Cutthroat Island movie storyline. In 1668 Jamaica, Morgan Adams hunts down her uncle and fellow pirate Dawg Brown, who has captured her father, Black Harry. Black Harry has one of three pieces of a map to a huge stash of gold on the remote Cutthroat Island. Dawg has another piece, having stolen it from the corpse of a third brother, Richard, while a fourth brother, Mordechai, has the last piece. Harry refuses to give Dawg his piece and escapes with Morgan’s help, but not before being mortally wounded. A dying Harry reveals to his daughter the location of the map piece: on his scalp.
After scalping her dead father for the piece, Morgan, now the captain of her father’s ship, the Morning Star, sets out for the treasure. Unfortunately, the instructions appear to be in Latin, which no one on board reads. So, they go to nearby Port Royal to find a translator. There, they learn that one of the slaves up for auction, a con man and thief named William Shaw, is fluent in Latin.
After threatening a man determined to outbid her, Morgan wins the auction. Unfortunately, she is recognized from her wanted poster and is chased out of town, along with her crew and Shaw. Humiliated, corrupt Governor Ainslee vows to find her, either to arrest her or form a partnership for half her profits. He enlists the help of chronicler John Reed, who often follows pirates to write his books.
Cutthroat Island is a 1995 romantic comedy action adventure film directed by Renny Harlin and written by Robert King and Marc Norman based on a story by Michael Frost Beckner, James Gorman, Bruce A. Evans, and Raymond Gideon. It stars Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, and Frank Langella.[4] The film is an international co-production among companies in the United States, France, Germany, and Italy.
Cutthroat Island (1995)
Directed by: Renny Harlin
Starring: Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, Frank Langella, Maury Chaykin, Patrick Malahide, Stan Shaw, Rex Linn, Harris Yulin, Christopher Masterson, Paul Dillon
Screenplay by: Robert King, Marc Norman
Production Design by: Norman Garwood
Cinematography by: Peter Levy
Film Editing by: Derek Brechin, Florent Retz, Frank J. Urioste, Ralph E. Winters, Bert Lovitt
Costume Design by: Enrico Sabbatini
Set Decoration by: Maggie Gray
Art Direction by: Roger Cain, Keith Pain
Music by: John Debney
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some strong pirate action/violence and brief sensuality.
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release Date: December 22, 1995
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