Yellowbeard
1983 · Movie · 1h 36m · PG
ComedyAdventure
"A Shipload of Laughs."
Overview
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
IMDb
5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes
22%
Metacritic
39/100
Key crew
- Mel DamskiDirector
- John MorrisOriginal Music Composer
- Graham ChapmanWriter
- Peter CookWriter
- Bernard McKennaWriter
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
Stills
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Themes
prisonseaspaintreasure huntroyal navy