The Pirate Movie (1982)

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Country: Australia
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Release: 1982-08-06
Director: Ken Annakin
Writers: W.S. Gilbert , Trevor Farrant
Language: English
Stars: Kristy McNichol , Christopher Atkins , Ted Hamilton , Bill Kerr , Maggie Kirkpatrick , Garry McDonald , Garry McDonald , Chuck McKinney , Marc Colombani , Linda Nagle , Kate Ferguson
Runtime: 98 min
Awards: 3 wins & 9 nominations
AKA: Pirat-filmen (Denmark) , Il film pirata (Italy) , Los piratas (Mexico) , パイレーツムービー (Japan) , Film o piratach (Poland) , The Pirate Movie (South Africa) , The Pirate Movie (Turkey) , Merirosvoelokuva (Finland) , Los piratas (Spain) , Pirate Movie (France, French Republic) , Пиратский фильм , Oi peirates (Greece) , Romance Pirata (Brazil) , The Pirate Movie (Canada) , The Pirate Movie (United States of America) , The Pirate Movie (United Kingdom) , The Pirate Movie , Romance de un pirata (Mexico) , Romance de un pirata (Chile) , Os Piratas (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Pirate Movie , The Pirate Movie (Australia)
Plot: A parody/homage to Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance, The Pirate Movie is a comedy/musical utilizing both new songs and parodies from the original, as well as references to popular films of the time, including Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark. In your typical boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy fights girl with swords plot, the story revolves around Mabel, the youngest of Maj. Gen. Stanley's many daughters, and Frederic, an ex-Pirate of Penzance. They fall in love and proceed to retrieve the Stanleys' fortune from the Pirates (stolen 20 years ago). The Pirate King informs Frederic that since he was a Leap Year baby born on February 29, Frederic is still technically the King's apprentice. Frederic must then decide between duty and honor--the only good qualities the King taught him- and true love.
IMDB:tt0084504