Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
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Captain Jack Sparrow must find a legendary chest to escape a deadly debt to the captain of the Flying Dutchman.
The story
Set one year after the events of the first film, the story follows Captain Jack Sparrow, who is haunted by a debt to Davy Jones, the ghastly captain of the Flying Dutchman. Jack is marked for death and pursued by the Kraken. Simultaneously, the wedding of Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann is interrupted by Lord Cutler Beckett of the East Island Trading Company. Beckett demands that Will obtain Jack's magic compass to locate the Dead Man's Chest. As the characters navigate the perils of the sea, they are drawn into a high-stakes race to find the chest and resolve their respective fates before the Kraken claims its prize.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
One year after helping Jack Sparrow escape Port Royal, Will Turner's wedding to Elizabeth Swann is interrupted by Lord Cutler Beckett, who offers to free them only if they retrieve Jack's compass. Jack is currently serving a debt to Davy Jones, the captain of the Flying Dutchman, and is being hunted by the Kraken. Will finds Jack's crew and strikes a deal to find the key to the Dead Man's Chest in exchange for the compass. Meanwhile, Elizabeth escapes from prison and joins Jack in Tortuga. The group eventually reaches Isla Cruces, where a three-way fight breaks out between Jack, Will, and the former officer James Norrington. Norrington steals the heart from the chest, allowing the others to escape, but the Kraken attacks the Black Pearl. Jack is chained to the mast as the ship is dragged down. Ultimately, Norrington gives the heart and the letters to Beckett, who gains control of the Dutchman and the Kraken, while Jack's crew prepares to rescue him at 'world's end'.
- First release year
- 2006
- Runtime (minutes)
- 150
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Gore Verbinski
- Writers
- Ted Elliott · writer; Terry Rossio · writer
- Cast and characters
- Johnny Depp · Captain Jack Sparrow; Orlando Bloom · William Turner; Keira Knightley · Elizabeth Swann; Stellan Skarsgård · William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner; Bill Nighy · Davy Jones; Jack Davenport · James Norrington; Kevin McNally · Joshamee Gibbs; Jonathan Pryce · Governor Weatherby Swann
- Genres
- swashbuckler; action; adventure
- Tone and mood
- swashbuckling; adventure
- Premise and plot tags
- pirates; treasure hunting; mythology; fantasy
- Franchise connections
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics but was a massive commercial success, breaking several box office records and becoming the highest-grossing film of 2006.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 53% · scale: percentage · review count: 229; Metacritic · score: 53 · scale: 100 · review count: 37
- Awards and nominations
- Academy Award · Best Visual Effects · 2007 · win; BAFTA · Best Visual Effects · 2007 · win; Satellite · Best Visual Effects · 2007 · win; People's Choice Awards · Choice Movie: Action · 2007 · win; People's Choice Awards · Choice Movie Actor: Action · 2007 · win; People's Choice Awards · On-Screen Couple · 2007 · win; MTV Movie Awards · Best Movie · 2007 · win; MTV Movie Awards · Performance · 2007 · win; Saturn Awards · Best Special Effects · 2007 · win; Kids' Choice Awards · Favorite Movie · 2007 · win
- Production trivia
- The film was the most expensive film ever made at the time of its release.; The character of Davy Jones was based on a motion capture performance by Bill Nighy.
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