The Pirates! Band of Misfits
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The Pirates! Band of Misfits

Year:
Duration:
88 min
Genres:
Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family
IMDB rate:
6.7
Director:
Peter Lord
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 15 nominations
Details
Country: UK
Release Date: 2012-04-27
Filming Locations: Aardman Animation Studios, Bradley Stoke, Bristol, England, UK
Earnings
Budget: $55,000,000
Opening Weekend: $11,137,734 (USA) (29 April 2012)
Gross: $31,051,126 (USA) (5 August 2012)
Cast
Actor
Character
Salma Hayek
Salma Hayek
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Ashley Jensen
Ashley Jensen
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Hugh Grant
The Pirate Captain
Martin Freeman
The Pirate with a Scarf
Imelda Staunton
Queen Victoria
David Tennant
Charles Darwin
Jeremy Piven
Black Bellamy
Lenny Henry
Peg Leg Hastings
Brian Blessed
The Pirate King
Russell Tovey
The Albino Pirate
Anton Yelchin
The Albino Pirate
Brendan Gleeson
The Pirate with Gout
Al Roker
The Pirate Who Likes Sunsets and Kittens
Ben Whitehead
The Pirate Who Likes Sunsets and Kittens
Mike Cooper
Admiral Collingwood
David Schneider
Scarlett Morgan
Tom Doggart
Additional Voices (voice)
Sophie Jerrold
Additional Voices (voice)
Sophie Laughton
Additional Voices (voice)
Peter Lord
Additional Voices (voice)
Kayvan Novak
Additional Voices (voice)
David Schaal
Additional Voices (voice)
Mitchell Mullen
Gameshow Host (voice) (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
The inhabitants of the "plague ship" are clearly lepers, and were named as such in the trailer. The word leper was removed from the finished film after complaints by a Leprosy charity organization.
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When Queen Victoria tells the Pirate Captain that "I may have the heart and soul of a weak woman" she is quoting from her predecessor Elizabeth I, who made a very similar remark in a famous speech in 1588 when England when threatened with the approach of the Spanish Armada.
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Brian Blessed is printed above the tick box representing the best choice for 'Roaring' at 'The Pirate of the Year' awards. Blessed performs the voice of the Pirate King.
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Goofs
When Charles is describing the new species of Barnacle he discovered, he is seen with his back facing his collection of animals. In the next shot, the animals are to his right.
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When Black Bellamy arrives at Blood Island in the whale, Pirate Captain and Pirate With A Scarf walk to the hole in the wall and witness the whale jump from the sea. There is no table behind them, but when the whale bumps into the building, a table and occupant have appeared for its mouth to drop open on.
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The pirates' ship heads to London and stops in Calais for some duty-free shopping. Calais is misplaced on the map. It should be far up north, above the word "Flanders".
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Quotes
Pirate Captain: Fire all things that go bang!
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Pirate Captain: You're the best crew a captain could wish for!
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Black Bellamy: You want to be Pirate of the Year? Do they just give it to the guy with the fattest parrot?
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Faq
Q
Is this film based on a book?
A
Yes, the film is based on the first two books from Gideon Defoe's 'The Pirates!' series - 'The Pirates! in an Adventure with Scientists' and 'The Pirates! in an Adventure with Whaling'.
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Photos from cast
Salma Hayek Ashley Jensen
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