Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)

Captain Jack Sparrow searches for the trident of Poseidon while being pursued by an undead sea captain and his crew.

Directors:

Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg

Writers:

Jeff Nathanson (screenplay by), Jeff Nathanson (story by)

Stars:

Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Javier Bardem

1 win & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Johnny Depp	...	Captain Jack Sparrow
Javier Bardem	...	Captain Salazar
Geoffrey Rush	...	Captain Hector Barbossa
Brenton Thwaites	...	Henry Turner
Kaya Scodelario	...	Carina Smyth
Kevin McNally	...	Gibbs (as Kevin R. McNally)
Golshifteh Farahani	...	Shansa
David Wenham	...	Scarfield
Stephen Graham	...	Scrum
Angus Barnett	...	Mullroy
Martin Klebba	...	Marty
Adam Brown	...	Cremble
Giles New	...	Murtogg
Orlando Bloom	...	Will Turner
Keira Knightley	...	Elizabeth Swann

Storyline

Captain Jack Sparrow finds the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost pirates led by his old nemesis, the terrifying Captain Salazar, escape from the Devil's Triangle, determined to kill every pirate at sea...including him. Captain Jack's only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, a powerful artifact that bestows upon its possessor total control over the seas.

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Plot Keywords:

swashbuckler | quest | ghost | ocean | based on theme park attraction | 

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Taglines:

All pirates must die.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of adventure violence, and some suggestive conten

Details

Official Sites:

Official Movie Facebook Page Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

26 May 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

P.O.T.C. 5

Filming Locations:

Village Roadshow Studios, Oxenford, Queensland, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

$230,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$62,983,253, 28 May 2017, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$172,558,876

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$794,861,794

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Infinitum Nihil

Technical Specs

Runtime:

129 min

Sound Mix:

DTS (DTS: X) Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital 12-Track Digital Sound (IMAX 12 track) IMAX 6-Track (IMAX version) Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Johnny Depp and Javier Bardem previously appeared in Before Night Falls (2000).

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Goofs

(at around 57 mins) The British commander demands a witch to interpret Carina's calculations on the prison cell wall. In reality, a naval commander of the 18th century -or any educated person at the time, in fact- would have been quite familiarized with such drawings. Carina's abilities shouldn't have been surprising to anyone, much less a sailor, as astronomy was a proven science and the British in particular very keen on its study. In fact. by the time the movie is set, the Greenwich Naval Observatory was over a century old. At the most, Carina would have been considered eccentric or a little odd, but never a witch.

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Quotes

Captain Hector Barbossa: Tell me what you want.
Captain Jack Sparrow: I want my compass... 216 barrels of rum, and the monkey.
Captain Hector Barbossa: You want Jack?
Captain Jack Sparrow: Dinner. I want to eat him. I want to eat that monkey!
Captain Hector Barbossa: [gags Sparrow] No deal, Jack. A clever young woman such as that would never believe that a swine like me could ever be her blood.

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Crazy Credits

A scene after the end credits shows Will and Elizabeth asleep when their bedroom is entered by a silhouette of Davy Jones. Will awakens and assumes this as a nightmare, but is oblivious to a few of Jones' tokens remaining.

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Alternate Versions

The film's IMAX release presented the film open-matte, at an aspect ratio of 1.90:1, meaning there was more picture information visible in the bottom of the frame than in normal theaters and on home video.

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Connections

Referenced in Kingudamu hâtsu yunion kurosu (2017)

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Soundtracks

Divertimento
Arranged by Geoff Zanelli

User Reviews

a retread of its origins

Five winters after On Stranger Tides, some of the same key characters (and a few new ones) return for this latest high seas adventure. Callow sailor Henry Turner is on a personal mission to retrieve the Trident of Poseidon, a powerful artifact thought by many to be a myth. In the course of his journey he crosses paths—and eventually aligns himself with—wanted pirate Captain Jack Sparrow, and ambitious astronomer Carina Smyth. The mission is further complicated when they run afoul of Sparrow's 'frenemy' Captain Barbossa, and learn that a gang of undead sailors are coming their way. Follows essentially the same formula as The Curse of the Black Pearl, but the characters lack charisma (even Depp seems curiously subdued), the story is never really engaging, and all the rip-roaring action scenes and special effects can only carry this uninspired journey so far. Bardem effectively sneers and snarls as Captain Salazar, but he's one of the few highlights in an otherwise forgettable entry. **