Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

A tale of adventure set during the 17th Century in the Caribbean Sea. For the roguish yet charming Captain Jack Sparrow, the crystalline waters of the Caribbean, like the high seas the world over, present a vast playground where adventure and mystery abound. But Jack's idyllic life capsizes after his nemesis, the wily Captain Barbossa, steals his ship, the Black Pearl, and later attacks the town of Port Royal, kidnapping the Governor's beautiful daughter, Elizabeth Swann. Elizabeth's childhood friend, Will Turner, joins forces with Jack to commandeer the fastest ship in the British fleet, the HMS Interceptor, in a gallant attempt to rescue her and recapture the Black Pearl. The duo and their crew are pursued by Elizabeth's betrothed, the debonair, ambitious Commodore Norrington, aboard the HMS dauntless. Unbeknownst to Will, there is a curse that has doomed Barbossa and his crew to live forever as the undead--when exposed to moonlight, they are exposed to living skeletons. The curse they carry can be broken, only if a once-plundered treasure is restored.
Also Known As:
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
Production Status:
Released
Logline:
A mean, older pirate teams up with a younger pirate to save a young woman and exact revenge on his shipmates.
Genres:
Action/Adventure and Kids/Family
Running Time:
2 hrs. 13 min.
Release Date:
July 9th, 2003 (wide)
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for action/adventure violence.
Distributors:
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Production Co.:
Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Studios:
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
U.S. Box Office:
$305,411,224
Filming Locations:
Caribbean
Los Angeles, California
Produced in:
United States

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

Captain Jack Sparrow is caught up in another tangled web of supernatural intrigue. Although the curse of the Black Pearl has been lifted, an even more terrifying threat looms over its captain and scurvy crew: it turns out that Jack owes a blood debt to the legendary Davy Jones, Ruler of the Ocean Depths, who captains the ghostly Flying Dutchman, which no other ship can match in speed and stealth. Unless the ever-crafty Jack figures a cunning way out of this Faustian pact, he will be cursed to an afterlife of eternal servitude and damnation in the service of Jones. This startling development interrupts the wedding plans of Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann, who once again find themselves thrust into Jack's misadventures, leading to escalating confrontations with sea monsters, very unfriendly islanders, flamboyant soothsayer Tia Dalma and even the mysterious appearance of Will's long-lost father, Bootstrap Bill. Meanwhile, ruthless pirate hunter Lord Cutler Beckett of the East India Trading Company sets his sights on retrieving the fabled "Dead Man's Chest." According to legend, whoever possesses the Dead Man's Chest gains control of Davy Jones, and Beckett intends to use this awesome power to destroy every last Pirate of the Caribbean once and for all. For times are changing on the high seas, with businessmen and bureaucrats becoming the true pirates--and freewheeling, fun-loving buccaneers like Jack and his crew threatened with extinction.
Also Known As:
Pirates of the Caribbean 2
Pirates of the Caribbean 2 (United States)
Pirates of the Caribbean II
Pirates of the Caribbean: Treasures of the Lost Abyss
Production Status:
Released
Genres:
Action/Adventure and Sequel
Running Time:
145 min.
Release Date:
July 7th, 2006 (wide); December 5th, 2006 (DVD release)
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for intense sequences of adventure violence, including frightening images.
Distributors:
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Production Co.:
Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Studios:
Walt Disney Pictures
U.S. Box Office:
$423,271,331
Filming Locations:
Caribbean Islands
Produced in:
United States