History Film / Yellowbeard

* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: Dan finally learns what it means to be a Yellowbeard. "Us Yellowbeards are ''never'' more dangerous than when we're dead!"]]

* CoinOnAStringTrick: Subverted in that the idiot sidekicks gives Pew all of his money back and then some, mocking "Hah!"

* CoinOnAStringTrick

-->'''Betty:''' Well, it's been awhile since we had a little cuddle.
-->'''Yellowbeard:''' I raped ya, if that's what you mean.
-->'''Betty:''' Okay. It was half-cuddle, half-rape.

* TheDungAges

* LongerThanLifeSentence: The impetus of the story is the fact the Royal Navy wanted to increase his sentence of 140 years so that he escape and recupers his tresor.

In the 17th century, the pirate Yellowbeard was incarcerated for twenty years for tax evasion -- apart from his years terrorizing the high seas. He survives the sentence without disclosing the whereabouts of his vast treasure ("...in spite of twenty years of rehabilitation. And torture."). The Royal Navy hatches a plot to increase his sentence by one hundred and forty years, knowing that he'll escape in a rage to set out for his treasure. This he does, recruiting a motley crew of companions. He left a map of the treasure in the chimney of his wife's pub, but she burned it -- however, she ''also'' had it tattooed on their son's head. Things go wrong when his former shipmate-turned-traitor Bosun Moon's press gangs take over their ship. With the head of the Secret Service hot on their trail they eventually find the island, where a group of AWOL Spanish conquistadors have taken residence with their ill-gotten gains, and the battle for the treasure commences...

* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: Betty (Madeline Kahn) tells her son Dan (Martin Hewitt): "The last time I read a book, I was raped -- let that be a lesson to you."

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: The eponymous pirate has committed a long list of heinous crimes, but he was finally convicted for tax evasion.

* EverythingsEvenWorseWithSharks: Played with when Betty is taken captive by the Royal Navy and pumped for information offscreen. When she's ready to talk, she says, "I think it was that shark that jogged my memory." [[spoiler:"The Shark" is the handsome ensign (David Bowie) who brings her into the office, and who has a shark's fin strapped to his back; he "jogged her memory" via sex.]]

In the 17th century, the pirate Yellowbeard was incarcerated for twenty years for tax evasion -- apart from his years terrorizing the high seas. He survives the sentence without disclosing the whereabouts of his vast treasure ("...in spite of twenty years of rehabilitation. And torture."). The Royal Navy hatches a plot to increase his sentence by one hundred and forty years, knowing that he'll escape in a rage to set out for his treasure. This he does, recruiting a motley crew of companions. He left a map of the treasure in the chimney of his wife's pub, but she burned the map -- however, she had the map tattooed on their son's head. Things go wrong when his former shipmate-turned-traitor Bosun Moon's press gangs take over their ship. With the head of the Secret Service hot on their trail they eventually find the island, where a group of AWOL Spanish conquistadors have taken residence with their ill-gotten gains, and the battle for the treasure commences...

The pirate Yellowbeard was incarcerated for twenty years for tax evasion -- apart from his years terrorizing the high seas ("Often forcing his victims to eat their own lips."). He survives the sentence but has not disclosed the whereabouts of his vast treasure ("...in spite of twenty years of rehabilitation. And torture."). The Royal Navy hatches a plot to increase his sentence by one hundred and forty years, knowing that he'll escape in a rage to set out for his treasure. This he does, recruiting a motley crew of companions. He had left a map of the treasure in the chimney of his wife's pub, but she burned the map. She then tells Yellowbeard that she had the map tattooed on their son's head. Things go wrong when his former shipmate-turned-traitor Bosun Moon's press gangs take over the ship. With the Head of the Secret Service hot on their trail, they eventually find the island, where a group of AWOL Spanish Conquistadors have taken residence with their ill-gotten gains, and the battle for the treasure commences. During the battle he recalls the steps to his buried treasure -- saying "Stagger, Stagger, Crawl, Crawl" in reference to the injured state he was in when he hid it...

* AllStarCast: Half of [[MontyPythonsFlyingCircus Monty Python]], CheechAndChong, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman and Peter Boyle in a pirate movie. It definitely qualifies.
* BlackComedyRape: Betty and Yellowbeard's relationship seems to thrive on this.

