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'{{Redirect|Pirate movie|the genre|pirate film|copyright infringement|film piracy}} {{Infobox film| name = The Pirate Movie | image = Pirate_Movie.jpg | caption = ''The Pirate Movie'' film poster | director = [[Ken Annakin]] | writer = [[W. S. Gilbert]] (operetta)<br>[[Trevor Farrant]] | starring = [[Christopher Atkins]]<br>[[Kristy McNichol]]<br>[[Ted Hamilton]] | producer = [[Ted Hamilton]] (executive)<br>David Joseph | music = [[Mike Brady]]<br>[[Terry Britten]] (songs)<br>[[Sue Shifrin]] (songs)<br>[[Peter Sullivan]]<br>[[Arthur Sullivan]] (operetta) | cinematography = [[Robin Copping]] | editing = [[Ken Zemke]] | distributor = [[20th Century Fox]] (theatrical)<br/>[[Anchor Bay Entertainment]] (DVD) | released = {{start date|df=yes|1982|8|6}} | runtime = 105 min./USA: 98 min. | country = {{FilmAustralia}} | language = English | gross = $8,000,000 (domestic) | }}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2010}} '''''The Pirate Movie''''' is a [[1982 in film|1982]] [[musical film|musical]] and [[comedy film]] directed by [[Ken Annakin]] and starring [[Christopher Atkins]] and [[Kristy McNichol]]. The film is loosely based on [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]'s [[comic opera]] ''[[The Pirates of Penzance]]''. The original music score is composed by [[Mike Brady (musician)|Mike Brady]] and [[Peter Sullivan]]. The movie performed far below expectations when first released and is generally reviewed very poorly.<ref>{{Cite web | title = The Pirate Movie (1982) | url = http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pirate_movie/ | publisher = IGN Entertainment, a unit of Fox Interactive Media, Inc. | accessdate = 5 November 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title = Weekend Box Office Results for August 6–8, 1982 - Box Office Mojo | url = http://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=1982&wknd=32&p=.htm | publisher = IMDb.com, Inc. | accessdate = 5 November 2009}}</ref> ==Plot summary== Kristy McNichol plays Mabel Stanley, an introverted girl yearning for popularity in a seaside community in Australia. She attends a local [[pirate]] festival featuring a swordplay demonstration led by a curly-haired instructor (Christopher Atkins), who then invites her for a ride on his boat. She is duped by her acquaintances into missing the launch, so she rents a small sailboat to give chase. A sudden storm throws her overboard, and she washes up on a beach. She subsequently dreams an adventure that takes place a century before. In this fantasy sequence, the swordplay instructor is now named Frederic, a young apprentice of the Pirates of Penzance, celebrating his twenty-first birthday on a pirate vessel. Frederic refuses an invitation from the Pirate King (Ted Hamilton), his adopted father, to become a full pirate, as his birth parents were murdered by their contemporaries. Frederic swears to avenge their deaths and is forced off of the ship on a small boat. Adrift, Frederic spies Mabel and her older sisters on a nearby island and swims to shore to greet them. Frederic quickly falls for Mabel and proposes marriage, but local custom requires the elder sisters to marry first. Soon, Frederic's old mates come ashore, also looking for women and kidnap Mabel's sisters. Major-General Stanley (Bill Kerr), Mabel's father, arrives and convinces the Pirate King to free his daughters and leave in peace. The pirates anchor their ship just outside the harbor instead of actually leaving. Mabel wants Frederic to gain favor with her father so they can marry, so she plots to recover the family treasure stolen years earlier by the pirates. Unfortunately, the treasure was lost at sea, but the location where it lies was tattooed as a map on the Pirate King's back. Mabel successfully tricks the Pirate King into revealing his tattoo while Frederic sketches a copy. The next day, Mabel and Frederic recover the stolen treasure and present it to her father. The Major-General is underwhelmed as he believes the treasure will simply be stolen again once the pirates realize it is missing. Mabel dispatches Frederic to raise an army for protection, but the Pirate King interferes. The ship nurse (Maggie Kirkpatrick) convinces them to stop fighting, reminding the Pirate King of Frederic's apprenticeship contract. Frederic's birthday is February 29, and he is dismayed to see that the contract specifies his twenty-first ''birthday'', rather than his twenty-first ''year''. As his birthday occurs every four years, Frederic has celebrated only five birthdays and is still bound by contract to remain with the pirates. That night, the pirates raid the Stanley estate, and the Pirate King orders their execution. Mabel demands a "happy