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Jul 9, 2003 · A swashbuckling adventure with pirates, curses, and romance. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this 2003 fantasy film.
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- Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- Gore Verbinski
- 2003-07-09
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A 2003 fantasy swashbuckler film based on the Disney theme park attraction. It follows Jack Sparrow, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann as they face the cursed pirates of the Black Pearl and the Aztec gold.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is the thrilling high-seas adventure with a mysterious twist that started it all. The roguish yet charming Captain Jack Sparrow's (Johnny Depp) idyllic pirate life capsizes after his enemy, the wily Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), steals his ship, the Black Pearl, and later attacks the town o...
Eight Years Later
We rejoin Elizabeth (Keira Knightley) eight years later, as she wakes from her dream of that fateful day. She still has the medallion, kept in a hidden compartment in a chest of drawers, and puts it on. Her father, Governor Swann, knocks on the door, startling her. He then enters with a gift for her: a dress from London he hopes Elizabeth will wear to Captain Norrington's promotion ceremony. She agrees to wear it, though finds the corset highly restricting and uncomfortable. The Governor rece...
Raid of Port Royal
That night, Port Royal is besieged by the infamous ghost ship known as the Black Pearl — a black vessel crewed by a vicious, bloodthirsty crew, and captained by a man reputed to be "so evil that Hell itself spat him back out". The mysterious pulse which emanated from Elizabeth's medallion seems to have "called" the Black Pearl somehow. Crew members from the Pearl find Elizabeth (who hides her true identity as the governor's daughter by using Turner as a last name) in possession of the medalli...
The Curse
Here, we learn the true story and intentions of Barbossa and his crew. The ship and its crew were once under the command of Jack Sparrow until they mutinied a decade ago, stealing the bearings for Isla de Muerta from him, and then marooning him with a pistol containing only one shot. The island contained a cursed Aztec treasure that the crew of the Black Pearl discovered — but believing the curse to be a myth, they took the Aztec treasure for themselves. Shocked by this action, Will's father,...
Johnny Depp as Captain Jack SparrowGeoffrey Rush as Captain BarbossaOrlando Bloom as Will TurnerKeira Knightley as Elizabeth SwannBox office
The film was a big success. However, before its release, many journalists expected Pirates of the Caribbean to be a box office bomb. The pirate genre had not been successful for years, with Cutthroat Island (1995) a notable flop. The film was also based on a theme park ride, and Johnny Depp, known mostly for starring in cult films, had little track record as a box office leading man. Walt Disney Pictures also took a big risk in allowing it to be the first PG-13 rated film by the studio, with...
Critical reception
The film has received mostly positive reviews. Rotten Tomatoes reported that 80% of 220 sampled critics gave the film positive reviews and that it received a rating average of 7.1/10. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film received an average score of 63 based on 40 reviews. Alan Morrison of Empirefelt it was "the best blockbuster of the summer," acclaiming all the comic performances despite his disappointment with the swa...
Accolades
For his performance as Captain Jack Sparrow, Johnny Depp won several awards, including Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role at the 10th Screen Actors Guild Awards, Best Male Performance at the 2004 MTV Movie Awards, and Best Actor at the 9th Empire Awards. He was also nominated for Best Actor – Musical or Comedy at the 61st Golden Globe Awards, Best Actor at the 57th British Academy Film Awards, and Best Actor at the 76th Academy Awards, in which The Curse of the Black Pe...
The Curse of the Black Pearl makes numerous references to the Disneyland ride on which it was based. These include:Due to the success of the film, animatronic characters of Jack Sparrow and Hector Barbossa were added to the Disney ride, along with a tweaked storyline. The new attraction opened on July 7, 2006,...Originally, the film was supposed to be animated. Gavin Dellhas some concept art on display.In the early 1990s, screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio wrote the very first draft of the film (which in it, the role of Will Turner was the lead role), somehow Steven Spielberg (whose all t...Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl on WikipediaPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl on Disney.comA 2003 adventure fantasy film based on the Disney theme park ride. Follows Jack Sparrow, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann as they face the cursed crew of the Black Pearl and the mysterious treasure of the Aztecs.
Jul 9, 2003 · Watch the first installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, starring Johnny Depp as the roguish Captain Jack Sparrow. He joins forces with Will Turner to rescue the governor's daughter and recover his ship from the cursed Captain Barbossa.
- Gore Verbinski (Canon)
- Orlando Bloom
Jul 9, 2003 · Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Capt. Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) arrives at Port Royal in the Caribbean without a ship or crew. His timing is inopportune,...
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- Gore Verbinski
- PG-13
- Johnny Depp
Sep 19, 2013 · Watch the official trailer of the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie, released in 2003. See Will Turner, Jack Sparrow and the undead pirates in action.
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A young blacksmith, Will Turner, and a rogue pirate, Jack Sparrow, team up to rescue Elizabeth Swann, the governor's daughter, from the cursed Captain Barbossa and his crew. They seek the Aztec gold that Barbossa needs to lift the curse and return to human form.