* CutHimselfShaving: A bar fight with Blind Pew leaves the entire tavern littered with corpse.

* EverythingsEvenWorseWithSharks: Played with when Betty is taken captive by the Royal Navy and pumped for information offscreen. When she's ready to talk, she says, "I think it was that shark that jogged my memory." [[spoiler:"The Shark" is the handsome ensign (David Bowie in an unbilled cameo) who brings her into the office, and who has a shark's fin strapped to his back; he "jogged her memory" via sex.]]

* JusticeByOtherLegalMeans: The narrator at the beginning, after giving a laundry list of the title character's atrocities, including tearing men's hearts out and swallowing them whole, says, "Often forcing men to eat their own lips, he was eventually caught and imprisoned...for tax evasion."

''Yellowbeard'' is a 1983 comedy film by Graham Chapman, along with Peter Cook, [=Bernard McKenna=] and David Sherlock. It was directed by Mel Damski, and was Marty Feldman's last film appearance.

The pirate Yellowbeard was incarcerated for twenty years for tax evasion -- apart from his years terrorizing the high seas ("Often forcing his victims to eat their own lips."). He survives the sentence but has not disclosed the whereabouts of his vast treasure ("...in spite of twenty years of rehabilitation. And torture."). The Royal Navy hatches a plot to increase his sentence by one hundred and forty years, knowing that he'll escape in a rage to set out for his treasure. This he does, recruiting a motley crew of companions. He had left a map of the treasure in the chimney of his wife's pub, but she burned the map. She then tells Yellowbeard that she had the map tattooed on their son's head. Things go wrong when his former shipmate-turned-traitor Bosun Moon's press gangs take over the ship. With the Head of the Secret Service hot on their trail, they eventually find the island, where a group of AWOL Spanish Conquistadors have taken residence with their ill-gotten gains, and the battle for the treasure commences. During the battle he recalls the steps to his buried treasure saying "Stagger, Stagger, Crawl, Crawl" in reference to the injured state he was in when he hid the treasure.

* AllStarCast: [[MontyPythonsFlyingCircus Monty Python]], CheechAndChong, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman and Peter Boyle in a pirate movie. It definitely qualifies.
* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: Betty (Madeline Kahn) tells her son Dan (Martin Hewitt): "The last time I read a book, I was raped - let that be a lesson to you."

* GirlsWithMoustaches: 'Mr Prostitute' is obviously a woman wearing a false moustache.
* AGodAmI: Nebuloso. He even points to himself when saying everyone must serve God.

* BlackComedyRape: Betty and Yellowbeard's relationship seems to thrive on this.
-->'''Betty:''' Well, it's been awhile since we had a little cuddle.
-->'''Yellowbeard:''' I raped ya, if that's what you mean.
-->'''Betty:''' Okay. It was half-cuddle, half-rape.

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* NotSoHarmless: Dan, and Yellowbeard can't be more pleased when Dan "betrays" him.

* RapeAsComedy: Betty and Yellowbeard's relationship seems to thrive on this.

** {{Lampshaded}} in one scene.
-->'''Captain Hughes:''' What's that?
-->'''Mr. Crisp:''' Oh, that's my box, sir.
-->'''Captain Hughes:''' No, ''carrying'' your box.
-->'''Mr. Crisp:''' Oh, Cabin Boy Smith, sir.
-->'''Captain Hughes:''' Smith has ''tits''.
-->'''Mr. Crisp:''' He's been a bit ill, sir.
-->'''Captain Hughes:''' Get her off!

-->'''Yellowbeard: Oh, been out raping, lad? ''(sees Troila)'' Nice work lad.
-->'''Dan: No, I haven't raped her!
-->'''Yellowbeard: ''(disappointed)'' No, you wouldn't have you poncy little git! You're not the prawn of my loins, your mother's a bloody liar! ''(grins)'' That's what I liked about her!

* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: "Us Yellowbears are never more dangerous than when we're dead!"

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: The eponymous pirate has committed a long list of heinous crimes, but he was finally convicted for tax evasion