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This article is about the film. For the video game based on the movie, see Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (video game). For the soundtrack, see Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (soundtrack).
Pirates of the Caribbean:
The Curse of the Black Pearl
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Gore Verbinski
Produced by
Jerry Bruckheimer
Screenplay by
Ted Elliott
Terry Rossio
Story by
Ted Elliott
Terry Rossio
Stuart Beattie
Jay Wolpert
Based on
Pirates of the Caribbean
by Walt Disney
Starring
Johnny Depp
Geoffrey Rush
Orlando Bloom
Keira Knightley
Jack Davenport
Kevin McNally
Zoe Saldana
Jonathan Pryce
Music by
Klaus Badelt
Cinematography
Dariusz Wolski
Edited by
Craig Wood
Stephen Rivkin
Arthur Schmidt
Production
companies
Walt Disney Pictures
Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Distributed by
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
June 28, 2003 (2003-06-28) (Disneyland Resort)
July 9, 2003 (2003-07-09) (United States)
Running time
142 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$140 million[2]
Box office
$654.3 million[2]
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is a 2003 American fantasy swashbuckler film directed by Gore Verbinski and the first film in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer, the film is based on Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Disney theme parks.[3] The story follows pirate Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) and blacksmith Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) as they rescue the kidnapped Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) from the cursed crew of the Black Pearl, captained by Hector Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), who become undead skeletons at night.
Jay Wolpert developed a script in 2001, and Stuart Beattie rewrote it in early 2002. Around that time, producer Jerry Bruckheimer became involved in the project; he had Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio work on the script, adding the plot device of a supernatural curse to the story to bring it in line with the original theme park ride. Filming took place from October 2002 to March 2003 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and on sets constructed around Los Angeles, California. It was also significant in being the first film released under the Walt Disney Pictures banner to be rated PG-13 by the MPAA.
The film's world premiere was held at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California on June 28, 2003. It received generally positive reviews from critics and was an unexpected success, grossing over $654 million worldwide, with many considering it to be the best entry in the series. Johnny Depp won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role and earned him nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. The Curse of the Black Pearl was also nominated for four other Academy Awards and BAFTAs. The film became the first in a franchise, with two back-to-back sequels, Dead Man's Chest and At World's End, released in 2006 and 2007. Two more sequels, On Stranger Tides and Dead Men Tell No Tales, were released in 2011 and 2017 respectively.
Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
3.1 Development
3.1.1 Influence of the Monkey Island series of games
3.2 Filming and design
3.3 Music
4 Release
4.1 Rating
4.2 Home media
5 Reception
5.1 Box office
5.2 Critical reception
5.3 Accolades
6 Sequels
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
Plot[edit]
While sailing to Port Royal, Jamaica, Governor Weatherby Swann, his daughter Elizabeth, and Lieutenant James Norrington encounter a shipwreck and recover a boy, Will Turner. Elizabeth discovers a golden pirate medallion around his neck, and keeps it in order to protect him.
Eight years later, Norrington is promoted to commodore and proposes to Elizabeth. Her corset makes her faint and fall into the sea, which causes her medallion to emit a pulse. Captain Jack Sparrow comes to Port Royal to commandeer a ship, and rescues Elizabeth. Norrington identifies Jack as a pirate, and a chase ensues. Jack encounters Will, now a blacksmith and swordsman. They duel, and Jack is captured and imprisoned.
That night, Black Pearl attacks Port Royal in search of the medallion. The crew of the Pearl capture Elizabeth, taking her to meet Captain Barbossa when she requests parley. Elizabeth claims her last name is Turner to conceal her identity as the governor's daughter. Barbossa takes her prisoner, believing her to be the daughter of Bootstrap Bill Turner. Elizabeth learns that her medallion is one of the gold pieces that Barbossa's crew took from a treasure of Hernán Cortés on Isla de Muerta. A curse condemns them to become undead corpses under moonlight, until they return all of the pieces and atone in blood, the medallion being the final piece.
Will frees Jack to rescue Elizabeth, whom Will loves. Jack, the original captain of Black Pearl before Barbossa staged a mutiny, assists Will to reclaim his ship. The two commandeer HMS Interceptor and head for Tortuga to recruit a crew; en route, Jack reveals that Will's father, Bootstrap Bill, was a pirate who was thrown overboard for opposing the mutiny against Jack. At Isla de Muerta, Will and Jack witness Barbossa sacrificing Elizabeth's blood and the final gold piece. The curse is not lifted because the medallion belonged to Bootstrap Bill, making Will the owner by bloodline. Will rescues Elizabeth and brings her to Interceptor, while Jack is captured by Barbossa and gets locked in the brig of Black Pearl.
Black Pearl pursues Interceptor, taking the crew hostage and destroying the ship. Will makes a deal with Barbossa to release Elizabeth in exchange for his blood, but Barbossa exploits a loophole in the agreement, marooning Jack and Elizabeth on a nearby island. Elizabeth makes a smoke signal, and Norrington brings HMS Dauntless to rescue Elizabeth and arrest Jack. Elizabeth asks Norrington to return for Will, convincing him by accepting Norrington's marriage proposal.
