Morgan Adams and her slave, William Shaw, are on a quest to recover the three portions of a treasure map. Unfortunately, the final portion is held by her murderous uncle, Dawg. Her crew is skeptical of her leadership abilities, so she must complete her quest before they mutiny against her. This is made yet more difficult by the efforts of the British crown to end her pirate raids.
Practical Effects
Real ships destroyed, real stunts—no expense spared, none earned back.
Costume
Geena Davis's leather pants defy physics and 17th-century accuracy.
Stunts
Harlin's practical chaos: actual burning ships, actual swinging pirates.
Director
Renny Harlin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This $98 million bomb bankrupted Carolco Pictures and torpedoed pirate films until Pirates of the Caribbean in 2003. Michael Douglas dropped out, forcing last-minute casting of Modine.
Renny Harlin and Geena Davis were married during production; their divorce finalized two years later. The film's failure is literally studied in business schools as catastrophic mismanagement.
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