9/10.
So,why am I giving it a 10/10? The answer is simple:Captain Jack.From the moment he makes his entrance,justly included in the Empire Top 10 Entrances of all time,we know he's the reason people will keep watching the movie.He 's Depp's best non-Tim Burton-character ever,and I can't wait 'til he returns.
See you next summer,Captain!