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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

PG-13 | | Action, Adventure, Fantasy | 9 July 2003 (USA)
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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.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
... Jack Sparrow
... Barbossa
... Will Turner
... Elizabeth Swann
... Norrington
... Governor Weatherby Swann
... Pintel
... Ragetti
... Lt. Gillette
Giles New ... Murtogg
Angus Barnett ... Mullroy
... Cotton
... Twigg
... Bo'sun
... Joshamee Gibbs (as Kevin R. McNally)
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Storyline

This swash-buckling tale follows the quest of Captain Jack Sparrow, a savvy pirate, and Will Turner, a resourceful blacksmith, as they search for Elizabeth Swann. Elizabeth, the daughter of the governor and the love of Will's life, has been kidnapped by the feared Captain Barbossa. Little do they know, but the fierce and clever Barbossa has been cursed. He, along with his large crew, are under an ancient curse, doomed for eternity to neither live, nor die. That is, unless a blood sacrifice is made. Written by the lexster

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curse | undead | pirate | governor | caribbean | See All (169) »

Taglines:

Over 3000 Islands of Paradise -- For Some it's A Blessing -- For Others... It's A Curse. See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for action/adventure violence | See all certifications »

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Box Office

Budget:

$140,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$46,630,690, 13 July 2003, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$305,413,918, 8 January 2004

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$654,264,015, 11 January 2012
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Trivia

Before the film was made, The Walt Disney Company considered making this a direct-to-video film, with Cary Elwes, Rik Mayall, and Christopher Walken being the top three choices for the role of Captain Jack Sparrow. See more »

Goofs

At the battle on the Dauntless, when Norrington boards and fights a skeleton, a man can be seen in the background waving his sword. If he was fighting someone, their shadow would've been cast on the ground and visible to us. See more »

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...
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Crazy Credits

On the 2-disc collector's edition,"Film Visual Effects Producer and Film Animation Supervisor" are both missing the F's in their credit. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Yattâman: Bakademîshou o toruno da koron! (2008) See more »

Soundtracks

Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)
Words by Xavier Atencio
Music by George Bruns
Performed by Lucinda Dryzek, Keira Knightley, and Johnny Depp
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: If blood has to be repaid to lift the curse, how come Jack didn't have to do this?
Q: What does Jack's compass point to if it doesn't point North?
Q: Why is Gibbs part of the Royal Navy and fearful of pirates at the beginning of the film but then a pirate himself later on?
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A Pirate For Our Times
5 September 2005 | by – See all my reviews

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. Still, it's an entertaining popcorn flick.

I'm glad I watched it. Depp's deft performance gives us a memorable character, one that is perhaps unique in cinema history.
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