I've seen this movie easily a thousand times. It is one of my favorite movies as a kid, and is now one of my kids favorite movies. It is hilariously campy and quite obviously doesn't take itself seriously and no one should. It is a hidden gem of comedy.
At the Razzies, it was nominated for • Worst Actor for Christopher Atkins • Worst Actress for Kristy McNichol • Worst Supporting Actor for Ted Hamilton • Worst Original Song for Happy Endings • Worst Screenplay • Worst Picture It won 3 awards • Worst Director • Worst Musical Score • Worst Original Song for Pumpin’ and Blowin’
Out of curiosity, I looked up who the head animator of the pumping and blowing scenes because the style looked familiar. To my surprise, it's animator, Maggie Geddes, was the head animator of the movie Yellow Submarine.
There are two continuity errors: Frederick is born in 1856, so at 21 years the film should be set in 1877, but in the garden scene Mabel says "These are the 1880s..." Later in the garden scene Frederick uses a handy book-calculator (?) to measure 21 birthdays, and it says 1940. This is also wrong because 1900 is one of those oddball exceptions that was NOT a leap year, so the real number should be 1944.
I saw this movie once as a kid and for most of my life for all I knew "Modern Major General" had always contained references to Bo Derek, the Beatles and Star Wars. I did pick up along the way that the song was by Gilbert and Sullivan, so I naturally assumed that they were roughly contemporaries of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
For the longest time I wasn't sure if this movie actually existed or if I imagined it in a fever dream. God damn it... Do yourself a favor and watch the Kevin Kline version of Pirates of Penzance. Love that movie.
I’ve seen that and oh Lord it’s so much better. Kevin Kline is hilarious as the Pirate King, Dame Angela is great as Ruth & even Linda Ronstadt as Mabel is good (they’re the strongest singers of the bunch and are not dubbed)
Then sing it with Archibald Asparagus! After all, Classic VeggieTales beats the Hotel Transylvania trilogy and Home on the Range. Yeah, I said it and will never take it back!
Notice Fredderick is left-handed. I wonder if there's any symbolism there. Or maybe it's just another Star Wars reference because Mark Hamil is left-handed as well.
I am the very model of a diva demoniacal I send my musicals to hellfire with laughter maniacal I've seen the worse of the genre and meet their sins accordingly From Repo, Mame, and Phantom down to From Justin to Kelly If your star is so deaf you may be certain I will call you out then for the choreography I'm calling beyond any doubt Within my court, this is no poorer two plotholes are such nonsense or characters who behave in manners particularly dense And here's where the chorus would come in, but it's Hell. We don't have the budget for a chorus So say your prayers offenders and hope that you'll get a saving grace and yearly dancer chertaste without falling flat upon your face as I send your musical to hell with laughter maniacal I am the very model of a diva demoniacal
How about this. Chorus (first verse): Or characters who behave in manners particularly dense! Or characters who behave in manners particularly dense! Or characters who behave in manners particularly dense! Chorus (second verse): As she sends your musical to hell with laughter maniacal, she is the very model of a diva demoniacal!
I swear the animation for Pumping & Blowing looks like a primitive Spongebob. It makes me wonder if Stephen Hillenburg has ever seen this crap or the play it's based on. It would also make me laugh out loud if a future Spongebob special (That doesn't SUCK) was made that's based off Pirates of Penscanz. Also I would personally condemn everyone responsible for the animation for Pumping & Blowing to watch the entirety of the worst of Spongebob Squarepants (Both classic & modern eras) for all eternity. May the Flying Dutchman have mercy on their souls.
Man - I realize it’s critically/objectively a bad movie, but my first crush was Kristys character - I love this movie and all the cheesy songs and jokes and that’s the end of it. 😂
The Pirates of Penzance didn't need buried treasure or swordfights, it was funny enough it didn't need to be parodied. The Pirate Movie should just go walk the plank.
