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A Balasaur Score of 47 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 22%, Metacritic 39/100. Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do. Most of the 957 1980s comedy movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
For years Yellowbeard had looted the Spanish Main, making men eat their lips and swallow their hearts. Caught and convicted for tax evasion, he's sentenced to 20 years in St. Victim's Prison for the Extremely Naughty. In a scheme to confiscate his fabulous treasure, the Royal Navy allows him to escape and follows him, where saucy tarts, lisping demigods and some awful puns and punishments await.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes22%
Metacritic39/100
Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
160 audience votes
Key crew
- Mel DamskiDirector
- Bernard McKennaWriter
- John MorrisOriginal Music Composer
- Peter CookWriter
- Graham ChapmanWriter
Cast
- Graham ChapmanCaptain Yellowbeard
- Martin HewittDan
- Eric IdleCommander Clement
- Peter CookLord Percy Lambourn
- Michael HordernDr. Gilpin
- Peter BoyleMoon
- Madeline KahnBetty
- Marty FeldmanGilbert
- John CleeseHarvey 'Blind' Pew
- Cheech MarinEl Segundo
- Tommy ChongEl Nebuloso
- James MasonCaptain Hughes
