The Pirate Movie (1982)
Average Rating: 2.2/10
Reviews Counted: 11
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 10
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Release Date: Aug 6, 1982 Wide
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An introverted girl who yearns for popularity (Kristy McNichol) attends a pirate festival in her seaside community, featuring a swordplay demo led by a curly haired hunk (Christopher Atkins). After selecting Mabel (McNichol) to participate in the act, the instructor invites her aboard his boat for a real ride on the high seas -- at which point a gaggle of her catty acquaintances latches on for the trip. Sent to get hamburgers for the outing, Mabel is "accidentally" left behind when one of her
Aug 6, 1982 Wide
Mar 22, 2005
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Cast
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Kristy McNichol
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Christopher Atkins
Frederic -
Ted Hamilton
Pirate King -
Bill Kerr
Major General -
Maggie Kirkpatrick
Ruth -
Garry McDonald
Sgt. Inspector -
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Catherine Lynch
Isabel -
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Kate Ferguson
Edith -
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All Critics (13) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (10) | DVD (6)
lurches from almost-unwatchable to so-awful-it's-fascinating. Next to this, even such notorious '80s epics as 'Grease 2' and 'Xanadu' look like high-class affairs.
Atkins and McNichol are cute and engaging, but that's hardly enough to allow the viewer to overlook the various atrocities on display.
a wonderfully, jaw-droppingly bad early '80s guilty pleasure
Christopher Atkins is in it. I rest my case.
Audience Reviews for The Pirate Movie
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I'm fond of this great 80's teen pop movie with singing and dancing pirates, girls and policemen. It's cheesy, but good-spirited and fun.
Favorite Scene: When Mabel (Kristy McNichol) demands that everybody have a "Happy Ending".
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