What kind of pirate songs are these? You want to hear a real pirate song? I've got one for you: Yo hohoho, yo hohoho Yo hohoho, yo hohoho, Yo hohoho, yo hohoho Yo hohoho, yo hohoho, Gather up all of the crew, it's time to ship out Binks' brew, Sea wind blows, to where, who knows? The waves will be our guide, O'er across the ocean's tide. Rays of sunshine far and wide, Birds they sing, of cheerful things, in circles passing by, Bid farewell to weaver's town, say 'so long' to port renowned, Sing a song, it won't be long, before we're casting off, Cross the gold and silver seas, a salty spray puts us at ease, Day and night, to our delight, the voyage never ends, Gather up all of the crew, it's time to ship out Binks' brew, Pirates we eternally are challenging the sea, With the waves to rest our heads, ship beneath us as our beds, Hoisted high upon the mast, our jolly roger flies, Somewhere in the endless sky, stormy winds are blowing by, Waves are dancing, evening comes, it's time to sound the drums, But steady men, and never fear, tomorrow's skies are always clear, So pound your feet and clap your hands 'til sunny days return, Yo hohoho, yo hohoho, Yo hohoho, yo hohoho, Yo hohoho, yo hohoho, Yo hohoho, yo hohoho, Gather up all of the crew, it's time to ship out Binks' brew, Wave goodbye, but don't you cry, our memories remain, Our days are but a passing dream, everlasting though they seem, Beneath the moon we'll meet again, the wind's our lullaby, Gather up all of the crew, it’s time to ship out Binks’ brew, Sing a song, and play along for all the oceans wide, After all is said and done, you'll end up a skeleton, So spread your tale from dawn 'til dusk upon these foamy seas, Yo hohoho, yo hohoho, Yo hohoho, yo hohoho, Yo hohoho, yo hohoho, Yo hohoho, yo hohoho,
Will you ever review the 1948 movie The Pirate starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly? It was a huge box office bomb upon its release, and behind the scenes, the production was a nightmare. MGM honcho Louis B. Mayer forced director Vincente Minnelli to completely rewrite and reshoot the ending, and Judy Garland was heavily addicted to drugs, missing several days of work.
Hehehe. I cannot refute any position you have on this film, but just about every single sin you point out is "so bad it's good" for me. Full disclosure, nostalgia goggles are in full effect.
My favorite version of the "modern major general" song is the one from this web series called "Freeman's Mind" because he starts of by singing the original and then adds new verses of his own while shooting people from an aqueduct maze and dodging grenades.
Animaniacs has the best parody for “Major General” and also if you hear the Periodic Table Song set to the tune it’s also fun. Thankfully I actually know the original lyrics since I’ve never seen the show with a modern update
The Pirate Movie’s Razzie “wins” and losses: It “won”: • Worst Musical Score - Kit Hain • Worst Original Song - Pumpin’ and Blowin’ • Worst Director - Ken Annakin (a tie with Terence Young for Inchon) It lost: • Worst Picture (lost against Inchon) • Worst Screenplay - Trevor Farrant (lost against Robin Moore and Laird Koenig for Inchon) • Worst Actor - Christopher Atkins (lost against Sir Laurence Olivier for Inchon) • Worst Actress - Kristy McNichol (lost against Pia Zadora for Butterfly) • Worst Supporting Actor - Ted Hamilton (lost against Ed McMahon for Butterfly) • Worst Original Song - Happy Endings (lost against the aforementioned Pumpin’ and Blowin’)
The one interesting thing about this was that "Modern Major General" Bill Kerr was a long time comic foil for great British comedians like Tony Hancock. He deserved a better film.
People magazine said that the director should be made to walk the plank. Two things - Mike Brady obviously ripped off songs from the Alan Parsons Project - mostly the ballads - and I'm left wondering how much better this movie could have been if Mel Brooks had made it.
My memories of this movie as a kid while it was in theatres were always seeing the commercials for it with the lightsaber joke. Being a Star Wars obsessed kid at the time it always got my attention lol.
Too many cooks spoiled the soup for me to enjoy it on its own merits. However, now that you mention them, I love Mandy, and I love the score (what parts of it overlapped with the Euro version anyway).
As a Former Stanley Daughter(chorus) on the Stage, I Adore the spoof 'The Pirate Movie'. 2 Things you can't Shoot Down: Victory! One of the Best Gaming Songs EVER! "Wait a Minute, Wait a Minute! This is My Dream....I Want a Happy Ending!" So Bad, It's Great! Hugs!
I'm watching this on my lunch break in my car...and thank goodness. I was not prepared for the fish stuff. That is fever dream stuff. Who thought that was a good idea? Hardest I've laughed in months
For the first time since February 17, 2020, I'm about to watch this episode. EDIT - 2:45 P.M.: *finishes review 23 minutes later* I had completely forgotten that "The Pirate Movie" existed until now! 😅
I LOVED this movie as a kid and give it partial credit for getting me into Errol Flynn flix. Limbo certainly...but...hell? Is it truly past all redemption?
