September 19th is National Talk Like a Pirate Day and to celebrate we’re giving you some facts about our favorite pirates, the ones from the Caribbean of course!
The history of Talk Like a Pirate Day:
Talk Like a Pirate Day was born in 1995 when two friends from Oregon jokingly created the holiday while playing racquetball. They celebrated it quietly for a few years, sharing the joke with a small group of friends. One day in 2002, they wrote to humor columnist Dave Barry asking him to be the spokesperson for National Talk Like a Pirate Day. Amused by the idea, Barry agreed. He wrote a column about the holiday, giving it national prominence and spawning a wave of Talk Like a Pirate Day events and celebrations across the country.
Let’s begin our facts!
- The Director was afraid of the Pirates of the Caribbean Disneyland ride.
Gore Verbinski was terrified of the ride as a little kid.
2. Johnny Depp describes his running in the movies as a “Lizard Running on Water.”
Strange, but I can totally see it.
3. It took 10 years to develop the film.
The movie was released in 2003, but was picked up by screenwriters in 1993.
4. The premiere was at Disneyland.
The screen was set up on Tom Sawyer’s Island.
5. The dirt in this scene is cocoa powder.
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