When wily pirate Captain Barbossa seizes Jack Sparrow’s beloved ship, the Black Pearl, and kidnaps the governor’s daughter, Elizabeth Swann, blacksmith Will Turner reluctantly teams up with the unpredictable pirate Jack to rescue her—only to uncover a terrifying curse that turns Barbossa’s crew into the undead.
Acting
Depp's slurred chaos somehow carries a billion-dollar franchise.
Score
Klaus Badelt's theme makes you want to steal a ship immediately.
Practical Effects
Those skeleton pirates aged gorgeously, no notes.
Director
Gore Verbinski
Johnny Depp
Jack Sparrow
Geoffrey Rush
Barbossa
Orlando Bloom
Will Turner
Keira Knightley
Elizabeth Swann
Jack Davenport
Norrington
Jonathan Pryce
Governor Weatherby Swann
Lee Arenberg
Pintel
Mackenzie Crook
Ragetti
Damian O'Hare
Lt. Gillette
Giles New
Murtogg
Angus Barnett
Mullroy
David Bailie
Cotton
Michael Berry Jr.
Twigg
Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.
Bo'sun
Kevin McNally
Joshamee Gibbs
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Depp based Jack on Keith Richards and Pepé Le Pew; Disney executives hated it and threatened to fire him until audiences test-screened him into legend.
This film resurrected the pirate genre from decades of obscurity and made 'Talk Like a Pirate Day' actually relevant to mainstream culture for like three years.
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