Enjoyed the vid, but just happen to disagree with... well.. all of it. I still watch this one over and over, and pumping and blowing is a song I still listen to ALL the time . I can't help it.. I love it. I just love everything about this movie, but then her dream runs a lot like a lot of my odd crazy dreams. Happy Ending is just so much a guilty pleasure.. I just love how the made a campy version of a campy musical. *sigh* I can watch this movie over and over and over.. Think I will go watch again now. LOL
I was forced to watch this movie in drama club in high school. I don’t remember if I’d seen the original or not (or at least the version with Angela Lansbury), But I do remember that I knew that THIS movie sucked. They put all the wrong emphasis on all the wrong parts, the music was lame, the romantic leads had nothing but a crappy easy listening music romance ballad before they tongue kissed (though while watching this, I kinda got the feeling that the romance ballad was part of a joke, that they were making fun of a cliche), and Puffin’ and Blowin’ was there. I have since seen at least two versions of it, one even on stage, and Pirates of Penzance is one of my favorite operettas or musicals or pieces of musical theatre.
Oh boy... This movie molested Indian Jones before Lucus and Spielberg did in Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull. And hey- This makes the second acting gig I've seen the main actress in. The first that Empty Nest show back in the 80's and nineties.😮 Oh, I just noticed the young male actor isn't the one from American Hero but The Blue Lagoon.
Funny review. I saw this movie as a kid and back then Kristy McNichol could do no wrong in my eyes. I liked her 4th wall breaks. LOL. But yeah, the "Pumpin' and Blowin" song is a headscratcher.
Okay...so I'm watching the playlist of Musical Hell and while I just went to answer the door and get a parcel, this video starts up. I come back and it takes me a moment to realize that this isn't The Blue Lagoon...probably not helped by the male lead being the same, apparently. Huh.
Just because Gilbert and Sullivan used winking on the audience, easy to enjoy music and the hard clash between how everyone takes themselves seriously while everything goes insane... The movie's makers may had knew the notes but failed the tune, the act and even missed out on the point. A small nasty poke, Diva - Gilbert and Sullivan had never used a fourth wall if you could make a joke of it. Have a character jump off the stage if they need to hide, from Pinafore, and even from the Mikado, for instance...
I know this was from years ago. I don't care. I only just found your channel because of a different terrible musical. I don't *disagree* with your assessment. It's not a great movie. I don't know that I would even classify it as "good" or even "better than mediocre". However, I found this movie in about '86 or so and fell in love with it. I've owned so many copies it feels like it was only put out on DVD to keep me from demanding yet another VHS copy. I do own a copy of the soundtrack and sing along with it in all its hokey cheesy 80s greatness. I still rewatch it pretty frequently and sing along to the songs as I clean house or work on other projects. No one ever said that only good movies get to continue to exist with fondness! Where would MST3K be without awful movies? Still, I enjoyed your review quite a bit and laughed through it in the same way I laugh my way through this movie.
Thank you very, very much for exposing this abomination- I am a G & S devotee and might have suffered extreme pain if I had started watching this thing. As it is, I am going to have to watch the Kevin Kline version immediately to clear my mind. Thank you again.
I did not need to see the "Blue Lagoon" guy in a diaper-thong-thingy. Or the bejewelled codpiece. I hate this movie! The pop songs sound outdated for 1982. They sound like something from the mid-'70s.
If it makes you feel better, Diva, "Pumpin' and Blowin'" won a Razzie for Worst Original Song. The movie also won Worst Musical Score for Kit Hain and Worst Director for Ken Annakin.
I think Diva should remake her version of Modern Major General sometime. With some of the Jeopardy! money her mortal contact has, I’m sure she can afford a few people for a chorus.
The movie takes place in her dream. That's why all the fourth-wall breaking, pop songs and then modern references. It's not meant to be taken seriously.
A.) that’s the point. B.) Movies hadn’t been invented yet, much less Star Wars. C.) (And this Part is a joke so take the stick out your ass) Star Wars happened a long, long time ago, so this obviously happened after!
This video is wrong on so many levels I don't even know where to begin! This wonderful movie was full of great music, comedy, romance, and yes.... A bit of cheese. But, when did that become such a crime?!? Why has the focus on hard reality, violence, debauchery, depression and blatant cruelty become the thing of value and wholesome, good-natured old-fashioned, uplifting fun have little to no value?!??? I posted about this wonderful musical myself with links to excerpts of the movie and songs. I've had many, many responses and replies and all them good. Everyone remembering how many great memories they had growing up with this movie. The fact that there are still so many of you out there that cannot see the value of old-fashioned, innocent, good natured entertainment deeply saddens me and is, most definitely a heartbreaking sign of the times. 😔
New plan: make a parody version of this with all the music replaced with pirate metal.
