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Summary:

After years of humiliation and failed attempts to win the Pirate of the Year Award, Pirate Captain and his oddball crew go on a race to pillage the most booty. They soon cross paths with scientist Charles Darwin, who persuades the Captain that the crew's 'parrot,' Polly, could be the answer to the riches they are searching for.

Contributors:

Lord, Peter, 1953- , director, producer

Shelley, Carla , producer

Lockhart, Julie , producer

Sproxton, David , producer

Defoe, Gideon , screenwriter

Newitt, Jeff , director

Passingham, Frank , cinematographer

Krish, Justin , film editor

Shapiro, Theodore, 1971- , composer

Garwood, Norman, 1947- , designer

Price, Loyd , animator

Grant, Hugh , actor

Freeman, Martin, 1971- , actor

Staunton, Imelda, 1956- , actor

Tennant, David, 1971- , actor

Piven, Jeremy , actor

Hayek, Salma, 1966- , actor

Henry, Lenny , actor

Blessed, Brian , actor

Yelchin, Anton , actor

Gleeson, Brendan , actor

Jensen, Ashley , actor

Roker, Al, 1954- , actor

Cooper, Mike , actor

Schneider, David, 1963- , actor

Columbia Pictures

Sony Pictures Animation (Firm)

Aardman Animations (Firm)

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)

Languages:

English
Spanish
French

Language Notes:

English, Spanish or French dialogue with optional subtitles in English, English SDH, French, or Spanish; Optional descriptive audio in English for the visually impaired.

Main Work:

Pirates!, band of misfits (Motion picture)

Included Works:

So you want to be a pirate!

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Pirates! in an adventure with scientists [by Defoe, G.]

Subjects:

Pirates — Juvenile films

Awards — Juvenile films

Parrots — Juvenile films

Defoe, Gideon — Film adaptations

Pirates

Awards

Parrots

Genres:

Motion pictures

Feature films

Feature films — Great Britain

Feature films — United States

Fiction films

Animated films

Animated films — Great Britain

Animated films — United States

Comedy films

Children's films

Action and adventure films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Video recordings for people with visual disabilities

Juvenile works

Film adaptations

System Details:

DVD; region 1, NTSC ; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

Performers:

Cast: Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, Imelda Staunton, David Tennant, Jeremy Piven, Salma Hayek, Lenny Henry, Brian Blessed, Anton Yelchin, Brendan Gleeson, Ashley Jensen, Al Roker, Mike Cooper, David Schneider.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Frank Passingham ; edited by Justin Krish ; music by Theodore Shapiro ; production designer, Norman Garwood ; animation supervisor, Loyd Price ; supervising art director, Matt Perry ; visual effects supervisor, Andrew Morley ; head of story, Rejean Bordages.

General Notes:

Based upon the book "The pirates! in an adventure with scientists" by Gideon Defoe.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.
Special features: Commentary with director Peter Lord, co-director Jeff Newitt and editor Justin Krish; "So you want to be a pirate!" short film; Mr. Bobo's flash card challenge; Printable activity pages.

Audience:

MPAA rating: PG; for mild action, rude humor and some language.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

PIR 2012 DVD

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 043396399891
Publisher Number, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment: 39989

OCLC Numbers:

801698557