Nate and Hayes (1983)

Director:

Ferdinand Fairfax

Writers:

John Hughes, David Odell (screenplay),

Stars:

Tommy Lee Jones, Michael O'Keefe, Max Phipps

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tommy Lee Jones	...	Captain Bully Hayes
Michael O'Keefe	...	Nathaniel Williamson
Max Phipps	...	Ben Pease
Jenny Seagrove	...	Sophie
Grant Tilly	...	Count Von Rittenberg
Peter Rowley	...	Louis Beck
William Johnson	...	Reverend Williamson (as Bill Johnson)
Kate Harcourt	...	Mrs. Williamson
Reg Ruka	...	Moaka
Roy Billing	...	Auctioneer
Bruce Allpress	...	Mr. Blake
David Letch	...	Ratbag
Prince Tui Teka	...	King of Ponape
Pudji Waseso	...	Fong
Peter Vere-Jones	...	Gunboat Captain

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

showdown | writing | bible | trading company | wedding | 

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Taglines:

He's a scoundrel... A hero... A lover of danger and the last of the adventurers... This is the story of Bully Hayes!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA New Zealand

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 November 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Dupla Dinâmica

Filming Locations:

Fiji

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Captain William Henry Hayes' nickname of "Bully", the name used for the Tommy Lee Jones character in this film, has two origins that have been put forward. The first is that it is derived from the Samoan language's "Bulli" which translates as evasive or elusive. The second, and more likely, is that it is a reflection of his bullying personality and character, where Hayes intimidated people including his crew, given his reputation of notoriety.

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Goofs

As Hayes and his crew stop Ben Pease in the streets of Samoa we see he is clearly surrounded. In fact people and Hayes' remaining crew cut off the escape route. However when Pease makes his escape away from Hayes, the crew and everyone that cut him off are standing to the sides of the road giving him a clear path.

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Quotes

Ben Pease: Can't trust women - even when they're dead!

User Reviews

Great Adventure Movie

I finally watched this movie for the second time last time being when, I was 10 years old and it was very well done. It was funny to see Tommy lee Jones character as a privateer more than a ruthless Pirate, even himself he questioned the term Pirate with the man writing a somewhat half bio on his life. He seemed to be a opportunistic character who dabbled in everything from legal to mildly illegal activities as he states. I throughly enjoyed Capt. Ben Pease's character ruthless and funny a true pirate and slave trader. i would love to have seen a further adventure of Ben Pease's character and crew. The only thing, I did not like about the movie was how Tommy Lee Jones abandoned his crew amongst the Indian natives when the deal went sour, it did not seem like his character to run away leaving them to fight it out alone and die only himself to be rescued by the preacher and his wife later on from a noose. I do not see anything that this movie ripped off from Indiana Jones or any real comparisons except for the bridge scene which Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ripped off from this movie. The title of the movie is very gay and weak, I guess Savage Island is a much better title for the movie. I am waiting for The Island (Pirate movie) starring Michael Caine and David Warner to come to DVD who knows what the hold up is???