+LaydiNite Imagine if someone could make a version of Pumping and blowing's cartoon segment with Spongebob characters.
There’s probably a metal version of Major General
There''s a pretty decent metal cover of Victory. /watch?v=Ud8uAKW3U4o
That is brilliant! I would would absolutely watch that. And I'm a big fan of G&S.
And the potc soundtrack and also keep pumpin and blowin with spongbob and don't forget all singing and speaking voices shall be done on the vocoder
I've seen this movie easily a thousand times. It is one of my favorite movies as a kid, and is now one of my kids favorite movies. It is hilariously campy and quite obviously doesn't take itself seriously and no one should. It is a hidden gem of comedy.
This movie is a guilty pleasure from my childhood, but even as a kid, I used to fast forward through, "Pumping & Blowing."
Jillbles omg. Me too!
+Jillbles It looks like a bootleg cartoon that would've given Stephen Hillenburg the inspiration for Spongebob Squarepants in a bad fanfic.
Why? The animated fish scare ya off?
No... it was just bad. The song is bad, the animation is bad. It's all bad.
Fun fact
Pumpin’ and Blowin’ won the Worst Original Song Razzie Award in 1982
Well, at least they showed us the whole movie was a dream at the beginning instead of the end.
The Pirate Movie? Didn't anyone have a more generic title?
Gregory House Maybe just "The Movie"? :)
How'd you know my favourite movie?
+Kahran042 or "The Movie Movie".
"Fiction Movie" "Human Movie" "Film Movie"
It could have been worse-Seltzer and Friedburg could have directed.
The cringe of making a woman say "the body is an 8, the brain is a 10" about herself...
At the Razzies, it was nominated for
• Worst Actor for Christopher Atkins
• Worst Actress for Kristy McNichol
• Worst Supporting Actor for Ted Hamilton
• Worst Original Song for Happy Endings
• Worst Screenplay
• Worst Picture
It won 3 awards
• Worst Director
• Worst Musical Score
• Worst Original Song for Pumpin’ and Blowin’
ME: What's a pirate's favorite letter?
YOU: Arrr.
ME: No. It be the C.
Out of curiosity, I looked up who the head animator of the pumping and blowing scenes because the style looked familiar. To my surprise, it's animator, Maggie Geddes, was the head animator of the movie Yellow Submarine.
Color me shocked
There are two continuity errors: Frederick is born in 1856, so at 21 years the film should be set in 1877, but in the garden scene Mabel says "These are the 1880s..." Later in the garden scene Frederick uses a handy book-calculator (?) to measure 21 birthdays, and it says 1940. This is also wrong because 1900 is one of those oddball exceptions that was NOT a leap year, so the real number should be 1944.
To be fair, the year he gets free in the original is still 1940.
This particular movie is a beloved guilty pleasure of mine. lol
My sister named one of her Barbie dolls after Mabel...
Sweet Lucifer, Jareth thinks you're calling too much attention to your junk!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I saw this movie once as a kid and for most of my life for all I knew "Modern Major General" had always contained references to Bo Derek, the Beatles and Star Wars. I did pick up along the way that the song was by Gilbert and Sullivan, so I naturally assumed that they were roughly contemporaries of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
During the Pumpin and Blowin number, I was thinking "When did we drop into Yellow Subarmine territory"
The gay jokes in this movie must've sucked extra hard for Kristy McNichol, who was closeted at the time
Sadly, it was pretty par for the course back then.
For the longest time I wasn't sure if this movie actually existed or if I imagined it in a fever dream. God damn it...
Do yourself a favor and watch the Kevin Kline version of Pirates of Penzance. Love that movie.
Is that the one with Angela Lansbury?
I’ve seen that and oh Lord it’s so much better. Kevin Kline is hilarious as the Pirate King, Dame Angela is great as Ruth & even Linda Ronstadt as Mabel is good (they’re the strongest singers of the bunch and are not dubbed)
@@LucyLioness100 Don't forget George Rose as Major General Stanley.
Funny how Animaniacs did a better parody of this particular play...
and recent years, The Ninjas turtles make other similar parody with his villians
@@CartoonTriper The Animaniacs did another Parody of the Major General Song
I love singing "Modern Major General".
