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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- Behind the scenesJack Sparrow was born from Keith Richards
Johnny Depp researched 18th-century pirates, decided they were the rock stars of their day and based the role on Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones. Disney executives were puzzled, but Depp stuck to his choices, gold teeth included.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe dog with the keys
In the Port Royal jail, prisoners try to coax over a dog holding the cell keys. The gag comes straight from the Disneyland ride the film is based on.
source ↗ - ReferenceYo Ho, the ride's song
Elizabeth and Jack sing "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)" on the beach, drunk on rum. It's the song from the Disney attraction, written by George Bruns and Xavier Atencio.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe curse came from the ride
Writers Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio pitched the supernatural curse to tie the story to the ride. Michael Eisner, meanwhile, asked them to cut overly obvious ride nods, like a cave entrance through a waterfall.
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- Behind the scenesDavy Jones is Bill Nighy in mocap
Davy Jones is fully digital, but Bill Nighy shot on set in a motion-capture tracksuit. ILM's model was based on a full-body scan of the actor, and the tentacles are mostly simulation.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe Kraken studied King Kong vs. Godzilla
With no real-life reference for the Kraken, animation director Hal Hickel had his team watch King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962). On set, two pipes holding 30,000 pounds of cement crashed down and split the ship for real.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe dunk in the Tortuga well
In Tortuga, pirates keep dunking an official in a well while he spits water. It's one of the ride's best-known scenes.
source ↗ - ReferenceTia Dalma's shack is the ride's opening
Tia Dalma's swamp shack echoes the opening of the Disneyland version of the ride, which floats through a bayou before dropping into pirate territory.
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- CameoKeith Richards is Jack's dad
Keith Richards, Depp's inspiration, plays Captain Teague, Keeper of the Pirate Code and Jack's father. The rumor dated back to 2004, and he nearly missed filming after falling out of a tree.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe key dog, again
The same dog from the first film turns up and hands Teague the keys to the Code. The ride gag runs through the whole trilogy.
source ↗ - ReferenceDead men tell no tales
As the ship goes over the edge of the world, you can hear "dead men tell no tales," the line the ride repeats before its first drop, along with the instrumental theme.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe Locker is a salt desert
Davy Jones' Locker was shot at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, with its near-monochrome look. In China, censors cut about ten minutes of Sao Feng, Chow Yun-fat's pirate.
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- Behind the scenesA Tim Powers novel gave the title
Disney bought the rights to On Stranger Tides, Tim Powers' 1987 novel, which also features Blackbeard and the Fountain of Youth. But Jack and Barbossa aren't in the book, and the film only borrows elements from it.
source ↗ - CameoJudi Dench in the carriage
Early on in London, Jack escapes through a carriage and runs into a society lady. That's Judi Dench in a quick cameo.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesTwo Cruzes for one Angelica
Penélope Cruz got pregnant during the shoot. Once she was showing, her sister Mónica Cruz handled the long shots while Penélope did the close-ups.
source ↗ - ReferencePonce de León with the magnifying glass
On the Santiago, Ponce de León's skeleton holds a magnifying glass over a map. It's the same pose as a well-known skeleton on the ride.
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- CameoPaul McCartney is Uncle Jack
With Keith Richards unavailable, Depp brought in Paul McCartney to play Uncle Jack, stuck in a jail cell. The character is named after the Beatle's real uncle, John "Jack" McCartney.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesYoung Jack has a 1993 face
In the flashback, Anthony De La Torre does the acting, but his face was replaced with a digital replica of Depp from the 21 Jump Street and What's Eating Gilbert Grape era.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesBloom and Knightley returned for audiences
Both had said they were done, but test audiences wanted the reunion. Bloom's return stayed secret until D23 in 2015, and Knightley shot her part in a single day in London.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesSalazar's Revenge in some markets
In the UK, much of Europe and Australia, the film was released as Salazar's Revenge. The directors weren't even told about the change.
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- ReferenceThe ride's bride auction
The "Take a Wench for a Bride" banner and the auction come from a classic scene on the Disney ride. Director James Ward Byrkit said the script recalls the attraction more than the movies, and the names Marquis D'avis and Atencio honor Imagineers who built the ride.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThree days on borrowed sets
The short was shot in just three days on At World's End sets that were about to be torn down. It first came out in a 2011 Blu-ray box set and later landed on YouTube.
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Timeline
when each title takes placeThe original trilogy
18th century
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlJack Sparrow wants the Black Pearl back
shortly after the first
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestJack owes a debt to Davy Jones
right after Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndThe pirates unite against the Company
Later voyages
years after At World's End
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesBlackbeard and the Fountain of Youth
about 20 years after At World's End
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No TalesSalazar hunts Jack; Poseidon's trident
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