Jolly Roger

1999
12m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

246

YOUR RATING

Adventure Animation Comedy Family Short

After marauding and sinking another ship, a band of pirates capture a female passenger, then send her overboard as punishment for her defiance. She vows revenge, and fortunately is rescued b... Read allAfter marauding and sinking another ship, a band of pirates capture a female passenger, then send her overboard as punishment for her defiance. She vows revenge, and fortunately is rescued by a small passing ship carrying only its captain, his first mate and a cat. They cross pat... Read allAfter marauding and sinking another ship, a band of pirates capture a female passenger, then send her overboard as punishment for her defiance. She vows revenge, and fortunately is rescued by a small passing ship carrying only its captain, his first mate and a cat. They cross paths with the pirates, but both sides - after seeming to have victory within their grasp - m... Read all

Director
- Mark Baker

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

246

YOUR RATING

Director
- Mark Baker

2User reviews

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 3 nominations total

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6/10

kind of cute...at first

The film begins with a pirate ship sacking an innocent ship and stealing the treasure. Out of sheer meanness, they toss the survivors overboard--one of which is the lady whose treasure they stole and she repeatedly yells "revenge".

This is a very, very simply animated film and yet, at least at first, I found it rather cute. Seeing the silly animations and the pirates made me smile--particularly since I am a history teacher and teach a unit on piracy. However, after a while, the film just seemed to go on and on too long and the eventual payoff wasn't there. I wanted to love this film--in the end, I only mildly liked it.

By the way, it was nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Short in 1999.