Then sing it with Archibald Asparagus! After all, Classic VeggieTales beats the Hotel Transylvania trilogy and Home on the Range. Yeah, I said it and will never take it back!
That song is hilarious & it’s even got a cover for the periodic table. My dad can sort of sing it until he just says “that’s all I can do by memory”
@@LucyLioness100 Tom Lehrer's The Elements. I used to sing it as a kid. Now I don't remember most of the words.
“Give me a happy ending...
Every time.” Still like that song as hokey and cheesy as it is.
Notice Fredderick is left-handed. I wonder if there's any symbolism there. Or maybe it's just another Star Wars reference because Mark Hamil is left-handed as well.
I am the very model of a diva demoniacal
I send my musicals to hellfire with laughter maniacal
I've seen the worse of the genre
and meet their sins accordingly
From Repo, Mame, and Phantom
down to From Justin to Kelly
If your star is so deaf
you may be certain I will call you out
then for the choreography
I'm calling beyond any doubt
Within my court, this is no poorer
two plotholes are such nonsense
or characters who behave in manners particularly dense
And here's where the chorus would come in,
but it's Hell. We don't have the budget for a chorus
So say your prayers offenders
and hope that you'll get a saving grace
and yearly dancer chertaste without falling flat upon your face
as I send your musical to hell with laughter maniacal
I am the very model of a diva demoniacal
AND GOOD EVENING, FRIENDS! 😃
How about this.
Chorus (first verse): Or characters who behave in manners particularly dense!
Or characters who behave in manners particularly dense!
Or characters who behave in manners particularly dense!
Chorus (second verse): As she sends your musical to hell with laughter maniacal, she is the very model of a diva demoniacal!
"I've read the words of countless ancient grumpy dudes who thought too much..."
Didn't expect to see OSP here.
"With Cat-like Tread" is probably the funniest thing in the entire show.
COME FRIENDS WHO PLOW THE SEA!
David Spring TRUCE TO NAVIGATION
I swear the animation for Pumping & Blowing looks like a primitive Spongebob. It makes me wonder if Stephen Hillenburg has ever seen this crap or the play it's based on. It would also make me laugh out loud if a future Spongebob special (That doesn't SUCK) was made that's based off Pirates of Penscanz. Also I would personally condemn everyone responsible for the animation for Pumping & Blowing to watch the entirety of the worst of Spongebob Squarepants (Both classic & modern eras) for all eternity. May the Flying Dutchman have mercy on their souls.
Man - I realize it’s critically/objectively a bad movie, but my first crush was Kristys character - I love this movie and all the cheesy songs and jokes and that’s the end of it. 😂
When my dad was younger, ge was apparently in a performance of Pirates.
As of this comment, he is a mildly-popular musician.
Mabel and Frederick look exactly the same
Oh, crap! It's Epic Movie 0.5! 😲
The Pirates of Penzance didn't need buried treasure or swordfights, it was funny enough it didn't need to be parodied. The Pirate Movie should just go walk the plank.
I think The Pirate Movie is less a parody than a remake.
What kind of pirate songs are these? You want to hear a real pirate song? I've got one for you:
Yo hohoho, yo hohoho Yo hohoho, yo hohoho,
Yo hohoho, yo hohoho Yo hohoho, yo hohoho,
Gather up all of the crew, it's time to ship out Binks' brew,
Sea wind blows, to where, who knows? The waves will be our guide,
O'er across the ocean's tide. Rays of sunshine far and wide,
Birds they sing, of cheerful things, in circles passing by,
Bid farewell to weaver's town, say 'so long' to port renowned,
Sing a song, it won't be long, before we're casting off,
Cross the gold and silver seas, a salty spray puts us at ease,
Day and night, to our delight, the voyage never ends,
Gather up all of the crew, it's time to ship out Binks' brew,
Pirates we eternally are challenging the sea,
With the waves to rest our heads, ship beneath us as our beds,
Hoisted high upon the mast, our jolly roger flies,
Somewhere in the endless sky, stormy winds are blowing by,
Waves are dancing, evening comes, it's time to sound the drums,
But steady men, and never fear, tomorrow's skies are always clear,
So pound your feet and clap your hands 'til sunny days return,
Yo hohoho, yo hohoho, Yo hohoho, yo hohoho,
Yo hohoho, yo hohoho, Yo hohoho, yo hohoho,
Gather up all of the crew, it's time to ship out Binks' brew,
Wave goodbye, but don't you cry, our memories remain,
Our days are but a passing dream, everlasting though they seem,
Beneath the moon we'll meet again, the wind's our lullaby,
Gather up all of the crew, it’s time to ship out Binks’ brew,
Sing a song, and play along for all the oceans wide,
After all is said and done, you'll end up a skeleton,
So spread your tale from dawn 'til dusk upon these foamy seas,
Yo hohoho, yo hohoho, Yo hohoho, yo hohoho,
Yo hohoho, yo hohoho, Yo hohoho, yo hohoho,
Will you ever review the 1948 movie The Pirate starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly? It was a huge box office bomb upon its release, and behind the scenes, the production was a nightmare. MGM honcho Louis B. Mayer forced director Vincente Minnelli to completely rewrite and reshoot the ending, and Judy Garland was heavily addicted to drugs, missing several days of work.
