Yellowbeard [Barbe d'Or et les Pirates] 1983

Cast/Avec Graham Chapman, Peter Boyle, Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Peter Cook, Marty Feldman, Martin Hewitt, Michael Hordern, Eric Idle, Madeline Kahn, James Mason …

This colorful spoof of pirate movies had all the makings of a classic farce and yet sank straight to Davy Jones' locker at the box-office, for despite it's all-star international cast of famous comedians, and despite the fact that it was largely co-written by "Monty Python"-veteran Graham Chapman and former "Fringie" Peter Cook, the darned thing just wasn't funny. The sketches center around the core story of the dread pirate Yellowbeard's quest for a fabulous treasure, the map for which is tattooed on the head of his prissy son, who wants nothing to do with ships and pirate shenanigans. This was the final film of bug-eyed, beloved comedian Marty Feldman, who died of heart-failure before production finished.

A sa sortie de prison, le pirate Yellowbeard veut recupérer un trésor caché sur une ile deserte. Sa femme ayant tatoué par mesure de securité la carte de l'endroit sur la tête de leur fils, adulte maintenant, le pirate est obligé de faire une expédition, accompagné de son rejeton, de ses amis et de bien d'autres gêneurs. Un humour absurde, parcourt "allègrement" une série de crimes, viols, mutilations en tous genres … Ce film réunissant trois des Monty Python.