[quote cite=’Wikipedia‘]In American and British popular culture, the modern pirate stereotype owes its tradition mostly to depictions of Captain Hook and his crew in theatrical and film versions of Peter Pan, Robert Newton’s portrayal of Long John Silver in the film Treasure Island, and various adaptations of Sinbad the Sailor. Pirates have retained their image through pirate-themed tourist attractions, traditional film and toy portrayals of pirates, and the continued performance and reading of books and plays featuring pirates.[/quote]

Movies that have inspired us

• Captain Blood, a 1935 film starring Errol Flynn.
• The Black Swan, a 1942 film starring Tyrone Power, Maureen O’Hara, and Anthony Quinn.
• The Goonies (1985).
• The Princess Bride, a 1987 film adaptation of the William Goldman novel that has “The Dread Pirate Roberts” as one of its central characters.
• Cutthroat Island, a 1995 Renny Harlin film that was a notable flop, starring Geena Davis.
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006).
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007).
• Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

Other movies

• The Black Pirate, a 1926 film starring Douglas Fairbanks.
• The Sea Hawk, a 1940 film starring Errol Flynn.
• Treasure Island, a 1950 adaptation of Stevenson’s book, with Robert Newton.
• Anne of the Indies, a 1951 adventure film loosely based on the life of Anne Bonny.
• The Crimson Pirate, a 1952 adventure film, starring Burt Lancaster.
• Long John Silver, a 1954 sequel to Treasure Island, starring Robert Newton.
• The Island (1980), a film based on Peter Benchley‘s novel.
• The Pirate Movie (1982), an Australian film loosely based on The Pirates of Penzance, stars Christopher Atkins and Kristy McNichol.
• Nate and Hayes, a 1983 film based on the adventures of the notorious Bully Hayes, a pirate in the South Pacific in the late 19th century. Also known as Savage Islands.
• Yellowbeard A 1983 film starring Graham Chapman as Yellowbeard the pirate
• Pirates, a 1986 Roman Polanski comic/adventure film starring Walter Matthau.
• Pirates of Treasure Island, a 2006 film adaptation of the novel Treasure Island produced by The Asylum.

Books

• Robinson Crusoe (1719) and The Life, Adventures and Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton (1720) by Daniel Defoe were among the first novels to depict piracy, among other maritime adventures.
• Treasure Island (1883), a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Other

• The Pirates of Penzance (a comic operatta by Gilbert and Sullivan)
• Captain Pugwash a series of British children’s animated television programmes, comic strips and books, first shown on the BBC in 1957.
• The pirate-themed Monkey Island series of computer games is inspired by Tim Powers’ book ‘On Stranger Tides‘ and Disneyland’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride. It is set in the 17th century Caribbean and stars the hero pirate Guybrush Threepwood and the evil pirate LeChuck.