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Celebrate 'Talk Like a Pirate Day' With Movies!

by Peter Martin Sep 19th 2009 // 7:02PM

Filed under: Action, Fandom, Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow in 'Pirates of the Caribbean'"Aargh!" "Ahoy, matey!" "Shiver me timbers!" OK, that's it, I'm out of buccaneer bon mots, which are pretty much essential in order to honor Talk Like a Pirate Day, celebrated annually on September 19. And even those pirate sayings are ones I took from an article on the event in Los Angeles Times, which credits John "OI' Chumbucket" Bauer and Mark "Cap'n Slappy" Summers for igniting the tradition years ago.

When it comes to movies, the Pirates of the Caribbean series comes trippingly to mind, especially since Disney just announced that Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will be coming ashore in Summer 2011, with Johnny Depp returning as Jack Sparrow. But it's pretty tough to talk like Johnny Depp -- believe me, I've tried, and gotten my face slapped as a result -- so what other movie pirates can we safely imitate? Here's a quick list:
  • Errol Flynn. I'm working on my Australian accent, by way of England, and I think I've got it, good enough to fake a shorter, less dashing Captain Blood.
  • Graham Chapman. The Brits have got us beat when it comes to classic Pirate-speak, and Yellowbeard has so much flamingly funny talk you can pick and choose, but I'll stick with my man Graham.
  • Robert Shaw. He's always talking out of the side of his mouth in Swashbuckler, which makes it easy to talk like him.
  • Geena Davis. She doesn't talk like pirates usually talk in Cutthroat Island. All I have to do is talk like a rough and ready lady.
Our friends at Popeater have their own suggestions, and there's a great list at Rob Ossian's Pirate's Cove. To celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day, what movie pirate will you be talking like?

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