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A journalist takes his son with him to investigate pirate activity off the coast of Florida. But he gets stranded on a mysterious island--where he might not be alone.A journalist takes his son with him to investigate pirate activity off the coast of Florida. But he gets stranded on a mysterious island--where he might not be alone.A journalist takes his son with him to investigate pirate activity off the coast of Florida. But he gets stranded on a mysterious island--where he might not be alone.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
James J. Casino
- Doctor #3
- (as Jimmy Casino)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn this movie's story, the pirates are descendants of the French Buccaneers of Hispaniola. The secret enclave of them has been in existence since it was established by Jean-David Nau a.k.a. François l'Olonnais (c. 1635 - c. 1668) during the seventeenth century. L'Olonnais was a real-life pirate who was active in the Caribbean Sea during the 1660s. The pirate leader played by David Warner is called John David Nau, named after their legendary ancestor.
- GoofsJust as Michael Caine exits the plane right before it explodes, he yells "Run, Jeffrey, run" to his son. But his son's name (the character) is Justin, not Jeffrey. Jeffrey is the first name of the actor who plays the son.
- Quotes
Windsor: Are you wise enough to feel privileged by what you see here? You and I are the only living men to see what you lies before you now.
Blair Maynard: A bunch of arseholes playing Long John Fucking Silver?
- SoundtracksEin Heldenleben
by Richard Strauss
Featured review
Shiver Me Timbers!!!!!
This movie should have done better at the boxoffice. Not too many people know about it, but it's an intriguing modern-day pirate tale with plenty of surprises and it's spiked with a healthy dose of black humor. Michael Caine plays a journalist assigned to investigate some mysterious disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle and decides that the trip would be a perfect vacation opportunity for him and his son to reconnect after being somewhat estranged due to divorce. They soon run afoul of a roving band of modern-day pirates who kidnap them and try to turn the son against father via brainwashing. Will Caine and his son escape the clutches of these scurvy scalawags? Finding out will be all the fun!
To go on would definitely spoil some of the many surprises, but be ready for plenty of amusing action, sharp humor and some hair-raising violence (including a finale that would make Sam Peckinpah DAMN proud!) A very entertaining adventure that deserves to be re-discovered. ***stars
To go on would definitely spoil some of the many surprises, but be ready for plenty of amusing action, sharp humor and some hair-raising violence (including a finale that would make Sam Peckinpah DAMN proud!) A very entertaining adventure that deserves to be re-discovered. ***stars
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- G-Man-25
- Apr 16, 2000
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Box office
- Budget
- $22,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $15,716,828
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,123,267
- Jun 15, 1980
- Gross worldwide
- $15,716,828
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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