Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

In London, Jack escapes King George II, who wants the Fountain of Youth before the Spanish find it. Barbossa, now a privateer for the Crown with a peg leg, leads the English expedition. Jack runs into Angelica, an old flame and Blackbeard's daughter, and gets pressed into service on the Queen Anne's Revenge. The Fountain ritual needs Ponce de León's two chalices and a mermaid's tear. At the Fountain, Barbossa reveals he wants revenge, since Blackbeard took the Black Pearl and cost him his leg. He wounds Blackbeard with a poisoned sword, and Angelica is cut too. Jack tricks them both: Angelica gets the years of life and Blackbeard dies. Jack maroons Angelica on an island and recovers the Pearl, shrunk inside a bottle.

• After the credits Marooned on her island, Angelica finds Jack's voodoo doll washed up on the sand and smiles at the camera.

1. 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.

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2. 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.

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3. 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.

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4. 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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