The Pirate Movie

The Pirate Movie is a 1982 musical/comedy film directed by Ken Annakin and starring Christopher Atkins and Kristy McNichol. The film is an update of Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta The Pirates of Penzance. The original music score is composed by Mike Brady and Peter Sullivan.

Plot summary

Mabel, an introverted girl who yearns for popularity attends a pirate festival in her seaside community, featuring a swordplay demonstration led by a curly haired hunk. After selecting Mabel to participate in the act, the instructor invites her aboard his boat for a real ride on the high seas—at which point a gaggle of her catty acquaintances latches on for the trip. Sent to get hamburgers for the outing, Mabel is "accidentally" left behind when one of her "friends" pulls the anchor prematurely. Determined not only to fit in, but to track down her dream guy, Mabel steers her tiny sailboat into stormy waters in pursuit and gets shipwrecked. Thus begins a fantasy in which the unconscious Mabel imagines herself in a real pirate adventure, complete with a dashing pirate hero, a legion of his crusty shipmates, and dozens of unwed sisters who must rise to the altar before she can.

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