Alex Meyer I don't know. It sounds interesting, if only for the behind the scenes issues.
It's also interesting in that it has the song "Be a Clown", which was rewritten as "Make 'Em Laugh" for "Singin' in the Rain".
The Vincente Minnelli in question is actually the father of Judy Garland’s daughter Liza Minnelli.
I've never seen this movie but that clip of the pirates using the battering ram to ring the doorbell made me laugh.
That moment when you realize VeggieTales made a better Gilbert and Sullivan parody compared to this movie
🎶They’re Vikings! What do you know, the terrors of the sea!🎶
16:00 Ok, this definitely looks like the kind of movie I'd watch drunk. XD
Hehehe. I cannot refute any position you have on this film, but just about every single sin you point out is "so bad it's good" for me. Full disclosure, nostalgia goggles are in full effect.
💯
I read Chris Atkins turned down Footloose for this......
What you said about the “Modern Major General” number makes a lot of sense. My first introduction to the song was the “Veggie Tales” version.
Thank you for helping me find the movie I've been looking for for 6 years
A guilty pleasure from my childhood
While I agree with you, no one can convince me that Victory isn't a jam.
I love this series, I’ve been watching through for the last five hours. Like a musical Screwtape Letters
My favorite version of the "modern major general" song is the one from this web series called "Freeman's Mind" because he starts of by singing the original and then adds new verses of his own while shooting people from an aqueduct maze and dodging grenades.
I literally had no idea of the song's origins until today and you were correct, I'm more familiar with the parodies than any of the source material.
It is hilarious. Both the song and the series.
Animaniacs has the best parody for “Major General” and also if you hear the Periodic Table Song set to the tune it’s also fun. Thankfully I actually know the original lyrics since I’ve never seen the show with a modern update
Tom Lehrer was a freeking genius.
gilbert and sullivan themselves included topical references in their operettas' however most of them were subtle rather than explicit
1:30-1:33
NO! NO! ITS SEA MAN! SEA! MAN! Not Seman...As In Jizz! Splosh! Man Booska Juice!(AVGN Refernce)
Ironically Kristy McNichol is gay.
Well that explains the flannel. I never understood the “frumpy” thing. Flannel is comfortable and practical.
The Pirate Movie’s Razzie “wins” and losses:
It “won”:
• Worst Musical Score - Kit Hain
• Worst Original Song - Pumpin’ and Blowin’
• Worst Director - Ken Annakin (a tie with Terence Young for Inchon)
It lost:
• Worst Picture (lost against Inchon)
• Worst Screenplay - Trevor Farrant (lost against Robin Moore and Laird Koenig for Inchon)
• Worst Actor - Christopher Atkins (lost against Sir Laurence Olivier for Inchon)
• Worst Actress - Kristy McNichol (lost against Pia Zadora for Butterfly)
• Worst Supporting Actor - Ted Hamilton (lost against Ed McMahon for Butterfly)
• Worst Original Song - Happy Endings (lost against the aforementioned Pumpin’ and Blowin’)
The one interesting thing about this was that "Modern Major General" Bill Kerr was a long time comic foil for great British comedians like Tony Hancock. He deserved a better film.
People magazine said that the director should be made to walk the plank. Two things - Mike Brady obviously ripped off songs from the Alan Parsons Project - mostly the ballads - and I'm left wondering how much better this movie could have been if Mel Brooks had made it.
My memories of this movie as a kid while it was in theatres were always seeing the commercials for it with the lightsaber joke. Being a Star Wars obsessed kid at the time it always got my attention lol.
