| Record Number |
683496 |
| Title |
The pirates!. Band of misfits [videorecording]. |
| Edition |
Widescreen. |
| Publisher/Date |
[Sydney] : Sony Pictures [distributor], c2012. |
| Pagination etc. |
1 videodisc (DVD) (ca. 84 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Contents note |
D71644. |
| Copyright 2012 Aardman Animation. |
| Based upon the book "The pirates! in an adventure with scientists" by Gideon Defoe. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 2012. |
| Special features : Mr. Bobo's flash card challenge -- Filmmakers commentary -- From stop to motion -- Creating the bath chase. |
| Creation Note |
Director of photography, Frank Passingham ; edited by Justin Krish ; music by Theodore Shapiro ; production designer, Norman Garwood ; animation supervisor, Loyd Price ; supervising art director, Matt Perry ; visual effects supervisor, Andrew Morley ; head of story, Rejean Bordages. |
| Performer note |
Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, Imelda Staunton, David Tennant, Jeremy Piven, Salma Hayek, Lenny Henry, Brian Blessed, Anton Yelchin, Brendan Gleeson, Ashley Jensen, Al Roker, Mike Cooper, David Schneider. |
| Summary Note |
After years of humiliation and failed attempts to win the Pirate of the Year Award, Pirate Captain and his oddball crew go on a race to pillage the most booty. They soon cross paths with scientist Charles Darwin, who persuades the Captain that the crew's 'parrot,' Polly, could be the answer to the riches they are searching for. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship rating: G. For children. |
| Language note |
English, Greek; Subtitles English, Greek. English captions, English audio description for the hearing impaired; English descriptive narration. |
| Subject |
Pirates -- Juvenile films |
| Awards -- Juvenile films |
| Parrots -- Juvenile films |
| Animated films. |
| Comedy films. |
| Children's films. |
| Added Author |
Lord, Peter, 1953- |
| Shelley, Carla |
| Lockhart, Julie |
| Sproxton, David |
| Defoe, Gideon |
| Newitt, Jeff |
| Passingham, Frank |
| Krish, Justin |
| Shapiro, Theodore, 1971- |
| Garwood, Norman, 1947- |
| Price, Loyd |
| Grant, Hugh |
| Freeman, Martin, 1971- |
| Staunton, Imelda, 1953- |
| Tennant, David, 1971- |
| Piven, Jeremy |
| Hayek, Salma, 1968-, 1968- |
| Henry, Lenny |
| Blessed, Brian |
| Yelchin, Anton |
| Gleeson, Brendan |
| Jensen, Ashley |
| Roker, Al, 1954- |
| Cooper, Mike |
| Schneider, David, 1963- |
| Defoe, Gideon Pirates! in an adventure with scientists. |
| Corporate Author |
Columbia Pictures |
| Sony Pictures Animation (Firm) |
| Aardman Animations (Firm) |
| Shelf Location |
DVD JF PIRA |
