History Film / Pirates

* AnachronismStew: Captain Red and Diddler are singing "We'll Go No More A-Roving" on the pirate island... about 100 years before the song was written.
* AgonyOfTheFeet: Red steps on Don Alfonso de la Torré's foot after climbing onboard the ''Neptune''.

* EpicFail: In Maracaibo, Captain Red and Frog successfully seize the Golden Throne and are in process of carrying it out of the bay on boat. However, their path is obstructed by a chain blocking the entrance to the harbor, which is hung so low that the Throne, standing upright, gets in the way. Rather than [[WhatAnIdiot just laying the Throne down, they try to flip it over the chain]]. This attempt results in getting the Throne just slung there and the boat floating away, leaving them clinging helplessly to the chain as well. So they spend the entire night [[JustForPun hanging out there]] and are captured by Spaniards in the morning.

* FauxAffablyEvil: Fittingly for an aristocrat, don Alfonso is fairly polite, composed and well-mannered most of the time. Beneath that facade, however, he is a ruthless and sadistic man. This is particularly evident after Captain Red's first attempt at instigating a mutiny by planting a dead rat in soup. Don Alfonso gathers the entire crew on deck and cordially invites them to speak up their minds, pretending to be concerned with their problems. He does it while holding them all at a gunpoint and in the end, he just selects a few individuals to be executed and orders the others to get back to work, threatening that he will have them all shot if they don't. And later, when he forces Red and Frog to eat said rat out of spite, he maintains a faux well-mannered demeanor all the way, politely inviting them to the officer's table, wishing them bon appetit and offering them seasons. You can't get more insincere than that.

* GuardsMustBeCrazy: Neither the guards, nor the officers, nor any other crew members take any notice that an intruder has climbed aboard ''Neptune''. Nobody reacts either when Frog just runs freely on the deck and grabs a loose rope to pick up Captain Red.

** Actually, it's about Red and gold in general. At the very beginning of the movie, when Red and Frog realize that they're being approached by Spanish galleon, they open the treasure chest and get rid of all documents stashed there. When Frog tries to throw out the bags of gold too -- knowing well that being in possession of robbed gold would cost them their heads -- Red brushes off the idea, claiming that [[InsaneTrollLogic it's easier to live without head than without gold]].

* BadassGrandpa: Captain Red is in mid-sixties ([[RealLifeWritesThePlot if the actor's age is anything to go by]]) but he is still deadly with his cutlass. He will also kill you with his bare hands if he has to -- as that poor guard at governor's palace can attest.

** Actually, it's about Red and gold in general. At the very beginning of the movie, when Red and Frog realize that they're being approached by Spanish galleon, they open the treasure chest and get rid of all documents stashed there. When Frog fries to throw out the bags of gold as well -- knowing well that being in possession of robbed gold would cost them their heads -- Red brushes off the idea, claiming that it's easier to live without head than without gold.

* AllLovingHeroine: Dolores. Her EstablishingCharacterMoment has her stepping up in defence of Red and Frog when don Alfonso humiliates them, and despite everything she's been put through by the pirates (including kidnapping and attempted rape), she never seems to hold any grudge towards them and is invariably gentle and kind (if a bit haughty). When Captain Red is imprisoned along the Frog and thrown into the dungeon, she visits them and provides them with some rum -- a gesture Red is genuinely moved by.

* BrawnHilda: Dolores' unnamed guardian. She is so tall, bulky and physically strong that ''five grown men'' can barely restrain her. And even after she is pinned down, she still [[MurderousThighs nearly manages to suffocate]] one of the rapists.

* FauxAffablyEvil: Fittingly for an aristocrat, don Alfonso is fairly polite, composed and well-mannered most of the time. Beneath that facade, however, he is a ruthless and sadistic man. This is particularly evident after Captain Red's first attempt at instigating a mutiny by planting a dead rat in soup. Don Alfonso gathers the entire crew on deck and cordially invites them to speak up their minds, pretending to be concerned with their problems. He does it while holding them all at a gunpoint and in the end, he just selects a few individuals to be executed and orders the others to get back to work, threatening that he will have them all shot if they don't. And later, when he forces Red and Frog to eat said rat out of spite, he maintains a faux well-mannered demeanor all the way, politely inviting them to the officer's table, wishing them bon appetit and offering them spices. You can't get more insincere than that.

* AgonyOfTheFeet: Red steps on Don Alfonso de la Torré's foot after climbing onboard the Neptune.

* EpicFail: In Maracaibo, Captain Red and Frog successfully seize the Golden Throne and are in process of carrying it out of the bay on boat. However, their path is obstructed by a chain blocking the entrance to the harbor, which is hung so low that the Throne, standing upright, gets in the way. Rather than [[WhatAnIdiot just laying the Throne down, they try to flip it over the chain]]. This attempt results in getting the Throne just slung there and the boat floating away, leaving them clinging helplessly on the chain as well. So they spend the entire night [[JustForPun hanging out there]] and are captured by Spaniards in the morning.

* TheMutiny: Red masterminds a successful mutiny onboard the Neptune.

* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: After learning from Boomako that Captain Red and Frog were captured and imprisoned, the pirates raid the dungeoun the following night and spring them out. [[spoiler:[[UngratefulBastard Red]] [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished repays them later]] by [[DefiedTrope leaving them to die]] after climactic battle]].

* IAmAHumanitarian: Played for laughs. At the beginning of the movie, the two leads are stranded on a lugger with no food in sight. Captain Red snaps.

* {{Jerkass}}: Don Alfonso de la Torré is a nasty piece of work. Not only is he cruel to his crew, condescending to Maria, contemptuous of anyone not Spanish (and some who are), it's implied it was he who poisoned The Neptune's captain to get command.

