Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Time to get in touch with your inner buccaneer. But who is your pirate? The classic peg leg and parrot pirate or the more modern kind.
Robert Newton as Long John SliverIn addition to Robert Newton actors who have portrayed Long John Silver in the various motion picture adaptations of Treasure Island include Wallace Beery, Orson Welles, Charlton Heston, , Anthony Quinn, Tim Curry, Jack Palance, Brian Murray, Oleg Borisov and British actor Ivor Dean in a televised version of the novel.
Johnny Depp as Jack SparrowI think in a few years Talk Like a Pirate Day will be heavily influenced by the post modern performance of Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow. He may be the worst pirate you ever heard of but you have heard of him.
4 comments:
Don't forget Dustin Hoffman in the execrable "Hook."
One of my favorites is Errol Flynn as Captain Blood.
Ayyeee matees!
I vote for Geena Davis in "Cut Throat Island".
We will also be screening "Captain Blood" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" tonight in the hovel. (sadly, I have no rum left.)
Geena was always one of my favorite really tall girls.
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