Cutthroat Island (1995)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Renny Harlin

Writers (WGA):

Michael Frost Beckner (story) &
James Gorman (story) ...

Release Date:

22 December 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Family | Romance

Tagline:

The Course Has Been Set. There Is No Turning Back. Prepare Your Weapons. Summon Your Courage. Discover the Adventure of a Lifetime!

Plot:

A female pirate and her companion race against their rivals to find a hidden island that contains a fabulous treasure.

Plot Keywords:

Explosion | Woman Pirate | Box Office Flop | Monkey | Surgery

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Geena Davis	...	Morgan Adams
Matthew Modine	...	William Shaw
Frank Langella	...	Dawg Brown
Maury Chaykin	...	John Reed
Patrick Malahide	...	Govenor Ainslee
Stan Shaw	...	Glasspoole
Rex Linn	...	Mr. Blair
Paul Dillon	...	Snelgrave, Reaper's 1st Mate
Christopher Masterson	...	Bowen (as Chris Masterson)
Jimmie F. Skaggs	...	Tom Scully
Harris Yulin	...	Black Harry
Carl Chase	...	Bishop
Peter Geeves	...	Fiddler pirate
Angus Wright	...	Capt. Trotter
Ken Bones	...	Toussant

Also Known As:

Île aux pirates, L' (France)
Corsari (Italy)
Piratenbraut, Die (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some strong pirate action/violence and brief sensuality.

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

USA | France | Italy | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #34180) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Australia:PG | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Denmark:16 | Finland:K-14 | Germany:12 | Italy:T | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG (cut)

Filming Locations:

Malta

Company:

Beckner/Gorman Productions

Trivia:

The "impossible" stunt where Geena Davis appears to jump out of a window, roll on the roof of a building and then land on a moving carriage was actually done by digitally compositing two separate shots: one of her falling, and another of her already in the carriage, pretending she's just landed there.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Morgan is fleeing on the coach, the British ship opens fire on her with cannon which have absolutely no recoil and fire exploding shot.

Quotes:

Morgan: Stop your chatter and say something Latin-ish.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko (1999) (VG)

Controversial, but some may like it

This is certainly a controversial film, with some who dislike it. And one also cannot ignore that the film has lost a lot of money. However, I was one that actually enjoyed the film - a lot. It was a good film for me to just simply "enjoy". And that is one great reason for watching movies in the first place.

I did like Geena Davis in the main role. In fact, the two roles that I liked her the best in were Cutthroat Island and Last Kiss Goodnight. I would have loved to see her do more of these action type roles. She is certainly good in other roles, but I prefer her in the action roles such as this one.

I was indeed surprised when visiting the Guiness Records building in Hollywood California, and learning that this movie was the largest box office loss. My feelings on learning that were "but, I liked it".