* OffScreenMomentOfAwesome: The wreck and battle on Red's ship, The Black Princess. Overrun by Spanish Pirate Hunters, Red and The Frog somehow survived this onslaught and escaped, killing plenty of the attackers in the process. We only hear a few details of this event from other characters: The Spaniards, the pirates, and even Red himself.

* BadassGrandpa: Captain Red is in mid-sixties -- [[RealLifeWritesThePlot if the actor's age is anything to go by]] -- but he is still deadly with his cutlass.

!! ''Pirates'' provides examples of :

* BadassGrandpa: Red is pushing 60, but he still deadly with his cutlass.
%%* BlackAndGrayMorality
* BookEnds: An IronicEcho version. Our two heroes [[spoiler: start the movie aboard a raft at sea with a treasure chest. By the end of the movie, they're once again aboard a raft at sea, this time with a golden Aztec throne.]]

* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Bumaku is attacked by a python at one point.

%%* TheStrategist: Red.

* UndyingLoyalty: Boumako is deeply loyal to Red.
%%* WoodenShipsAndIronMen

Not to be confused with the later animated film ''WesternAnimation/ThePiratesInAnAdventureWithScientists''. Or the porn film.

* JerkAss: Don Alfonso de la Torré is a nasty piece of work. Not only is he cruel to his crew, condescending to Maria, contemptuous of anyone not Spanish (and some who are), it's implied it was he who poisoned The Neptune's captain to get command.

''Pirates'' is a 1986 Franco-Tunisian adventure film directed by Creator/RomanPolanski. It stars Creator/WalterMatthau, Cris Campion, Damien Thomas, Olu Jacobs and Charlotte Lewis. It was screened out of competition at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival.

* {{Swashbuckler}}: 17th century, pirates, sword fights, you name it.

The {{pirate}} [[TheCaptain captain]] [[AwesomeMcCoolName Thomas Bartholomew Red]] is stranded aboard a raft at sea with Jean-Baptiste, his French first mate (nicknamed "Frog"). After Red, cracking under the starvation, tries to kill and eat Frog, the duo climbs onboard a Spanish galleon and are forced into slavery before instigating a mutiny with the other prisoners and taking control of the vessel. Frog falls in love with María-Dolores de la Jenya de la Calde, the niece of the governor of a Spanish colony. Red covets the golden throne that the Spanish have taken from an Aztec king. The two undertake an IndyPloy to get what they want: one of them succeeds. [[PyrrhicVictory Sort of.]]

* AndTheAdventureContinues: In this instance, "adventure" means "being lost at sea."

%%* TheMutiny

%%* UndyingLoyalty: Bumaku, to Red.

* AgonyOfTheFeet: Red steps on de La Torré' foot after climbing onboard.

The {{pirate}} [[TheCaptain captain]] [[AwesomeMcCoolName Thomas Bartholomew Red]] is stranded aboard a raft at sea with Jean-Baptiste, his first mate ([[AffectionateNickname "Frog"]]). After Red, cracking under the starvation, tries to kill and eat Frog, the duo climbs onboard a Spanish galleon and are forced into slavery before instigating a mutiny with the other prisoners and taking control of the vessel. Frog falls in love with María-Dolores de la Jenya de la Calde, the niece of the governor of a Spanish colony. Red covets the golden throne that the Spanish have taken from an Aztec king. The two undertake an IndyPloy to get what they want: one of them succeeds. [[PyrrhicVictory Sort of.]]

* AgonyOfTheFeet: Red steps on one of the Spanish nobles' foot after climbing onboard.

%%* {{Swashbuckler}}

* AgonyOfTheFeet: One of the Spanish nobles when Frog comes aboard the galleon and starts running.

* BadassBeard: Captain Red ''has'' a face, but it's hard to spot.

The {{pirate}} [[TheCaptain captain]] [[AwesomeMcCoolName Thomas Bartholomew Red]] is stranded aboard a raft at sea with Jean-Baptiste, his first mate ([[AffectionateNickname "Frog"]]). After Red, cracking under the starvation, tries to kill and eat Frog, the duo is picked up by a Spanish galleon and are forced into slavery before instigating a mutiny with the other prisoners and taking control of the vessel. Frog falls in love with María-Dolores de la Jenya de la Calde, the niece of the governor of a Spanish colony. Red covets the golden throne that the Spanish have taken from an Aztec king. The two undertake an IndyPloy to get what they want: one of them succeeds. [[PyrrhicVictory Sort of.]]

The pirate [[TheCaptain captain]] [[AwesomeMcCoolName Thomas Bartholomew Red]] is stranded aboard a raft at sea with Jean-Baptiste, his first mate ([[AffectionateNickname "Frog"]]). After Red, cracking under the starvation, tries to kill and eat Frog, the duo is picked up by a Spanish galleon and are forced into slavery before instigating a mutiny with the other prisoners and taking control of the vessel. Frog falls in love with María-Dolores de la Jenya de la Calde, the niece of the governor of a Spanish colony. Red covets the golden throne that the Spanish have taken from an Aztec king. The two undertake an IndyPloy to get what they want: one of them succeeds. [[PyrrhicVictory Sort of.]]

* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The movie is about pirates.

* LargeHam: Captain Red, like so many pirates.

%%* NiceHat: Red's.

Not to be confused with the later animated film ''WesternAnimation/ThePiratesInAnAdventureWithScientists''

Not to be confused with the later animated film ''WesternAnimation/ThePiratesInAnAdventureWithScientists''.

Not to be confused with the later animated film ''WesternAnimation/PiratesOnAnAdventureWithScientists''.

Not to be confused with the later animated film ''WesternAnimation/PiratesInAnAdventureWithScientists''.