The Pirate Movie
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"Pirate movie" redirects here. For the genre, see pirate film. For copyright infringement, see film piracy.
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).
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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 |
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Cinematography | Robin Copping |
Edited by | Kenneth W. Zemke |
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Production company | Joseph Hamilton International Productions |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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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 |
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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.