Yellowbeard (1983)

Yellowbeard, a pirate's pirate, is allowed to escape from prison to lead the authorities to his treasure. He finds that his wife neglected to tell him that he now has a son, 20, and shame ... See full summary »

Director:

Mel Damski

Writers:

Graham Chapman, Peter Cook

Stars:

Graham Chapman, Peter Boyle, Cheech Marin

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Graham Chapman	...	Yellowbeard
Peter Boyle	...	Moon
Cheech Marin	...	El Segundo (as Richard 'Cheech' Marin)
Tommy Chong	...	El Nebuloso
Peter Cook	...	Lord Lambourn
Marty Feldman	...	Gilbert
Martin Hewitt	...	Dan
Michael Hordern	...	Dr. Gilpin
Eric Idle	...	Commander Clement
Madeline Kahn	...	Betty
James Mason	...	Captain Hughes
John Cleese	...	Blind Pew
Kenneth Mars	...	Mr. Crisp and Verdugo
Spike Milligan	...	Flunkie
Stacey Nelkin	...	Triola

Storyline

Yellowbeard, a pirate's pirate, is allowed to escape from prison to lead the authorities to his treasure. He finds that his wife neglected to tell him that he now has a son, 20, and shame of shame, an intellectual. The British Navy, Yellowbeard, his son, and members of Yellowbeard's old crew all go after the treasure.

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Plot Keywords:

musket | pirate | treasure | breasts | piracy | 

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Taglines:

Swashbucklers, pirates, public floggings, saucy tarts, beggars, queens, & jolly rogers.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

UK Mexico

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 June 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

As Loucas Aventuras de Barba Amarela, o Pirata

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,564,155, 26 June 1983, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$4,300,000, 10 July 1983

Company Credits

Production Co:

Seagoat Films,Hemdale,Iron Pics

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In one scene in this movie, Eric Idle's character is frustrated by a parrot giving misleading information. This film was written by Graham Chapman, and also stars John Cleese. Idle, Chapman and Cleese are all members of the Monty Python comedy team, who's most famous sketch is arguably 'the dead parrot', in which Cleese plays a character repeatedly frustrated in his attempts to return a dead parrot to a pet shop.

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Goofs

When Dan embraces Yellowbeard and accidentally stabs him, the hilt of the dagger changes between shots.

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Quotes

Yellowbeard: With your head on my shoulders we could wreck civilization!

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Crazy Credits

Toward the end of the credits there is a dedication to Marty Feldman (who died during the filming) that simply states "For Marty"

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Connections

Referenced in Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991)

User Reviews

Outstanding movie...

One of my all time favourites. I would have given it 10 out of 10, but that just doesn't seem right and - to be honest - I suspect the filmmakers would agree with me on that one. It's not a movie that tries to be good - in terms of actual quality...if you see what I mean - it just works absolutely beautifully.

Graham Chapman is magnificent as always, John Cleese is the best Blind Pugh character I've ever seen and the story is a joy to be a part of. Taking a more pirate-oriented look at the Treasure Island tale, this movie wantonly stumbles from scene to scene without ever apologising for itself; which I find hugely refreshing. It is laugh out loud funny in parts and just plain good fun in all the others.

Don't listen to the naysayers - this is brilliantly bad and it's well aware of the fact. Don't go see it if you're looking for Oscar worthy stuff, because it is a world away from that. It's low-down, dirty, well-written nonsense of the highest calibre.