That night, Dauntless arrives at Isla de Muerta. Jack plans to lure the pirates out to be ambushed by the crew of Dauntless, but the plan goes awry when Barbossa's crew walks underwater to attack Dauntless. Elizabeth escapes Dauntless and frees Jack's crew from Black Pearl. They refuse to rescue Jack and Will, so Elizabeth sets out on her own while Jack's crew takes the Pearl and flees.
Jack reaches a deal with Barbossa to operate a pirate fleet, but suddenly frees Will and duels Barbossa, while Elizabeth and Will fight off Barbossa's crew. Barbossa stabs Jack, but the latter is revealed to be under the curse, having taken a piece of gold from the chest of Cortés. Jack shoots Barbossa, and Will drops both coins into the chest, with his and Jack's blood on them. The curse is lifted, causing Barbossa to die from Jack's gunshot; the rest of Barbossa's crew, realizing that they are no longer immortal, surrender and are arrested.
At Port Royal, Jack is led to the gallows to be hanged for piracy. Elizabeth diverts Norrington's attention and Will attempts a rescue, but Will and Jack are surrounded and held at gunpoint. Elizabeth intercedes and declares her love for Will, leaving Norrington crestfallen. Jack dives into the sea and escapes aboard the Pearl, which is waiting nearby. Governor Swann pardons Will and gives his blessing for Elizabeth to marry him. Norrington permits Jack and the Pearl "one day's head start" before initiating pursuit.
In a post-credits scene, Barbossa's pet monkey "Jack" steals a piece of gold from the chest and regains immortality.
Cast[edit]
Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow: Rightful captain of Black Pearl, Jack fell victim of mutiny from his crew under the direction of his first-mate Hector Barbossa. Left for dead, marooned on a deserted island, Sparrow is back in search of his ship and those who betrayed him. The role was originally written especially for Hugh Jackman, thus the name "Jack Sparrow"; however, he was not well known outside his native Australia, so Disney cast the more famous Depp as Jack.[4] Depp found the script quirky: rather than trying to find treasure, the crew of Black Pearl were trying to return it in order to lift their curse; also, the traditional mutiny had already taken place.[5] Initially Sparrow was, according to Bruckheimer, "a young Burt Lancaster, just the cocky pirate." At the first read-through, Depp surprised the rest of the cast and crew by portraying the character in an off-kilter manner.[6] After researching 18th-century pirates, Depp compared them to modern rock stars and decided to base his performance on Keith Richards, who would later appear as Jack's father in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.[7] Although Verbinski and Bruckheimer had confidence in Depp, partly because it would be Bloom who was playing the traditional Errol Flynn-type,[5] Disney executives were confused, asking Depp whether the character was drunk or gay, and Michael Eisner even proclaimed while watching rushes, "He's ruining the film!"[6] Depp answered back, "Look, these are the choices I made. You know my work. So either trust me or give me the boot."[7]
Geoffrey Rush as Captain Hector Barbossa: The captain of Black Pearl, since taken over from Sparrow. Barbossa and his crew suffer a curse from Aztec gold that makes them immortal. Verbinski approached Rush for the role of Barbossa, as he knew he could hint at the subtle complexities of the character while still portraying a simple villainy that would suit the story's tone.[5]
Orlando Bloom as William "Will" Turner Jr.: A blacksmith who teams up with Sparrow in his search for Black Pearl, in order to rescue the pirate-abducted Elizabeth Swann. Bloom read the script because Geoffrey Rush, his co-star on Ned Kelly, suggested it to him.[8]
Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Swann: Governor Swann's daughter and Will's love interest; Swann is taken by the pirate crew of Black Pearl. Knightley came as a surprise to Verbinski; he had not seen her performance in Bend It Like Beckham and was impressed by her audition.[5]
Jack Davenport as Commodore James Norrington: A commanding Royal Navy officer at Port Royal, and Elizabeth's fiancé.
Kevin McNally as Joshamee Gibbs: Jack Sparrow's friend and first mate; he was once a sailor for the Royal Navy.
Jonathan Pryce as Governor Weatherby Swann: The royal governor of Port Royal and the father of Elizabeth Swann. In contrast to his strong-willed daughter, he is something of an affable milquetoast. Both Elizabeth and the governor sailed from England to the Caribbean eight years prior to Curse of the Black Pearl, along with then Lieutenant James Norrington, presumably when Swann assumed the governor's post. Swann is a doting father, and he wishes for his daughter to accept Commodore Norrington's marriage proposal. However, he eventually comes to accept that she truly loves Will Turner. Tom Wilkinson was negotiated with to play the part,[9] but the role went to Pryce, whom Depp idolized.[5]
Zoe Saldana as Anamaria: A female pirate who signs up to join Will Turner and Mr. Gibbs for a chance to confront Jack Sparrow for stealing her ship years before.
Lee Arenberg as Pintel: A pirate aboard Black Pearl who, with Ragetti, serves as comic relief for most of the film. He and Ragetti dress up as women to provide the distraction that allows the cursed pirates to board the Dauntless near the end of the movie.
