Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.

Director:

Gore Verbinski

Writers:

Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio

Stars:

Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley

Won 1 Oscar. Another 43 wins & 53 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Johnny Depp	...	Jack Sparrow
Orlando Bloom	...	Will Turner
Keira Knightley	...	Elizabeth Swann
Jack Davenport	...	Norrington
Bill Nighy	...	Davy Jones
Jonathan Pryce	...	Governor Weatherby Swann
Lee Arenberg	...	Pintel
Mackenzie Crook	...	Ragetti
Kevin McNally	...	Gibbs (as Kevin R. McNally)
David Bailie	...	Cotton
Stellan Skarsgård	...	Bootstrap Bill
Tom Hollander	...	Cutler Beckett
Naomie Harris	...	Tia Dalma
Martin Klebba	...	Marty
David Schofield	...	Mercer

Storyline

Once again we're plunged into the world of sword fights and "savvy" pirates. Captain Jack Sparrow is reminded he owes a debt to Davy Jones, who captains the flying Dutchman, a ghostly ship, with a crew from hell. Facing the "locker" Jack must find the heart of Davy Jones but to save himself he must get the help of quick-witted Will Turner and Elizabeth Swan. If that's not complicated enough, Will and Elizabeth are sentenced to hang, unless Will can get Lord Cutler Beckett Jack's compass. Will is forced to join another crazy adventure with Jack.

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Plot Keywords:

heart | liar's dice | monster | giant squid | canceled wedding | 

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Taglines:

Captain Jack is back.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of adventure violence, including frightening images

Details

Official Sites:

Disney [Germany] Disney [France]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Turkish Greek Mandarin French

Release Date:

7 July 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pirates of the Caribbean 2

Filming Locations:

Bahamas

Box Office

Budget:

$225,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$135,634,554, 9 July 2006

Gross USA:

$423,315,812

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,066,179,725

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Second Mate Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

151 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filming on Grand Bahama Island was a tumultuous period, starting with the fact that the tank had not actually been finished. Hurricane season caused many pauses in shooting, and Hurricane Wilma damaged many of the accessways and pumps, though no one was hurt, nor were any of the ships destroyed.

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Goofs

(at around 1h 50 mins) On the island, when Elizabeth has forgotten her sword, an axe is thrown towards them and hacks into a tree. The axe comes from a totally different angle, than where the monsters are coming from. Elizabeth is facing right, the axe comes from left, but the monsters come from left too but from a position that is left to Elizabeth's left side. So, it's impossible for an axe thrown from that position hitting the tree such a way.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Elizabeth Swann: Will! Why is this happening?
Will Turner: I don't know. You look beautiful.
Elizabeth Swann: I think it's bad luck for the groom to see the bride before the wedding.

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Crazy Credits

There no opening credits except for the Disney logo, the Jerry Bruckheimer logo and the movie title.

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Connections

Featured in Honest Trailers: Love Actually (2014)

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Soundtracks

Davy Jones
(uncredited)
Written by Hans Zimmer

User Reviews

Best Of The 'Pirates' Trilogy, And Demo-Quality For Blu-Ray

After seeing all three of the "Pirates Of The Caribbean" films, I still think this second one was easily the best of the three. Most friends disagree with me on this, but.....hey, we all look at films differently.

This was the best "Pirates" to me because it had some fascinating new characters; it did not have the sappy or annoying characters and romance of the first film; it had just the right mix of action and lulls and it had some super special-effects and humor. Much of that good stuff, unfortunately, was overdone in the third film.which also dragged on too long. This movie isn't short, but none of the action scenes go on too long and so the entire two-and-a-half hours is entertaining.

Also (and this goes for all three of the movie) it looks absolutely super on Blu-Ray. It's the reason POTC is often shown in electronic stores promoting high-definition televisions because this film is about as good-looking as it gets. It's incredibly sharp.

The newest main character is the multi-tentacled "Davy Jones," and he's a real hoot. Who knows how many hours each day poor Bill Nighy had to sit in the makeup room before "Davy" was ready for action. (Actually, the same good be said for Johnny Depp's "Capt. Jack Farrow, who wears almost has much makeup as the late Tammy Fae Bakker.) Anyway, between the battles of both land and sea, something interesting always is going on or being said in this movie, making it a fun ride all the way.