One of my favorite movie . I love the soundtrack .
So much of this review can be re-used to refer to the American version of "Dance of the Vampires" on Broadway.
Too many cooks spoiled the soup for me to enjoy it on its own merits. However, now that you mention them, I love Mandy, and I love the score (what parts of it overlapped with the Euro version anyway).
Musically, yes. Not a fan of the designs or the direction, though. :P
Oh no! Not the "Pirate Movie!" I loved this movie when I was a kid.
She’s a demon, she doesn’t do fair.
As a Former Stanley Daughter(chorus) on the Stage, I Adore the spoof 'The Pirate Movie'.
2 Things you can't Shoot Down:
Victory! One of the Best Gaming Songs EVER!
"Wait a Minute, Wait a Minute! This is My Dream....I Want a Happy Ending!"
So Bad, It's Great!
Hugs!
With the Mikado, the song that gets all the topical edits is "I've Got a Little List".
I'm watching this on my lunch break in my car...and thank goodness. I was not prepared for the fish stuff. That is fever dream stuff. Who thought that was a good idea? Hardest I've laughed in months
Is the cartoon part supposed to be in honour of the Tom and Jerry scene in Dangerous When Wet? Because if it is I'm offended.
For the first time since February 17, 2020, I'm about to watch this episode.
EDIT - 2:45 P.M.: *finishes review 23 minutes later*
I had completely forgotten that "The Pirate Movie" existed until now! 😅
Personally, I would've loved hearing Diva's rendition of "Major General"
19:15
7:42 Did his Bejeweled codpiece just squeaked
I LOVED this movie as a kid and give it partial credit for getting me into Errol Flynn flix. Limbo certainly...but...hell?
Is it truly past all redemption?
Watch out! It's the infamous Captain Codpiece!
I just want a happy ending
Ah...the first of several movies that made Disney think that perhaps a movie based on "Pirates Of The Caribbean" might *not* be a good idea.
I agree with this review 100%. Still love it. Love the songs, love the cheesy humor, love the bad acting.
Enjoyed the vid, but just happen to disagree with... well.. all of it. I still watch this one over and over, and pumping and blowing is a song I still listen to ALL the time . I can't help it.. I love it. I just love everything about this movie, but then her dream runs a lot like a lot of my odd crazy dreams. Happy Ending is just so much a guilty pleasure.. I just love how the made a campy version of a campy musical. *sigh* I can watch this movie over and over and over.. Think I will go watch again now. LOL
I was forced to watch this movie in drama club in high school. I don’t remember if I’d seen the original or not (or at least the version with Angela Lansbury), But I do remember that I knew that THIS movie sucked. They put all the wrong emphasis on all the wrong parts, the music was lame, the romantic leads had nothing but a crappy easy listening music romance ballad before they tongue kissed (though while watching this, I kinda got the feeling that the romance ballad was part of a joke, that they were making fun of a cliche), and Puffin’ and Blowin’ was there. I have since seen at least two versions of it, one even on stage, and Pirates of Penzance is one of my favorite operettas or musicals or pieces of musical theatre.
I hate to say it, Blazing Saddles had a much better fight sequence than this movie.
For a long time I thought this movie was just a fever dream.
Oh boy... This movie molested Indian Jones before Lucus and Spielberg did in Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull. And hey- This makes the second acting gig I've seen the main actress in. The first that Empty Nest show back in the 80's and nineties.😮 Oh, I just noticed the young male actor isn't the one from American Hero but The Blue Lagoon.
I loved this movie when I was 9 years old.
Funny review. I saw this movie as a kid and back then Kristy McNichol could do no wrong in my eyes. I liked her 4th wall breaks. LOL. But yeah, the "Pumpin' and Blowin" song is a headscratcher.
Excuse me, this movie is like a GREAT Benny Hill sketch.
Have you ever reviewed the 1983 Pirates of Penzance? Curious what you thought of it.
It’s far more enjoyable than whatever this is. Plus listening to Kevin Kline & Dame Angela Lansbury sing is worth it alone
A childhood favorite. Can't help it. I love it and, Kristy McNichol, I think, is really funny in it. Oh well, I did enjoy your assessment!
newtonduck1 what was so funny about this?.
What the heck was that flying baton a reference to? :/
Okay...so I'm watching the playlist of Musical Hell and while I just went to answer the door and get a parcel, this video starts up. I come back and it takes me a moment to realize that this isn't The Blue Lagoon...probably not helped by the male lead being the same, apparently. Huh.
