The Boy and the Pirates

4/13/19601h 22m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Boy Against Buccaneer! ~

Overview:

Jimmy desires to be a pirate when one day he discovers a magic bottle on the beach. He makes a wish and suddenly finds himself aboard Blackbeard's ship. Soon he realizes that being a pirate isn't what he expected.

Director:

Bert I. Gordon

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

sword
time travel
coming of age
pirate
pirate ship
genie

Cast

Charles Herbert

~ as ~

Jimmy Warren

Susan Gordon

~ as ~

Kathy/Katrina Van Keif

Murvyn Vye

~ as ~

Blackbeard

Paul Guilfoyle

~ as ~

Snipe

Timothy Carey

~ as ~

Morgan

Joe Turkel

~ as ~

Abu the Genie

Archie Duncan

~ as ~

Scoggins

Than Wyenn

~ as ~

Hunter

Albert Cavens

~ as ~

Dutch Captain

Mickey Finn

~ as ~

Peake

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 1 year(s) ago
6
This is actually quite an amiable little kids adventure film that sees the young "Jimmy" (Charles Herbert) find a bottle on the beach - next thing he and his friend "Katrina" (Susan Gordon) have been miraculously transported aboard the pirate ship of "Blackbeard" (Murvyn Vye) and adventures galore lie ahead... Paul Gilfoyle is quite good as the pirate's sidekick "Snipe" and it has quite a bit of light-heartedness to it - "Blackbeard" tries to light his cigar with some safety matches! - and plenty of jolly japes for the youngsters. It has been produced in the style of the Disney action films of the time, but to nowhere near the same standard. That said, though, the kids are clearly up for it, it has plenty of low-budget swash and buckle and though probably fifteen minutes too long, might still have been enjoyable for younger eyes.