Mackenzie Crook as Ragetti: A pirate aboard Black Pearl, Pintel's buddy, with a wooden eye that never seems to stay in place.
Damian O'Hare as Lieutenant Gillette: The second-in-command to Commodore Norrington.
Treva Etienne as Koehler: One of Barbossa's pirate crew.
Michael Berry Jr. as Twigg: An Irish sailor who is often paired with Koehler
David Bailie as Cotton: A sailor who had his tongue cut out, is now mute and has a macaw to talk for him.
Christopher S. Capp as Mr. Cotton's Parrot.
Martin Klebba as Marty: A dwarf pirate who also lived in Tortuga until hired by Jack and Will to rescue Elizabeth.
Isaac C. Singleton Jr. as Bo'sun: The bo'sun of Black Pearl, and under Barbossa's command. He fought Lieutenant Gillette during the battle of Isla de Muerta.
Giles New as Murtogg: A dutiful but daft Royal Marine. He serves under the command of Commodore Norrington.
Angus Barnett as Mullroy: Another dutiful but daft Royal Marine. Murtogg and Mullroy are inseparable friends.
Greg Ellis as Lieutenant Theodore Groves: a lieutenant who admires Sparrow, to the ire of Norrington.
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
During the early 1990s, screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio began to think of a supernatural spin on the pirate genre.[10] Walt Disney Pictures had Jay Wolpert write a script based on the ride in 2001, which was based on a story created by the executives Brigham Taylor, Michael Haynes, and Josh Harmon. This story featured Will Turner as a prison guard who releases Sparrow to rescue Elizabeth, who is being held for ransom money by Captain Blackheart.
Disney was unsure whether to release the film in theaters or direct-to-video. The studio was interested in Matthew McConaughey as Sparrow because of his resemblance to Burt Lancaster, who had inspired that script's interpretation of the character. If they chose to release it direct-to-video, Christopher Walken or Cary Elwes would have been their first choices.[11]
Stuart Beattie was brought in to rewrite the script in March 2002, because of his knowledge of piracy.[9] When Dick Cook managed to convince producer Jerry Bruckheimer to join the project,[11] he rejected the script because it was "a straight pirate movie."[7] Later in March 2002, he brought Elliott and Rossio,[7] who suggested making a supernatural curse – as described in the opening narration of the ride – the film's plot.[12]
In May 2002, Gore Verbinski signed on to direct Pirates of the Caribbean.[9] He was attracted to the idea of using modern technology to resurrect a genre that had disappeared after the Golden Age of Hollywood and recalled his childhood memories of the ride, feeling the film was an opportunity to pay tribute to the "scary and funny" tone of it.[5]
Jim Carrey was considered for the part of Jack Sparrow. However, the production schedule for The Curse of the Black Pearl conflicted with Bruce Almighty. Others considered for the role include Michael Keaton and Christopher Walken.[13] Although Cook had been a strong proponent of adapting Disney's rides into films, the box office failure of The Country Bears (2002) made Michael Eisner attempt to shut down production of Pirates of the Caribbean. However, Verbinski told his concept artists to keep working on the picture, and when Eisner came to visit, the executive was astonished by what had been created.
As recalled in the book DisneyWar, Eisner asked "Why does it have to cost so much?" Bruckheimer replied, "Your competition is spending $150 million," referring to franchises like The Lord of the Rings and The Matrix. Eisner concurred, but with the stigma attached to theme-park adaptations, Eisner requested Verbinski and Bruckheimer remove some of the more overt references to the ride in the script, such as a scene where Sparrow and Turner enter the cave via a waterfall.[14]
Influence of the Monkey Island series of games[edit]
Ted Elliott was allegedly writing a George Lucas-produced animated film adaptation of The Curse of Monkey Island, which was cancelled before its official announcement, three years prior to the release of The Curse of the Black Pearl.[15] This film was allegedly in production at Industrial Light and Magic before being cancelled.
