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Well, shiver me timbers ! And buckle my swash !
Based on the 1967 theme ride at Disneyland, the first "Pirates of The Caribbean" movie, released
in 2003 and starring Johnny Depp, was a gigantic smash hit, and Disney's marketing of the brand
created a huge demand for toys and games and apparel – and for more movies.
The second (2006) and third (2007) films were also box-office successes –
the momentum continued with reports of preparation for two more movies, which so far has
delivered the fourth film (May 2011 release) and a screenwriter signed for the fifth film.
"Pirates of The Caribbean:
The Curse of The Black Pearl"
[Touchstone/Disney July 2003]
  | A blacksmith enlists the help of rogue pirate Capt. Jack Sparrow in rescuing a kidnapped beauty, recovering a lost treasure, and saving the British Navy. Directed by Gore Verbinski; starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport & Jonathan Pryce; Best Actor nominations for Depp for Oscar & BAFTA & Golden Globe & SAG awards; at end of 2011, held #91 box office ranking, at 50,648,900 tickets
Walt Disney Video widescreen color Blu-ray-DVD combo [3/2011] 3 disks for $15.49 Walt Disney widescreen color Blu-ray [5/2007] 2 disks for $11.30 Buena Vista color DVD [12/2003] out of prodn/several hundred used Buena Vista color VHS [12/2003] for $17.95 Disney soundtrack CD [7/2003] for $10.22 full credits from IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia • watch 9/2013 official trailer [2:25] online at YouTube 'junior novelization' by Irene Trimble [2003]
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"Pirates of The Caribbean II:
Dead Man's Chest"
[Bruckheimer/Disney July 2006]
  | Capt. Jack's long-ago debt to Davey Jones is coming due, so he must rescue Will & Eliza- beth and somehow undo the blood oath that could place Jack in eternal servitude in the hereafter. Directed by Gore Verbinski; starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Bill Nighy, Stellan Skarsgård, Tom Hollander & Jonathan Pryce; won Oscar for Best Visual Effects; at end of 2011, held #45 box office ranking, at 64,628,400 tickets
Walt Disney widescreen color Blu-ray [5/2007] 2 disks for $14.94 Disney widescreen color DVD [12/2006] for $14.99 Disney Special Edition widescreen DVD [12/2006] 2 disks for $19.99 Walt Disney Records soundtrack CD [7/2006] for $9.47 full credits from IMDb • watch 5/2006 official trailer [2:06] online at YouTube 'junior novelization' by Irene Trimble [2006]
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"Pirates of The Caribbean III:
At World's End"
[Bruckheimer/Disney May 2007]
  | After being rescued by his allies, Capt. Jack is faced with an alliance of dastardly Davey Jones and Lord Beckett, and he calls on fellow pirates from around the world to assist in the battle. Directed by Gore Verbinski; starring starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Bill Nighy, Stellan Skarsgård, Tom Hollander, Jonathan Pryce & Yun-Fat Chow; won Mainichi Film Concours Readers' Choice Award, MTV Movie Award, People's Choice Award, Rembrandt Award; at end of 2011, holds #116 box office ranking, at 44,973,900 tickets
Walt Disney Video widescreen color Blu-ray/DVD combo [3/2011] 3 disks for $15.49 Walt Disney widescreen color Blu-ray [12/2007] 2 disks for $21.99 Disney widescreen color DVD [12/2007] for $24.49 Disney widescreen color DVD [12/2007] 2 disks for $24.49 Walt Disney Records soundtrack CD [5/2007] for $9.99 full credits from IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia • watch 3/2007 official trailer [2:32] online at YouTube 'junior novelization' by T.T. Sutherland [2007]
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"Pirates of The Caribbean Trilogy" on Blu-ray [2008]
 | Walt Disney Video color widescreen Blu-ray 3-movie set [3/2011] 7 disks - out of prodn/used the seventh disc contains more extras and a preview of POTC-4 Walt Disney Video color widescreen Blu-ray set [9/2008] 6 disks - out of prodn/used extras are same as on Blu-ray releases above: "Curse" extras include: audio commentary tracks, trailers, 19 deleted scenes, blooper reel, photo/image gallery; "An Epic At Sea: The Making of Pirates of The Caribbean" 38-minute documentary; "Moonlight Serenade Progression" documentary; and the vintage (January 1968) "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" program segment describing how the Disneyland attraction came to be, with a 'ride-through' of the attraction itself. "Chest" extras include: audio commentary tracks, trailers; "Liar's Dice" exclusive game; "Charting The Course" 26-minute documentary; "According To Plan: The Harrowing & True Story of Dead Man's Chest" 63-minute documentary; "Dead Men Tell New Tales: Re-Imagineering The Attrac- tion" 13-minute documentary about changes to the Disneyland attraction to include characters from the film; and documentary shorts "Pirates On Main Street", "Meet Davy Jones", "Mastering The Blade", and "Captain Jack: From Head To Toe". "World's End" extras include: audio commentary tracks, trailers, deleted scenes, bloopers; 20-minute & 40-minute featurettes on the Maelstrom sequence; nine 5-minute shorts, including "The Tale of The Many Jacks" (deleted scene), "The World of Chow Yun Fat", "Keith & The Captain" & "Hoist The Colors"; plus 10-minute short "The Pirate Maestro: The Music of Hans Zimmer". |
"Pirates of The Caribbean IV:
On Stranger Tides"
[Bruckheimer/Disney May 2011]
 | Directed by Rob Marshall; based on a novel by Tom Powers; starring Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Geoffrey Rush, Ian McShane & Stephen Graham DVD/Blu-ray not yet available full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia • watch 12/2010 official trailer [2:28] online at YouTube |
"Pirates of The Caribbean Quadrilogy" on Blu-ray [2011]
 | reviewers describe the packaging as cheap and the movie disks as difficult to navigate
Walt Disney Studios Home Ent. widescreen color Blu-ray set [12/2012] 5 disks for $29.65 Walt Disney Studios Home Ent. widescreen color Blu-ray set [10/2011] 9? disks for $44.95 15-disk mixed-media set (each movie is Blu-ray/DVD/digital combo)
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"Pirates of The Caribbean V: 
Dead Men Tell No Tales"
[Bruckheimer/Disney release Memorial Day Weekend 2017?]
