Plot
Yellowbeard, a pirate's pirate, is allowed to escape from prison to lead the authorities to his treasure...
Release Year: 1983
Rating: 5.7/10 (4,002 voted)
Director:
Mel Damski
Stars: Graham Chapman, Peter Boyle, Cheech Marin
Storyline Yellowbeard, a pirate's pirate, is allowed to escape from prison to lead the authorities to his treasure. He finds that his wife neglected to tell him that he now has a son, 20, and shame of shame, an intellectual. The British Navy, Yellowbeard, his son, and members of Yellowbeard's old crew all go after the treasure.
Writers: Graham Chapman, Peter Cook
Cast: Graham Chapman
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Captain Yellowbeard
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de: Dotterbart
Peter Boyle
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Moon
Cheech Marin
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El Segundo
(as Richard 'Cheech' Marin)
Tommy Chong
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El Nebuloso
Peter Cook
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Lord Percy Lambourn
Marty Feldman
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Gilbert
Martin Hewitt
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Dan
Michael Hordern
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Dr. Gilpin
Eric Idle
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Commander Clement
Madeline Kahn
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Betty
James Mason
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Captain Hughes
John Cleese
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Harvey 'Blind' Pew
Kenneth Mars
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Mr. Crisp and Verdugo
Spike Milligan
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Flunkie
Stacey Nelkin
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Triola
(as Stacey Nelkin)
Taglines:
A Shipload of Laughs.
Release Date: 24 June 1983
Filming Locations: Mexico
Opening Weekend: $1,564,155
(USA)
(26 June 1983)
(761 Screens)
Gross: $4,300,000
(USA)
(10 July 1983)
Technical Specs
Runtime:|
Argentina:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
The last full length feature of Spike Milligan.
Quotes: Lord Lambourn:
[after kicking the Flower girl down a flight of cellar stairs]
A good big 'un'll beat a bad little 'un every time.
User Review
Outstanding movie...
Rating: 9/10
One of my all time favourites. I would have given it 10 out of 10, but
that just doesn't seem right and - to be honest - I suspect the
filmmakers would agree with me on that one. It's not a movie that tries
to be good - in terms of actual quality...if you see what I mean - it
just works absolutely beautifully.
Graham Chapman is magnificent as always, John Cleese is the best Blind
Pugh character I've ever seen and the story is a joy to be a part of.
Taking a more pirate-oriented look at the Treasure Island tale, this
movie wantonly stumbles from scene to scene without ever apologising
for itself; which I find hugely refreshing. It is laugh out loud funny
in parts and just plain good fun in all the others.
Don't listen to the naysayers - this is brilliantly bad and it's well
aware of the fact. Don't go see it if you're looking for Oscar worthy
stuff, because it is a world away from that. It's low-down, dirty,
well-written nonsense of the highest calibre.
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