Pirate's Passage (2015)

Pirate's Passage is a TV movie starring Donald Sutherland, Gage Munroe, and Carrie-Anne Moss. A mysterious old sailor arrives in Grey Rocks, Nova Scotia and meets a young boy and mother whom he offers to help for his own reasons.

Directors:

Mike Barth, Jamie Gallant

Writers:

William Gilkerson (novel), Brad Peyton

Stars:

Donald Sutherland, Gage Munroe, Carrie-Anne Moss

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Donald Sutherland	...	Captain Charles Johnson (voice)
Gage Munroe	...	Jim Hawkins (voice)
Carrie-Anne Moss	...	Kerstin Hawkins (voice)
Megan Follows	...	Meg O'Leary (voice)
Kim Coates	...	Roy Moehner (voice)
Colm Feore	...	Corporal Robin Hawkins (voice)
Gordon Pinsent	...	Harry Freelove (voice)
Paul Gross	...	Calico Jack (voice)
Rossif Sutherland	...	Klaus Moehner / Sailor #1 / Passenger (voice)
Terry Haig	...	Mr. Herkes / Helmsman (voice)
Paul Giurgeu	...	Todd Moehner (voice)
Kristina Nicoll	...	Mona Moehner (voice)
Jenna Warren	...	Jenny (voice)
Kristin Booth	...	Mussy Oikle / Shirley (voice)
Rafferty Blumberg	...	James Hargreaves (voice)

Storyline

In 1950s Grey Rocks, Nova Scotia, a mysterious old seadog named Captain Charles Johnson comes to port and takes up residence in the inn of Kerstin Hawkins and her son, Jim. Once there, young Jim realizes that there is far more to that old sailor than meets the eye as Johnson offers to help on a school project about pirates in the region in ways Jim never imagined. Along the way, Capt. Johnson learns of the threat that a modern day pirate, the rapacious Mr. Moehner, poses and offers to help with that as well. All the while, that old sailor has his own business in that small town with a more direct link to its past that only Jim knows is possible.

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Plot Keywords:

pirate | nova scotia | pirate ship | small town | port | 

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Genres:

Animation | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 January 2015 (Canada)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Martin's River Ink, PIP Animation Services Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

After having read the novel, The Pirate's Passage, Donald Sutherland called author William Gilkerson in Nova Scotia about buying the movie rights, saying: "I would like to buy this. Please. This is where I'm from. This is where my heart is. Let me do it."

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Goofs

A ship's flag waves in the direction the ship is moving. The reason for this is because the wind that fills the sails pushing the ship forward also pushes the flag in the same direction.

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Quotes

Captain Charles Johnson: [as Klaus is about to get on the ship, Captain Charles Johnson deliberately lets the line slip, to make Klaus fall into the water] Watch it!
Klaus Moehner: [after boarding the boat] *The Hell happened? Jesus Murphy! Hold on to the damn line!*
Captain Charles Johnson: [Pretending to be innocent] Sorry! Slipped!

User Reviews

Though animated, not for young children.

I was intrigued by the synopsis of this movie and the animation reminded me of all the Don Bluth movies I watched as kid like Secret of Nimh and the American Tail films. It was mysterious and interesting enough to hold my 6, 9, and 10 year-olds, but I should have known things were going to get gritty after the first "damn" reference in the first 5 minutes. I hung in there with my kids until one of my kids finally complained about the language and I knew I had made the wrong choice. I wished there had been more kid- friendly reviews when I was researching this and I actually created an IMDb account just so I could edit the Parental Guide and help some other parents make a more informed decision than I did. It's sad when you have great voice talents and an interesting story ruined by language that should not be in an animated movie. Mind you Netflix had this rated for ages 7-10. I will be more cautious about their guidance in the future. If not, for the unnecessary language, I would have made it through more than half of it.