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Release Date:
18 July 1986 (USA)
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Plot:
Captain Red runs a hardy pirate ship with the able assistance of Frog, a dashing young French sailor...
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 2 wins
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1 nomination
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Excellent dark pirate adventure/comedy
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Walter Matthau | ... | Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red |
 | Cris Campion | ... | The Frog - Jean-Baptiste |
| Damien Thomas | ... | Don Alfonso de la Torré |
| Olu Jacobs | ... | Boomako |
| Ferdy Mayne | ... | Captain Linares |
 | David Kelly | ... | Surgeon |
| Tony Peck | ... | Spanish Officer (as Anthony Peck) |
| Anthony Dawson | ... | Spanish Officer |
| Richard Dieux | ... | Spanish Officer |
| Jacques Maury | ... | Spanish Officer |
| José Santamaría | ... | Master at Arms (as Jose Santamaría) |
| Robert Dorning | ... | Commander of Marines |
| Luc Jamati | ... | Pepito Gonzalez |
| Emilio Fernandez | ... | Angelito (as Emilio Fernandez) |
| Wladyslaw Komar | ... | Jesus (also as Wladislaw Komar) |
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Runtime:
121 min | Argentina:116 min | Sweden:118 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
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Certification:
UK:PG (original rating/video rating) |
Iceland:14 |
Argentina:13 |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-14 |
France:U |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:PG-13 |
West Germany:12 |
Australia:PG
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Timothy Dalton was to play the part of Don Alfonso de la Torre before definitively backing out to make himself more available for the next James Bond film.
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Quotes:
Captain Linares:
Why are there never answers to the question's that truly matter.
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Referenced in Clive James Meets Roman Polanski (1984) (TV)
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Pirate movies are few and far between. Its hard to get people to buy off on a script containing ~40 minutes of "Arrrr" and "Aye Matie".
However, Pirates is just a great fun romp through being a nasty, dirty, pirate. This is one of Walter Matthau's best roles. He literally becomes Captain Red. At no moment do you associate this man w/ any of this other roles.
Too many jokes and gags to list, but not a comedy in the traditional sense. It is an adventure first with humor thrown in.
Less of a comedy and more adventure than Yellowbeard. Darker, deeper, better, and less glitzy than Cutthroat Island. All around, a great classic pirate movie and virtually defines the genre.