Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing The Crimson Pirate near you. ... Serafin. Her instincts told her that Minnelli, Kelly, and [Kay] Thompson were unwittingly producing a motion picture for themselves- and for an audience that might not exist." It never surmounts community theatre levels, but it's enjoyable enough that with some spit and polish it would easily become an endearing cult classic ala The Rocky Horror Picture Show.. Once, a Pirates movie without Jack Sparrow seemed to be as improbable as Marvel Studios recasting the … Walter Slezak. Serafin then decides to pretend to be Macoco in order to win over Manuela. Almost immediately, the film was beset by problems. An aspiring film director, Kelly also worked closely with Minnelli to learn the technical end of filmmaking behind the camera. His inspirations for the character of Serafin were his boyhood cinema heroes: the swashbuckling athleticism of Douglas Fairbanks and the hammy flamboyance of John Barrymore. They fashioned a role for Lena Horne, that of Conchita, a local dressmaker and Garland's confidante. After five months of work, Loos and Than offered a reading of their script to Freed, Minnelli, Garland, Kelly, and Porter. The crew of a large ship sail the high seas encountering other pirates from other ships. Unluckily, much of the considerable artistry that has gone into this production collides head-on with artiness or is spoiled by simpler kinds of miscalculations. Release Dates The Pirate Movie was just a thing that washed in from the tide and I found it one day and held it close because I didn't know any better. Serafin awakens her with a kiss, and she flees in horror. One of these, "[It's Chic In] Martinique" was dropped when Horne's role was eliminated, but seven other Porter numbers were slotted in the new script. He reveals himself before the whole town as Macoco, then asks Manuela if she will come with him; she again refuses. Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) finds himself on an unexpected journey to the fabled Fountain of Youth when a woman from his past (Penelope Cruz) forces him aboard the Queen Anne’s Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane). Paramount among the problems plaguing the shooting schedule was Judy Garland's increasing inability to perform. Movies. With Jesse Jane, Carmen Luvana, Janine Lindemulder, Devon. | Although the female lead remained an impressionable Caribbean girl besotted by dreams of a legendary pirate, the leading man was no longer a touring actor impersonating her daring seaman, but a dancing pirate who pretended to be an entertainer. Out of 135 days of rehearsals and shooting, Garland was absent for 99. Bob Hope. He was also eager to express his characterization through dance on film, using ballet more than he previously had. Find movie and film cast and crew information for The Pirate Movie (1982) - Ken Annakin on AllMovie Vincente Minnelli directed the film, from a screenplay based on the 1942 Broadway play by S. N. Behrman, which had starred Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. ", According to MGM accounts, the film earned $1,874,000 in the US and Canada and $782,000 elsewhere, resulting in a loss to the studio of $2,290,000.[2][5]. In 2002, Rhino Handmade/Turner Classic Movies Music released the complete Oscar-nominated score on compact disc, remastered and restored with rare outtakes and rehearsal demos. Technical Specs, See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro, Movies That Touch Your Heart In Unexplained Ways, (based on: The Pirates of Penzance) (as Gilbert), (from operetta "The Pirates of Penzance"), music producer / music sound track executive producer, additional lyrics: Gilbert & Sullivan songs, music producer / recording engineer: AAV Australia, arrangements: incidental music and adaptations / conductor: incidental music and adaptations / music producer, assistant recording engineer (uncredited). The incredible dancing Nicholas Brothers joined Kelly for the first version of "Be A Clown", but theater owners in the South removed the number from their prints because Southern white audiences wouldn't watch two African-American dancers performing with a white dancer as equals. Minnelli wanted to expand Kelly's role, and new scenes had to be written and re-shuffled. Unhappy with Kay Thompson's arrangement of the opening number, "Mack The Black", Freed ordered the song re-recorded and re-shot. ... Margaret. Don Pedro, hearing noise in her room, arrives at her door, and asks her to go away so that he can teach Serafin a lesson. Top Movies Most Popular Movies Newest Upcoming ... Buy on Amazon. The boy from the ship ends up having to save his girlfriend who is kidnapped by a bunch of other pirates. It didn't occur to us until the picture hit the public that what we had done was indulge in a huge inside joke. It didn't lose money, but it wasn't the success I hoped it would be. Directed by Peter Lord, Jeff Newitt. However, her aunt and uncle (who have raised her) insist that she marry the town mayor, the rotund and bullying Don Pedro (Walter Slezak). This electrifying, swashbuckling sex-adventure takes you on a humorous and mystical journey through haunted seas and deep into the abyss of our most lustful desires. On Manuela's wedding day, the traveling players arrive in Calvados. Garland and Kelly were slated to begin a new musical, Easter Parade, after wrapping work on The Pirate. Garland was then at the top of her box-office stature in Hollywood, and Minnelli was the logical choice as director, as he had successfully helmed most of her recent movies (Meet Me In St. Louis, Ziegfeld Follies, and The Clock). I think it's one of the best pictures she's done. Producer Freed immediately replaced Loos and Than with the great husband and wife team of Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich. The entirety of the 1982 film 'The Pirate Movie' starring Kristy McNichol, Christopher Atkins and Ted Hamilton. With a score by Irving Berlin, and with Freed producing and Minnelli directing, rehearsals began. With Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven, Martin Freeman. Everyone involved in the film's production possessed exemplary credentials: Walter Slezak and Gladys Cooper were cast, respectively, as Don Pedro and Manuela's Aunt Inez; supporting roles were filled with veteran players Reginald Owen, George Zucco, Ben Lessy, and the astounding Nicholas Brothers. By October 1946, Cole Porter had turned in eight songs and departed for New York. The cost was $86,660.00. Illiterate and under-educated, he was always into helping the people. Serafin asks to do one last show before he is hanged, and sings and dances "Be a Clown" with two fellow troupe members (the Nicholas Brothers). Read the The Pirate Movie plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at Movies.com. The total wardrobe cost was $141,595.30.". Tags: Strong Female Lead, Pirate, Strong Male Lead, Female Lead Action Scenes, Joseon Dynasty, Bandit, Whale, Captain, Thief, Lost Island Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older Statistics I'm ashamed to admit that I got really excited when Kristy McNichol's name popped up in the … The choreographer, conductor, orchestrator, and vocal arranger comprised a solid crew from the Freed Unit at MGM: Robert Alton, Lennie Hayton, Conrad Salinger, and Kay Thompson. Dedicated to the best guilty pleasure movie ever! I think one of the reasons was the public didn't want to see Judy as a sophisticate. The total effect of the picture is entertainment troubled by delusions of art and vice-versa. | Another source puts the cost at $2.3 million, http://snbehrman.com/productions/plays/Pirate.htm. ", The New York Herald Tribune wrote, "At the Music Hall there is more dancing than script; more production pomp than sensible staging. Unfortunately, the merchandising on the film was bad, and it failed to go over when it was released. On June 11, 1948, the picture finally went into release, costing $3,768,496, over budget by $553,888. Each of the girl's costumes had five petticoats and all the embroidery was done by hand. The film has its moments, especially those in which Kelly dominates the screen. Gene Kelly. ", The Chicago Tribune thought, "Certainly no effort was spared; the cast is star-studded, and the settings and costumes are strikingly handsome. No known footage of the number is known to exist today. After obtaining Kelly's blessing, Astaire jumped at the chance of working with Judy Garland for the first time. With songs by Cole Porter, it stars Judy Garland and Gene Kelly with costars Walter Slezak, Gladys Cooper, Reginald Owen, and George Zucco. | The film is in the early development stage, so little else is known about its plot or its cast, but that's not stopping fans from dreaming up their ideal Pirates of the Caribbean roster. Behind the scenes were cameraman Harry Stradling and art director Jack Martin Smith. 852 likes. [13] Directed by Ken Annakin. Cast (in credits order) verified as complete. Her marriage to Minnelli began to unravel during the shoot, and her consumption of prescription stimulants and sedatives increased. Garland and Kelly were to perform a tempestuous dance to "Voodoo". Garland began prerecording the score at the studio on December 27, 1946. Pirate movies were not profitable then, nor were musicals. Yet The Pirate is disappointing, especially in regards to its music. Judy Garland. Finally, she happily agrees to go with him. On June 11, 1948, the picture finally went into release, costing $3,768,496. Several songs were cut, and others moved around. But I thought Judy was superb- and what Minnelli did with color and design in that film is as fine as anything that has ever been done. Shortly before her wedding, Manuela visits a nearby town, Port Sebastian. Despite her initial enthusiasm to play a character outside her usual winsome all-American roles, Garland "began to feel adrift in the imaginative self-indulgence that suddenly surrounded her on the set of The Pirate. The crew and her co-workers were sympathetic to the young woman's travails, testifying that she was not a temperamental star but a talented artist struggling with health issues. That night, however, she can't sleep, and sneaks out to go see Serafin's show. ... Manuela. Official Sites Miss Garland's tense, ardent straightforwardness is sometimes very striking. Another was a white satin wedding dress, with handmade antique lace from France and embroidered with a thousand pearls; it cost $3,313.12. "One of Judy's eight costume designs," said Keogh, "was a replica of an 1830 Worth gown. The Pirate is a 1948 American musical film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The army arrests him, and Manuela's protests can't free him. Add to List. Serafin recognizes Don Pedro as Macoco, retired and obese. The sequence was filmed, but MGM executives felt the choreography was too openly sexual for audiences to accept, and they ordered the number removed. Cast (in credits order) verified as complete. Pirates (also known as Pirates XXX) is a 2005 American pornographic action-adventure film written, produced, and directed by Joone, and produced by Digital Playground and Adam & Eve.The film, starring Jesse Jane, Carmen Luvana, Janine Lindemulder, Devon, Jenaveve Jolie, Teagan Presley, and Evan Stone, features many references to the mainstream Hollywood film Pirates of the Caribbean: The … Virginia Mayo. Directed by Joone. Over the next two years, more than a half-dozen scenarists, producers, and directors worked on ideas for developing the property. ", Two years later, director