Announced 1/2011: Disney signed screenwriter Terry Rossio to write a fifth “Pirates of The Caribbean”; that script was delivered to Disney
in May 2011; added 1/2013: new screenwriter hired, Jeff Nathanson; revised 9/2013: Disney pushed movie back to 2017
latest info at IMDb •
watch 3/2015 fan-made (song) trailer [2:25] online at YouTube
watch 10/2016 official teaser trailer [1:49] online at YouTube
watch 2/2017 official trailer [1:19] online at YouTube
"Pirates of The Caribbean VI"
no press yet, but listed at IMDB in 2012; apparent plan is to film 5 & 6 back-to-back; latest info at IMDb
Games, Toys & Music
3-ft by 5-ft skull & bones pirate flag for $12.98 at Amazon
"Pirates of The Caribbean: At World’s End" Action Figures
includes Jack Sparrow, Elizabeth, Sao Feng, Jack The Monkey, Will Turner, Gibbs, Norrington & Tai Huang
NECA/Zizzle action figures 8-pack [undated] no longer available at Amazon
"Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" Action Figures
NECA/Zizzle action figures 4-pack [undated] for $99.99
"Pirates of The Caribbean: The Curse of The Black Pearl" Action Figures
Series 1: includes Jack Sparrow, Capt. Barbossa, Will Turner, and a Cursed Pirate
NECA/Zizzle action figures 4-pack [undated] for $99.99
Series 2: includes Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, Ragetti & Pintel
NECA/Zizzle action figures 4-pack [undated] for $69.95
Series 3: includes Jack Sparrow, Elizabeth Swann, a Skeleton Pirate, and Captain Barbossa
NECA/Zizzle action figures 4-pack [undated] for $99.95
 | "The Legend of Jack Sparrow" video game [2001]
Jack of All Games for Playstation [10/2001] for $39.99 Jack of All Games for Windows [10/2001] for $29.99 'Pirates of the Caribbean' video games
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 | "Music From The Pirates of The Caribbean Trilogy" [2007] Composed by Hans Zimmer & Klaus Badelt; performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir Silva America soundtrack CD [9/2007] for $13.99 |
Image Gallery
P.O.T.C. B o o k s
 | "Pirates of The Caribbean: The Visual Guide" [2006] by DK Publishing D.K. Children hardcover [5/2006] for $13.59 |
 | "The Art of Pirates of The Caribbean: Stem To Stern" [2007]
Disney Editions 14x12x1 inch {4 pounds!} hardcover [5/2007] for $31.50 |
 | "Bring Me That Horizon: The Making of Pirates of The Caribbean" [2007] by Michael Singer Disney Editions 12x9 pb [5/2007] for $16.47 |
 | "Pirates of The Caribbean Poster Book" [2007]
Disney Press 11x8¼ pb [4/2007] for $7.99 |
 | "The Pirate Guidelines: A Booke For Those Who Desire To Keep To The Code & Live A Pirate's Life" [2007] by Joshamee Gibbs Disney Editions 8x7 pb [5/2007] for $9.95 |
 | "Pirates of The Caribbean" paperback box set [2007] Disney Press pb slipcover edition [8/2007] for $11.04 |
Principals
producer Jerry Bruckheimer
director Gore Verbinski = 1 & 2 & 3
director Rob Marshall = 4, maybe 5
Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow
Magic Lantern's Johnny Depp Page
Lee Arenberg as Pintel
Orlando Bloom as Will Turner
Chow Yun-fat as Sao Feng, Pirate Lord of the South China Sea
Penélope Cruz as Angelica
Jack Davenport as James Norrington
Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Swann
Kevin R. McNally as Joshamee Gibbs
Ian McShane as Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach
Bill Nighy as Davy Jones
Jonathan Pryce as Gov. Weatherby Swann
Keith Richards as Captain Teague
Geoffrey Rush as Captain Barbossa
Stellan Skarsgård as Bootstrap Bill Turner
P.O.T.C. L i n k s
"Pirates of The Caribbean" film series entry at Wikipedia
"Pirates of The Caribbean" theme ride entry at Wikipedia
'Pirates of The Caribbean' Store at Amazon
17th Century History books catalog at Amazon
'Pirates of The Americas' Page
at Spirit of America Bookstore
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