Ron Gilbert, the creator of the Monkey Island series, has jokingly expressed a bitterness towards Pirates of the Caribbean, specifically the second film, for its similarities to his game.[16] Gilbert has also stated that On Stranger Tides, a novel by Tim Powers which was adapted into the fourth film, was the principal source of inspiration for his video games.[17]
Filming and design[edit]
Verbinski did not want an entirely romanticized feel to the film: he wanted a sense of historical fantasy. Most of the actors wore prosthetics and contact lenses. Depp had contacts that acted as sunglasses, while Rush and Lee Arenberg wore dulled contacts that gave a sinister feel to the characters. Mackenzie Crook wore two contacts to represent his character's wooden eye: a soft version, and a harder version for when it protrudes. In addition, their rotten teeth and scurvy skin were dyed on,[18] although Depp did have gold teeth added, which he forgot to remove after filming.[19] Depp also used a genuine pistol which was made in 1760 in London, which the crew bought from a dealer in Connecticut.[18] A number of swords were built for the production by blacksmith Tony Swatton.[20] The crew spent five months creating the cavern in which Barbossa and the Black Pearl crew attempt to reverse their curse,[10] filling it with five feet of water, 882 Aztec coins, and some gold paint on the styrofoam rocks for more impressions of treasure. The crew also built the fortress at Port Royal in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, and Governor Swann's palace was built at Manhattan Beach.[18] A fire broke out in September 2002, causing $525,000 worth of damage, though no one was injured.[21]
The barge used for Dauntless
The filmmakers chose St. Vincent as their primary shooting location, as it contained the quietest beach they could find, and built three piers and a backlot for Port Royal and Tortuga.[18] Of most importance to the film were the three ships: Black Pearl, Dauntless, and Interceptor. For budget reasons, the ships were built on docks, with only six days spent in the open sea for the battle between Black Pearl and Interceptor.[22] Dauntless and Black Pearl were built on barges, with computer-generated imagery finishing the structures. Black Pearl was also built on the Spruce Goose stage, in order to control fog and lighting.[18] Interceptor was a re-dressed Lady Washington, a full-scale replica sailing ship from Aberdeen, Washington, fully repainted before going on a 40-day voyage beginning December 2, 2002, arriving on location on January 12, 2003.[23] A miniature was also built for the storm sequence.[18]
Principal photography began on October 9, 2002 and wrapped by March 7, 2003.[9] The quick shoot was only marred by two accidents: as Jack Sparrow steals Interceptor, three of the ropes attaching it to Dauntless did not break at first, and when they did snap, debris hit Depp's knee, though he was not injured, and the way the incident played out on film made it look like Sparrow merely ducks. A more humorous accident was when the boat Sparrow was supposed to arrive in at Port Royal sank.[5] In October, the crew was shooting scenes at Rancho Palos Verdes, by December they were shooting at Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and in January they were at the cavern set at Los Angeles.[24] The script often changed with Elliott and Rossio on set, with additions such as Gibbs (Kevin McNally) telling Will how Sparrow allegedly escaped from an island – strapping two turtles together with rope made of his back hair – and Pryce was written into the climactic battle to keep some empathy for the audience.[5]
Because of the quick schedule of the shoot, Industrial Light & Magic immediately began visual effects work. While the skeletal forms of the pirates revealed by moonlight take up relatively little screentime, the crew knew their computer-generated forms had to convince in terms of replicating performances and characteristics of the actors, or else the transition would not work. Each scene featuring them was shot twice: a reference plate with the actors, and then without them to add in the skeletons,[10] an aesthetic complicated by Verbinski's decision to shoot the battles with handheld cameras.[5] The actors also had to perform their scenes again on the motion capture stage.[18] With the shoot only wrapping up four months before release, Verbinski spent 18-hour days on the edit,[5] while at the same time spending time on 600 effects shots, 250 of which were merely removing modern sailboats from shots.[25]
Music[edit]
Main article: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (soundtrack)
The film score was composed by Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer,[26] who also served as music producer. Seven other composers, including Geoff Zanelli and Ramin Djawadi, are credited for "additional music". Verbinski oversaw the score with Badelt and Zimmer, who headed 15 composers to finish it quickly.[5] Alan Silvestri, who had collaborated with Verbinski on Mouse Hunt and The Mexican, was set to compose the score, but Bruckheimer decided to go with Zimmer's team instead, who were frequent collaborators of his productions. Silvestri left the production before recording any material.[27]
Release[edit]
The teaser was attached to The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
Rating[edit]
Pirates of the Caribbean was the first film released under the Walt Disney Pictures banner to be rated PG-13 by the MPAA; one executive noted that she found the film too intense for her five-year-old child.[7] Nonetheless, the studio was confident enough to add The Curse of the Black Pearl subtitle to the film in case sequels were made,[9] and to attract older children. Verbinski disliked the new title because it is the Aztec gold rather than the ship that is cursed, so he requested the title to be unreadable on the poster.[14]
Home media[edit]
The DVD and VHS editions of the film were released December 1, 2003 in the UK and December 2, 2003 in the US,[28] with 11 million copies sold in the first week, a record for live action video.[29] It earned $235,300,000 from DVDs as of January 2004.[30] The DVD featured two discs, featuring three commentary tracks (Johnny Depp and Gore Verbinski; Jerry Bruckheimer, Keira Knightley and Jack Davenport; and the screenwriter team), various deleted scenes and documentaries, and a 1968 Disneyland episode about the theme park ride.[28] A special three-disc edition was released in November 2, 2004 in the US and April 25, 2005 in the UK.[31]