Just because Gilbert and Sullivan used winking on the audience, easy to enjoy music and the hard clash between how everyone takes themselves seriously while everything goes insane... The movie's makers may had knew the notes but failed the tune, the act and even missed out on the point.
A small nasty poke, Diva - Gilbert and Sullivan had never used a fourth wall if you could make a joke of it. Have a character jump off the stage if they need to hide, from Pinafore, and even from the Mikado, for instance...
I know this was from years ago. I don't care. I only just found your channel because of a different terrible musical. I don't *disagree* with your assessment. It's not a great movie. I don't know that I would even classify it as "good" or even "better than mediocre". However, I found this movie in about '86 or so and fell in love with it. I've owned so many copies it feels like it was only put out on DVD to keep me from demanding yet another VHS copy. I do own a copy of the soundtrack and sing along with it in all its hokey cheesy 80s greatness. I still rewatch it pretty frequently and sing along to the songs as I clean house or work on other projects. No one ever said that only good movies get to continue to exist with fondness! Where would MST3K be without awful movies? Still, I enjoyed your review quite a bit and laughed through it in the same way I laugh my way through this movie.
Loved the review,
Yes , it is a piece of crap.
But it had Kristy McNichol
scantily clad so i liked that
The 'Pumpin' and Blowin'' number is like 'Bedknobs and Broomsticks' on crack.
Thank you very, very much for exposing this abomination- I am a G & S devotee and might have suffered extreme pain if I had started watching this thing. As it is, I am going to have to watch the Kevin Kline version immediately to clear my mind. Thank you again.
8:00
Oooh
So THAT is where that song is from!
Mike Fluff Nope, Pirates of Penzance in the 1800’s
Now I know why Kristy MacNichol retired.
Now I also know why Christopher Atkins is a trivia question today.
She retired because she was dealing with bi-polar depression.
I did not need to see the "Blue Lagoon" guy in a diaper-thong-thingy. Or the bejewelled codpiece. I hate this movie!
The pop songs sound outdated for 1982. They sound like something from the mid-'70s.
11:03 did those fish just turn into the Rollin Stones logo?
Yes.
She says so later.
apparently this film had a green lightsaber a year before we saw it in in return of the jedi
If it makes you feel better, Diva, "Pumpin' and Blowin'" won a Razzie for Worst Original Song. The movie also won Worst Musical Score for Kit Hain and Worst Director for Ken Annakin.
I think Diva should remake her version of Modern Major General sometime. With some of the Jeopardy! money her mortal contact has, I’m sure she can afford a few people for a chorus.
I still like to know how he got the jewels up and on that tiny boat.
This is one of my mom's favorite movies.
This movie is set centuries before Star Wars so that reference shouldn't be there😑
The movie takes place in her dream. That's why all the fourth-wall breaking, pop songs and then modern references. It's not meant to be taken seriously.
A.) that’s the point.
B.) Movies hadn’t been invented yet, much less Star Wars.
C.) (And this Part is a joke so take the stick out your ass) Star Wars happened a long, long time ago, so this obviously happened after!
OMG the song at the end MADE MY DAY
It makes me sad that they added to the original. I laughed more in those scenes than the updates...
Wow. Ive honestly never agreed with a Internet review more... great job!
This is going to get abuse heaped on me, BUT I like the "Pumpin' Blowin' song........
Darth Belal why it’s a good tone and it has funny lyrics
love shell it's a dreadful song, it sounds like something that basil fawlty would sing.
Wayne Holmes Pretty sure Basil would do it better...
Ahhh, I love this movie, even reenacted parts of it on a beach in Brasil... but the review was funny too 😊
Well, at least it certainly does emphasize how great the OTHER film adaptation was!
This video is wrong on so many levels I don't even know where to begin! This wonderful movie was full of great music, comedy, romance, and yes.... A bit of cheese. But, when did that become such a crime?!? Why has the focus on hard reality, violence, debauchery, depression and blatant cruelty become the thing of value and wholesome, good-natured old-fashioned, uplifting fun have little to no value?!??? I posted about this wonderful musical myself with links to excerpts of the movie and songs. I've had many, many responses and replies and all them good. Everyone remembering how many great memories they had growing up with this movie. The fact that there are still so many of you out there that cannot see the value of old-fashioned, innocent, good natured entertainment deeply saddens me and is, most definitely a heartbreaking sign of the times. 😔
i loved this movie.