ending" – admitting for the first time that she believes this all to be a dream. The pirates are confused, but they comply. Mabel then confronts her father, but the Major-General is steadfast that the marriage custom remains in effect. Mabel quickly pairs each of her older sisters with a pirate, and she also pairs the Pirate King to the ship nurse. With Mabel and Frederic now free to marry, the fantasy sequence ends in song and dance. Mabel awakens back on the beach to discover that she is wearing the wedding ring that Frederic had given her in her dream. At that moment, the handsome swordplay instructor arrives and lifts her to her feet. He passionately kisses Mabel, who is still shaken by her dream. She asks if his name is Frederic. He assures her that he isn't who she imagines him to be, but then carries her off to marry her, thus giving Mabel her happy ending in reality as well. ==Cast== {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em 0em 1em 1em; text-align:l" |+ Main cast |- !! width=50% | Actor !! width=50% | Role |- | [[Christopher Atkins]] || Frederic |- | [[Kristy McNichol]] || Mabel Stanley |- | [[Ted Hamilton]] || The Pirate King |- | [[Bill Kerr]] || Major-General |- | [[Maggie Kirkpatrick]] || Ruth, the ship nurse |- | [[Garry McDonald]] || Sergeant/Inspector |} ==Soundtrack== Polydor records released a [[soundtrack album]] and [[single (music)|single]]s from this film. ===Album=== ;''The Pirate Movie: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture'' : A1 – "Victory" – The Pirates (2:37) : A2 – "First Love" – Kristy McNichol and Christopher Atkins (4:13) : A3 – "How Can I Live Without Her" – Christopher Atkins (3:08) : A4 – "Hold On" – Kristy McNichol (3:14) : A5 – "We Are the Pirates" – Ian Mason (3:36) : B1 – "Pumpin' and Blowin'" – Kristy McNichol (3:05) : B2 – "Stand Up and Sing" – Kool & The Gang (4:32) : B3 – "Happy Ending" – The Peter Cupples Band (4:58) : B4 – "The Chase" – Peter Sullivan and The Orchestra (1:33) : B5 – "I Am a Pirate King" – Ted Hamilton and The Pirates (2:03) : C1 – "Happy Ending" – The Cast of The Pirate Movie (4:18) : C2 – "The Chinese Battle" – Peter Sullivan and The Orchestra (2:36) : C3 – "The Modern Major General's Song" – Bill Kerr and The Cast of The Pirate Movie (2:00) : C4 – "We Are the Pirates" – The Pirates (2:18) : C5 – "Medley" – Peter Sullivan and The Orchestra (4:03) : D1 – "Tarantara" – Gary McDonald and The Policemen (1:53) : D2 – "The Duel" – Peter Sullivan and The Orchestra (4:04) : D3 – "The Sisters' Song" – The Sisters (2:42) : D4 – "Pirates, Police and Pizza" – Peter Sullivan and The Orchestra (3:32) : D5 – "Come Friends Who Plough the Sea" – Ted Hamilton and The Pirates (2:00) ===Singles=== ;Kristy McNichol & Christopher Atkins – "First Love" :A – "First Love" – Kristy McNichol and Christopher Atkins :B – "Come Friends Who Plough the Sea" – Ted Hamilton and The Pirates ;Christopher Atkins – "How Can I Live Without Her" :A – "How Can I Live Without Her" – Christopher Atkins :B – "I Am a Pirate King" – Ted Hamilton and The Pirates ==Historical note== The movie was made soon after the 1980 New York City [[Central Park]] and 1981 [[Broadway theatre]] production of ''The Pirates of Penzance'' produced by [[Joseph Papp]], which re-popularized swashbuckling pirates as a theatrical genre. ==Awards and nominations== ;[[Australian Film Institute Awards|AFI Awards]] *Nominated: Best Achievement in Costume Design (Aphrodite Kondos) *Nominated: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Garry McDonald) ;[[Golden Raspberry Awards]] *Won: Worst Musical Score *Won: [[Razzie Award for Worst Director|Worst Director]] ([[Ken Annakin]]) *Won: [[Razzie Award for Worst Original Song|Worst "Original" Song]] ("Pumpin' and Blowin'") *Nominated: [[Razzie Award for Worst Picture|Worst Picture]] *Nominated: [[Razzie Award for Worst Screenplay|Worst Screenplay]] *Nominated: [[Razzie Award for Worst Actor|Worst Actor]] ([[Christopher Atkins]]) *Nominated: [[Razzie Award for Worst Actress|Worst Actress]] ([[Kristy McNichol]]) *Nominated: [[Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor|Worst Supporting Actor]] ([[Ted Hamilton]]) *Nominated: [[Razzie Award for Worst Original Song|Worst "Original" Song]] ("Happy Ending") ==Locations== *[[Loch Ard Gorge]] *[[Werribee Park|Werribee Park Mansion]] *[[HMAS Penguin (naval base)|HMAS Penguin Naval Base]], Balmoral, Sydney NSW Australia *[[Barquentine]] "New Endeavour" - This Ship was also featured in the Australian TV series "Barrier Reef" and due to its age this ship was later destroyed in dry dock in [[Ballina, NSW]] due to being unseaworthy. During the filming of The Pirate Movie props were added to make it look like a pirate ship like Dummy Cannons etc... *[[Polly Woodside]] *d'Albora Marinas