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The Boy and the Pirates

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The Boy and the Pirates

Released Apr 13, 1960

1h 22m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

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On the beach near his home, Jimmy (Charles Herbert) finds a bottle that contains a genie named Abu (Joseph Turkel), who magically transports him to the ship of the pirate Blackbeard (Murvyn Vye). Abu explains that the bottle must be returned to its original location in three days, or Jimmy will take the genie's place. The pair spend a few eventful days with Blackbeard, evading capture, accompanied by a girl (Susan Gordon) they rescue, but Jimmy begins to wonder if he'll ever get back home.

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David Parkinson

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The performances are amusingly overblown, and Herbert holds his own alongside the director's daughter, Susan, who plays both the girl next door and a Dutch shipboard captive.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 29, 2024

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Dennis Schwartz

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Better suited for children than adults.

Rated: B-

Dec 27, 2015

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Renee Schonfeld

Common Sense Media

Time-travel pirate adventure with boy hero, guns, swords.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 9, 2012

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Childhood favorite from the baby boomer generation.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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http://letterboxd.com/zbender/film/the-boy-and-the-pirates/ I didn't exactly give this film favor at first because I do not like pirate films. Yet this film kind of fails in other ways despite my dislike for such films. For one the acting is atrocious. This is because of the kids mostly. The one stand alone was whoever played Blackbeard. Also the suspense that I saw in this film was poorly executed. I actually fell asleep yesterday night watching this. Also the dialogue is poor and outdated. However, the cheesiness of the outdated dialogue made for some slight amusement. Geez, I've been on a mean streak against kids films...

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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another time travelling yarn

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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not bad at all. Not too exciting, but not too lame. But just right

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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lame schlocky B movie fare here

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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"Man the rigging and step lively, or I'll have your ears in me chowder tonight you blasted sons of sea cooks!"-Blackbeard (Murvyn Vye) That's about the best of it. I could picture a eight year old kid with a coon skin hat in the 50's loving this thing, but yeah.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Bert I. Gordon

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Charles Herbert

Jimmy Warren

Susan Gordon

Katrina Van Keif

Murvyn Vye

Blackbeard

Joseph Turkel

Abu the Genie

Paul Guilfoyle

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Synopsis

On the beach near his home, Jimmy (Charles Herbert) finds a bottle that contains a genie named Abu (Joseph Turkel), who magically transports him to the ship of the pirate Blackbeard (Murvyn Vye). Abu explains that the bottle must be returned to its original location in three days, or Jimmy will take the genie's place. The pair spend a few eventful days with Blackbeard, evading capture, accompanied by a girl (Susan Gordon) they rescue, but Jimmy begins to wonder if he'll ever get back home.

Director: Bert I. Gordon
Producer: Bert I. Gordon
Screenwriter: Lillie Hayward, Jerry Sackheim
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: Bert I. Gordon Productions
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 13, 1960, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2016
Runtime: 1h 22m

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