For years Yellowbeard had looted the Spanish Main, making men eat their lips and swallow their hearts. Caught and convicted for tax evasion, he's sentenced to 20 years in St. Victim's Prison for the Extremely Naughty. In a scheme to confiscate his fabulous treasure, the Royal Navy allows him to escape and follows him, where saucy tarts, lisping demigods and some awful puns and punishments await.
Acting
Graham Chapman's final film performance, gloriously unhinged.
Practical Effects
Chaotic ship sets that look like they might collapse mid-scene.
Director
Mel Damski
Graham Chapman
Captain Yellowbeard
Martin Hewitt
Dan
Eric Idle
Commander Clement
Peter Cook
Lord Percy Lambourn
Michael Hordern
Dr. Gilpin
Peter Boyle
Moon
Madeline Kahn
Betty
Marty Feldman
Gilbert
John Cleese
Harvey 'Blind' Pew
Cheech Marin
El Segundo
Tommy Chong
El Nebuloso
James Mason
Captain Hughes
Nigel Planer
Mansell
Bernard Fox
Tarbuck
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Graham Chapman was seriously ill during filming and died the year of release. He rewrote much of the script himself.
This film represents the messy collision of British absurdist comedy with Hollywood pirate adventure—neither side really won.
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