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9 July 2003 (USA) moreTagline:
Prepare to be blown out of the water. morePlot:
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 synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 26 wins & 68 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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A Pirate For Our Times more (2028 total)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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P.O.T.C. (USA) (promotional abbreviation)Pirates of the Caribbean (USA) (working title)
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Rated PG-13 for action/adventure violence.Parents Guide:
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143 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
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-13Fun Stuff
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The "walking under the row boat" scene is a direct homage to The Crimson Pirate (1952). moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: Shortly after having been rescued from the gallows, in one close-up Jack Sparrow can be seen wearing contact lenses (they were tinted lenses to stop him from squinting). moreQuotes:
[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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Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me) moreFAQ
How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?If blood has to be repaid to lift the curse, how come Jack didn't have to do this?
What was in the scene after the credits?
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What lifts this film above typical Disney fluff is Johnny Depp's humorous performance as pirate Jack Sparrow, the eccentric, individualistic anti-hero, who confronts other pirates, and outwits a humorless, incompetent bureaucratic establishment. Sparrow looks more like Cher than Johnny Depp, and talks more like William F. Buckley than a pirate. Geoffrey Rush is a worthy foil as the main rival pirate, Barbossa, a character who vaguely resembles Margaret Hamilton in "The Wizard Of Oz".
Most of the plot is silly. There's lots of fighting, shouting, and general mayhem, all accompanied by a frantic score. It's a cinematic slight of hand that conveys an illusion of substance. Or to say it a little differently, this is your typical popcorn flick aimed at the eyes and ears, but not the brain.
Still, I'm glad I watched it. Depp's deft performance gives us a memorable character, one that is perhaps unique in cinema history.