A PSP release of the film followed on April 19, 2005.[32] The high-definition Blu-ray Disc version of the film was released on May 22, 2007.[33] This movie was also among the first to be sold at the iTunes music store. The Curse of the Black Pearl had its UK television premiere on Christmas Eve 2007 on BBC One at 20:30.[34] It was watched by an estimated 7 million viewers.[35]
Reception[edit]
Box office[edit]
Before its release, many journalists expected Pirates of the Caribbean to be a flop. The pirate genre had not been successful for years, with Cutthroat Island (1995) being a notable flop. The film was also based on a theme park ride, and Depp, known mostly for starring in cult films at the time, had little track record as a box office leading man.[36]
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl opened at #1, grossing $46,630,690 in its opening weekend and $70,625,971 since its Wednesday launch. It eventually made its way to $654,264,015 worldwide ($305,413,918 domestically and $348,850,097 overseas), becoming the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2003.[2] Box Office Mojo estimates that the film sold over 50.64 million tickets in the US.[37]
Overseas, it dominated for seven consecutive weekends at the box office,[38] tying the record of Men in Black II at the time.[39] Only three movies after that broke the record; its sequel, Dead Man's Chest, (with nine consecutive #1 weekends and ten in total),[40] Avatar (with 11 consecutive #1 weekends)[41] and The Smurfs (with eight consecutive #1 weekends).[42] It is currently the 71st-highest-grossing film of all time.[43]
Critical reception[edit]
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 79% based on 206 reviews, and an average rating of 7.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "It may leave you exhausted like the theme park ride that inspired it; however, you'll have a good time when it's over."[44] At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating to reviews, the film received an average score of 63 out of 100, based on 40 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[45] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.[46]
Alan Morrison of Empire felt it was "the best blockbuster of the summer," acclaiming all the comic performances despite his disappointment with the swashbuckling sequences.[47]
The performance of Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow was particularly praised by critics and audiences alike. Review site PopMatters applauds Depp's performance by saying "Ingenious and mesmerizing, Johnny Depp embodies the film's essential fantasy, that a pirate's life is exciting and unfettered." James Berardinelli of ReelViews also applauds Depp's performance by saying "Pirates of the Caribbean belongs to Johnny Depp...Take away Depp, and you're left with a derivative and dull motion picture."[48]
Roger Ebert acclaimed Depp and Rush's performances, with "It can be said that [Depp's] performance is original in its every atom. There has never been a pirate, or for that matter a human being, like this in any other movie... his behavior shows a lifetime of rehearsal." However, he felt the film went for too long,[49] a criticism shared by Kenneth Turan's negative review, feeling it "spends far too much time on its huge supporting cast of pirates (nowhere near as entertaining as everyone assumes) and on bloated adventure set pieces," despite having also enjoyed Depp's performance.[50]
Accolades[edit]
See also: List of accolades received by the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise
For his performance as Captain Jack Sparrow, Johnny Depp won several awards, including Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role at the 10th Screen Actors Guild Awards, Best Male Performance at the 2004 MTV Movie Awards, and Best Actor at the 9th Empire Awards. Depp was also nominated for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy at the 61st Golden Globe Awards, Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 57th British Academy Film Awards, and Best Actor at the 76th Academy Awards, in which The Curse of the Black Pearl also received nominations for Best Makeup, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Visual Effects.[51] Awards won by Curse of the Black Pearl include Best Make-up/Hair at the 57th British Academy Film Awards, Saturn Award for Best Costumes, Golden Reel Award for Sound Editing, two VES Awards for Visual Effects, and the People's Choice Award for Favorite Motion Picture.[52]
American Film Institute Lists
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)—Nominated[53]
AFI's 10 Top 10 – Fantasy—Nominated[54]
Sequels[edit]
Main articles: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
The film spun off four sequels, with the latest sequel released in 2017. The first two were back-to-back sequels in 2006 and 2007, Dead Man's Chest and At World's End, respectively. The third sequel, On Stranger Tides, was released in 2011. The fourth sequel, Dead Men Tell No Tales,[55] was slated to begin production in October 2014 for a summer 2016 release,[56] but was eventually delayed to May 2017.[57] It was directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg.[55]
See also[edit]
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Takeru Kobayashi
Takeru Kobayashi at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in 2009
Native name
小林 尊
Born
(1978-03-15) March 15, 1978 (age 40)
Nagano, Japan
Other names
"The Tsunami", "Kobi", "The Prince" (in Japan)[1]
Height
5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight
128 lb (58 kg)
Website
takeru-kobayashi.com
Takeru Kobayashi (小林 尊, Kobayashi Takeru, born March 15, 1978) is a Japanese competitive eater. He holds many records, including eight Guinness Records, for eating hot dogs, meatballs, Twinkies, tacos, hamburgers, pizza, ice cream and pasta.
Contents
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1 Competition and records
2 Training and techniques
3 World records held
4 Arrest and contractual disputes
4.1 July 4, 2010 arrest
4.2 July 4, 2011 competing events
4.3 July 4, 2012 competing events
4.4 July 4, 2014 competing events
5 Other pursuits
6 In popular culture
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
Competition and records[edit]
Kobayashi at the Johnsonville World Bratwurst Eating Championship in 2006
Born in Nagano, Japan, Kobayashi set his first record at his rookie appearance on July 4, 2001, when he ate 50 hot dogs in 12 minutes at the Nathan's Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest, doubling the previous record of 25. The record was so unexpected that when Kobayashi got to the later numbers, the organizers ran out of signs indicating how many dogs Kobayashi had eaten and had to resort to handwritten signs. Kobayashi would go on to break his own record three times in winning the contest six consecutive times (2001–2006).
