| The Pirate Movie | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Ken Annakin |
| Written by | Trevor Farrant |
| Based on | The Pirates of Penzance 1879 opera by William Schwenk Gilbert Arthur Sullivan |
| Produced by | David Joseph |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Robin Copping |
| Edited by | Kenneth W. Zemke |
| Music by |
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Production company | Joseph Hamilton International Productions |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes[1] |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$6 million[2] (US$5.9 million)[3] |
| Box office | US$9 million |
The Pirate Movie is a 1982 Australian musical romantic comedy film directed by Ken Annakin, and starring Christopher Atkins and Kristy McNichol. Loosely based on Gilbert and Sullivan's 1879 comic opera The Pirates of Penzance, the original music score is composed by Mike Brady and Peter Sullivan (no relation to Pirates of Penzance composer Arthur Sullivan).
The film performed far below expectations in initial release and is generally reviewed very poorly,[4][5] but fared far more positively with audiences.[6] It has developed a cult following[7] following home media release and TV airings.
- ^ "THE PIRATE MOVIE (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. 8 June 1982. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ Scott Murray, "The Pirate Movie", Australian Film 1978–1992, Oxford Uni Press, 1993 p107
- ^ "Currency converter in the past with official exchange rates from 1953". FXTOP. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "The Pirate Movie (1982)". IGN. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
- ^ "Weekend Box Office Results for August 6–8, 1982 – Box Office Mojo". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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