Rushcutters Bay, 1b New Beach Road, [[Rushcutters Bay]], Sydney, NSW Australia) - Featured in the Marina Scene where the Girls embark on a yacht cruise to Pirate rock * [[McDonalds]] Cremorne, Cnr Military Rd & Winnie St, Cremorne NSW Australia 2090 * North [[Palm Beach, New South Wales]] Australia - Beach Scenes ==Trivia== * For the Gymnasium scene near the end of the Movie they converted the Werribee Park Theatre that's the building adjacent to the Mansion to a Gym. * Part of the Werribee Park Hotel (the stair well and corridors) was used to depict the marching into the library scene, the hotels long corridors can be seen at (1:15:31) * The Library depicted in the movie is in Werribee Park Mansion:- the ground level where the battle took place, the next level up contained library books and a bookshelf that rotated to reveal a hidden door, and the top level had more library books and some paintings. In real life today the Café is on the ground level, the door entry used in the film is shut, the next level contains a museum of history of facts of the mansions conservation and the top level contains the Libraries of books featured in the film. * The Billiards table featured in the Billiards room in the Werribee Park Mansion was featured in the film the part where the major General rips the cloth with the pool cue (45:55), it’s just one of several furniture and furnishings still used today at the mansion were also used in the film. * At 1:04:00 the scene where Mabel jumps on a white horse to rally the town police force a Trampoline can be seen on the bottom of the screen where Mabel jumps. * Fact in Scene 1:04:08 when Mabel rides the horse out of the gates of the Castle she turn left, she follows a white sandy path. Today this path to the right of the Werribee Park entry gate does not exist anymore it is now just grass and trees. * A typical question asked by visitors to the Werribee Park mansion is where is the beach featured in the movie?, the beach is of course 3 hours away at Port Campbell. * Throughout the film the rooms/areas featured from Werribee Park Mansion include * the Dining Room, Billiard Room, Former Church Library 'Library Room' (Now Gift Shop/Cafe), The Saloon and Chamber as the Coffin room, The Balcony, The Main Staircase, The Drawing Room (Striptease scene). * as well The Lake and Grotto, The Theatre, The rooftop of The Mansion, The Farm, The Orchard Riverine, The Parterre, The Colonnade and Gatelodge. * The Movie did not feature the old style Courtyard, Old Laundry, Windmill or Victoria State Rose Garden * In 1:14:25 where the pirates go up the staircase there is a arch and a Prop Wall covering the real doorway in the middle and a painting of a knight hanging over it, this is the entry is to the Saloon and Chamber room (i.e. Coffin Room) further to this in Scene (47:00) whilst the scene in the coffin room this prop Wall is now pushed back hiding the Main staircase, Railing and Huge arched Window (shown in 1:24:14). ==See also== * [[Cinema of Australia]] ==References== <references/> ==External links== {{Wikiquote|The Pirate Movie}} *{{IMDB title|id=0084504|title=The Pirate Movie}} *{{Amg title|id=A38221|title=The Pirate Movie}} *{{rotten-tomatoes|id=pirate_movie|title=The Pirate Movie}} *[http://www.concentric.net/~Oakapple/gasdisc/pirmovie.htm ''The Pirate Movie''] at The Gilbert & Sullivan Discography *[http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=Number%3A50008;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10 The Pirate Movie at the National Film and Sound Archive] * Barquentine New Endeavour http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php%3Fp%3D452718+Barquentine+%22New+Endeavour%22+museum&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=au&source=www.google.com.au * North Palm Beach NSW http://www.sydney-australia.biz/photos/northern-beaches/pictures/north-palm-beach.jpg * Rushcutters Bay http://www.dalboramarinas.com.au/rushcutters-bay-sydney * [[Werribee Park]] Victoria http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/1park_display.cfm?park=197 {{Ken Annakin}} {{Gilbert and Sullivan}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pirate Movie, The}} [[Category:1982 films]] [[Category:1980s adventure films]] [[Category:1980s musical films]] [[Category:Australian comedy films]] [[Category:Australian musical films]] [[Category:Musical comedy films]] [[Category:Musical fantasy films]] [[Category:Pirate films]] [[Category:Rock musicals]] [[Category:Romantic musical films]] [[Category:Works inspired by Gilbert and Sullivan]] [[Category:20th Century Fox films]] [[Category:Films directed by Ken Annakin]] [[Category:Films shot in Australia]] [[Category:Films shot in Melbourne]] [[es:The Pirate Movie]] [[nl:The Pirate Movie]] [[ja:パイレーツ・ムービー]]'