#ted hamilton

[haveyouseenthismovie-poll]

Have you seen The Pirate Movie (1982)?

Yes

No

Haven’t even heard of this movie

Voting ended onApr 28, 2025

[lowkeyed1]

so i have my period and i feel sick and i just wanted to do something low effort... and all this ofmd got me in the mood for some more ahistorical pirate nonsense so... what better than 1982's creatively named epic, The Pirate Movie

i'm starting out with the cover so we can get that out of the way. drink it in, folks. this movie is, believe it or not, an adaptation of The Pirates of Penzance. it keeps a surprising number of the songs completely straight (or nearly, there are definitely some modernized lyrics), and also inserts some very very 80s songs, including a montage with "underwater" scenes and some animated characters. again, very 80s. it's also got some very period-typical dated humor (sexist, racist, homophobic, rape jokes, references to jaws and star wars) but somehow it still holds up for me. i think mostly because mabel, the heroine, is atypical.

the story starts in the modern era, at a beach resort type place. mabel is with a bunch of 'friends' who are all rockin beach babes in bikinis (the actresses who later portray her sisters, if you're familiar with the original). meanwhile she straggles along behind with jeans, a big flannel, huge glasses, and a short shag haircut. VERY nonbinary. the actress, kristy mcnichol, had a fairly big career in the 80s before she was revealed to be a lesbian, by the way. anyway she gets pushed into a sword-fighting demo with mister very-hot-in-the-80s up there, christopher atkins. who, of course, later portrays frederic. she takes a boat out to sea, hits her head, washes up on the beach, and then the adaptation starts, in a wizard of oz kind of way. a lot of the people she saw on the beach are now portraying the characters in the original musical, and she is the spunky youngest daughter who doesn't want to do what all her sisters do, and is as ready to swordfight a pirate as any fellow, altho she's ready enough to marry frederic too, of course -- but oh no, all her sisters must marry before she can. and the pirates show up. and frederic has conflicting loyalties. so they hang a plot on all that. it is, in the end, a fairly straightforward adaptation in terms of plot right up until the end, when it introduces an inspector closeau character, mabel leads the army against the pirates, and then it takes a left turn into what-the-fuck-ville and chaos with a fight in a gym and a pizza pie fight, adds up all the previous fourth-wall breaks into just shattering the damn thing, and returns to the framing narrative. high points include: the pirate king's jeweled codpiece, and his overall performance honestly, this guy is hamming it up. the modern major general song ofc kristy mcnichol generally insisting on acting like a fully realized person instead of a movie girl 'Pumpin and Blowin', the aforementioned musical sequence with the 'underwater' scenes. kristy mcnichol sings it and it's devilishly catchy (video added in the reblog) Tarantara! Tarantara! -- if you know, you know 'Happy Ending' -- the finale song, also devlishly catchy. it runs through my head at the oddest times and i think it's what keeps me coming back. (video added in the reblog) the whole movie is kind of a hot mess, yet i think it would've only made gilbert & sullivan half sick, lol. can't recommend it in terms of quality, but i enjoy it.

[saxophone-cat]

I Am A Pirate King (Better Far To Live And Die) versions ranked based on my opinion:

1) Tim Curry ( https://youtu.be/jWzqcele1tY ) 2) Kevin Kline ( https://youtu.be/jQ7SVMVrick ) 3) Anthony Warlow ( https://youtu.be/q2j90qg_5_w ) 4) Jon English ( https://youtu.be/aYbIk6aXuUs ) 5) Ted Hamilton ( https://youtu.be/8XawvsLJp-8 ) These are just the versions that i’ve seen, if you think you’ve found one better than tim curry that’s not on the list please send me a link. Also feel free to debate me or anyone else.

[kwebtv]

Ted Hamilton, Patricia Smith, Gerard Kennedy, Frank Taylor and Chuck Faulkner in “Division 4″

[seriouslycromulent]

I watched The Pirate Movie so much when I was younger that I can still recite lines from it today. So look what I stumbled across on YT? The entire film has been uploaded there too, along with song/musical numbers from other fans. But enough about that … Let’s look at Ted Hamilton’s muscles again. ;-) He was definitely the sexiest male in the cast.

[icarussol]

currently 6 years old again! Introducing Adam to The Pirate Movie since I have gone on and on and on about since this afternoon.  btw The Pirate Movie foretold the future … Hipster style, Pirates Vs. Ninjas and just how awesome Pirates and Musicals are. ^_^ Mabel: You poor thing. Pirates! You mean like walking the plank? Buried treasure? Hack, slash, off with his head, and the Jolly Richard, and everything?  Frederic: Roger.  Mabel: Oh, Roger I love it.  Frederic: No, Frederic without a “k”  Mabel: Mabel, also without a “k.” God, we have so much in common. 

[caseycordial]

shh just watch

[caseycordial]

guys you don't even understand how fucking great The Pirate Movie is

it's amazing

everyone should watch this

and also I've seen it many a time and only on this viewing am I realizing how attractive Ted Hamilton is in this oh my