A female pirate and her companion race against their rivals to find a hidden island that contains a fabulous treasure.A female pirate and her companion race against their rivals to find a hidden island that contains a fabulous treasure.A female pirate and her companion race against their rivals to find a hidden island that contains a fabulous treasure.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Christopher Masterson
- Bowen
- (as Chris Masterson)
Lucinda Clare
- Lady
- (as Lucinda Aurel)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOliver Reed was originally cast as Mordechai Fingers. He was fired after getting in a bar fight and after allegedly attempting to moon at Geena Davis. Matthew Modine has said in an interview: "I'd heard these stories about Oliver Reed I think it is all bunk. Oliver was a gentleman. Sure, he had a reputation as a man who enjoyed a drink. But only off set. His reputation as an actor is stellar. Professional. I stand by that. God rest his soul."
- GoofsThrough her scenes on Cutthroat Island, tan lines from sunglasses are visible on Morgan's face.
- Quotes
Dawg Brown: [Morgan, knocked off her feet and backed against a bulkhead, is brandishing a burning stake from the debris] You plannin' to fight me with that little stick?
Morgan Adams: No, Uncle. With this!
[Morgan withdraws a canvas tarpaulin reveals a loaded cannon and lights it, pointing at Dawg]
Morgan Adams: Bad Dawg!
- Alternate versionsTo receive a PG certificate the UK cinema version was cut by 72 seconds, with a further 4 seconds of cuts for home video. These changes included numerous edits to fight scenes, Morgan's breast being caressed during a body search, neck and arm breaks, a head butt and kicks to bodies. Almost all the impact sounds in the major fight scenes were also reduced or removed from the soundtrack. A similarly-edited pre-cut version was submitted to the BBFC in 2003 for DVD release by Momentum Pictures, which restored some of the original edits and sound effects but was still cut by an additional one second to obtain a PG rating under then-BBFC policy.
Featured review
Cutthroat Island is a movie that you can just sit back, relax and watch it with a big goofy grin on your face. Sure it tanked at the box office, but don't disregard it totally. It's entertaining as hell. Geena Davis is rather engaging as a female pirate and Frank Langella seemed to be enjoying himself. Most people will say that this movie can't hold a candle to the pirate films of Errol Flynn, and they're right. But for a rock em sock em pirate adventure with more explosions than the high seas ever saw, watch Cutthroat Island.
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $98,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $10,017,322
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,371,415
- Dec 25, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $10,017,322
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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