2006
In the 2006 Krystal Square Off, Kobayashi's mark of 97 hamburgers was 30 better than his winning total in 2005 and 28 better than the World Record he set in 2004. At a speed-eating contest in Hong Kong on August 13, 2005, Kobayashi consumed 83 vegetarian jiaozi dumplings in 8 minutes.[2] The next day, he ate 100 roasted pork buns in 12 minutes.[3] Kobayashi also won the 2005 Alka-Seltzer US Open of Competitive Eating, a three-hour IFOCE elimination tournament on ESPN,[4] as well as the Glutton Bowl, a two-hour IFOCE eating special that aired on the Fox Network in 2002.[5][6] However, on Fox's 2003 show Man vs. Beast, Kobayashi lost in an eating competition against a 1089-pound (494 kg) Kodiak bear, when he ate 31 bunless hot dogs in 2 minutes and 36 seconds to the bear's 50.[7] In a 2014 interview, Kobayashi claims to have beaten the bear in the rehearsal.[8] (In October 2012, Kobayashi broke the record held by the bear at the Texas state fair.)[citation needed]
On August 5, 2006, Kobayashi set yet another world record at the Johnsonville World Bratwurst Eating Championship in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, by downing 58 bratwurst sausages in 10 minutes, shattering the previous record of 35 set the previous year by Sonya Thomas.[9]
On September 23, 2006, Takeru Kobayashi set the world record at the Phantom Food Festival in Boston, for eating 41 Summer Shack lobster rolls in 10 minutes, replacing the previous record of 22 rolls. Other world-eating records held by Kobayashi include 17.7 pounds (8.0 kg) of cow brains in 15 minutes and 20 pounds (9.1 kg) of rice balls in 30 minutes.
Kobayashi at the Krystal Square Off in 2009
2007
On June 25, 2007, Kobayashi announced on his blog that he seriously injured his jaw during training. He stated that he could only open his jaw about the width of a fingertip. Kobayashi's participation in the July 4, 2007, Nathan's contest continued as scheduled. He was able to eat a personal record 63 hot dogs, though his mark was bettered by Joey Chestnut's 66.[10]
2008
On July 4, 2008, Kobayashi once again competed in the Nathan's contest. He ate 59 hot dogs.[11]
2009
Kobayashi went on to defeat Joey Chestnut, on May 31, 2009, in a Pizza Hut P'Zone competition at Sony Studios in Culver City, California. The competition aired on Spike TV on June 21.[12]
In July 2009, Kobayashi visited Puerto Rico in a special appearance for Taco Bell's Why Pay More Challenge, eating 64 tacos in 15 minutes for a local charity.[13]
On July 4, 2009, he competed again in the Nathan's contest. He ate 64.5 hot dogs and buns.[14]
On September 27, 2009, Kobayashi defeated Chestnut again with a score of 93 (68 Krystals, 5 Big Angus Burgers), earning the $20,000 top prize. Chestnut was second, with 81, and Pat "Deep Dish" Bertoletti finished third, with 76.[15]
2011
On July 4, 2011, Kobayashi competed on the rooftop of a Manhattan bar simultaneously with the Nathan's Contest at Coney Island via a live video simulcast of the event. Kobayashi finished 69 hot dogs, one more than the officially recognized previous world record. That world record stood as the highest ever eaten until 2016 when Joey Chestnut ate a record 70 at that year's Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest.[16]
2012
On January 23, 2012. Kobayashi went on The Wendy Williams Show to set the record for eating the most Twinkies in one minute, for the "Save The Twinkie" campaign, and set a new world record of 14 Twinkies.
On February 3, 2012, Kobayashi set the new Wing Bowl record for eating chicken wings at Wing Bowl XX, held at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. His total was 337 wings in his first competition in that event.[17]
On August 26, 2012, Kobayashi set the new world record at the New York State Fair in Syracuse for eating 110 hot dogs in 10 minutes.
In October 2012, Kobayashi set the new world record at the Texas State Fair for eating 60 hot dogs in 2 minutes 35 seconds.
On June 30, 2012, Kobayashi revealed the Major League Eating (MLE) contract he was required to sign in order to compete in Nathan's Fourth of July hot dog eating competition. The year-long contract limited him to $40,000 and took away any rights to endorse or engage in anything outside of what MLE mandated.[18]
On July 4, 2012, Kobayashi competed in the Crif Dog Classic. He ate 58.5 hot dogs and buns.
On October 11, 2012, Kobayashi set the new world record at the Gringo Bandito Taco Challenge by eating 106 tacos in 10 minutes[19]
2013
On July 21, 2013, Kobayashi defended his title at the Gringo Bandito Taco Challenge.