Vincente Minnelli said in an interview to the French film magazine Cahiers du Cinema, "I was very pleased with the way the film turned out. He compliments her beauty and begs her not to marry Don Pedro, but, angered, she hurries away. The next day, he threatens to burn down the town if he can't have her. The British author David Shipman, in his book The Great Movie Stars: The Golden Years, described it as being overall "a neat moneymaker, but otherwise probably the least successful of Garland's MGM films. Still, watching from her window as he dances, she begins to daydream about him. Walter Brennan. With Kristy McNichol, Christopher Atkins, Ted Hamilton, Bill Kerr. Garland's rendition of "Love of My Life" was excised, leaving only her reprise of the number near the end of the film. I think today The Pirate would be a hit. He blackmails Macoco with this information, swearing to tell it to Manuela if Don Pedro forbids the performers from putting on a show. It was the play's original scenic designer, Lemuel Ayers, who suggested to MGM's preeminent musical producer Arthur Freed that The Pirate would make an effective musical. Mayer also protested the erotic flavor of Kelly's "The Pirate Ballet". Soon thereafter, Gene Kelly broke his ankle playing softball at home. ", Time advised, "As an all-out try at artful movie making, this is among the most interesting pictures of the year. After suffering a panicked breakdown on the set during the filming of one musical number, Garland was hospitalized for a couple of weeks. It's from that time in the 80s when film musicals were pretty much dead, but not everybody in Hollywood had figured that out yet, so they were still trying. Track-11 Happy Ending - Ensemble Cast Written by Terry Britten, B.A. Madame Barbara Karinska, the famous costumiere, was engaged to execute the costume designs of Tom Keogh. The shooting of the film went smoothly, coming in ahead of schedule and under budget. Don Pedro, jealous, reveals himself as the true Macoco and seizes her. One of Serafin's troupe accidentally reveals his plan to Manuela. Years of overwork at MGM, postpartum depression after the birth of her daughter Liza Minnelli nine months earlier, and a heavy reliance on prescription medication finally caught up with the twenty-five year old star, and she often failed to show up on time for work, if at all. Her show-stopping performance of "Mack The Black" was restaged in a more straightforward musical comedy style. When MGM chieftain Louis B. Mayer saw the footage he was so outraged he ordered the negatives to be burned. It cost $3,462.23 to make. The role for Horne was dropped from their script. Garland was eager to demonstrate her talents as a sophisticated leading comedienne in the same class as Katharine Hepburn, and MGM saw a perfect opportunity to reunite her with Gene Kelly, newly returned from his navy service in World War II and an Academy Award nominee for Best Actor for Anchors Aweigh. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of The Pirate Movie with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at TVGuide.com The Pirates sold 272,858 tickets during its first two days of release, placing second on the box office chart behind The Admiral: Roaring Currents. When released in July of 1948, Easter Parade was a smash-hit, breaking box-office records and putting Garland, Astaire, and everyone involved on a new level of success. The score was nominated for an Academy Award for Original Music Score, losing out to another MGM musical, Easter Parade, also starring Garland and produced by Arthur Freed. Panicked, Manuela pretends to be hypnotized and sings "Love of My Life," vowing everlasting devotion to Macoco. ENTER CITY, STATE OR ZIP CODE GO. Pirate Nathan Belt Russian Pirate Rusty 'Gravestone' Bolin Ron Bottitta Cantina Wench Jennifer Redelle Carey Pirate Guy Chapman Swamp Dweller Chadwick J. Coleman Drunken Cantina Pirate Neil D'Monte Swamp Dweller Donald Dowd Black Pearl Pirate Brian Feldman Swamp Dweller Jerald Garner Black Pearl Pirate David Hadinger Becket's Officer ... Sylvester. Dwarf Pirate: Linda Nagle ... Aphrodite: Kate Ferguson ... Edith: Rhonda Burchmore ... Kate: Cathrine Lynch ... Isabel: John Alansu ... Chinese Captain (as John Allansu) Paul Graham ... Pirate: Bernard Ledger Company Credits "If that exhibition gets on the screen", he shouted, "we'll be raided by the police!" Serafin begs her to join his troupe, and asks her to admit that she loves him. The movie was made in 1982. But Garland's therapist felt it was unwise to have her husband direct her in another film so soon after The Pirate, so Minnelli was removed as director by Arthur Freed and replaced by Charles Walters. Instead, she wildly sings and dances about her love for "Mack the Black." Elaborate sets were built to Minnelli's exacting instructions. Freed engaged legendary composer Cole Porter to write the score for a $100,000 fee, and entrusted Anita Loos and Joseph Than with the film's scenario. But with Gene Kelly hoofing like a dervish, Judy Garland changing character at the drop of a hat, and resplendent trappings, the show is bouncing and beautiful. Manuela Alva (Judy Garland), who lives in the small Caribbean village of Calvados, dreams of being swept away by the legendary Pirate, Mack "the Black" Macoco. It was twenty years ahead of its time. "I wanted the opportunity to do a different kind of dancing," said Kelly, "a popular style with a lot of classic form, acrobatics and athletics." I only saw the first sequel which I, somehow, gave a positive review. Opening at the Martin Beck Theatre on November 25, 1942, The Pirate played for 176 performances before the screen rights were purchased by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for $225,000. 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