Pirates of the Caribbean – the Curse of the Black Pearl
Elizabeth This is the fastest ship in the Caribbean .
Anamaria You can tell them that after they’ve caught us.
Elizabeth We’re shallow on the draft, right?
Anamaria Aye.
Elizabeth Well, then can’t we lose them amongst those shoals?
Gibbs We don’t have to outrun them long, just long enough.
Anamaria Lighten the ship, stem to stern!
Gibbs Anything that we can afford to lose…see that it’s lost.
[on the Black Pearl ] Jack : [is locked in the brig by Bo’sun ; he sloshes in the water] Apparently there’s a leak.
Barbossa Haul on the main brace! Make ready the guns! And run out the sweeps. [the gun ports are opened and the Jolly Roger is hoisted up]
[on the Interceptor, barrels are tossed over the side] Will : [looks out at the Black Pearl and sees the oars; stops a cannon from being thrown off] We’re gonna need that.
Anamaria [sees the oars] It was a good plan…up ’till now.
Will Gibbs ! We have to make a stand. We must fight! Load the guns!
Anamaria With what?
Will Anything. Everything! Anything we have left.
Gibbs Load the guns! Take shot and langrage. Nails and crushed glass! With a will! [they stuff cutlery and other assorted items into the cannons including Gibbs ‘ canteen] The Pearl is going to luff up on our port quarter. She’ll rake us without ever presenting a target.
Elizabeth Lower the anchor on the right side. On the starboard side!
Will It certainly has the element of surprise.
Anamaria You’re daft, lady! You both are!
Gibbs Daft like Jack ! Lower the starboard anchor! Do it, ye dogs, or it’s you we’ll load into the cannons! [the anchor is lowered]
Elizabeth [to Anamaria] Let go. [she lets go of the wheel and the ship swings about]
Barbossa They’re clubhaulin’! Hard to port! Rack the starboard oars.
Bo’sun Hard to port! [the two ships come up side by side]
Will Keep us steady now. Now!
Barbossa Fire!
Elizabeth Fire all! [the ships exchange cannon fire]
Jack [a whole is blown in the hull] Stop blowing holes in my ship! [notices that the shot from the cannon destroyed the lock on the cell door]
Gibbs We could use a few more ideas, lass.
Elizabeth Your turn.
Gibbs We need us a devil’s dowry.
Anamaria We’ll give them her. [points her pistol at Elizabeth ]
Will She’s not what they’re after.
Elizabeth [notices that it’s not at her throat] The medallion. [ Will goes to search for it below]
Barbossa Raise yer colors ya bloomin’ cockroaches! Hands, grapnels, at the ready. Prepare to board! [Ragetti and Pintel fire a shot that severs the mast and it falls over; grapple hooks are thrown as pirates board the Interceptor] Blast all to carcasses, men! Forward clear to the powder magazine. And the rest of you, bring me the medallion! [pirates board the Interceptor]
Will [is trapped when the mast falls] Hey! Hey! Below!
Jack [emerges from the hold and takes a rope from a pirate] Thanks very much. [swings onto the Interceptor]
Gibbs Jack !
Jack [hands him canteen] Bloody empty. [helps Elizabeth ] That’s not very nice. Where’s the medallion?
Elizabeth Wretch! [is about to slap him]
Jack [catches her wrist] Ahh. Where’s dear William ?
Elizabeth Will … [sees him under a grate] Will!
Will Elizabeth !
Jack [sees monkey with medallion] Monkey! [runs after it]
Elizabeth I can’t move it. [is dragged away] Will!
Will Elizabeth !
Barbossa [gets medallion from monkey] Why, thank you, Jack .
Jack You’re welcome.
Barbossa Not you. We named the monkey ” Jack .” Gents, our hope is restored! [the pirates ignite the powder leading to the collection of powder kegs while Will struggles to escape the cabin that is full of water]
Scene 18: (Misleading negotiations and walking the plank)
Pintel [to Jack ‘s crew] If any of you as much as thinks the word “parley,” I’ll have your guts for garters.
Elizabeth [the Interceptor is blown up] Will! [attacks Barbossa] You’ve got to stop it! Stop it!
Barbossa Welcome back, Miss. You took advantage of our hospitality last time. It holds fair now that you return the favor. [pushes her to the crew]
Will [leaps up on deck] Barbossa!
Elizabeth Will.
Will She goes free. [points pistol at Barbossa]
Barbossa What’s in your head, boy?
Will She goes free!
Barbossa You’ve only got one shot, and we can’t die.
Jack [to Will ] Don’t do anything stupid.
Will You can’t. I can. [points gun at himself]
Jack Like that.
Barbossa Who are you?
Jack [to Barbossa] No one. He’s no one. A distant cousin of my aunt’s nephew twice removed. Lovely singing voice, though – eunuch.
Will My name is Will Turner . My father was Bootstrap Bill Turner. His blood runs in my veins.
Ragetti He’s the spitting image of ol’ Bootstrap Bill come back to haunt us.
Will On my word do as I say, or I’ll pull this trigger and be lost to Davy Jones’ Locker.
Barbossa Name your terms, Mr. Turner .
Will Elizabeth goes free.
Barbossa Yes, we know that one. Anything else?
Will [sees Jack point at himself] And the crew – the crew are not to be harmed.
Barbossa Agreed.
Pintel [to Elizabeth ] Go on, Poppet, go! Walk the plank!
Will Barbossa, you lying bastard! You swore she’d go free!
Barbossa Don’t dare impugn me honor, boy. I agreed she’d go free, but it was you who failed to specify when or where. [ Will ‘s gagged] Though it does seem a shame to lose something so fine, don’t it lads?
Pirates Aye.
Barbossa So I’ll be having that dress back before you go.
Jack [to pirate] I always liked you.
Elizabeth It goes with your black heart. [throws him the dress]
Barbossa [presses it to his face] Ooh, it’s still warm.
Pirate 2: Off you go! Come on!
Bo’sun Too long! [shakes plank, Elizabeth falls in]
Jack [is dragged up to the plank] I’d really rather hoped we were past all this.
Barbossa Jack…. Jack . Did ya not notice? That be the same little island that we made you Governor of on our last little trip. [points out the distant island]
Jack I did notice.
Barbossa Perhaps you’ll be able to conjure up another miraculous escape…but I doubt it. [unsheathes his sword and brandishes it at Jack ‘s throat] Off you go.
Jack Last time, you left me a pistol with one shot.
Barbossa By the powers, you’re right. Were be Jack ‘s pistol? Bring it forward. [the pistol is brought]
Jack Seeing as there’s two of us, a gentleman…would give us a pair of pistols.
Barbossa It’ll be one pistol as before, and you can be the gentleman and shoot the lady and starve to death yourself. [throws the pistol into the sea, Jack jumps in after it and recovers it]
Scene 19: (Marooned again)