On October 6, 2013, Kobayashi won "LET 'EM EAT" Canada's biggest pizza eating contest for the fourth year in a row.[20]
2014
On August 4, 2014, Kobayashi set the new world record at "LET 'EM EAT" Canada's biggest pizza eating contest by eating 62 slices of pizza (15 and a half pizzas) in 12 minutes.[21]
Training and techniques[edit]
Kobayashi expands his stomach for a competition by eating larger and larger amounts of food, and then exercises to ensure that fat will not impede expansion of his stomach during a competition.[22]
Kobayashi's official web site gives his height as 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) and his weight as 58 kg (128 lb). However he's weighed as much as 87 kg (192 lb) according to a June 29, 2006 blog entry.[23] As of July 4, 2009, Kobayashi weighed in at 60 kg (132 lb) for the annual Fourth of July hot dog eating competition on Coney Island.[24]
Kobayashi is also known for his trademark body wiggle, referred to by some as the "Kobayashi Shake", to force food down his esophagus and settle more compactly in his stomach.[25] He eats hot dogs by splitting the frankfurter in half, dipping the buns in water, and then stuffing both parts in his mouth. He calls this the Solomon Method.[26]
World records held[edit]
Hot dogs: 110 bunless hot dogs in 10 minutes at the New York State Fair[27]
Bunless hot dogs: 60 bunless hot dogs in 2 minutes and 35 seconds at the Texas State Fair on 12 October 2012[28]
Rice balls: 150 rice balls (20 pounds) in 30 minutes "Food Battle Club" Tokyo Broadcasting System Television
Grilled Cheese Sandwiches: 13 grilled cheese sandwiches in 1 minute at South by Southwest[29][30]
Buffalo wings: 337 buffalo wings in 30 minutes at The 20th Annual Wing Bowl on 3 February 2012[31]
Lobster rolls: 41 lobster rolls at the Phantom Food Festival in Boston, Massachusetts, for eating in 10 minutes
Cow brains: 57 Cow Brains (17.7 pounds) in 15 minutes "Glutton Bowl" Fox[32]
Hamburgers: 93 hamburgers in 8 minutes at the Krystal Square Off World Hamburger Eating Championship in Chattanooga (No Dunking World Record)[15]
Tacos: 159 tacos in 10 minutes at the Gringo Bandito Taco Challenge on April 8, 2017[33]
Pizza: 62 slices of pizza (15 and a half pizzas) in 12 minutes in Canada[34]
Chicken satay: 11.92 pounds of chicken satay at Robertson Walk, Singapore on 27 July 2008[35]
Lamb hot pot: 55 lamb hot pots in 24 minutes in Taichung, Taiwan[36]
Cheesesteak: 1 cheesesteak in 24.3 seconds at The 19th Annual Wing Bowl on 4 February 2011[37]
Soba noodles: 21.3 pounds of soba in 12 minutes "TV Champion" TV Tokyo Corporation
Roasted pork buns: 100 roasted pork buns in 12 minutes in Hong Kong on 14 August 2005[38]
Arrest and contractual disputes[edit]
July 4, 2010 arrest[edit]
On June 28, 2010, Kobayashi announced he would not compete in the Nathan's Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Competition. The impasse was reportedly due to the MLE's insistence that Kobayashi signed an exclusive contract with the organization that would prevent him from competing in contests not sanctioned by MLE.[39]
On July 4, 2010, Kobayashi was in attendance at the Nathan's International Hot Dog Eating Contest, watching from the crowd. Wearing a black T-shirt that read "Free Kobi", Kobayashi mingled with the crowd, standing inside a police-barricaded pen just under the stage. After the competition ended, he slipped up the stage stairs and went onto the stage. Although he was initially ushered by security officers up to the stage, one security officer (thought to have been requested by George Shea), quickly arrested him from the back. Kobayashi resisted in surprise of what was happening to him, hanging on to the barricades and fences before being taken to the police car. Some witnesses reported that Kobayashi was attempting to congratulate the winner, Joey Chestnut.[40] Co-host and MLE President Richard Shea stated that "[Kobayashi] tried to jump on stage during the awards ceremony to disrupt it."[41] With the crowd chanting at him, Kobayashi was arrested. He was charged with resisting arrest, trespassing, and obstructing government administration and subsequently was taken to jail awaiting an appearance in Brooklyn Criminal Court.[42]
Kobayashi's interpreter and publicist, Maggie James, said he had originally gone in hopes to cheer on his fellow competitive eaters, but after arriving and the chanting from the fans, he was swooped onto the stage due to the excitement. She said "There's a contract dispute, they weren't giving him his freedom. It was unfair."[43]
Kobayashi told reporters he had a sandwich and a glass of milk while being held. "I am very hungry", he said. "I wish there were hot dogs in jail."[44]
On August 5, 2010, all charges against Kobayashi were dismissed by a judge in Brooklyn.[45] Despite his record six consecutive victories in their annual event, Nathan's removed Kobayashi's image from their "Wall of Fame" in 2011.[46]
After Kobayashi left Nathan's, the hot dog contest lost sponsorship from Old Navy, Heinz Tomato Ketchup, Pepto-Bismol, and was down year-to-year. With an average 0.7 HH U.S. rating, it was off just a tenth of a point from 2012, when it aired on ESPN. ESPN averaged 1.949 million viewers for 2011's Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, but went down 41% to 1.15 million viewers in 2013.[47][48]
July 4, 2011 competing events[edit]
In 2011, Kobayashi was still barred from the annual Nathan's event due to the contract dispute. On July 4, he competed on the rooftop of a Manhattan bar, 230 Fifth, for the duration of the Coney Island contest. Two official judges from the Athletic Association of NY observed Kobayashi while the live broadcast of the event played next to him on a large television screen. Kobayashi finished with 69 hot dogs, becoming the first to set this world record, which was surpassed on July 4, 2016 by Joey Chestnut's 70 hotdogs at the annual Nathan's competition.
