Riding on the success of the highly acclaimed Chinatown (film), Roman Polanksi began to write a screenplay for a swashbuckling adventure film called Pirates. Originally, Polanski intended for Jack Nicholson to play Captain Red, a grizzled old pirate, but complications arose partially due to the enormous fees Nicholson was demanding (according to Polanski, when Nicholson was asked what exactly he wanted, he replied "I want more." ) Following this, the production was delayed for a number of years when Polanski was arrested for statutory rape, which caused him to flee the country to avoid sentencing. Production restarted in 1986 in Europe, this time with a different production company. The role of Captain Red went to Walter Matthau. Chinatown is a 1974 film directed by Roman Polanski. ... Roman Polanski Roman Polanski (born August 18, 1933) is a French/Polish film director and actor. ... A screenplay or script is a blueprint for producing a motion picture. ... Jack Nicholson at Cannes, (2001) Jack Nicholson (born John Joseph Nicholson on April 22, 1937, New York City) is a highly successful, iconic American method actor known for his often dark, comedic portrayals of neurotic characters. ... This article is about sea pirates. ... The term statutory rape is used when national and/or regional governments, citing an interest in protecting minors, consider people under a certain age to be unable to give sexual consent, and therefore consider sexual contact with them to be equivalent to rape regardless of their stated consent. ... World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... Walter Matthau (October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was a Jewish American comedy actor. ...

The film's original estimated budget while Polanski was aligned with Paramount on the picture, was $15 million, but the final budget is estimated to have cost US$40 million, which is small in comparison to the reported gross box office revenues in the United States of $1.65 million. Despite the film's financial failures, it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design. The Paramount Pictures logo used since 2003. ... This article is about general United States currency. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...

Plot summary

The film begins with Captain Red (Walter Matthau) stranded aboard a raft at sea with his firstmate, Frog (Cris Campion), both of whom are presumably close to death from dehydration. They are picked up by a Spanish Galleon and are forced into slavery before instigating a shipwide mutiny with the other prisoners and taking control of the vessel. Frog falls in love with the female love interest, a daughter of a governor named María-Dolores de la Jenya de la Calde (Charlotte Lewis) who wants little to do with him at first. Lots of explosions and gunfights occur as the duo attempt to win over the gold and the girl throughout the remainder of the film. Walter Matthau (October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was a Jewish American comedy actor. ... Dehydration is the removal of water (hydor in ancient Greek) from an object. ... A Spanish galleon A galleon was a large, multi-decked sailing ship used primarily by the nations of Europe from the 16th to 18th centuries. ... The Buxton Memorial Fountain, celebrating the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in 1834, London. ... Mutiny is the crime of conspiring to disobey orders that the mutineer is legally obliged to obey, for example by crew members of a ship. ... A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ...

References

• Roman by Roman Polanski

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External links

• Pirates at The Internet Movie Database