July 4, 2012 competing events[edit]
In 2012, Kobayashi was still barred from the annual Nathan's event due to the contract dispute. Kobayashi ate 58.5 at Crif dog classic, eating a different type hot dog from Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest.[49]
July 4, 2014 competing events[edit]
Kobayashi ate 113 bunless Nathan's hot dogs at 230 Fifth.[50]
Other pursuits[edit]
In 2005, Kobayashi appeared in a commercial for ESPN's SportsCenter.[51]
In 2007, Kobayashi appeared in commercials for MasterCard[52][53] and Coors Light.[54]
In 2008 Kobayashi appeared in a Western Canada Lottery Corporation commercial.[55]
On May 30, 2009, Kobayashi attended the Spike Guys' Choice Awards.
In November 2010, Kobayashi appeared in a magazine featuring men's clothing published as an offshoot of V magazine, VMAN 20th Winter.[56]
In November 2010, Kobayashi competed against Donkey Kong in a banana eating contest at the Rio-Can Centre in Toronto as part of the launch for Nintendo's Donkey Kong Country Returns.[57]
On July 7, 2011, Kobayashi made a guest appearance at Hewlett Packard event 2011. The other guests were Snoop Dogg, Sugar Ray, Dan Finnerty, Third Eye Blind, Candlebox.[58]
In 2011, Kobayashi appeared in TVB commercial.[citation needed]
In Spring 2011, Kobayashi appeared in his first major fashion editorial in Canada's The Block magazine as a model. Additionally, Kobayashi is an aspiring dog trainer, with six labradoodles he calls his "hot dogs."[59]
On March 20, 2012, Kobayashi appeared in a Jake and Amir video produced by College Humor.[60]
In June 2012, Kobayashi made a special guest appearance and a taco demonstration at The Offspring's release party for their album Days Go By.[61]
In 2012, Kobayashi appeared in Eight O'Clock Coffee,[62] and Hofmann[63] commercial.
In 2012, Kobayashi appeared on a celebrity edition of Fear Factor.[citation needed]
In 2013, Kobayashi appeared in Just-Eat[64] and Thuzio [65] commercials.
Kobayashi has been featured on Late Night with Jimmy Falon, Saturday Night Live,[66] MTV's True Life, MTV After Hours With Josh Horowitz,[67] The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Wendy Williams Show and has done original features with Buzzfeed.com,[68][68] CollegeHumor.com[69] and SI.com,[70][71] and is a featured user on the foodie mobile and web-based app Foodspotting.
On July 4, 2013, Kobayashi unveiled his new line of all-beef midwestern grain-fed hot dogs, known officially as "Kobi Dogs"[72] at Eventi Hotel in New York.
On September 16, 2014, he appeared in a YouTube video to be competing with a hamster. The video ends in Kobayashi acknowledging his defeat by putting a medal around the hamster's neck.[73][74]
On September 22, 2015, Kobayashi, along with Patrick Bertoletti, Kevin Strahle and Bob Shoudt consumed a 40-pound goat in 13 minutes and 22 seconds at Taco In A Bag in Chicago.[75]
2015, Takeru Kobayashi consumes 110 hot dogs without buns in 10 minutes.[76]
In popular culture[edit]
Kobayashi's eating abilities partially inspired the King of the Hill (season 7) episode, "The Fat and the Furious." This episode originally aired on November 10, 2002.
Kobayashi also helped inspire the 2005 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (season 6) episode "Dog eat Dog." The episode features a victim who ate himself to death, in part from eating several hot dogs at a hot dog eating contest.
Kobayashi is mentioned by Will Ferrell's character, Ricky Bobby in the 2006 film, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.
Referenced in movie Step Brothers by Randy (Rob Riggle) after Derek (Adam Scott) threatens that Randy will, "...eat Brennan's (Will Ferrell's) dick", if Brennan botches the Catalina Wine Mixer, Randy adds, "Like Kobayashi!"[77]
Kobayashi appears in the ending cinematic of level three, "Around the World in 80 Bites" in the 2007 video game, The Simpsons Game.
In The Simpsons episode "Luca$" in the 25th season, the character Lucas Bortner wears a t-shirt with a photo of Kobayashi eating and refers to him in a dialogue.
In the 1000 Ways To Die skit "Vom-Ate-Dead" a professional eater modeled after Takeru Kobayashi is cornered by an emetophiliac woman who forces him to vomit on her, which causes her death when she chokes on an undigested piece of hot dog.
Kobayashi appears as himself on a 2012 episode of Jake and Amir, a CollegeHumor web series. He becomes aggressive when Jake tries to feed him Hotdogs.
See also[edit]
List of competitive eaters
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Association of Independent Competitive Eaters
Hurl!
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Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating
Eat This Book
Horsemen of the Esophagus
Major League Eating: The Game
Man v. Food
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